Flashing a DM600-PVR without null modem cable

[ianmac]

Is there a way that I can flash my DM600-PVR without using a null modem cable?
Via the Dreams hard drive or something, or like I can with my Dbox2 by Ftp the image into the box's temp directory.

I cannot believe that I have got 3 Pc's & 3 laptops, but not one of them has got a bl**dy serial port.

I went & got a (Usb to serial) from Maplin & found out that the serial end of it was a female socket (not male) + also reading the other threads on here about the usb/serial leads, it seems there's a lot of problems with the drivers to make it work.

Any other suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks
Ian

[Saltire]

Is there a way that I can flash my DM600-PVR without using a null modem cable?
Via the Dreams hard drive or something, or like I can with my Dbox2 by Ftp the image into the box's temp directory.

I cannot believe that I have got 3 Pc's & 3 laptops, but not one of them has got a bl**dy serial port.

I went & got a (Usb to serial) from Maplin & found out that the serial end of it was a female socket (not male) + also reading the other threads on here about the usb/serial leads, it seems there's a lot of problems with the drivers to make it work.

Any other suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks
Ian

mate, i had same problem as you, i had several of them stupid serial to usb converters and none worked for me, i hear they work better on windows xp though, might be true.

in the end i just bought an old shiot second hand lappy for a few quid and it had a serial port, and thats what i use now, it has xp on it, sorry i couldnt help more,

[smirnoff_rules]

it u connect to the internet ( router ) and u have vista it will show in networks and u can open up the files and add an image into tmp and or backup and rename to root.cramfs.img and go into update image and click on manully on the dreambox and it will install that image ,, if l remember right

[ianmac]

mate, i had same problem as you, i had several of them stupid serial to usb converters and none worked for me, i hear they work better on windows xp though, might be true.

in the end i just bought an old shiot second hand lappy for a few quid and it had a serial port, and thats what i use now, it has xp on it, sorry i couldnt help more,

Thanks for the quick reply Thomson. (in under mins) lol

But sadly not what I wanted to know :-(

When I dug out my old 8 yr old laptop out the loft, I was hoping that it had a serial: but no..
Oh well back to the drawing board...

Ian

[ianmac]

it u connect to the internet ( router ) and u have vista it will show in networks and u can open up the files and add an image into tmp and or backup and rename to root.cramfs.img and go into update image and click on manully on the dreambox and it will install that image ,, if l remember right

Hi Smirnoff

Sorry crosspost.

I did ftp the image to the temp & thought there would be a way to flash it from there, but could not see 1.

You mean just rename the .nfi to img?

[smirnoff_rules]

Hi Smirnoff

Sorry crosspost.

I did ftp the image to the temp & thought there would be a way to flash it from there, but could not see 1.

You mean just rename the .nfi to img?

lm sure its image m8

[Curious123]

What about usin g the telnet option?

1. In the telnet window, type the following, pressing <return> at the end of each line.

mount /boot -o remount,rw
rm /boot/*
reboot

2. You should now get a message saying that the Dreambox is rebooting.

3. Wait a few seconds and then run Explorer (Firefox or whatever) and enter the ip address of the Dreambox in the address bar.

4. On the screen that appears, choose the 'Upgrade firmware' option, find the .nfi file and click the 'Flash' button.

5. Once the progress bar reaches 100%, reboot the box

Done

[smirnoff_rules]

my harddrive back was this m8
http://rapidshare.com/files/120358838/backup_image.600.fix_20080413.rarbut in temp im sure this img

[ianmac]

lm sure its image m8

Did not see any .img images for the DM600, only .nfi.

I am trying to flash with this: "pli-jade3-dm600pvr-20090627-6494.nfi".

Will have another look 2morow for a .img..

Thanks
Ian

[smirnoff_rules]

Did not see any .img images for the DM600, only .nfi.

I am trying to flash with this: "pli-jade3-dm600pvr-20090627-6494.nfi".

Will have another look 2morow for a .img..

Thanks
Ian

just rename the file m8

[ianmac]

What about usin g the telnet option?

1. In the telnet window, type the following, pressing <return> at the end of each line.

mount /boot -o remount,rw
rm /boot/*
reboot

2. You should now get a message saying that the Dreambox is rebooting.

3. Wait a few seconds and then run Explorer (Firefox or whatever) and enter the ip address of the Dreambox in the address bar.

4. On the screen that appears, choose the 'Upgrade firmware' option, find the .nfi file and click the 'Flash' button.

5. Once the progress bar reaches 100%, reboot the box

Done

Thank Curious.
That looks a good way, can I use "Dreambox Control Center v2.95" and the telnet in there?

Thanks
Ian

[Curious123]

Thank Curious.
That looks a good way, can I use "Dreambox Control Center v2.95" and the telnet in there?

Thanks
Ian

I have never used DCC but I assume you could use DCC, I prefer to use the windows telnet.

[ianmac]

just rename the file m8

Got that file thanks Smirnoff..

[smirnoff_rules]

Got that file thanks Smirnoff..

thats mr dudes image and the most stable one l have ever used m8

[ianmac]

I have never used DCC but I assume you could use DCC, I prefer to use the windows telnet.

Have not used telnet since the old Dos days, lol
would not know how to now, could not even see the program in my windows 7,
or is it through the windows command prompt?

But I did it see in the DCC program.

[Curious123]

Have not used telnet since the old Dos days, lol
would not know how to now, could not even see the program in my windows 7,
or is it through the windows command prompt?

But I did it see in the DCC program.

In Windows 7 you need to enable it i.e;

Control Panel > Programs > Turn Programs on or off > Telnet > tick.

Start > Run > telnet 192.168.x.xxx where x=ip address of your box.

[ianmac]

Have got 2 good options now.. :-)

Thanks for the great help guys.
Can't wait to give them a go 2morrow.

Let you know hoe I get on. (Fingers crossed)

Ian

[ianmac]

In Windows 7 you need to enable it i.e;

Control Panel > Programs > Turn Programs on or off > Telnet > tick.

Start > Run > telnet 192.168.x.xxx where x=ip address of your box.

That sound easy, I can see the program, do I put the tick in the (Telnet cient or Telnet Server)?

I think it's the server...

[ianmac]

thats mr dudes image and the most stable one l have ever used m8

That Mr Dudes image is still a .nfi & not a .img.

[smirnoff_rules]

That Mr Dudes image is still a .nfi & not a .img.

that was from my harddrive backup but if u load from temp it has to be renamed to root.cramfs.img,, its been a year or two m8 , l think lm right tho lol

[Curious123]

that was from my harddrive backup but if u load from temp it has to be renamed to root.cramfs.img,, its been a year or two m8 , l think lm right tho lol

I might be wrong but I didn't think you could convert a .img file to .nfi file or vice versa for a dm600.

[smirnoff_rules]

I might be wrong but I didn't think you could convert a .img file to .nfi file for a dm600.

when doing a manual update it looks for a img , l just rename and it finds it

[ianmac]

that was from my harddrive backup but if u load from temp it has to be renamed to root.cramfs.img,, its been a year or two m8 , l think lm right tho lol

Ok, will have a look @ that option,
be good as a .img coz in the DCC program there is an (update flash-image) section & the only images it will take are (.img + .bin), not the .nfi.

But I must admit I am a bit worried about tricking the box with a renamed image.:hmmmm:

[smirnoff_rules]

Ok, will have a look @ that option,
be good as a .img coz in the DCC program there is an (update flash-image) section & the only images it will take are (.img + .bin), not the .nfi.

But I must admit I am a bit worried about tricking the box with a renamed image.:hmmmm:

dont be a tart lol

[ianmac]

when doing a manual update it looks for a img , l just rename and it finds it

I don't remember seeing manual update in the menu, but then again I have only been playing around with it 2day.

Completly different from my Dbox2.. lol

[ianmac]

dont be a tart lol

Ha! Ha! Ha!

[smirnoff_rules]

I don't remember seeing manual update in the menu, but then again I have only been playing around with it 2day.

Completly different from my Dbox2.. lol

lm sure u go to download update and then under that is manual update ,, l know for a fact is on the 500 . lm sure it was on my 600 too , watchin a film at the minute and the wife will kill me so cant double check

[ianmac]

Anyway Thanks again guys,

@ least I gotta few options now without the null modem cable, gonna sleep on it now & cannot wait to try it out again 2morrow.

Or should I say that I will prob have a few nightmares.. :goodnight: :sheep: :beheaded:

[ianmac]

lm sure u go to download update and then under that is manual update ,, l know for a fact is on the 500 . lm sure it was on my 600 too , watchin a film at the minute and the wife will kill me so cant double check

& they say men can't multitask.. lol

Night m8 :-)

[ianmac]

lm sure u go to download update and then under that is manual update ,, l know for a fact is on the 500 . lm sure it was on my 600 too , watchin a film at the minute and the wife will kill me so cant double check

Hi smirnoff been trying your method but can't seemto find a way round it in the Dream menu ;-(

Menu for (Setup):
1. service organising = bouquet
2. service searching = sat searching
3. system settings = time, a/v settings, keyboard settings, osd settings + lang
4. parental lock = parental lock
5. expert setup = communication, ngrab, remote control, factory reset, + a few (tick options) for zapping history & teletext caching ect.
6. timeshift = activation of timeshift.
7. blue-panel = start restart cam, enable auto-cam, camd setup, addons: (downloaded from gemini server), extras setup: automount, calender, alarm clock, epg setup, swap file, password, file browser, created backup + restore backup.

The only one that comes close, is (created + restore backup),
so in the restore backup I directed it to the /temp, but it did not see the .img image that was in there.
So went to the (created backup) & in there were some (tick boxes) for enigma + gemini settings, satelites.xml, adons + plugins/skins & chosen directory /temp, also the name of the backup file is (Gemini_backup.sh).

[ianmac]

Not sure if you will suggest to rename the image to (Gemini_backup.sh), but thought all extentions had to be . + 3 letters..

[ianmac]

What about usin g the telnet option?

1. In the telnet window, type the following, pressing <return> at the end of each line.

mount /boot -o remount,rw
rm /boot/*
reboot

2. You should now get a message saying that the Dreambox is rebooting.

3. Wait a few seconds and then run Explorer (Firefox or whatever) and enter the ip address of the Dreambox in the address bar.

4. On the screen that appears, choose the 'Upgrade firmware' option, find the .nfi file and click the 'Flash' button.

5. Once the progress bar reaches 100%, reboot the box

Done

Hi Curious

Did your method with the telnet, the box turned itself off, the (red & green lights) were flashing like it was sending out (morse code) or something,
opened up explorer & typed in the Dreambox ip, but only got the message "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage",
tried a few times, then opened up telnet again but it could not connect either, the only way I could reboot the box was to unplug the power & plug it back in again, as the remote would not respond, nor would the button on the Dreambox (even tried holding the button down).

Now the Dreambox will not boot up, & every time I plug it in, it just goes to the (morse code) red & green flashing lights. :-(

Here are it's last dying words, :bawling:

"root@dm600pvr:~> mount /boot -o remount,rw
root@dm600pvr:~> rm /boot/*
root@dm600pvr:~> reboot

Broadcast message from root (pts/0) (Mon Oct 19 12:39:31 2009):

The system is going down for reboot NOW!
root@dm600pvr:~>"

Any ideas m8

[Curious123]

I am assuming that you were using a fixed ip address on your dm600 so this ip address will change once you kill the bootloader. You will need to go into your router check the 'new' ip address of your dm600. Continue with step 3. from this point onwards.

[ianmac]

I am assuming that you were using a fixed ip address on your dm600 so this ip address will change once you kill the bootloader. You will need to go into your router check the 'new' ip address of your dm600. Continue with step 3. from this point onwards.

Ok thanx Curious,

checked the router and found it on 192.168.1.100,
logged into it with my browser & got it to flash.. :beer:

:party::party:

Top man, now got the Jade image on there & now scanning for services.

Thank you very very much...

:party::party:

[ianmac]

I just want to thank everyone for all the great help in getting my Dreambox flashed without a null modem cable.

Definitely could not have done it without you..

All the best
Ian