DM500HD Ferrari sim possibly bricked.

**davidom2513** · 7th July, 2013, 01:24 PM

I bought a new esata hard drive for use with my DM500HD. However it wasn't working at all with my Merlin 3 image. So I decided to flash a different image. I searched for 'DM500HD ferrari sim images' and downloaded one called Nemesis2-6-dm500-SVN-190r0-ramiMAHER

So I flashed that using the browser method, however the box didn't boot, green light stays on, and it wont let me flash using the browser method again. So I came across a guide on how to recover over the network using Dreamup and a mini usb cable connected.

So I followed this guide using Dreamup V1.3.3.7 as thats the only one that would get pass 'Waiting for acknowledgment'.

I tried using the IP address of the dreambox the last time I flashed it which was the next ip up from my pc ip address. But it seems now that no matter what ip address I put in for the dreambox, dreamup runs 'uploading flashloader' and then 'initiating HTTP mode'. It then allows me to press flash and choose an image to flash but it then displays 'calculating checksum' and gets stuck there. I've also tried logging into the box via the browser once HTTP mode is initiated but the browser times out.

I ran a command to check what devices were connected to my computer but I don't see the dreambox IP anywhere, and I've tried pinging various addresses to find the box with no luck. Picture attached of the command prompt.
network.jpg

How can I find the IP address of the box? Or does it even have one?

Has anyone got any ideas or can help me out in any way, it would be very much appreciated as I'm really stuck and don't know what else to do

If I can't fix it, I will have to send it away for repair, anybody know any repair services in Ireland/UK

**benny/9** · 7th July, 2013, 02:31 PM

with a clone dreambox you need a patched dreamup loader panel and you leave the box switched off at the rear switch until you click connect and the loader says turn the dreambox on,it will then upload from the dm500hd and then go into http mode now you can send a new image to the box using the panel. and the box should clear.
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i have also just checked on the image you flashed
and it looks like you have flashed a sim 2.10 image
so you could need to loaded the 84 bootloader file
before a new image

**davidom2513** · 7th July, 2013, 04:56 PM

Thanks a lot for the reply benny/9.

I have been using a special version of dreamup for ferrari sims that I found recommeded on another forum, so I believe that it must be a patched version, and I have been following all of the steps that you listed in the first half of your post above, but it always uploaded the flash loader and initialised the HTTP fine but then got stuck on 'calculating checksum' when I tried to flash.

I used wireshark to capture traffic on my ethernet port as I plugged in the dreambox, and discovered that it was using the ip address 0.0.0.0, which I thought was very strange. To my surprise, when I tried using dreamup again using that ip, it began uploading the image file to the box. However after it flashed it, this error popped up: "error 010 INVALID IMAGE (OR OLD VERSION) box is now not Usable"

How would I go about loading the 84 bootloader file, is that done with dreamup? Presuming that my dreambox is still fixable that is.

Also could you recommend an image / bootloader combination that will definitely work, as I don't want to make the same mistake again. I know its a ferrari sim but I dont know if I need 2.0, 2.1 etc.

Thanks a lot

**davidom2513** · 7th July, 2013, 06:04 PM

Okay I flashed "sim2 500HD ssl84 0929" to the box using dreambox.

I then rebooted it, and flashed "sim2-oozoon-3-2-4-dm500hd-84b.riyad66" to the box.

However it was still the same when I rebooted it, green light remains on, blank screen, Red light on inside the box. (Saw it referred to as Green light of death)

Is it savable, or is it bricked I wonder?

Hopefully I'm just flashing the wrong image again. I went through about 20 images before I got one that would work about 6 months back when I flashed the Merlin image to it.

**benny/9** · 7th July, 2013, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by davidom2513

Okay I flashed "sim2 500HD ssl84 0929" to the box using dreambox.

I then rebooted it, and flashed "sim2-oozoon-3-2-4-dm500hd-84b.riyad66" to the box.

However it was still the same when I rebooted it, green light remains on, blank screen, Red light on inside the box. (Saw it referred to as Green light of death)

Is it savable, or is it bricked I wonder?

Hopefully I'm just flashing the wrong image again. I went through about 20 images before I got one that would work about 6 months back when I flashed the Merlin image to it.

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before the box was re imaged you say
it was a ferrari sim box are you sure of this?
did it say ferrari on the box lcd screen when
it booted up before you tried the nemesis image? this is the loader panel i used for both dm500hd and the dm800se models, also have
you tried turning the box off at the back and then holding the front button and turning on
to see if you get the box info and ip on the tv screen if does load the info you can try flashing
the 84botloader file and a correct image for your sim with the firefox browser

**davidom2513** · 7th July, 2013, 07:56 PM

Yeah, it says "sim ferrrari inside" on the bottom of the box, and I opened it up today, and seen the ferrari sim card.

The box didn't display ferrari on the box lcd screen. This is what the box looks like, very small display on it:

https://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/s...jpg?1320660286

Yeah, I've tried turning off at the back and holding the front button, that how I flashed the nemesis image, but it won't even boot to that screen now. Just blank screen, with green light constantly on.

I've flashed a 84 bootloader (the one listed above) and then an image (also listed above). But that didn't work. either. Any image in particular you'd recommend?

I tried sunray flasher before but it usually freezes on "waiting for acknowledgment". I'll try the version you've posted there now

Thanks

Edit: tried sunray flashup there again, upload the flashloader, and then says "waiting for acknowledgment"

**davidom2513** · 8th July, 2013, 09:59 AM

The box showed a bit of life after loading the older 83 bootloader, and once I flashed the newenigma image, the box boots up perfectly again.

Thanks a lot benny/9, couldn't have done it without you, I truly thought the box was a write off

**benny/9** · 8th July, 2013, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by davidom2513

The box showed a bit of life after loading the older 83 bootloader, and once I flashed the newenigma image, the box boots up perfectly again.

Thanks a lot benny/9, couldn't have done it without you, I truly thought the box was a write off

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good news mate your sorted, just remember
double check everything before you load it