The reset positions does not seem to work with Enigma2 receivers on some motors. It works with receivers like TM 5402/1000. Nobody's looked at it as not easy to get into a failure state.
I got lost in the multi-quote posts and don't really know what problem is at the moment. Some of the general rules of fault finding are:
1. Do one thing at a time to avoid complications
2. Make backups before you try things
3. Look at last thing that changed before problem occurred.
4. Answer questions asked by knowledgable/experienced people and do not cloud issue with other details
As I understand it, the last thing that changed to cause the problem was the satellites.xml. I would flash a new image and start again without restoring previous settings. If the motor has been touched, then we are at at two variables.
One other question. Which motor controls system is in use? USALS (where you just enter co-ordinates) or Diseqc (where positions one by one)?