Posts by el tel

Dear Turner,

Many,many thanks for your wonderfully explicit and interesting - even uplifting - appraisal of events.
I have gone straight to this keyboard to thank you and straight after the Russia-Poland game,I am going to start again.Those of us who have been in this situation for more than a few days,know how devastating it can be and how painful it becomes to fail one more time. But success is built on failure ( I just made that up ).
If I have even a glimmer of success, I intend to nominate you for the Turner Prize

El Tel

OK
It looks as though I am on my own.
Wish me luck

El Tel

Sometimes you have to show absolute determination to keep trying different ways to breathe new life into a dead box of chips.
And then you have to show the patience to do it all over again.
And again.
But when the suggestions run out, what is the next stage.?? My box is a couple of weeks old and has not even been set up fully. Does it go in the bin? Do I post it to Hong Kong.?? What is the next move.???

El Tel

Dear Ten
It is very reassuring to have the top man on the job but I hope that this time I haven't blown it.
Needless to say,when I am trying various programmes,I try all different ways eg: power ON....power OFF, network ON....network OFF.
I HAVE been using the patched version of Dreamup
1) With NO Power..Connect..Connection prepared,now switch on the dreambox!....Power-on..Box type DM800..Connection prepared,now switch on the dreambox!......
2)With Power ON........Connect.....Connection prepared,now switch on the dreambox!

I have tried the magic enforcer which does activate the FLASH command but it is looking for a .img and not a .nfi so declares File too big (spelling corrected).
And I try again and again, and then Optiflasher and so on.
I have the lid off at the moment and I am not frightened of trying anything. I have a brand new CAS3/Diablo wi-fi in a box that I do not know how to use,but I am praying that we can resolve this.

El Tel

The only reason why software is failing to help me, is because apart from an error message on my miniscreen, my DM800 is just a box of chips....there is no 'system' that can respond to signals.
If it went to a repair shop....what could they do???
If it can be reprogrammed with a 20 pin connection, can I not do that with a Duolabs CAS3 interface which I have new and unused in a box.??

I think I need help.

El Tel

I am beginning to feel frustration and desperation.
I have tried every programme going ,but the DM800 is just not fully switched on and all I get are meaningless responses...eg:power on when it is already on......Wrong boot response when I interrupt power, and so on and so on.
I opened the box,took out the white sim with the Dream logo 2.01 and put it back. on bootup the error changed to -> error ! with no mention of NO CA FOUND.
A small detail that I suspect changes nothing.
So I have a black box just staring at me and I am staring back at it.
I am wondering if I am beyond help.??

El Tel

Ah Well,

I have thoroughly investigated my router situation,and the bottom line is......even with rj45 plugged into port#1 the dm800 is non-existent on my router panel. I am convinced that the flash corruption has ended i/o communication so now the serial null modem is the box's only connection with the outside world.
Next I chased up the latest optiflasher 109b which has many more features and requires a donation/registration/product key. Just 2 days ago when my box was on STOP,optiflasher 103 sorted me out in no time. But now the box shows 'NO CA FOUND', and the new optiflasher with its 'no ca' feature insists on me returning to 'STOP'screen - which it will NOT do. I haven't finished with it yet though. I am going back to it now and selecting 'serial cable only' option. and then run through the options.

Thank God I still have my s*y+ box for the footie this afternoon and the Canadian GP. Come on Ireland.....Venga Espana !!!

El Tel

Idi
Just keep following these posts and we will get there

El Tel

Kegsie,
Thanx for your help. I have tried NCF sim2 v2.1......all I get on power-up is 'wrong boot response'
When things work,it is amazing. When they don't it is depressing.
But I will keep trying.........Everything.

El Tel

Morning Caz
ok I shall have a go this way. I have just received a message from router saying AVAHI network disabled,but it was too quick for me to read. Avahi is recognition software -me parece.
I will let you know how I get on
El Tel

Many thanx Caz

The problem is that the dm800 does not show. The search reveals my wired router and two wi-fi devices (Ps3 and laptop).
NoDM....the socket interface is dead.
I just need to get a little bit of flash in there somehow and bring it all back to life.....
And yes,in the morning I will start reading posts. It's the only way.

Spain v Italy tomorrow at 5.00pm Should be a good game.

El Tel

I know this is not new, but I have tried so many things that I need to start anew.
My miniscreen is locked on erro1:NO CA FOUND. No matter what I do with the power switch,on...off...Keep pressed....whatever...shutdown...I ONLY get that screen.In minute font it also tells me to visit www.dm.7020.com (this is a clone after all).
I am connected to the router(J45) and I have a null modem connection to COM1 (rs232) on my PC

I have tried the clone patch version of dreamup,with the little magic enforcer.
I have tried to connect to Dreambox Control Centre, but socket error prevents access.
I have put Optiflash to the test,versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.8 but got nowhere. Then up pops 1.0.9b pro which requires a donation. I slipped Yasser 5 Euros and currently still have no registration key.
I have run through NCF with not a glimmer of success.

Now,at 23.00 hours, I am tired and ready to sleep on it. (Watching Germany play always does that to me).

I am thinking that tomorrow I will begin again with/without the various connections, but I am stabbing in the dark.
At least I know what caused it.....I tried to flash an incompatible image.

Anyway,if there is anyone who likes a challenge,and who loves fellow man,..........Help.

El Tel

Champagne all round !!!!
I am back in the game.
I would like to say a BIG thankyou to all, but especially to Ten Below for sticking with me.
And the biggest thanx to Optiflasher.As we all know,not Everything works for Everyone......but boy this worked like a Dream (if you all pardon the pun).

I'm a happy man, and now I can return to my other problemas.
El Tel

I have been trying further with Dreamup patch.
The enforcer allows me to choose a nfi, dreamup starts to calculate checksum....and then......'waiting for ok from box before upload'
But as we know the box is on STOP, so there is more chance of being struck by lightning TWICE.

El Tel

Quote from Ten Below

I used to own the same model & this one always worked for me, you will need a proper null modem cable though.

[h=1]DreamUP Patched dm800 clone ( fix no ca error)[/h]

Ten, I got this last night as well.
The box does not want to start,and nothing seems to help.
I have tried dreamup patch with enforcer (file too big)
I cannot get in with DCC because there is a Send Socket error,shutting the outside world out.

Philosophically, a little bit of Flash Memory has reduced me from Important to Impotent.

Unashamedly on my knees.

El Tel

Thanx Ten
I spotted that last night and had a go.
It did something,because for a while my miniscreen changed from ***STOP*** and went to 'serial mode' 192.168.1.77 (this is neither the address of my Dream nor my computer,so I guess it goes with the fault.)
Anyway,I am going to give it another go right now because I am back on STOP so let's see if I can wiggle it.
I will report back soon.
El Tel

PS: my sim is 2.01 and someone somewhere said 'take it out and put it back'....but I haven't taken to the screwdriver YET.

Well I have slept on it, and whilst I do not have a solution, I think I know what I have done wrong. And surely that must be the next best thing.
It's all about Null Modem.
I was preparing to flash a new image and in the good old 'belt and braces' mode,network was hooked directly to Router (and router - directly to computer),and I made a RS232 serial connection BUT it was not null modem.It was a direct serial link......Linux code one end......Microsoft code the other.
I think this is why the machine did not want to boot.It has protected itself.....which gives me hope.
But what to do now??
I have tried Dreamup....No Joy.
I have tried Dreambox Control Centre....socket error prevents access.
If my Mum was alive, she would know what to do...................Joking!!

Help or Ideas Please.

El Tel

Thanks Override

I knew the ip anyway,but it only gets me to webcontrol.
No help I'm afraid.
El Tel

Terrific override,
How do you install a new image when the box is stuck on STOP ??
Dreamup won't do it
But I will try anything (once).

Cheers El Tel

By the way, I am back with ***STOP***

Help.
My Dreambox 800 will not boot. it is going straight to the STOP screen and hanging.
All I have tried is switching on and off etc

What a life.

Just to update, the mini screen now says serial mode with a new ip address.
I am going to have a fiddle about and see what happens.

Please feel free to help or 'I told you so' or something.