Channel list update & now stuck on "boot" loop

[Orias]

Hi all,

Been running an S10 for almost 2 years now, updated channel lists loads of times, no problems at all. Today, I updated a .dbs file that I created on the PC using Mediabox Editor Studio (I always used the PVR editor before) and now I am am stuck with no picture at all and the box just displaying the "boot" message which flashes on an off every 10 seconds or so in a loop.

I have tried rebooting, removing the network cable, removing the satellite cable, removing the HDMI cable etc etc, but it still just loops on the "boot" message. It's as if the system has just died on me. If I was updating the firmware and this happened, then I would almost understand, but this was just a new channel list and it seems to have bricked my box!!

Any ideas what may have happened here? I have read the articles about flashing with the null cable, but I am loathed to try that after what seemed like a simple .dbs file update that I've done countless times before! By the time I find a PC that can handle such an out-dated connection to flash it with, I might as well just upgrade to an S12 as it would be less hassle!!

Any suggestions would be much appreciated as I can't believe I just went from a perfectly functional S10 to a paperweight over a simple .dbs channel list update. I guess it doesn't make any difference, but just in case, I am in Madrid but I am updating to an Italian channel list...as I said, I have done this many times before without any issues.

Thanks very much,
Cheerws, Ori

[Hadron]

Apart from flashing using the RS232 connector, I don't think there's much else you can do.

I have seen boxes do this before as a first sign of bad capacitors on the PSU, but it would be a bit of a coincidence if this occured at the same time as installing a new channel list. It might still be worth a look at C11 (1000uF 10v) & C15 (470uF 10v) on the PSU board to see if they are showing signs of bulging or leaking, as this problem is very common.