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A NEWBIES GUIDE TO SETTING UP A DM500S FOR CARDSHARING
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jhammer02
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23. July 2011 @ 17:05 |
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managed to flash it using dreamup with image newenigma2 v2.3.1
then got all channels the same s*y m***es channels were not giving any sound
pressed audio button selected mpeg nar changed to another channel camback to the same channel and it sounded great
thanks very much jackoooh
to note guys if this is the problem the above solution works
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jhammer02
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23. July 2011 @ 17:09 |
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Originally posted by piopat:
there is a working nabilo image for a dm600 that you can download from link number 1 of my signature area ,but you will need to pop an uptodate satellite.xml file into var/etc and thats easily done and installing cccam with that image is easy .
mine is dm600 but the image you are referring to is for dm500, though my box is now up and running with newenigma2 v2.3.1
is there any other image for dm600?
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23. July 2011 @ 17:35 |
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there is an image in link 1 for a dm600 .
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Kubulek
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23. July 2011 @ 21:14 |
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Hi piopat, am new to this dreambox forum and am thinking of buying a dreambox and i was wondering if you could give me some advice on which one to buy(dreambox HD or SD). if you give me link i will purchase which ever one you recommend and try to set it up using your guidlines. You mention something about buying a c line from a payserver which i think will be a problem for me because i don't know anyone with a server. Please do you know anyone with a server that i can purchase a c line from. Am in galway, Thanks
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24. July 2011 @ 09:57 |
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hi mate the box you buy would depend on a few things such as your budget but also what you would like from your box or what the box is capable of .
if your on a budget and your not fussed about hd (high definition ) then the dm500s is ideal and very reasonably priced ,its pretty basic as it is a budget box with it will give you all the free channels plus all the pay tv channels (with a c line ) ,you can easily add bouquets to it and with some images (an image is the tv software ) you can get a half decent epg . dealextreme are good suppliers of the dm500s and the only charge $74 dollars which is about ?52 here is a link
http://club.dealextreme.com/forums/Forums.dx/Forum.29102~threadid.409095
if your on a budget but would like hd (high definition ) you might consider the openbox s9 hd (also called skybox s9 and solomend ),it can be used with a c line and its hd and it comes in at about ?100 or a little under .
really if you tell us your budget and what you expect from your box such as being able to record /having hd /epg guide etc im sure we can offer you advice .
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lankey
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24. July 2011 @ 15:01 |
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Originally posted by piopat:
hi mate the box you buy would depend on a few things such as your budget but also what you would like from your box or what the box is capable of .
if your on a budget and your not fussed about hd (high definition ) then the dm500s is ideal and very reasonably priced ,its pretty basic as it is a budget box with it will give you all the free channels plus all the pay tv channels (with a c line ) ,you can easily add bouquets to it and with some images (an image is the tv software ) you can get a half decent epg . dealextreme are good suppliers of the dm500s and the only charge $74 dollars which is about €52 here is a link
http://club.dealextreme.com/forums/Forums.dx/Forum.29102~threadid.409095
if your on a budget but would like hd (high definition ) you might consider the openbox s9 hd (also called skybox s9 and solomend ),it can be used with a c line and its hd and it comes in at about €100 or a little under .
really if you tell us your budget and what you expect from your box such as being able to record /having hd /epg guide etc im sure we can offer you advice .
hi guys can i get a better epg on my dreambox500s iam running darkstar2 and i cant get no epg other than when you turn over the channels it tells you what on next underneth were it tells you whats on now
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24. July 2011 @ 16:16 |
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you will need to change the image to gemini or another image to get a better epg .
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lankey
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24. July 2011 @ 17:25 |
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Originally posted by piopat:
you will need to change the image to gemini or another image to get a better epg .
what one would you advise me to go for i only wants 24 hrs epg will it be the same as doing the darkstar2 image as you no iam not that much of a tec person it toke me 3 weeks to set up lol i got there in the end thats all thats maters
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24. July 2011 @ 17:56 |
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well you can get a better epg with gemini images but they have disabled the function where you can install a cam such as cccam using the remote ,so it as to be done manualy using dream control center to send the cam to the box .
pli images allow you to install cams via the remote in fact they (well of the two images i tried )one installed cccam by default but that may not be the case for all pli images .
the other guys may recommend another image which may better suit your needs .
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Kubulek
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24. July 2011 @ 21:24 |
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Thanks for your reply and pm piopat. I have about 150euro to spend on a box and i would love to have hd channels but tell me do i still have all the free channels with this openbox s9? I want a box that can record,having hd and epg guide. Am not very good with this computing stuff so my big question is are there technical support for the openbox s9 hd like the support you are providing for the dm500s and is the setup of the openbox s9 similar to that of dm500s? One more thing,i mainly want channels from hotbird satellite. I want a box that will not be too problematic in terms of technical support. If the openbox s9 hd is good then i will like to buy it and get started. Your advice is very much appreciated.
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25. July 2011 @ 09:55 |
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yes mate you always have all the free to air channels no matter what ,it is hd and from what im aware of the hd quality is excellent .
it is a pvr box (so is capable of recording )but i dont know if it comes with a hdd (hard disk drive )as standard so you need to ask the supplier about that . you have to keep in mind this is a budget box so i wouldnt be expecting a box with all the features of a sky box .
there seems to be reasonably good support for the openbox but i would say not on the scale of the support the dm500s gets .you say you mainly want hotbird channels so by that i assume you either have a dual lnb setup or a motorised dish ,i know the box supports diseqc for multiple sats but i dont know if the box is suitable for use with a motorised dish (maybe other members can answer that question ).
also if you want to recieve pay channels from multiple satellites your c line needs to cover those satellites .
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Kubulek
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25. July 2011 @ 12:30 |
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Will it be possible to use one lnb if i only need signals from hotbird. I have a regular 60cm dish and am trying to avoid installing a bigger dish.
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25. July 2011 @ 16:22 |
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yes but you need to have the dish pointed at hotbird ,depending on the general area where you live you might get away with a 60 cm dish as the hotbird signal is quite strong .
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Kubulek
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25. July 2011 @ 16:35 |
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The dish is pointed at hotbird at the moment but i was thinking of installing a motor so that i can have more channels when i get a c line but am not sure if the motor will work with 60cm dish with one lnb.
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25. July 2011 @ 16:45 |
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well if your recieving channels now on the dish with a reasonably good signal level you should be fine ,but if your wanting to install a motor an 80cm dish is probably advisable .
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Kubulek
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25. July 2011 @ 16:58 |
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Originally posted by piopat:
well if your recieving channels now on the dish with a reasonably good signal level you should be fine ,but if your wanting to install a motor an 80cm dish is probably advisable .
Thanks mate. I will order the openbox s9hd to give it a try and see how things goes.
Thank you very much for your help.
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26. July 2011 @ 11:07 |
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Just to throw my 2cents worth in, there is also an openbox s10 basically the same box only smaller but it has no scart etc, only HDMI connection but it costs around 25% less, Have a look at both the s9/s10 and compare for yourself
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martinmar
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26. July 2011 @ 14:58 |
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Originally posted by piopat:
there is a working nabilo image for a dm600 that you can download from link number 1 of my signature area ,but you will need to pop an uptodate satellite.xml file into var/etc and thats easily done and installing cccam with that image is easy .
ok i have no idea about these i have a dm500 was working through server a friend of a friend but he has stopped think he left country will it be possible to pay new server and get channels with this box
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26. July 2011 @ 21:59 |
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we can help you with your box mate but the more info we have the better .are we talking about a dm500s (s for satellite) what image is on your box (the image is the tv software ,power off the box and back on and look at the tv screen ,what does it say ? ) were you reciveing a share direct from your friend (meaning had he his own card which he shared with you )or did he hook your box up to a payserver ? .have you read my tutorial (its in the last link of my signature area ) specificly the dream control center bit .if you follow the instructions and can connect to your box using dcc its not password locked and so yes you can get another server . however if the box is password locked and you cant contact your friend to tell you the password the only sollution is to reflash which is to change the image (the tv software ) that will set the password back to its default setting.
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Hubabubas
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27. July 2011 @ 17:04 |
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Piopat.
any idea how i can reboot my dreambox hd pvr800.I flashed the wrong image onto it.
Stuck in a wharp at this time "error:no ca found" i tried to flash it again,goes not respond is there a file i can run to delete image or remove it,
Many thanks
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27. July 2011 @ 17:16 |
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when you get no ca found its because the bootloader does not match the image. there is only one way to correct. use null modem cable with dreamup and flash correct bootloader and image
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27. July 2011 @ 17:26 |
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you have flashed your box with an image which bootloader is different to your boxes bootloader ,example if your box is sim 2.01 BL 76 (bootloader 76 ) you would need an image that is suitable for use on a sim 2.01 BL 76 box .
to find out what sim and bootloader you have power of the box and power it back on again and then look at the little lcd display ,it should tell you the sim and bootloader version of your box and then you need to find a suitable image .
you then need to download the patched version of dreamup (dreamup by fornhike ) you can download it from link number one of my signature area and then follow these instructions .
Please use patched version Dreamup (download from link number 1)
1. connect the box to your pc using NULL Modem cable and Ethernet cable from box to router ..
2. load patched version of dreamup, select your com port and then click connect and power on dm800
3. when initialised it will display http serial mode on lcd and show dhcp ip once ip is displayed dreamup has served its purpose and now its in flashmode
4. log into webshell on your pc using the 192.168.x.xxx ip address you see on the LCD disply and flash as normal via web browser .
in the following link you will find instructions on how to flash via web browser
http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/en/dm500-hd-flashing-firmware-browser
the instructions in the link above say dm500hd but its the same for a dm800 hd.
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Hubabubas
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27. July 2011 @ 18:26 |
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Originally posted by piopat:
you have flashed your box with an image which bootloader is different to your boxes bootloader ,example if your box is sim 2.01 BL 76 (bootloader 76 ) you would need an image that is suitable for use on a sim 2.01 BL 76 box .
to find out what sim and bootloader you have power of the box and power it back on again and then look at the little lcd display ,it should tell you the sim and bootloader version of your box and then you need to find a suitable image .
you then need to download the patched version of dreamup (dreamup by fornhike ) you can download it from link number one of my signature area and then follow these instructions .
Please use patched version Dreamup (download from link number 1)
1. connect the box to your pc using NULL Modem cable and Ethernet cable from box to router ..
2. load patched version of dreamup, select your com port and then click connect and power on dm800
3. when initialised it will display http serial mode on lcd and show dhcp ip once ip is displayed dreamup has served its purpose and now its in flashmode
4. log into webshell on your pc using the 192.168.x.xxx ip address you see on the LCD disply and flash as normal via web browser .
in the following link you will find instructions on how to flash via web browser
http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/en/dm500-hd-flashing-firmware-browser
the instructions in the link above say dm500hd but its the same for a dm800 hd.
Thanks Piopat and fintannl,
I will try that as soon as my router is back up and running, my broadband is down since yesterday, I'm using my friends band. thanks again i will post as soon as i have anything.
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Hubabubas
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28. July 2011 @ 17:19 |
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Originally posted by Hubabubas:
Originally posted by piopat:
you have flashed your box with an image which bootloader is different to your boxes bootloader ,example if your box is sim 2.01 BL 76 (bootloader 76 ) you would need an image that is suitable for use on a sim 2.01 BL 76 box .
to find out what sim and bootloader you have power of the box and power it back on again and then look at the little lcd display ,it should tell you the sim and bootloader version of your box and then you need to find a suitable image .
you then need to download the patched version of dreamup (dreamup by fornhike ) you can download it from link number one of my signature area and then follow these instructions .
Please use patched version Dreamup (download from link number 1)
1. connect the box to your pc using NULL Modem cable and Ethernet cable from box to router ..
2. load patched version of dreamup, select your com port and then click connect and power on dm800
3. when initialised it will display http serial mode on lcd and show dhcp ip once ip is displayed dreamup has served its purpose and now its in flashmode
4. log into webshell on your pc using the 192.168.x.xxx ip address you see on the LCD disply and flash as normal via web browser .
in the following link you will find instructions on how to flash via web browser
http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/en/dm500-hd-flashing-firmware-browser
the instructions in the link above say dm500hd but its the same for a dm800 hd.
Thanks Piopat and fintannl,
I will try that as soon as my router is back up and running, my broadband is down since yesterday, I'm using my friends band. thanks again i will post as soon as i have anything.
Hi guys i'm back up and running, with b-band that is.
now the problem still exists, the screen was telling me to log onto "wwwdm7000.com the error 01 ca not found" I re-ran the file again 1_3_3_6 upload completed waiting on acknowledgement,that as far as it goes unable to flash to remove the old image
I opened the box just in case it might do something, it now reads "error"
I hope you are able shine a light on this, again many thanks for your help.
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jhammer02
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29. July 2011 @ 13:02 |
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Originally posted by piopat:
there is an image in link 1 for a dm600 .
I have installed the image on dm600 from your signature, it didnt had the cccam.cfg file in it by default so I downloaded and saved in the etc directory through ftp, when I am running a transponder scan it is not showing up the paid channels at all in the list, generally upon scann it shows more than 1000 services scanned but now it is only showing 459 services scanned, any ideas or suggestion?
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