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Fekker
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14. January 2007 @ 10:26 |
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Just got a Nokia Dbox2 from Germany. I've flashed it with The Don's image, loaded a local services and bouquets file and didn't even need to scan for channels, all there and working. Super!!!
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gazboy1
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14. January 2007 @ 11:22 |
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just did a service scan on my dbox2 and no picture or sound with a message coming up that says waiting for time any help appreciated
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derek36
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14. January 2007 @ 11:48 |
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hi,can someone tell me how to backup my services xml from my dbox to computer,sorry if this is stupid question,new to this.
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gazboy1
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14. January 2007 @ 12:03 |
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hey man not entirely sure but you should be able to use an ethernet cable to transfer the images to create a backup. oh and btw the problem i recently posted that i was having is resolved but thanx anyway ;)
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Fekker
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14. January 2007 @ 12:41 |
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Originally posted by derek36:
hi,can someone tell me how to backup my services xml from my dbox to computer,sorry if this is stupid question,new to this.
You have to use an FTP client, browse to the /var/tuxbox/config/zapit folder and copy the files from there. The username/password is root/dbox or root/dbox2.
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derek36
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15. January 2007 @ 05:53 |
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cheers mate
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techfail
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15. January 2007 @ 12:22 |
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Originally posted by techfail:
Daweorama,
The image I'm using is "sportster 1.73+ uk05". I've now tried taking all of the splitters etc. out, ignoring the TV & Broadband lines and linking the incoming CATV line directly to the DBOX2 - but still nothing.
My mate, where the box works, is on Telewest wheras I'm on NTL. Does anybody know if the sportster 1.73+ image works with NTL or does it only work with Telewest?
Any other suggestions from anybody would be most welcome as I'm running out of ideas. The only one I've got left is the booster option but as I've directly linked the incoming CATV feed to the DBOX I can't see that working now - unless directly linking it will necer work for some reason I'm unaware of?
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techfail
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15. January 2007 @ 12:26 |
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Originally posted by techfail:
Daweorama,
The image I'm using is "sportster 1.73+ uk05". I've now tried taking all of the splitters etc. out, ignoring the TV & Broadband lines and linking the incoming CATV line directly to the DBOX2 - but still nothing.
My mate, where the box works, is on Telewest wheras I'm on NTL. Does anybody know if the sportster 1.73+ image works with NTL or does it only work with Telewest?
Any other suggestions from anybody would be most welcome as I'm running out of ideas. The only one I've got left is the booster option but as I've directly linked the incoming CATV feed to the DBOX I can't see that working now - unless directly linking it will never work for some reason I'm unaware of?
I can tell you all that it would appear that this image only works with Telewest. I've tried in a TW area and it picks up over 300 channels, however, I've now tried 3 different addresses around staffordshire that have NTL and get the same result every time - no channels found.
I'll continue to experiment and hopefully find an image that works with NTL. In the meantime, if anybody knows of one that I could try, please let me know the name and where I might get it...or PM me with it if you have it.
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whitey07
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15. January 2007 @ 12:29 |
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the link to commando 6 in this thread work on ntl as I'm using it.
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shillyer
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16. January 2007 @ 02:56 |
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Hi, i have a black nokia dbox2 which im selling for £40, sometimes you get a patchy pic other times it says waiting for time. ideal for somebody who knows what they are doing, maybe a faulty tuner ?
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16. January 2007 @ 03:00 |
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Originally posted by shillyer:
Hi, i have a black nokia dbox2 which im selling for £40, sometimes you get a patchy pic other times it says waiting for time. ideal for somebody who knows what they are doing, maybe a faulty tuner ?
hey i will buy it off you, email me at dboxhelp@yahoo.co.uk or netwave@ntlworld.com
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16. January 2007 @ 05:55 |
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Originally posted by shillyer:
Hi, i have a black nokia dbox2 which im selling for £40, sometimes you get a patchy pic other times it says waiting for time. ideal for somebody who knows what they are doing, maybe a faulty tuner ?
£40 is cheap m8 try flogging it on ebay. I will have it for £40 also lol
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buggu
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16. January 2007 @ 10:51 |
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i,m having problem finding some of the channels on my my dbox2 (only getting epg but no video). It was ok originally until i started messing about with the settings. I tried changing emu selection (which helped a mates dbox) but its not working for me.
Any help with this?
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hantsmale
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16. January 2007 @ 11:06 |
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just reflash your box then if it worked ok and leave the setting alone if box is working fine
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techfail
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17. January 2007 @ 11:05 |
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Well, things appear to be going from bad to worse. I've tried a booster, I've tried reflashing a new image (commando6) and still I found no channels. Now whatever I do to try a scan I get "transponder scan failed" and I've noticed that my signal strength doesn't change whether I have the co-ax cable connected or not. I think I'm asking a dumb question here but has anybody experienced anything like this before or have I, more than likely, broken the tuner?
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Fekker
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17. January 2007 @ 12:48 |
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Originally posted by techfail:
Well, things appear to be going from bad to worse. I've tried a booster, I've tried reflashing a new image (commando6) and still I found no channels. Now whatever I do to try a scan I get "transponder scan failed" and I've noticed that my signal strength doesn't change whether I have the co-ax cable connected or not. I think I'm asking a dumb question here but has anybody experienced anything like this before or have I, more than likely, broken the tuner?
Check the cable incase the centre is broken and not passing the signal and check the inner part of the tuner on the back of your DBox and look to see if the metal centre connection isn't prised apart too much causing loss of signal also. You can fix the former by putting a new F plug on the cable and the latter by using a pin to narrow the gap on the tuner connection to ensure it grips the cable when you screw it on. Hope this helps, as it used to happen a lot on satellite receivers when I used to repair them.
If the tuner is broken you can get a new one here:
http://www.dbox2.com/eng/pi-890748493.htm?categoryId=12
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gaza
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18. January 2007 @ 07:34 |
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Hi could anyone be kind enough to let me know how to arrange,sort and delte channels.
Thank you
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techfail
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18. January 2007 @ 10:32 |
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Fekker - thanks for the info, that worked a treat.
The bad news now is that I've downloaded a duff image and have "kein system"...something I've noticed other people have come across in this forum. Has anybody got any notes / documentation on how I recover from this sorry state?
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Fekker
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18. January 2007 @ 11:26 |
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Originally posted by techfail:
Fekker - thanks for the info, that worked a treat.
The bad news now is that I've downloaded a duff image and have "kein system"...something I've noticed other people have come across in this forum. Has anybody got any notes / documentation on how I recover from this sorry state?
You should be able to recover using IFA
· Turn off DBOX
· Start Application
· Choose Drive where you have the Image you want to flash
· Choose the right network Card where the DBOX is connected to
· Choose if you have a nullmodem Cable and what Com Port
· Click Start
· On Windows XP SP2 you now need to click unblock on the firewall Popup
· PLEASE IGNORE ANY MINIMIZED WINDOWS AND ESPECIALLY
"pinging failed" !!!!!
· Power your Box up and the Software does the Rest
· Display will say Flashing whilst Software is transfered and then Flashing
Done after about 2 1/2 Minutes or about 10 minutes on a Sagem 1x Dbox.
Sometimes the display will still say FLASHING, sometimes you will see 2 bars moving across the screen. Don't worry if it doesn't tell you it's finished, after 5 minutes unplug and reboot. Also I'm sure the Commando 6 image you are using is a 2X image and not a 1X image ;-).
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techfail
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18. January 2007 @ 13:20 |
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Fekker - you're full of good advice, much appreciated.
Got half way through using IFA nd got the following message (wasn't using a null modem cable).
"The UDP-Port 67 and 68 is alrady in use by internetconnection sharing (synchost.exe) To continue you must disable etc....."
Any idea what I have to do...is it the DBOX I must disconnect from TV or anything...from looking on the net it sounds like a LINUX message?
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buggu
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18. January 2007 @ 23:17 |
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Originally posted by techfail:
Fekker - thanks for the info, that worked a treat.
The bad news now is that I've downloaded a duff image and have "kein system"...something I've noticed other people have come across in this forum. Has anybody got any notes / documentation on how I recover from this sorry state?
seems i have the same problem now. i tried to FTP into my box so i could transfer an image but i seem to have messed it up even more and now have kein system. I have tried dbox2 image flashingassistant but not sure if i,m using it right as it dosent appear to be flashing( do i need a null modem cable?)
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benifa
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18. January 2007 @ 23:41 |
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Originally posted by techfail:
Fekker - you're full of good advice, much appreciated.
Got half way through using IFA nd got the following message (wasn't using a null modem cable).
"The UDP-Port 67 and 68 is alrady in use by internetconnection sharing (synchost.exe) To continue you must disable etc....."
Any idea what I have to do...is it the DBOX I must disconnect from TV or anything...from looking on the net it sounds like a LINUX message?
I've had this message before, too. Unplug the Dbox2 from the mains and plug it back in again. If this fails, restart the PC.
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Fekker
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19. January 2007 @ 00:06 |
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Make sure you have disabled all network cards except the one connected to the DBox, disconnect any other peripherals like XBox so not to confuse the IFA programme. Reboot PC and it should work.
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19. January 2007 @ 00:10 |
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Originally posted by techfail:
Fekker - you're full of good advice, much appreciated.
Got half way through using IFA nd got the following message (wasn't using a null modem cable).
"The UDP-Port 67 and 68 is alrady in use by internetconnection sharing (synchost.exe) To continue you must disable etc....."
Any idea what I have to do...is it the DBOX I must disconnect from TV or anything...from looking on the net it sounds like a LINUX message?
UDP 68 and 69 and used by DHCP - are you running ICS on your computer, if you are then disable it - as I suspect this is the problem.
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Fekker
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19. January 2007 @ 06:10 |
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Originally posted by techfail:
Fekker - you're full of good advice, much appreciated.
Got half way through using IFA nd got the following message (wasn't using a null modem cable).
"The UDP-Port 67 and 68 is alrady in use by internetconnection sharing (synchost.exe) To continue you must disable etc....."
Any idea what I have to do...is it the DBOX I must disconnect from TV or anything...from looking on the net it sounds like a LINUX message?
UDP 68 and 69 and used by DHCP - are you running ICS on your computer, if you are then disable it - as I suspect this is the problem.
I had the same error last week and I am not using ICS so I think IFA uses this error when it cannot access the network card. DHCP at this stage shouldn't stop IFA flashing the box. You might also like to try the advice below from Fergalsworld.
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Thanks to Fergalsworld
You really need to get a nullmodem cable and your worries will go away
but until you do try this.
Check you have done all this
Go to control panel then network connections
right click on local area connect and pick properties.
there you will see underneath connect using....your network card
next to this will be a configure tab click on it.
then click on the advanced tab
you need to look for flow control, duplex, media type or connection type
drop the value tab arrow down and set to 10baseT_halfduplex or try automatic or autosense
Then
1.Install IFA in to C:/ check that IFA has been Added to the exceptions in windows firewall,then turn the firewall off,
2.Disable ALL antivirus programs...If you have any Norton crapware disable worm blocking aswell
you might even have to unistall it this includes systemworks aswell
there is a removal tool in the downloads to get rid of anything norton leaves behind
3.Disable any popup stoppers.
4.Give your pc network card a static ip.
IE:PC ip:192.168.1.201 (not needed with ifa but set to this anyway)
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
5.Disable any other network cards you have installed including wireless
6.Disable ics (internet card sharing if available)
7.Ethernet crossover cable connected
8.Nullmodem cable connected if you have one
9.Turn off box,
10.Put Image in C:/ and rename it to mtd3.img
11.Start IFA
12.Select networkcard
13.Tick nullmodem if you have one
14.Select image in C:/
15.Press ok, if it goes to a comm window turn on the box.
16.If you dont get flashing in the lcd on the box try holding the power and up button in till the lcd goes blank
then let go wait about 10 seconds
keep trying a few times.
Nullmodem cable required to do the following.
hold power and up button in till lcd goes blank then let go of power button then up button 2 seconds later
it will go through 3 tests in com window then stop at
dbox ppcboot> type in "boot net" then press enter
if it does not start to flash
then something is still blocking the network.
Hope this helps.
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