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GuZ74
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4. March 2007 @ 03:01 |
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Originally posted by wiz569:
Ok Guz,
Whats your ber,snr,sig levels like with the booster?
Setanta xtra1
BER: 26214
SNR: moving between 49000 and 50000 aprox.
SIG: 25443 (31354 with booster)
Setanta xtra2
BER: 26214
SNR: moving between 49000 and 50000 aprox.
SIG: 25700 (31354 with booster)
NASN
BER: 26214
SNR: moving between 49000 and 50000 aprox.
SIG: 26471 (31354 with booster)
Checked other channels that are working ok and the SIG is near 30,000 (same as here), but the SNR is always more than 55,000 and BER generally zero.
Do you know if there is any way to push the BER down and SNR up?
Thanks,
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4. March 2007 @ 05:05 |
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Make sure booster is only boosting the dbox if that doesnt work try taking any splitters out and have the main cable feed going directly into dbox,try this last one with and without the booster.
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GuZ74
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4. March 2007 @ 05:31 |
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Hi Wiz, a couple of tests here:
I've tried a bruteforce scan for uk (instead off 6887) and helped a lot. Currently I am getting all the channels (did a random test) but Setanta 2. Even those that I was getting already have dropped their BER levels down to zero (i.e. RTE). This is either with or without the booster. Signal levels vary but quality of image is the same.
I am wondering at the moment if Setanta 2 are actually broadcasting as I get a black screen, although according the the EMU they are showing a football match.
Have also tried directly connecting directly without splitters, but this just added some BER to the signal.
Can you see the match in Setanta 2? If the answer is no, I am sorted. Otherwise, will keep investigating. Thanks,
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4. March 2007 @ 06:18 |
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No mate cant see it but can hear it.
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GuZ74
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4. March 2007 @ 06:22 |
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Thanks. Broke even then.
Can anybody else see Setanta 2?
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4. March 2007 @ 06:30 |
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No problem mate,
I presumed you had already done all the scans otherwise would have got you sorted a lot quicker.
Anyway good luck and enjoy :-)
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sewalsh
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4. March 2007 @ 07:00 |
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don't suppose anyone would have a working Sagem box for sale? PM me if you do. cheers.
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macvity
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4. March 2007 @ 08:00 |
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yes i have sagem for sale.
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JR25
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4. March 2007 @ 08:15 |
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I'm a complete newbie when it comes to dboxes. I bought a plug'n'play dbox from e-bay. Hooked it up to the NTL box, threw in the NTL card and did a scan. NOTHING. Keep getting an error message. Any help would be appreciated. I haven't a clue about tech stuff.
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sadam34
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4. March 2007 @ 08:41 |
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yuo dont need a card mate scan on sym 6887 ad hopefull you ge 140 channels
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JR25
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4. March 2007 @ 11:04 |
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Thanks, starting to get some where. Only problems are I'm only getting 54 channels mostly bogey ones. Also all the movie channels have lines going down through them. Any further help would be appreciated.
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sadam34
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4. March 2007 @ 11:31 |
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your in dublin yes.downlaod the servcies.xml post a few pages back set up an FTP between ur dbox and the pc with a crossoevr cable put the servcies.xml into the var/tuxbox /config/zapit the plug out your box after the transfer pulug ti back in and turn it on all channels shoudl work and u dnt need 2 scan
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JR25
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4. March 2007 @ 11:47 |
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thanks, i'll give it a shot
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sadam34
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4. March 2007 @ 11:53 |
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report back
NOTE TO ALL NEWBIES READ POST BEFORE THESE AS YOUR QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED BEFORE
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4. March 2007 @ 22:51 |
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Just a quick post to thank everybody that posted to help me with my DBox!!!! I loaded commando 6 onto it on Friday and it didn?t work so I brought it to a relation of mines house around the corner and it worked perfect there so I bought a signal booster yesterday and plugged it in and hey presto?. All the channels!! bit jumpy to start with but seems perfect now... :)
Mullingar
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ruprect
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5. March 2007 @ 05:22 |
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Finally got my sagem dbox running over the weekend.
Many thanks to benifa, mgb17 & Dsleeper.
I was using the wrong cable first.
Got the image across using IFA, it was sporster 1.7 1x. did a scan and it picked up 140 channels but most were jumpy. Then I put on the cabels and service file and all seemed fine.
Then on sunday morning I lost all the channels, I unplugged it at the mains and they came back, rebooting did nothing. All was fine again, this morning TV3 went funny. Could have been the weather and my mates are having problems with the standard pace box nearby too.
Getting the files across was a pain too, I then copped my IP needed to be different than the actual box. then I was asked for passwords to log on. I used the info/guide I have pasted.
I am currently rearranging my channels since they came in all over the place, I am grouping movies and sport etc together. I am getting another dbox for a friend. Can I simply cut and paste all of the folders from mine across to his? or do I need to flash it still and then put cabels & service on again? can I also put across my channel arrangement (bouqet)
Also are there any useful settings/options on the box that I might have missed? The box has tons of options, I would have been pleased with only the channels but the user interface is class, way better than the pace one.
Originally posted by Timoweb:
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THE BEGINNERS GUIDE - HOW TO FTP AN IMAGE v1.0 (Sept 2005)
What?s required - HARDWARE:
1. DBox2 in DEBUG MODE with Linux Neutrino already installed
2. RJ45 Network Crossover cable.
3. PC (this was done using windows XP) with a network card.
What?s Required ? SOFTWARE:
FTP program eg. ?Flash FXP? (30-day trial version works fine).
?Image? file (eg. boxcracker, sportster, zorge, etc) (make sure to use the correct 1x or 2x Image) (see notes 2)
?Bouquets? and ?Services? files for your area
Let?s Get Started:
To make this easier, place your tv/box close to your PC
(so that you have easy access to the back of both, to change cables around.)
1. PC Setup: Now would be a good time to create a ?System Restore Point? on your PC,
(as you will have probably have to change the IP settings, to something different from your internet settings).
Unplug your internet connection NOW to avoid any conflicts.
Switch OFF all firewalls and antivirus on your PC
(and make sure windows XP built in firewall is OFF)
2. Power on the TV and DBox, but don?t hook it up to your PC yet.
Using the remote control, press DBOX > SETTINGS > NETWORK
Take a note of the DBox network settings
(this is an example only)
IP-Address 192.168.0.3
Net Mask 255.255.255.0
Broadcast 192.168.0.255
Def Gateway 192.168.0.2
Name Server 192.168.0.2
3. On the PC go to START BUTTON > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL and open the NETWORK CONNECTIONS
Right-click the network card (it may say Local Area Connection),
and select PROPERTIES > CONFIGURE > ADVANCED tab
Highlight the ?Connection Type? (in the left window),
and in the right ?Value window there is a drop down menu (it will probably currently say automode)
Change the Value to 10 full mode then OK
Again, right-click the same connection, and go back into the PROPERTIES of the network card
There is a List of items in the first window (you may need to scroll down further)
Left-click on internet protocol, when it is highlighted, click the PROPERTIES button.
Select the ?Use the following IP address?
Enter the settings, as you seen it on your DBox, except the IP address will be one digit less of the last number
(eg. 192.168.0.3 on DBox, so use 192.168.0.2 on your PC)
OK these settings.
4. Connect the RJ45 cable between PC and DBox (linking them together)
Run the Flash FXP program
On one side should be the files on the PC
On the other side make sure you select ?ftp browser? (the tab is a monitor and folder picture)
(It may already be selected)
Click CONNECT (the icon which looks like a lightening bolt)
Select QUICK CONNECT the three boxes require some information
SERVER OR URL = (enter the IP address of the DBox)
USERNAME = root
PASSWORD = dbox2
Then click CONNECT
You should now see the DBox files in the window (if not, check the IP settings).
5. In the PC file window, browse to the folder containing the Image file you are going to use (eg. ?2x-cryo-sportster.img?)
In the DBox window browse to the TMP folder (NOTE: you may already be in this folder).
Transfer the image file across into the TMP folder
When done close down the Flash FXP program.
(Now go over to the DBox)
6. Using the DBox remote control, press (in this order)
DBOX > SERVICE > SOFTWARE UPDATE > EXPERT FUNCTIONS > WRITE ONE PARTITION >
FLASH WITHOUT BOOTLOADER
Select the Image available (the one you just transferred over from PC) and select YES to flash
The DBox will start to erase existing flash, and write the new one (this will only take a few minutes)
The DBox will reset itself when done, and start up the new image
*** CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY FLASHED YOUR DBOX ***
IF YOUR DBOX DOESN?T START BACK UP CORRECTLY ?
Use the ?System Restore? program on your PC
Select ?Restore To An Earlier Time? and choose the correct point
Turn back ON your firewall, and virus checker
Connect back onto the internet, and online to the forum
Search for the answer to your problem, or post for some help !!!
7. Now To Add Some Channels:
Go back to stage 2, and check, as your DBox IP Address may have changed
Take a note of the settings (if different) (if so, change the settings on your PC as shown in stage 3)
8. Go back to the PC, and run the Flash FXP program
Reconnect the PC to DBox (remember the IP Address of the DBox may have changed)
In the PC file window, browse to the folder containing the ?service? and ?bouquets? files
In the DBox window browse to /VAR/TUXBOX/CONFIG/ZAPIT/
Transfer the ?service? and ?bouquet? files across into there
When done close down the Flash FXP program.
9. Pull out the power cable to the DBox, wait a few seconds, and then power back on
(this is the best way to prevent any channel problems)
10. You may want to use the ?System Restore? program now, on your PC,
Select ?Restore To An Earlier Time? and choose the correct point
Turn back ON your firewall, and virus checker
Connect back onto the internet, and online to the forum
Let us know how you got on.
NOTES 1:
Try and find the ?service? and ?bouquets? files for your particular area (most areas are different from each other)
Some Image files (which you may download from the net) may already contain pre-installed ?service? files etc.
but, you may find it difficult to transfer (overwrite) with other newer ?service? files (which you may want to try)
jbhoy1 recommends a clean Image (eg a clean version using Cryo-Sportster-17 2X uk02 (or newer)
?NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS?.
Big thanks to everybody at www.world-of-digital.com This tut is all their work.
I only tried to make it a bit easier for newbies like myself to understand ? jbhoy1
NOTES 2:
Everyone should pay particular attention to the reference 1x or 2x Image file
Nokia DBox is always a 2 chips box, so the correct Image to flash will only ever be the 2x Image file
A Sagem DBox is different ?
You have to physically open up a Sagem DBox to see how many Intel (or AMD) chips
(which are located on the main board close to the tuner section) it will either be 1 or 2
You must flash the matching Image to this corresponding number of chips
There are pictures of the Sagem motherboards, found on the forum
Just do a search to find them, or ask if you?re really stuck
NEVER flash any old Image, if you?re not sure if 1x or 2x (IF YOU DO, THEN THE DBOX MAY NOT RESTART).
Finale
? And a big thanks to jbhoy1 from the Woolif, for allowing me to upload this revised version of the guide
This guide is based on the dbox2 guide for dummies like myself (NOKIA) by jbhoy1 (which is based on other previous guides by members)
Your original guide, as it was presented on the forum, is great.
Now I?ve made it available as an easily readable download file. I hope this version, of the guide, meets your approval
Although originally written for a Nokia DBox, almost exactly the same applies for Sagem DBox (except notes 2)
THIS GUIDE IS FREE AND ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE FORUM MENTIONED ABOVE.
IF YOU FOUND THIS INFORMATION USEFUL THEN PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION
TO THE FORUM (we all want the place to be around for a good while)
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GuZ74
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6. March 2007 @ 08:50 |
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Hi Guys, is anyone in Dublin geting Setanta 2?
Thats the only one I am missing.
Cheers,
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JR25
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6. March 2007 @ 10:48 |
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Sorry to be a burden but i followed Ruprects steps. When I openedn FlashFXP, it would not connect to the dbox.
Any ideas were I'm going wrong?
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paul555
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6. March 2007 @ 12:01 |
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Has anybody got the D box woring in Dundalk on Chorus?????????????
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mgb17
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6. March 2007 @ 12:28 |
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Chorus mmds or Chorus cable?
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sadam34
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6. March 2007 @ 12:31 |
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setanta xtra 2 is quite on and off really its on duirng te weekneds mostly
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Dsleeper
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6. March 2007 @ 14:29 |
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Originally posted by sadam34:
setanta xtra 2 is quite on and off really its on duirng te weekneds mostly
seems like it works on sky but not ntl...maybe it will turn into the golf channel...
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musohead
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7. March 2007 @ 13:16 |
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Is it possible to renumber channels in Sportster? I want to match the NTL digital service I already have. Thanks, Ed
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mgb17
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7. March 2007 @ 22:47 |
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The first channel in the first bouquet get number 1 and so on.
You have to rearange the channels in the bouquets and create one or more if you don't have one.
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ruprect
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7. March 2007 @ 23:04 |
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Originally posted by JR25:
Sorry to be a burden but i followed Ruprects steps. When I openedn FlashFXP, it would not connect to the dbox.
Any ideas were I'm going wrong?
Are you sure you have the right IP for the box? when I flashed sportster onto mine it changed my IP on the box. This can be found by going to setting-network on the TV.
Then your network/lan setting has to have a different IP setting. Then you need to enter the username
root
and password
Dbox2
(I think it needed the capital)
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