DM500 Flash Problem

[kinel]

Ok in my previous post my 500c had no power.Iv'e opened it up and got it working,only now when i try to flash it,i get error,flash copy failed rc=608 box will now be unusable now.Tried differant versions of dreamup,with the same result,is this now a brick or can it be revived,ive tried to flash with verious images,including dreammultimedia original?

[satman]

Ok in my previous post my 500c had no power.Iv'e opened it up and got it working,only now when i try to flash it,i get error,flash copy failed rc=608 box will now be unusable now.Tried differant versions of dreamup,with the same result,is this now a brick or can it be revived,ive tried to flash with verious images,including dreammultimedia original?

Can i ask,, are you using a port actually on a pc,, or are you using any usb>serial adapter?

[kinel]

Can i ask,, are you using a port actually on a pc,, or are you using any usb>serial adapter?

port on the pc m8

[satman]

port on the pc m8

Dam,, usb adapters can cause error like that,,,,, have you tried it on a differnet com port and with a differnet null modem cable? just to rule out any non dreambox hardware problem

[kinel]

Dam,, usb adapters can cause error like that,,,,, have you tried it on a differnet com port and with a differnet null modem cable? just to rule out any non dreambox hardware problem

No m8 but never had this problem before,and im using the same gear ie pc and null modem cable.

[smirnoff_rules]

if l have a bricked box and turn the box of at the plug and send the f/w with dreamup with a null and why its looking for the box turn the power back on at the plug

[kinel]

if l have a bricked box and turn the box of at the plug and send the f/w with dreamup with a null and why its looking for the box turn the power back on at the plug

This is the message i get 17:01:43 box type: DM500
17:01:52 Ping result: OK, box is alive and speaking to us ;-)
17:02:05 Uploading file to box...
17:15:20 calculating CRC32 on STB...
17:15:21 erasing flash...
17:16:21 box is flashing from its memory...
17:16:24 ERROR, flash-copy failed (RC=608), box will be unusable now!!
no matter what image i try to flash.
Is there a way around this or am i wasting my time.

[challah]

did you unrar the image file before flashing

[kinel]

did you unrar the image file before flashing

yes m8 using it as a paper weight now .Thanks everyone that helped

[caveman_nige]

I read in another thread that it might be worth while flashing it with an erase image, do it twice and then try a new image as before..

[Devilfish]

Before flashing the new image, hit the 'Flash Erase' option TWICE.

Then try and flash the original firmware.

[kinel]

Before flashing the new image, hit the 'Flash Erase' option TWICE.

Then try and flash the original firmware.

Iv,e tried everything now m8,s giving up on this crappy chineese box.Had an original box nearly 3 year never had any trouble at all.Only problem is this box is for a m8,first of all when box arrived it would,nt power up.Then i managed to get it going(dont know how though)tried to put new image on with dream up ,then got this error problem.Now the Friggin thing wont power up again, its a bag of shit.Ive emailed the seller and he,s agreed to send a new box for $30 which is just over ?15,lets hope it effing works,if it ever arrives.