Dreambox DM500C Beginner

[IPdreambox]

Techie by nature, techie by experience but believe me i'm a newbie with this dreambox stb.

Me is planning to replace sky multiroom with a pair of 500C's which arrived yest. No clones - paid the full wackeroonies.

I know what a serial cable is, linux CLI shouldn't be an issue if needed but where the bloomin heck do I start. I used to have cableTV from NTL couple of years ago. Connection is still there yo...

HELP !
feed me pls !
:hmmmm2:

[Curious123]

Dream Multimedia stopped making the dm500 a couple of years ago so what have is probably a clone. If you work your way through the RED stickies you will find everything you need to get your dm500 working.

[IPdreambox]

Dream Multimedia stopped making the dm500 a couple of years ago so what have is probably a clone. If you work your way through the RED stickies you will find everything you need to get your dm500 working.

Agreed. Limited stock so my feeling is they're the real deal. How can I verify anyway?

btw - thanks for the tip to the red stickies.

[Curious123]

Agreed. Limited stock so my feeling is they're the real deal. How can I verify anyway?

btw - thanks for the tip to the red stickies.

DMM only sell through authorised dealers so all you need to do is look up the dealer on the DMM web page. TBH the clones are almost as good as the 'real' dm500 and in some cases better than the original. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of your box than keep away from the Gemini images as they have tendency to kill the clone.

[challah]

check the mac address on both
if the're the same then the're clones
although i hear they have started to change the mac's on the clones recency

[IPdreambox]

looking through the stikies just now.
must i really go through all of them <aaarggghhhh>

need to get the box up and running asap so which stickies are the most applicible palllleeez?

[Curious123]

looking through the stikies just now.
must i really go through all of them <aaarggghhhh>

need to get the box up and running asap so which stickies are the most applicible palllleeez?

Try this thread.

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f34/quick-start-guide-getting-dreambox-500c-up-running-43814/

[Chimaera]

step by step how to tell a clone in here

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f34/guide-getting-best-your-500-series-dreambox-45848/

[IPdreambox]

Would be nice if the box shipped with default IP AND dreamup.exe let us connect over the Ethernet port.

As it stands when dreamup.exe is launced the option to connect via IP is there but when an attempt is made, a COM connection error is displayed, so it's forcing you down the NULL Modem cable route...

oh well.. it's all part of the learning i suppose.

[IPdreambox]

guyz guyz...
which version of dreamup.exe is way to go?

latest i can see was made available from devilfish ver. 1.3.3.4

[IPdreambox]

performed flash with dreamup
ftp'd keys in keys
ftp'd scce contents into scce

Connected up to cable and TV. Powered up and getting the following promtp after holding down the info button:

Evocamd 2.12 (with some skin at bottom of screen)
The background is globe with Digital-Kaos going printed around the top.

Am i all done or what's missing..?

[Donnie Darko]

Techie by nature, techie by experience but believe me i'm a newbie with this dreambox stb.

Me is planning to replace sky multiroom with a pair of 500C's which arrived yest. No clones - paid the full wackeroonies.

I know what a serial cable is, linux CLI shouldn't be an issue if needed but where the bloomin heck do I start. I used to have cableTV from NTL couple of years ago. Connection is still there yo...

HELP !
feed me pls !
:hmmmm2:

Deffo clones,how much?who from?

[Curious123]

performed flash with dreamup
ftp'd keys in keys
ftp'd scce contents into scce

Connected up to cable and TV. Powered up and getting the following promtp after holding down the info button:

Evocamd 2.12 (with some skin at bottom of screen)
The background is globe with Digital-Kaos going printed around the top.

Am i all done or what's missing..?

Turn to S*Y SP1 wait till the channel clears and then you are done.

[IPdreambox]

right - time for my first silly qtn.

how do you goto s*p1 from the Evocamd screen?

[smirnoff_rules]

wot happens when u press OK

[Curious123]

right - time for my first silly qtn.

how do you goto s*p1 from the Evocamd screen?

Make sure you have set Evocamd 2.12 as default cam.
I am assuming that you put some sort of a bouquets or channel list on dm500. On the off chance you have not loaded the bouquets Press OK on your remote and press downwards so you have list of channels, press RED to selct 'All services' and scroll down till you SKy Sports1. if you have done everuthing as required then the channel will eventually clear.

[IPdreambox]

Pressed OK.

goes to a screen headed All Services (TV)

Just under that on the left is a red box name all services
next to it is green box - which is blank
next to the green box is a yellow one - providers
and on the far right is blue box labelled 'bouquets

I should add then when i pressed blue for bouquests, it throws up a list of folders. Sport
is the third one down. When this is selected - a yellow bar appears which stated [Go UP]

when you hold down the info button it brings up EMU Manager.

When i pressed the info button from the default screen - it went to EPG search options. Nothing was found.

[Curious123]

Basically what you need to do is tune your dm500 to one of the PPV channels and leave it on that channel until you can see a picture. Most people therefore turn to S*y Sports 1

[IPdreambox]

last qtn for tonight.

pls walk me through how to navigate to sk*1. All i can see anything to do with sports is a folder and when i select that it goes to a screen what displays a yellow bar with [GO BACK] in the middle of it.

i cannot see any channels listed anywhere. oh and btw - have not created bouquet.

[Curious123]

In the DK download section there is section for dreambox listing all the files and boquets for various areas. Download a program called dreamboxedit and one of the services and bouquets that is closest to your area. Use dreamboxedit to load the bouquets to your dm500 and you should now have preconfigured channel list. If you now bring up the channel list and press Blue you will be taken to one of the sections of the channel list i.e SPORT and you just need to see if you can find SP1.

[IPdreambox]

ic - will do that.

however i have some news....

I think what i was missing was the transponder scan. Through system setup I got to the scan page where the bars try to reach 100% and sync checkbox green. I was told to try UKcablennnnn, which didn't work. Then i tried some in the local area and they synced pretty damm quick. After syncing I could see the listings ...

Current status is that I receive the freebie channs but can't get any others. The other strange thing is I can see s*y sp nws, and s*y spt x-tra but can't remember seeing sp1 or 2 for that matter.

getting there with your help but need one last big push

tia :-)

[boothuk]

You need to get the keys then for your area...

[Curious123]

ic - will do that.

however i have some news....

I think what i was missing was the transponder scan. Through system setup I got to the scan page where the bars try to reach 100% and sync checkbox green. I was told to try UKcablennnnn, which didn't work. Then i tried some in the local area and they synced pretty damm quick. After syncing I could see the listings ...

Current status is that I receive the freebie channs but can't get any others. The other strange thing is I can see s*y sp nws, and s*y spt x-tra but can't remember seeing sp1 or 2 for that matter.

getting there with your help but need one last big push

tia :-)

Downloading and copying the cables.xml file to your dreambox and then doing a 'bruteforce' scan would have got you all the channels. You need to execute the last RED sticky.

[boothuk]

Do you even need the XML file? Just a bruteforce UK scan should do it... then bouquet yourself..

[IPdreambox]

hmm...

any ideas where to get hold of some keys for my locality pls?

[boothuk]

Use the correct codes for your region.

[Curious123]

hmm...

any ideas where to get hold of some keys for my locality pls?

It is not necessary to find local keys the box will automatically update the keys when you execute the last RED sticky and turn to a PPV channel , restart cam and wait till the channel clears.

[IPdreambox]

It is not necessary to find local keys the box will automatically update the keys when you execute the last RED sticky and turn to a PPV channel , restart cam and wait till the channel clears.

All done now Sir. Your posts are rated,
and thank you so so much!

[Curious123]

All done now Sir. Your posts are rated,
and thank you so so much!

Glad you got yourself sorted. No need to thank me it is team effort you, me and all at DK.

[IPdreambox]

Deffo clones,how much?who from?

I did state above that I paid the full wonga. Anyway I'm glad - someone told me that clones can light up. When it comes to life and death - i'm sorry but trying to save 100squidz simply foolish.