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which cable is needed to flash box super
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gardener1
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2. December 2008 @ 08:25 |
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i have a usb serial converter.usb to rs-232 serial converted
will this do it or do i need a different one.it came from
maplins but there is no product number on it
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andyrfc
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2. December 2008 @ 08:33 |
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I tried that and it didnt work for me. The null modem cable Female to female worked. £10.
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teeoff
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2. December 2008 @ 09:12 |
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When I got my box there was a 9pin female to female with it ,my pc takes male so now I'm waiting for a cable from flea bay so i can flash my box with the new fix,I have never flashed before but have read up on this site so hope fully Ill be OK
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teeoff
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2. December 2008 @ 11:42 |
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it turns out that Its not a 9 pin on my pc but a 16 pin so the cable I got from fleabay for the flash fix is no good,is there a cable that will work from the box super to a usb on the pc? does any body know,thanks for any help given.
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2. December 2008 @ 12:04 |
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Originally posted by teeoff:
it turns out that Its not a 9 pin on my pc but a 16 pin so the cable I got from fleabay for the flash fix is no good,is there a cable that will work from the box super to a usb on the pc? does any body know,thanks for any help given.
Have a read of celtics guide in the second link under my sig.
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teeoff
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2. December 2008 @ 13:52 |
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Originally posted by noelyf:
Originally posted by teeoff:
it turns out that Its not a 9 pin on my pc but a 16 pin so the cable I got from fleabay for the flash fix is no good,is there a cable that will work from the box super to a usb on the pc? does any body know,thanks for any help given.
Have a read of celtics guide in the second link under my sig.
thanks for that m8 after looking I realized I have a USB 2.0 to 9 pin/25 pin RS232 COM Port Serial Adapter with a mini Cd for the driver but the pc does not want to know so I tried the net for a driver downloaded one but still wont be recognized I'm wondering if I'm doing some thing wrong like is it ok to link the orig cable that came with the box super to this adapter to flash it? again thanks for any help here
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wayne1987
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4. December 2008 @ 11:52 |
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hi ive got a starview box super but i need 2 put new softwere on it i dont konw how 2 do it plz sum 1 help
w.phillips
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wayne1987
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4. December 2008 @ 12:10 |
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can any 1 help me
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teeoff
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5. December 2008 @ 11:26 |
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Originally posted by teeoff:
Originally posted by noelyf:
Originally posted by teeoff:
it turns out that Its not a 9 pin on my pc but a 16 pin so the cable I got from fleabay for the flash fix is no good,is there a cable that will work from the box super to a usb on the pc? does any body know,thanks for any help given.
Have a read of celtics guide in the second link under my sig.
thanks for that m8 after looking I realized I have a USB 2.0 to 9 pin/25 pin RS232 COM Port Serial Adapter with a mini Cd for the driver but the pc does not want to know so I tried the net for a driver downloaded one but still wont be recognized I'm wondering if I'm doing some thing wrong like is it ok to link the orig cable that came with the box super to this adapter to flash it? again thanks for any help here
Ok I got another cable that one from Maplins usb zp43w and it seems i have moved forward a bit more as i can now see the port the box is at which is com 7 but I can not see a com 7 only a com 1 to 4 so what can I do now?I have being looking around to see if someone else have had the same problem. does any body know how to get round this?
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teeoff
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5. December 2008 @ 12:11 |
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Found the info I needed on another thread I'm now one step closer to my first flash.
START
Right Click "MY COMPUTER"
Choose "MANAGE"
In the resulting window, click on "DEVICE MANAGER"
In the right hand pane, click on the little plus sign beside "PORTS" in the right hand pane.
Right click on the USB Adapter (Should be something like "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm. Port (COM#)
Choose "Properties"
Click on "PORT SETTINGS" TAB
Click on "ADVANCED"
Then you will see the COM Port Number Box. You should be able to change it there using the drop down box.
Try to set it to COM2
This worked great,I have paste's it above so it might help some one else who may come across the same problem
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5. December 2008 @ 12:17 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 5. December 2008 @ 12:18
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teeoff
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8. December 2008 @ 09:32 |
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Originally posted by Evastar:
This might help:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/663923#4033225
Good luck with the flash, let us know how you get on! :)
Sure will let you know, but Im still reading up on it,there is a few things I don't quite understand yet.like when you click on the link in st elmos library for the box super fix about six items appear,do you download all of theses? so I'm still reading up, not wanting to make a move till I fully understand what I'm doing but what ever I learn I shall post it here.
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8. December 2008 @ 10:11 |
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If you`re in the uk, click on the "B0x Super uk fix"
Use the GTRom Super 8[1].02e_081129 zip
For Ireland use the 7.09e Beta
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teeoff
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10. December 2008 @ 06:42 |
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Originally posted by noelyf:
If you`re in the uk, click on the "B0x Super uk fix"
Use the GTRom Super 8[1].02e_081129 zip
For Ireland use the 7.09e Beta
Thank you very much for your input.
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10. December 2008 @ 08:18 |
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Originally posted by teeoff:
Originally posted by noelyf:
If you`re in the uk, click on the "B0x Super uk fix"
Use the GTRom Super 8[1].02e_081129 zip
For Ireland use the 7.09e Beta
Thank you very much for your input.
No bother mate :)
Did you manage to flash it ok?
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teeoff
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11. December 2008 @ 09:17 |
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Originally posted by noelyf:
Originally posted by teeoff:
Originally posted by noelyf:
If you`re in the uk, click on the "B0x Super uk fix"
Use the GTRom Super 8[1].02e_081129 zip
For Ireland use the 7.09e Beta
Thank you very much for your input.
No bother mate :)
Did you manage to flash it ok?
Not yet I'm still looking over the wall !
or that might just be an excuse for being chicken!!
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11. December 2008 @ 09:27 |
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Have you downloaded the 8[1]02 onto your desktop?
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teeoff
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11. December 2008 @ 13:31 |
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Originally posted by noelyf:
Have you downloaded the 8[1]02 onto your desktop?
I have downloaded GTRom_Super_ 8.02e size 612 mb created 5/12/2008
and I have that on the desk top,is there any thing else I may need? or will that do.
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11. December 2008 @ 13:37 |
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Originally posted by teeoff:
Originally posted by noelyf:
Have you downloaded the 8[1]02 onto your desktop?
I have downloaded GTRom_Super_ 8.02e size 612 mb created 5/12/2008
and I have that on the desk top,is there any thing else I may need? or will that do.
Have a look here:
http://www.freewebs.com/boxsuper/
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teeoff
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12. December 2008 @ 09:43 |
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Originally posted by noelyf:
Originally posted by teeoff:
Originally posted by noelyf:
If you`re in the uk, click on the "B0x Super uk fix"
Use the GTRom Super 8[1].02e_081129 zip
For Ireland use the 7.09e Beta
Thank you very much for your input.
No bother mate :)
Did you manage to flash it ok?
I have gone and done it, and every thing seems ok,after flashing I connected the box back up to the TV, I did not need to go back to factory settings as it was working perfectly,I suppose I will half to wait till another roll over to find out if the fix has worked,but I was surprised how well it went,and its all thanks to the people of this site,I really did not have a clue how to go about it and I in turn will pass on what ever info I have learned here,big thanks to all
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12. December 2008 @ 09:49 |
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Well done on getting it sorted :)
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teeoff
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18. December 2008 @ 10:02 |
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Now that there has been a roll over I can now confirm that the fix for the box super works perfectly I had a go at flashing another box it took three attempts as it kept failing and going slow but got the 100% needed in the end and that also works great,as i have said before I could not have done it, if not for the good people of this site.
Merry Christmas all
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