Guide: Flashing a Dreambox with Dreamup

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  • hunger
    Newbie
    • Nov 2009
    • 1

    #781
    Hi!
    I have flashed my DB 500 HD with a bad file so i can?t get it to work now.
    I flashed it with webbbrowser.
    Have tried to flash it with dreamup v1.3.3.9
    but it go stuck on upload progres(upload completed,wating for acknowledge...)

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    • ajcb35
      Newbie
      • Mar 2013
      • 1

      #782
      mine stuck at connection prepared connect the dreambox.. connected but nothing happens. installs as a usb-serial ch340 in my PC ( windows 7 , tired on my labtop windows xp home as well )

      usb to serial adapter problem ?

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      • jeffprobst
        Newbie
        • Mar 2013
        • 1

        #783
        sorry just to check, so i would need to get the latest image and flash in this way to update my set?
        sorry never flash the set before. normally is bring to store to flash it.

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        • piopat
          DK Veteran
          • May 2008
          • 708

          #784
          you dont need to have the latest image (the image is the name for the tv software) on my box i use what are considered older images (i use nabilo maxvar v8 on my dm500 ) really all thats older (or out dated ) are things like the satellite.xml file (this holds all the satellites and channel frequencies ) and that can be updated very easy by putting an up todate satellite.xml file into the box which will over write the old one ,then you scan for channels and your box finds all the current channels .

          the other thing would be bouquets (or favourites lists ) sadly some channels can be gone (stopped broadcasting ) or the can have moved frequency etc but again its very easy to get an up to date bouquet file and pop it into your box .
          i love it when a dreambox comes together.

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          • maathavan
            Newbie
            • Mar 2013
            • 1

            #785
            sgowkiss
            Where do you get this type of cable and where do you put it in the pc is it the terminal that has I0I0I0?



            Search on @bay for null modem cable, cost about ?3. and plugs into the back of your PC (you cant go wrong),

            looks like this.

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            • NT-Social
              Newbie
              • Jun 2010
              • 17

              #786
              Hi gurus, is it not possible to flash a DM500C using ethernet with dreamup? it tells me "Unable to open com port, aborting"

              What i have setup

              1. Usb -> serial with null cable. Driver installed but having conflict. Tried changing between Com 1 and Com 2 but to no avail.
              2. Setup DM500C to be on DHCP. Able to get an IP and ping the box via command prompt but dreamup does not allow other methods other than serial port.

              Any advice or what program i should use? Thanks in advance!


              I managed to resolve the driver issue for prolific usb -> serial adapters for Win 7 64-bit. Here is a link for the driver required.
              http://www.cooldrives.com/lib/cooldr...l-adapters.zip

              However, i am facing another problem now. Currently running Dreamup 1.3.3.4 but Dreamup is stuck on asking me to turn on the dreambox.
              Verified com port settings are correct and reflected in Dreamup. However, changing to Com 1 or Com 2 does not resolve the issue.
              Any further advice?
              Last edited by NT-Social; 8 April, 2013, 16:15. Reason: Updated troubleshooting steps

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              • lemonlemon
                Newbie
                • Apr 2013
                • 4

                #787
                Thanks! Gonna try this after getting the null modem cable tmr. Hope everything will go well.

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                • AJAXHAN
                  Newbie
                  • Apr 2013
                  • 4

                  #788
                  sir,
                  need advice to flash my newly bought dreambox 500-c. i've been sending for repair twice for the past 2 months. it cost me $40 each time. please help me. thanks

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                  • AJAXHAN
                    Newbie
                    • Apr 2013
                    • 4

                    #789
                    Bro. above download not working. Why? it say corrupted. Please advice and thanks for your wonderful tutorial. now i hope i did not need to sent my dreambox for flashing again. thank you very much. it has cost me $80 for reflash for the past every 2 months. thank you thank you thank you.........

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                    • maelgeny
                      Newbie
                      • Mar 2013
                      • 2

                      #790
                      My dreambox serial port seem to be damaged. I also cant flash tru telnet. Any idea how i could flash my dreambox or where can i go to repair the serial port?? Thanks in advance.

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                      • red11devil
                        Newbie
                        • May 2013
                        • 1

                        #791
                        Hi guys..Help needed!! I tried flashing my DM500, but half way thru it aborted! Used DreamUp 1331 and PLI Jade3. This is the msg I got : 10:01:59 AM box type: DM500
                        10:02:08 AM Ping result: OK, box is alive and speaking to us ;-)
                        10:02:20 AM Found no valid jffs2 in image, flash-erase not supported
                        10:02:20 AM Uploading file to box...
                        10:02:27 AM ERROR , upload aborted!

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                        • chachaboom
                          Newbie
                          • Aug 2013
                          • 1

                          #792
                          Originally posted by piopat
                          you dont need to have the latest image (the image is the name for the tv software) on my box i use what are considered older images (i use nabilo maxvar v8 on my dm500 ) really all thats older (or out dated ) are things like the satellite.xml file (this holds all the satellites and channel frequencies ) and that can be updated very easy by putting an up todate satellite.xml file into the box which will over write the old one ,then you scan for channels and your box finds all the current channels .

                          the other thing would be bouquets (or favourites lists ) sadly some channels can be gone (stopped broadcasting ) or the can have moved frequency etc but again its very easy to get an up to date bouquet file and pop it into your box .
                          Hi, i used the first link in your signature to download a pli image. i rmb mine was from pli. but what program must i use to upload the image into the box? very noob at this! i googled but alot of terms i dont understand. pls help!

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                          • piopat
                            DK Veteran
                            • May 2008
                            • 708

                            #793
                            chachboom I sent you a pm mate
                            i love it when a dreambox comes together.

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                            • KJK
                              Newbie
                              • Sep 2013
                              • 6

                              #794
                              I'm stuck at the part where I turn on the power and nothing loads!? i've tried reading the post here but i can't seem to have a solutions. please help!
                              BTW, I'm connecting my null modem cable to my PC via a USB to serial converter. not sure whether this affects.

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                              • piopat
                                DK Veteran
                                • May 2008
                                • 708

                                #795
                                that can be a problem , did you install a suitable driver ? (that's a bit of software for the usb adaptor) you need the driver so that (simply put) that computer knows its got a device attached to it . the problem is its very hard or in my experience impossible to get a driver that works with windows vista laptops and even xp laptops . what box have you got ? as you may have other options to flash your box .
                                i love it when a dreambox comes together.

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