dm-500 not responding

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6. June 2011 @ 08:44

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hi guys.have flashed dm500 using dream-up several times.not working although it says box flashed successfully.still frozen on green light.any help appreciated,thanks.

jvob

dub12dave

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6. June 2011 @ 09:08

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Your image might be corrupted, try loading the same image downloaded from somewhere else.

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6. June 2011 @ 09:12

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Originally posted by dub12dave:
Your image might be corrupted, try loading the same image downloaded from somewhere else.

will do,thanks

jvob

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6. June 2011 @ 09:19

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jvob can you post back if it works please as it may help others.

piopat

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6. June 2011 @ 10:46

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you say you have flashed several times before reflashing the dm500s did you erase the current image ,that box has a very small memory and so really is not capable of storing several flashes one on top of the other without the box having a problem .

i recommend you perform a flash erase ,you do this with dreamup . connect the box to the pc as normal and open dreamup ,look just above where you see flash and you should see flash erase (click on it to erase the current image ,it only takes a few seconds )if you have flashed multiple times without performing a flash erase i suggest you click on flash erase for each of the times you flashed .then flash the box as normal ,let us know how it goes .

http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/boPK5x59/_online.html http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-59/a_newbies_guide_to_setting_up_a_blade_bm7000s_for_card_sharing-924897/ (blade tuorial) http://www.4shared.com/dir/3171750/940dba0e/sharing.html (dreambox tools) http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-59/newbies_guide_to_setting_up_your_openbox_s9_for_cardsharing_with_pictures-919157/ (openbox tutorial) http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-59/a_newbies_guide_to_setting_up_a_dm500s_for_cardsharing-846800/#5109350 (piopats cs tutorial)

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6. June 2011 @ 12:34

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Originally posted by piopat:
you say you have flashed several times before reflashing the dm500s did you erase the current image ,that box has a very small memory and so really is not capable of storing several flashes one on top of the other without the box having a problem .

i recommend you perform a flash erase ,you do this with dreamup . connect the box to the pc as normal and open dreamup ,look just above where you see flash and you should see flash erase (click on it to erase the current image ,it only takes a few seconds )if you have flashed multiple times without performing a flash erase i suggest you click on flash erase for each of the times you flashed .then flash the box as normal ,let us know how it goes .

thanks for reply.tried that,still no luck.i think image is ok because i used it recently on friends box.i dont have a clue what to do next,thanks

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8. June 2011 @ 15:13

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Originally posted by jvob:

Originally posted by piopat:
you say you have flashed several times before reflashing the dm500s did you erase the current image ,that box has a very small memory and so really is not capable of storing several flashes one on top of the other without the box having a problem .

i recommend you perform a flash erase ,you do this with dreamup . connect the box to the pc as normal and open dreamup ,look just above where you see flash and you should see flash erase (click on it to erase the current image ,it only takes a few seconds )if you have flashed multiple times without performing a flash erase i suggest you click on flash erase for each of the times you flashed .then flash the box as normal ,let us know how it goes .
thanks for reply.tried that,still no luck.i think image is ok because i used it recently on friends box.i dont have a clue what to do next,thanks

hi,guys.any ideas

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8. June 2011 @ 15:13

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Originally posted by jvob:

Originally posted by piopat:
you say you have flashed several times before reflashing the dm500s did you erase the current image ,that box has a very small memory and so really is not capable of storing several flashes one on top of the other without the box having a problem .

i recommend you perform a flash erase ,you do this with dreamup . connect the box to the pc as normal and open dreamup ,look just above where you see flash and you should see flash erase (click on it to erase the current image ,it only takes a few seconds )if you have flashed multiple times without performing a flash erase i suggest you click on flash erase for each of the times you flashed .then flash the box as normal ,let us know how it goes .
thanks for reply.tried that,still no luck.i think image is ok because i used it recently on friends box.i dont have a clue what to do next,thanks

hi,guys.any ideas

reswob

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9. June 2011 @ 09:26

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jvob,ask your friend for his box back and create a backup useing dreamup.open up dreamup and you will see the backup button once you have connected and switched the power to on.now you have the backup you can flash the box with this image but dont forget to do what piopat say,s{perform a flash erase a couple of times}again as dub12 said let us know what happened.

I havent failed, Ive found 10,000 ways that dont work.
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10. June 2011 @ 17:27

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Originally posted by reswob:
jvob,ask your friend for his box back and create a backup useing dreamup.open up dreamup and you will see the backup button once you have connected and switched the power to on.now you have the backup you can flash the box with this image but dont forget to do what piopat say,s{perform a flash erase a couple of times}again as dub12 said let us know what happened.

hi there.tried what you said,no luck.if you can think of anything else please let me know.thanks for help anyway.

jken

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10. June 2011 @ 17:45

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Originally posted by jvob:

Originally posted by reswob:
jvob,ask your friend for his box back and create a backup useing dreamup.open up dreamup and you will see the backup button once you have connected and switched the power to on.now you have the backup you can flash the box with this image but dont forget to do what piopat say,s{perform a flash erase a couple of times}again as dub12 said let us know what happened.
hi there.tried what you said,no luck.if you can think of anything else please let me know.thanks for help anyway.

buy another one m8 its looking like its fxxked . clone piece of shxxe had the same prob with a few . the luck of the draw when you buy them

reswob

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10. June 2011 @ 18:05

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jvob,jken might be right,but maybe fintann or piopat may have other ideas.give it a day or two and hopefully they will respond.best of luck mate.

I havent failed, Ive found 10,000 ways that dont work.
Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

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10. June 2011 @ 18:47

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need to jtag the box. never, ever had a dreambox that failed. however have had to jtag a couple. in this case its exact symptoms. search youtube jtag dm500 for further info

piopat

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10. June 2011 @ 21:25

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i agree with fintann even clones rarely fail ,even with a fixed green light on boxes ive had a flash erase followed by a reflash sorted them .but once in a blue moon a box can fail and need a jtag ,you will get instructions online .

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12. June 2011 @ 11:38

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and funny that this thread should arise but I currently have my upstairs dm500 showing a green light and not responding. so now have to locate my null modem cable. know i put it away in a safe place but fecked if i know where that safe place is! what a twit

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13. June 2011 @ 03:15

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Originally posted by fintannl:
and funny that this thread should arise but I currently have my upstairs dm500 showing a green light and not responding. so now have to locate my null modem cable. know i put it away in a safe place but fecked if i know where that safe place is! what a twit

hope you have better luck than me,haha

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13. June 2011 @ 08:20

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will update you, have a new null modem cable in the post so will let you know when it arrives what happens

jimbo600

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14. June 2011 @ 07:45

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jvob,you could change the AC adapter that might be the problem i had 2 adapers pack in the last year,i took the AC unit off and run a cable straight into the box and had the same symtoms as yourself when i turned the telly on the Darkstar 2 image was on the screen the box would not respond to the remote, might be worth checking out the ac unit.

EAMO_TOO

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15. June 2011 @ 05:25

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hi there.tried what you said,no luck.if you can think of anything else please let me know.thanks for help anyway.

If it's clone DM500, put it away in a press. Crowd in Dublin are selling them 50-60 euro.
Would be cheaper than bottle of valium. When you have time to kill ressurect box & try to
flash, even use diff version of Dream-up(1.3.2.1). I don't think Dream-up version is your problem, as box is accepting flash. Think I saw on diff forum about flashing from box to
box with null-modem. Pio or fint might know

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19. June 2011 @ 20:36

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well had two boxes not responding but with the correct version of pli all fine now. so its most likely your version of dreamup

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10. July 2011 @ 14:48

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Originally posted by fintannl:
well had two boxes not responding but with the correct version of pli all fine now. so its most likely your version of dreamup

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10. July 2011 @ 14:50

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thanks for help and replys,have abandoned the box for now,thinking about blade ,what do you reckon.

jvob

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10. July 2011 @ 19:04

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if your going to upgrade have the sense to upgrade to a box that supplies a 7 day epg. in effect upgrade to a linux box, your choice after that