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benifa
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8. July 2007 @ 15:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Aidanq:
benifa i hav already got this thanks the problem is that have an active LAN through my laptop and xover cable but it doesnt seem to want to tranfer the image over, it fails to connect! I get through the IFA then it it say Pinging dbox 2 failed!!

Glic, It tells me that this option is unavailable. Thats why it driven me nuts!
Pinging the dbox will always fail, since the network component on the dbox is not yet started. You can ignore this. Are you using win xp? How far do you get before you run into problems? When you say it fails to connect, what exactly is the error?
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benifa
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8. July 2007 @ 15:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by glic83:
try this on the dbox
press dbox button
now go to the 4th option from bottom press ok
you should now be in the settings menu
network should be the 6th from the top press ok
show active network settings is the 4th option from the top press ok

you should get the ip adress and the subnet mark
Flashing using FTP transfer is fine if the network is set up and functioning. Since in this case it is not, there are too many variables that may need looking at. Flashing an image to a newly bought dbox is much easier (and safer) using IFA.
Aidanq
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8. July 2007 @ 15:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I get as far as the upload option, then i turn the box on and nothing happ.I look at the bottom of the page and it say failed! The dbox just starts booting up. No flashing image come up on the LCD!
benifa
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9. July 2007 @ 02:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Aidanq:
I get as far as the upload option, then i turn the box on and nothing happ.I look at the bottom of the page and it say failed! The dbox just starts booting up. No flashing image come up on the LCD!
That's your problem. After selecting your image and the network card (and whether or not you're using a null), click start. Only now do you plug in the dbox.
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9. July 2007 @ 03:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Please help me!

I am on CableIE NTL MMDS BF and using a normal scan I can get about half the channels no problem. However using a services.xml file from any of my friends, the settings are all different because they are using Cable 6887. Therefore their services.xml files don't work with my cables.xml setting.

Can someone tell me if there is a services.xml file floating around specifically for CableIE NTL MMDS BF??

If anyone has It I would GREATLY appreciate it and will paypal you a pint.

Cheers!
Halfway there.
benifa
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9. July 2007 @ 04:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jerkyman:
Please help me!

I am on CableIE NTL MMDS BF and using a normal scan I can get about half the channels no problem. However using a services.xml file from any of my friends, the settings are all different because they are using Cable 6887. Therefore their services.xml files don't work with my cables.xml setting.

Can someone tell me if there is a services.xml file floating around specifically for CableIE NTL MMDS BF??

If anyone has It I would GREATLY appreciate it and will paypal you a pint.

Cheers!
Halfway there.
CableIE NTL MMDS BF is a "cable" from a bodged cables.xml file. For Ireland, you should be using the latest Irish cables.xml. If mgb17 is around he's the man to ask. I think his latest is Irish8.
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9. July 2007 @ 06:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi Guys. Can anywon pls tell me can I record on my Dbox2. I have sportster 1.03 imagage. I have a hdd dvd recorder hooked up to tv and d box (Nokia) dbox2. Everytime i record a scart symbol comes up on lcd and nothing else.

Thanks

Mark
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9. July 2007 @ 06:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Finally got the box working after a night in work on the forums here and over at techno-source.co.uk. I would like to thank all that have contributed to the forums as without them I would still be scratchin! I hope now I will be able to help others just starting.
Cheers,
Nick.
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9. July 2007 @ 14:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by bdale2:
Hi Guys. Can anywon pls tell me can I record on my Dbox2. I have sportster 1.03 imagage. I have a hdd dvd recorder hooked up to tv and d box (Nokia) dbox2. Everytime i record a scart symbol comes up on lcd and nothing else.

Thanks

Mark
2 ways to record, play your dbox through your dvd recorder or set it up to record to another device.

If you send the scart from the dbox to the recorder and from the recorder to the telly you should be ok.

Works for me. Some sportster images say that its protected mode, but a flash to another should solve that. Dont try to record through the dbox if this is they way you want to go.
cozie00
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10. July 2007 @ 06:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey guys, I just got a d box from ebay, shipped from germany. ive been trying to set up but ive no clue. Im not quite sure what to do and i dont know what all this flashing and freq and id stuff means, if anyone could help me in really simple terms (im not the best with computers), Id really appreciate it. My friend has one and am i able to just copy his settings?

Paul
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10. July 2007 @ 13:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by cozie00:
Hey guys, I just got a d box from ebay, shipped from germany. ive been trying to set up but ive no clue. Im not quite sure what to do and i dont know what all this flashing and freq and id stuff means, if anyone could help me in really simple terms (im not the best with computers), Id really appreciate it. My friend has one and am i able to just copy his settings?
start at page one and read your way through.... then if your stuck you can get help. We are here, but after the same questions many times, you dont get answers as fast. You have to do a little research to get some results...afterall why did you buy a dbox in the first place? Hope it was a db2, and it cost less than 170!!

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mgb17
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12. July 2007 @ 03:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Once more.
Reorganized irish cables.xml.
Network scan via default frequency is nomore possible in most of the areas and was removed.

http://www.4shared.com/file/18386807/ad476e24/irish9.html
Aidanq
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12. July 2007 @ 05:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi all, just wanted to ask this. I got a Cable which i thought would connect to the dbox and my laptop but on 1 end fits into the dbox (db9 f) and the other doesnt fit into the laptop as the laptop has a 15 PIN slot. If i got some kind of adapter would this work???

The lead that i got Serial RS232 9 pin Male to Female.

is this the rite lead if im wanting to flash my dbox????
ruprect
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12. July 2007 @ 05:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Aidanq:
hi all, just wanted to ask this. I got a Cable which i thought would connect to the dbox and my laptop but on 1 end fits into the dbox (db9 f) and the other doesnt fit into the laptop as the laptop has a 15 PIN slot. If i got some kind of adapter would this work???

The lead that i got Serial RS232 9 pin Male to Female.

is this the rite lead if im wanting to flash my dbox????

Wrong lead, that is the null modem cable you got and it should go into the com port that is usually only seen on desktop pcs. You need the crossover cat5 lan cable for most laptops.

I did wonder if starviews can be updated on a normal laptop. Dunno if a convertor is available but I expect it would go into the ethernet socket. The one that it looks like it would fit in is for hooking a monitor up to your laptop so I very much doubt it would take an adaptor.

Somebody might have a cat5 that they want to swop with you. with a standalone PC using the null cable it is faster to flash.
Aidanq
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12. July 2007 @ 05:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks ruprect,

I have a xcross over cable but the process doesnt want to work. I was informed that I needed a null cable to help this process. The network is up and runing with the xcross over but when flashing the image over it never seems to work! It always fails. I have read all dummy guides and other related papers with no luck at all! Im banging my head off every wall here! lol.
It doesnt help when the box was sent to me without any image installed, so everthing is in german with no option to change the setings to english.
mgb17
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12. July 2007 @ 07:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
A cable with male and female connector is normally a standard 1:1 wired serial cable and not a nullmodem cable.
Upload the new image to /tmp at the box via ftp and use the menue options for flashing.
glic83
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13. July 2007 @ 05:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
anyone out there with blade 2 on their dbox2,did ye have to delete nagarom10 and 11 or just have rom7 enabled?
Ziggy45
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13. July 2007 @ 11:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi folks,

i have been reading the forum looking for info on a nokia dbox2 as i am looking to buy one shortly.

However, i am new to this Dbox thing and am looking for some advice.

I have seen a dbox2 on ebay for about 190 euro, i think thats a decent price?
also it is advertised as having - "The newest Neutrino Linux Sportster Software 1.10 from 28/2/2007 is installed!".

does this mean that it will basicly be a plug and play job - as in connect it up scan for channels and thats it??

any advice would be much apreciated,

Cheers

Ziggy45
glic83
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13. July 2007 @ 11:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you should b able to get them delivered for ?150 - ?170,where bout are you
Shieldzer
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13. July 2007 @ 11:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can anyone help? Is it possible to get software so I can unlock all the channels available on the DBox on my PC?
ALOALO
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13. July 2007 @ 13:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hello what is a Dbox? i`m lookin for info on starview
ALOALO
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13. July 2007 @ 14:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it begs the question but what is a Dbox2?I`m lost in cyberspace
Shieldzer
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13. July 2007 @ 14:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its a box that gets subscription channels for free when you have a basic cable service in your home. Starview is just the most popular make at the moment
ALOALO
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13. July 2007 @ 14:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thank you
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13. July 2007 @ 15:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've tried Commando 8.2 and Sportster 1.08 but getting frozen channels and "error not found" on a lot of channels. Some channels are in b&w.

Does anyone have links to other 2x images for a Nokia DBox2. I read a few pages back that some people had success with the Blade Image, anybody have this one? If so, please post a link or pm me to email.

On the Sportster image I changed image by doing the following:
Dbox key/Service/Software Update/Expert Mode/Write Single Partition.
However, I don't get the Software Update option on the Commando image. I get 'image upgrade/backup' and when I press that I get 'backup one partition' and 'flash one partition'

thanks
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