Flashing 500 HD with broken ethernet port.

  • Hi all.
    Been looking trough this part of the forum for answer, but no luck.


    I have a DM 500 HD with a broken ethernet port. I can not get IP.
    It has an old Peter Pan image on it.
    I would like to reflash it with newer image.


    Have to use DreamUp. But there are problems.
    Have installed proper drivers.


    It end up in "calculating checksum" Been waiting for hours, but nothing happening.
    Have tried different computers. Win 8, Win 7 and Win XP. Same result on all.


    I am using standard settings in port settings and so on. Is it a way to tweak theese settings?
    Or anything else I could try.


    Have checked the box with pictures of genuine boxes and clones. In my opinion this is genuine.

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • Whats your dreamupversion? Have you test a older version and disable network?
    why do you think your lan is broken?

  • I am using V 1.3.3.9 from dream-multimedia.de


    Have tried auto configuration on network.
    LAN Adapter and DHCP check ok. Local network, IP-address and Nameserver is failing.
    Have tried several different settings.
    My 800 HD SE works fine on my network.


    Have found various older versions while searching, but same result.


    I am using DreamUp with network disabled.

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • Cam a bit further, but got a new error.


    "14:13:54 box type: DM500HD
    14:14:07 Calculating checksum...
    14:14:08 Got wrong response from box: HTTP/1.0 400 Bad Request
    Content-Type: text/plain
    Server: secondstage/84
    Cache-Control: no-cache
    Connection: close


    lcd: *** SERIAL MODE ***"


    This was when I tried uploading DMM image.
    Bootloader on the box is SSL 80.

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • Forgot to mention.
    In meantime i found 1.3.3.11 from dreamboxupdate. Same result here.


    Should i try the option fix bad sectors? It says I only should if support here says so.

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • You can enable bad sectors in option by dreamup

  • Have tried enable recover bad sectors, but same result as before.


    Most of the time it stops on calculating checksum.
    Now and then I got the error pasted in post #4


    So I am still stuck.

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • If you are referring to the box, it has only power and the USB-cable in the service port connected.


    Network does not work, therefor not connected.
    There are no USB connectors on a standard 500 HD.
    Onlye external sSata connector, also not connected.

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • I also have googled this problem, it seems I am not alone experiencing this.


    But no solution. :frowning_face:

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • When you enable lan in dreamup, before set ip ect and connect!
    open webbrowser and connect ip (dreamup) with ms explorer opera or firefox portable!
    when you open flash, open automatic webif from 500hd?


    i have no problems wit dreamboxes with ssl from 600 to 8000!
    whats your router use you?

  • Does this mean you want me to connect 500 to my router?
    I cannot see what good this wil do, since it will not get IP from the router.



    Otherwise your post was a bit confusing.


    Ob du einfach schreiben, kannst du Deutch schreiben. Ich verstehe besser als ich schreibe. :winking_face:

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • Hoffe das du es verstehst, du kusst die box mit lan verbinden bzw den router und usb!
    Lauft die software auf der box nicht mehr?
    flashen über das webif funktioniert nicht! Wird nichts auf den tv angezeigt? Keine ip, subnet, macadresse, version ect? Wenn nicht kann man diese per dreamenum auslesen!
    was passiert wenn du die box ausgeschaltet hast und mit langen druck auf power (5sek) die box startet, wird am tv was angezeit oder mit dreamenum oder im router oder netscan?

  • I connected the box to my router by LAN-cable.
    Startet the box in bootloader mode.


    On my TV it says as follows:
    --------------------------------------------
    Product: DM500 HD
    Bootloader Version: Build #80, built 20101014
    MAC Address: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (scrambled by me)
    Network Type: dhcp
    IP Address: 0.0.0.0
    Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0
    Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
    Link: FAIL
    Mode:
    ------------------


    Tried downloading DreamEnum, but it could not find my box.


    I am running an old version of PeterPan, Norvegian developed image.
    I am trying to get it to run a newer image. Also since ethernetport does not work, I have to get a USB PCB for it.
    http://sundtek.com/shop/Digita…oxid/DM500HD-USB-PCB.html
    This way i can run memory expander, WLAN by USB and so on.


    If i dont get to flash it by serviceport, this is like a paperweight. :winking_face:

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • Wenn du die Einstellungen mit dreamup und lan machst, wird die eingestellte ip in der box übernommen? Wird die im router angezeigt oder ist zu erreichen im webbrowser?
    du musst aber erst den aktuellen ssl flashen in version #84!
    bist du wirklich sicher das du eine originale hast?
    alles usb sticks entfernt?

  • I can set the box IP to whatever I want. It is not registeredby my router, nor in browser.


    Only diference is when I connect without LAN it says "box is in serial HTTP mode"
    When I connect with LAN it says "box is in networked HTTP mode"
    Same result when trying to flash tough.


    I am trying to flash SSL 84 first.

    - oddvarr - Peter Pan Team -

  • Was für ein Betriebssystem nutzt du?
    welchen router?
    Lan kabel getestet, funktioniert das an der 800er?
    Firewall oder Virenscanner?


    Mach das ja schon paar jahre und habe fast jede box von dmm gehabt, aber noch keine probleme mit lan ausser bei der 500s, dor hab ich die widerstände ersetzt, gleiches problem wie bei der 600 und 7020!
    aber grossartig bei der 500hd kenn ich das nicht, wie leuchtet denn die lan-led?


    kannst du bitte einmal ein bild von der box bzw. Platine machen, bist du wirklich sicher das diese original ist?
    notfalls auch einmal ein log mit z.b putty

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