Vu+ duo IR receiver problem?

This is weird -so any suggestions gratefully received.

My remote is working fine - new batteries etc but once a channel is selected following boot up the box no longer responds to commands from the remote?

I've done a factory reset and tried other images (now reverted to Blackhole) but always the same problem. If I don't select a channel and use remote to make menu commands then doesn't seem to be a problem, but immediately I choose a channel, the remote is useless. (I can still control the box using iDreamx on my Mac, but this isn't very satisfactory!)

Any ideas?

Ta!

Thanks Mutz - but no USB stick inserted

I now can't re-flash the box, it's stuck on 'starting' and won't respond to USB inserted in either front or back port. I'm now at a total loss as to what to try? Any suggestions please?
Ta

Thanks Sandman - I've lost track of which image I last tried to flash with - maybe it was BH 1.6.7? My previous (successful) version of BH was installed several months ago and was 1.4 or somesuch.
I now can't reflash using USB - it just doesn't respond.
Good luck

Thanks Cazuela - but I can't use USB flash, the box doesn't seem to recognise it?

I WAS able to access using IDreamX ( a mac version of DCC), but to do so I need the IP address of the box and this varies each time it's rebooted. Do you know if there is a way to identify the IP address directly via DCC - web browser i.e. without access to Network configuration on the Settings menu?

Thanks Sandman - just tried ping lite - no joy there.

Also tried Terminal as suggested and got back "ping: cannot resolve bm750.local: Unknown host" , so it looks like the box isn't responding?

I've just borrowed my son's pc with a view to try and use something called Vu Util via serial cable....but cant find my cable!

He also lent me a 3rd USB stick which I've just tried to flash with latest original vu+ image...and it seems to be working - well at least I got the VU+ logo on-screen, but then seemed to get stuck in a 'loading' loop, so am re-flashing again as I type, will keep you posted!

Latest update, some god news and some bad!

Original VU+ image got stuck 2nd time in 'loading' loop, so then flashed BH 1.6.6 but this just gave black screen? Next reverted to flash my 'original' BH image - and this now works (1.6.5), HOWEVER my initial problem is still there i.e. once a channel is selected my remote no longer works to change channel and select menu etc and I have to revert to using IDreamX to do same?
Back to square 1!

So why does box resist BH 1.6.6, latest VU+ original and other images? It seems like there's a gremlin in the box which needs purging - will Vu Util do this for me, i.e. return my box to a virgin state so that I can install latest images and my remote works once more???

Any ideas anyone?

Ta

Thanks Cazuela

Ref elpicko: How to : Reprogram Vu+ Remote Control - doesn't seem to work for me, but my Vu+Duo was from one of the first batches to come to the UK and I think the RC is / was programmed for Duo

Re "BH go to menu- plugins-plugin browser-remote controlcode-" - I now have BH1.6.6 loaded via USB and can't see this plug-in?

Here is a screen shot of my box at this moment - it's stuck on this screen, but I can change the channel within the screen using IDreamX - but using my RC has no effect - still wondering what to do?
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