GGM
28th August, 2008, 11:24 AM
Hello,
As a newbie, I've found this forum to be a great source of information, Well done! By reading the many different threads I've learnt a lot about what I need to get the most out of my Linux Blackbox 500C, that it hopefully on it's way to me from 'www.buyingthings.co.uk' (Website order status has not updated from 'Processing' in 3 days?!?).
I understand that I will need to flash my 500C with an image (DK1.1), I also understand that I will need some Keys and Roms to go in the /VAR/KEYS and /VAR/SCCE folders. Thanks to the information on this forum, I have these bits and pieces ready. I'm familiar with networking, FTP, linux...etc and also have the tools and utilities for this.
So, my questions...
What is a CAM/EMU for and do I need one? If I do need one, is there one that works well with the DK1.1 image?
What is a JTAG cable for? I assume it is to allow you to replace the bootloader, and that I'm unlikely to need it unless I screw something up!?!
Will I need any settings or information for bouquets...etc, specific to where I live - Liverpool? I have VM Phone, BBand XL & just recived a V box from them for the spare room, Is there any technical information on the V box engineer's menu that could be useful?
I know that there are a lot of questions here and I'm sure once I get my 500C it will all become clear....or not! I would greatly appriciate anyone taking the time to shed some light here.
Regards
GGM
As a newbie, I've found this forum to be a great source of information, Well done! By reading the many different threads I've learnt a lot about what I need to get the most out of my Linux Blackbox 500C, that it hopefully on it's way to me from 'www.buyingthings.co.uk' (Website order status has not updated from 'Processing' in 3 days?!?).
I understand that I will need to flash my 500C with an image (DK1.1), I also understand that I will need some Keys and Roms to go in the /VAR/KEYS and /VAR/SCCE folders. Thanks to the information on this forum, I have these bits and pieces ready. I'm familiar with networking, FTP, linux...etc and also have the tools and utilities for this.
So, my questions...
What is a CAM/EMU for and do I need one? If I do need one, is there one that works well with the DK1.1 image?
What is a JTAG cable for? I assume it is to allow you to replace the bootloader, and that I'm unlikely to need it unless I screw something up!?!
Will I need any settings or information for bouquets...etc, specific to where I live - Liverpool? I have VM Phone, BBand XL & just recived a V box from them for the spare room, Is there any technical information on the V box engineer's menu that could be useful?
I know that there are a lot of questions here and I'm sure once I get my 500C it will all become clear....or not! I would greatly appriciate anyone taking the time to shed some light here.
Regards
GGM