Request... really urgent

[Sig-gotyouth]

had to get a dm500c blackbox as my last one died on me. I literally have till 4pm to get it going before I leave for tour (I stream it via the net to my pc) Could anyone PM me a full image, services etc and instructions for the SOUTH LONDON Peckham/East Dulwich area... many thanks in advance and sorry if I have broken any rules... I'm in a bit of a rush

[opsmonkey]

did you not make a back up mate of your last image you can send over..?

[Sig-gotyouth]

Unfortunatley not my friend. I have just come across a possible services file on my PC if that helps?

[opsmonkey]

im not that clued up on the cable side mate just the satellite side of the dreambox..

on the sat side the services file is just a list of TV / Radio stations and their freq's..

open it with notepad and have a look..

[Sig-gotyouth]

my nextdoor neighbour has one. If I borrow it, backup the image via dream up and then flash that backup to my new box I should be good right? btw thanks for the help mate

[opsmonkey]

you can back it up from his pc..

Start - Run

In the run command box type..

telenet (dreambox ip)

eg

telnet 192.168.1.100

A command window will appear, enter username / password for the box

then type..

cat /dev/mtd/3 > /tmp/backup.img

including the spaces..

then use his FTP program go to the /tmp file and you sill see the backup.img file.. save this to a disk then pop it on your PC, rename it to whatever you like but keep the .img extention then FTP it over to your box

[Sig-gotyouth]

im not that clued up on the cable side mate just the satellite side of the dreambox..

on the sat side the services file is just a list of TV / Radio stations and their freq's..

open it with notepad and have a look..

for some reason the telnet isnt contacting the box.

[opsmonkey]

does he use Vista..?

By default, Vista installs without telnet available. Here is how to enable telnet in Vista:

1. Open ‘Control Panel’

2. Select ‘Programs and Features’

3. In the left column, select ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ (get ready for the annoying UAC prompt)

4. Check the box next to telnet (and any other obscure services you may want enabled), and wait while Vista thinks for a while.

[Sig-gotyouth]

no. xp mate

[Sig-gotyouth]

I'm trying to do it now another way by backing up the box via dreamup... but I have a horrible feeling it doesnt backup the services etc

[opsmonkey]

have you put a space between telnet and the dreambox ip.. you need to

[Sig-gotyouth]

yeah I had mate

[opsmonkey]

on the sat side it backs everything up.. shares, plugins the lot.. it should be a complete replica of your mates box

[opsmonkey]

sounds like you mate never probably turned telnet on if it wont connect..

if he wants to he should be able to by doing the following..

Right Click on my computer icon then go to manage
click on "Computer management".

In right window pane click on services and applications, open services and applications folder then go to services open it.

Then search for telnet service then make this service available

[krazylegz]

for some reason i could never get telnet to work with vista so i always used a program called putty, very easy to use and avaiable here Digital Kaos - Downloads - putty