can the 600 be flashed with telnet?

[alliv]

hi guys i know the 500 can be flashed with telenet but can the 600 be flashed this way too or is there a fast way to flash the 600?

[Curious123]

Try this m8;

Telnet to your dreambox and than type in

mount /boot -o remount,rw
rm /boot/*
reboot

[uczmeg]

Try this m8;

Telnet to your dreambox and than type in

mount /boot -o remount,rw
rm /boot/*
reboot

I've just needed the same info, and found you need a little more info than about, also provided by Curious123....

Log into box via telnet.

Type:

mount -o remount,rw /boot
rm -f /boot/*
reboot

Open up a web browser and type in the ip address of your dreambox (which will be one it picks up via DHCP not the one you had set in the config). This should take you to a web page. Choose the upgrade option and point to where you have an image stored.

Before you do this you must:

Make sure you have a reasonable way to pick up the Dreambox via DHCP once you've nuked the image.

Have an NFI image to flash

Have a machine to connect to the Dreambox web interface with that can see the Dreambox over the network (this is where you'll flash from)

[alliv]

thanks guys,ucymeg has this worked for you?

[philipz_17]

thanks for your help

[uczmeg]

thanks guys,ucymeg has this worked for you?

Yes, worked fine with the Jade image.

[Curious123]

Sorry alliv I forgot about the web interface, I use the telnet bit to kill the bootloader and than use web browser to flash the new image. I use this all the time on my dm600 otherwise it would take at least half an hour using dreamup.

[alliv]

Sorry alliv I forgot about the web interface, I use the telnet bit to kill the bootloader and than use web browser to flash the new image. I use this all the time on my dm600 otherwise it would take at least half an hour using dreamup.

thanks curious m8 , thats what i wanted to know. its a pain in the h@le waiting 30 mins. lol

[alliv]

still have not tried this yet, do i need a router to do this ? ie for finding the ip addy.

[uczmeg]

still have not tried this yet, do i need a router to do this ? ie for finding the ip addy.

You either need to connect to a router, or directly to your PC. If connecting to your PC you'll need to use a crossover network cable as opposed to a normal one.

The easiest way is to connect to the router, then login to your router's admin web page and look to see what ip address it has assigned the box.

[alliv]

You either need to connect to a router, or directly to your PC. If connecting to your PC you'll need to use a crossover network cable as opposed to a normal one.

The easiest way is to connect to the router, then login to your router's admin web page and look to see what ip address it has assigned the box.

cheers for the reply m8.

[Curious123]

I have always given my dreamboxes a static ip address so I always know what it is for logging into the box.

[girovend]

I use telnet to flash my 600c as well , but when I first got it I flashed using dreamup
with serial and crossover cable and it took about 5mins , not 30mins

[ronlkh]

There is another way to flash the dm600 without having to telnet the box is to bootup the box with dreamup hookup then goto the box IP and flash it. It is the same way to umount the boot .

Pli@jade and Gemini 4.5 works on this method