Issues flashing DM800

    Dear All,


    I have received my brand new DM800 yesterday.
    I have immediately unpacked it and tried to flash it with an other firmware ([Moderator] Image is in violation of the Boardrules [/Moderator] with Barry Allen).
    I wanted to test the different firmware available ([Moderator] Image is in violation of the Boardrules [/Moderator]) but as far as I now Pureflash is the only one that allows multiboot.


    I followed step by step the guide : Flash your DM800 - The Easy way
    For information, I have a DHCP server at home and reserved a specific IP adress for the DM800 using its MAC adress.


    Everything works smoothly until I press the 'Flash' button
    When I press the Flash button, the .nfi-file doesn't seems to be uploaded.
    Furthermore the DM800 is frozen. I can't ping it anymore and power button have no effect.
    I have to unplug/plug the power supply to get the DM800 working again.


    Since I don't have a RS232 cable, I m not able to flash through the serial port.


    Could you give me some information/advice about this issue and how I can resolve it?


    Kind Regards.

    Einmal editiert, zuletzt von floh ()

    Maybe you could try (after the dreambox got its ip over dhcp) to connect the dreambox and your pc directly with a crossover lan cable. Had the same problem with one of my switches - but direct connection always worked for me.

    or have a look if your notebook ethernet adpater supports auto mdix. Just try if its able to connect with a normal patch cable.

    I have tried to connect my laptop directly to the DM800 with crossed ethernet cable.


    I followed the guide and once again my DM800 has frozen.


    However I have plugged a 60GB SATA hard drive, I've noticed, using the tools Dreambox Control Center, there was only 28MB available among 60MB.
    The nfi_file itself is bigger than 40MB.


    I think it is the cause of the problem I have.


    Is there a way to work around this by somehow enabling the HD during the flash process?

    I have found out this issue might be caused by the bootloader.


    I have tried to update with the latest version (dreambox-secondstage_72-r0_dm800.ipk)


    I have uploaded the package to my DM800.
    I have opened a telnet connection and executed the following commands


    Through a telnet connection, I have executed the following :
    cd /
    ipkg install /tmp/dreambox-secondstage_72-r0_dm800.ipk


    I had the following error message:
    ***raw flash write tool. Don't have bad sectors or it won't work.
    ***uncompressing.../proc/stb/info/model doesn't exist...abort flashing!


    I have checked my DM800 and it seems to be a geniune version (mac address, security hologram, screws, etc.)