HI Guys
i have bricked or should i say a fellow that was trying to install a patch on it bricked it but thats a touchy subject as i have to try and fix it , anyway i have a 250 Ariva and downloaded the latest firmware from the Ferguson website V1.26B3 and the EROM UPGRADE TOOL 2.0.1 2009-12-09 .
I also got a Null Modem Cable RS232 . went through the procedure as explained here in another post .http://linuxsat-support.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21992&d=1392222869 .
set my port : to COM 1 , BIT RATE : 115200 , PARITY : EVEN , OPERATE MODE : UPGRADE and i ticked INCLUDE BOOTLOADER....I then browsed for the ferguson firmware file V1.26B3 abs file which was approx 8mb in size and then hit next ( bye the way my stb was switched off at this stage while entering the information into the erom tool ) after hitting next i turned on the box and got a message " synchronising STBs Done
please reset target
set stb memory error
click Back to try again
when i click back and then next without changing any of the settings and leaving the box on i get a message
synchronising STBs
please reset target
the box stays on this setting with nothing happening
if i hit the cancel button at the bottom of the screen it says
Downloading....are you sure you want to cancel
but still nothing happens , nothing downloads , even if i left it there till christmas...
i read on another post to switch the box off and on again to start the flash process but i end up back at the message
synchronising STBs Done
please reset target
set stb memory error
click Back to try again
i am going around in circles and getting dizzy but achieving nothing so any advice would be appreciated
.....i know the description of what is happening is long winded but i imagine it might also be of help to others who are trying to sort the " ASH "problem out on their respective boxes....so any ideas what i am doing wrong ?...thanks in advance..