Newbie with a DM600c

[faddy]

Hello..

Im new to all this dreambox and cable malarky.. however it is fascinating stuff and would appreciate some advice/help getting a dreambox up and running..

really not sure where to begin so would be grateful if someone can point me in the right direction..

tia

[father ted]

wot you looking for?image?how to flash image?what image to put on?do you a hard drive installed?you tell us m8 and well see what we can do

[faddy]

thanks for responding father ted.

i have ordered a 250gig 2.5" ide hard drive which i plan to stick in.. i presume its as easy as changing a hdd in a laptop or a desktop pc.

its the images and the extras that is confusing me.. i have read a bit and its stated that using the gemini image is good.. so shall i use this.. i realise i do this with dreamup.. again seems pretty straightforwards.. So my main first question is which image should i try first.. and why?

Secondly, what is the crack with "keys". Do i need to do anything with my existing v+ box to stop talkback??

questions questions.. i told you im a bit of a newbie..

[father ted]

phew 250 gig hd big one do you like recording a lot of tv to install it just open your dreambox and inside youll find the ide ribbon its a little fiddly but nothing complicated anyway image wise i have a pli image on mine purley cause i like it this can be put on using dreamup (null modem cable )or telnet into it (i have never been able to do this myself thast why i stick to dreamup it takes longer but works)keys ?they are only for your dreambox nothing to do with your v+ box at all m8 so dont worry about that the now we need to get you to concentrate on your dreambox

[napster]

as father ted says dreamup takes 30 mins on my 600 it did, very simple to use, click connect and it tells you when to power up box, click flash and sellect your image 30 mins later your rebooting.

there is the telnet option but i myself haven't tried it yet but its only take about 5 mins so i told.

PS best box i have had so far well pleased with it recoreding is easy and very

if i can help in anyway give me a shout.

good quality.

napster

[kagon]

The "telnet option" is indeed as simple as logging via telnet and:

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

Before you do this you must:

1. Make sure you have a reasonable way to pick up the Dreambox via DHCP once you've nuked the image
2. Have an NFI image to flash
3. 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)

[faddy]

many thanks for your replies.. just waiting for my cable to go live before i start faffing about.. plus my hdd hasnt been delivered by ebuyer.. i`ll definately be back here to get some more help..

anyone got a link for the pli image..

[kagon]

many thanks for your replies.. just waiting for my cable to go live before i start faffing about.. plus my hdd hasnt been delivered by ebuyer.. i`ll definately be back here to get some more help..

anyone got a link for the pli image..

For what it's worth, there's no need to have the HDD in order to get the Dreambox up and running.

http://www.pli-images.org/

[faddy]

thanks for the replies guys.. i appreciate it..

ive nto really had time to play with it.. but will definately have a bash later on in the week.. looking forward to playing..

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can you guys tell me which cam i will need to run along side the pli-iolite image.. i hear evocamd works fine.. where can i download this from??

[westkill]

once you have flashed your image to your box if your box is connected to a router/internet you can download it via the remote control

[faddy]

The "telnet option" is indeed as simple as logging via telnet and:

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

Before you do this you must:

1. Make sure you have a reasonable way to pick up the Dreambox via DHCP once you've nuked the image
2. Have an NFI image to flash
3. 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)

loooking at trying telnetting into the box.. whats the ip address used for telnetting into it..

[father ted]

it will be the ip of your box m8

[faddy]

it will be the ip of your box m8

I presume i have to do this using dreamup using a null modem cable? ive read the guide but it goes on to mentioning the updating the image..

[Curious123]

The only pupose of the null modem cable is to flash an image/firmware to your box everything else is done with a straight through ethernet cable if you are connecting through a router or else a crossover cable if you are connecting directly to your pc. The method of flashing mentioned by napster is the dreamup method and takes about 30 mins and this is done with the null modem cable. the method of flashing mentioned by kagon is telnet and takes about 5 mins and this is done with the ethernet cable and trhought the web interface of your pc which is why you need to know the ip address .

[alliv]

The "telnet option" is indeed as simple as logging via telnet and:

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

Before you do this you must:

1. Make sure you have a reasonable way to pick up the Dreambox via DHCP once you've nuked the image
2. Have an NFI image to flash
3. 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)

kagon m8 i tried this and i know my box ip but cant get into it.just getting red flashing light on dreambox. cant use dreamup coz it wont work with the laptop. any ideas m8 ? ta