preference of image in based upon a persons opinion - after using various images forDM500, DM800, Vu Duo etc I finally found the OpenATV image to be very stable.

The OpenATV image I have is the most recent 6.1 with the latets updates to it.

when I ordered box I was asked which image I want, and as I prefer OpenATV therefore I requested that image.

thank you.. as you said, it was a timing issue after several attempts. I managed to get it recovery mode and flashed imaged.

any way to flash the official image to the box

Why can I not enter the recovery mode by pressing the standby button on front. As I assume this would not go as far as loading the image but go into some recovery partition of the box.

I purchased 2 x DM520HD both has OpenATV 6.1 installed. I configured the image with plugins etc and created a backup using Dbackup to USB - the file created was

openATV-dm520-exp-2017-12-30-21-10.tar.gz

Using DBackup again I flashed the above image to my other DM520HD and when it restarted it got stuck on the red light on front.

I have tried to go into recovery mode by holding the standby button down but nothing helps

HELP = what can I do next, can I use the mini USB port on back to recover my box.