problems restoring dm600pvr with backup.img

[caveman_nige]

sorry for dragging up an old thread again but i just got a replacement motherboard for my dm600pvr and im trying to reinstall the previously up and running image i spent alot of time making.
i made a "backup.img" using telent before it went tits up and i want to reinstall it but the cmd lines just say sh eraseall not recognised like the cmd line isnt right.

can anyone tell me the best way to reinstall the dm600pvr backup.img file i have on my pc?.im ok with telnet and ftp its more the command lines im ~~~~ed with.

As a test have you been able to flash any image to it successfully yet

[loncell]

yeah m8 got PLi on it now , box is fine.its just i had bouqs and everything set on this and for future ref i would like to be able to flash a backup.img back to the box but i cant seem to do it.

i've the same problem as this thread so it seems to be common:-



BackUp/Restore your Image - Sat Industry Forums

[caveman_nige]

Hmmm
I guess you have tried the method in DF's tut.. http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...ia-telnet-760/

can't say I have been the in the situation where i have had to go through this yet.. We need one of the guys who has been through this a few time i guess

[loncell]

its that command "eraseall" i heard with the chinese boxes its spelt worng or sometihng so the cmd line you use to retore a backup.img doesnt work.
is there a way i can drop it in via ftp to the tmp folder ? if so were do i go using the remote to restore it ?.

[loncell]

yeah i followed the guide you linked to same result ;- i copy/paste

"cd /tmp && eraseall /dev/mtd/3 && cp backup.img /dev/mtd/3 && reboot"

then i get this

"-sh: eraseall: not found"
(no quotes)

so it seems the eraseall cmd is not right for a dm600.if anyone knows how to restore a backup.img please let us know how.

[loncell]

just as a thought , is it possible to ftp the image across and use the "backup/restore" section in setup to re-install my image ?.i've tried to put it in a few diff folders but all's i get in restore dreambox section is
restore devise - internal harddisk
what to restore - all
i would have thought i could restore somehow by ftping my image over.

[Curious123]

I have never come across an .img file for the dm600 in fact I think using one may even damage your box as they look like they are only used for the dm500. After the problems you have had you might be better off starting from scratch.

[caveman_nige]

Try flashing with Devilfish's backup 600 image

http://rapidshare.com/files/170257909/backup.img

[loncell]

I have never come across an .img file for the dm600 in fact I think using one may even damage your box as they look like they are only used for the dm500. After the problems you have had you might be better off starting from scratch.

that's the extension ".img" jade PLi makes in tmp folder when you cmd it to make a backup image.just thought , if it makes a backup called and image then it should be able to flash back ,,,cheers for the link


sorry but devilfish's link is an image file , exactly what im having problems flashing with.