Guide: How to Create a DM500 Dreambox Image

[gv80310]

thanks for the informations.
I succesfully compiled a img

[godwisper]

ok I tried for 2 days trying to do this on my fresh ubuntu 11.04

but am getting this error after I try to compile

anyone got any idea ?

[namedforever]

re built own image for dream 500

thinks for tuto
and th file that produced complete.img does'it contain bomb
Hotfile.com: One click file hosting: complete.img
else i can't download the attached file infopmt.diff.zip

[ahabdi85]

I am new to this forum. I have a dm500 clone that wont boot. I downloaded dream up and connected serial null cable to the box and comp. It say box is alive and speaking to us. I need help to find the right image and guidlines on how to proceed

[larsjeee]

sorry for replying to a old thread, but I want to try to make a image myself using the pre-configured environment,

so i downloaded the Vm player, but it does not regonise the file extension ?

so how would i use the pre-configured environment ?

does it only work with a certain version of the vm-player since there are more versions available for download ?

[rugga]

Can I connect my 500c to internet to get cable programs

[taxbak]

i try tutorial in ubuntu 11.04 but it makes me errors ? is there any new tutorial or is still same topic (because is old)

[amaru]

Hello!
I'm trying to compile openpli image for DM500, but there are some errors. Could you please help?

I get sources from

svn co https://openpli.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/openpli openpli
then
cd openpli/trunk/cdk
export CVS_RSH=ssh
cvs -d [email protected]:/cvs/tuxbox -z3 co -P -rdreambox cd cdk
./prepare dm500
./make dreamboximage_root

i get errors:

/bin/sh ./libtool --mode=compile --tag=CC powerpc-tuxbox-linux-gnu-gcc   -g -O2 -DSQLITE_OS_UNIX=1 -I. -I./src -D_HAVE_SQLITE_CONFIG_H -DNDEBUG   -DSQLITE_THREADSAFE=0 -DSQLITE_THREAD_OVERRIDE_LOCK=-1 -DSQLITE_OMIT_LOAD_EXTENSION=1  -c ./src/alter.c
./libtool: 1639: preserve_args+= --tag CC: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= powerpc-tuxbox-linux-gnu-gcc: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -g: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -O2: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -DSQLITE_OS_UNIX=1: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -I.: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -I./src: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -D_HAVE_SQLITE_CONFIG_H: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -DNDEBUG: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -DSQLITE_THREADSAFE=0: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -DSQLITE_THREAD_OVERRIDE_LOCK=-1: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -DSQLITE_OMIT_LOAD_EXTENSION=1: not found
eval: 1: base_compile+= -c: not found
libtool: compile: you must specify a compilation command
libtool: compile: Try `libtool --help --mode=compile' for more information.
make[1]: *** [alter.lo] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/amaru/test/openplisvn/trunk/cdk/cdk/sqlite-3.6.4'
make: *** [.sqlite] Error 2

What am I doing wrong?

[setifien]

Hi, i'm trying to compile openpli for my dm500
and i saw that the file "binutils-2.15.91.0.2.tar.bz2" is not a bz2, so found it on the web and he is here if anyone need it

http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/repo/pkgs/binutils/binutils-2.15.91.0.2.tar.bz2/41983069bef07af4f1350c6d30666b2d/binutils-2.15.91.0.2.tar.bz2

[rept1le105]

Thank you...

[louis1170]

Help

Hello guys,

if 5 days now that i am trying to create my own image. i have manage to build my image up to the last step which is make-flash-compress. When i try that command i get the error below:

louis3785@ubuntu:~/tuxbox-cvs/cdk$ make flash-compress
cp /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/cdk/linux/arch/ppc/boot/images/zImage.treeboot /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot/root/platform/kernel/os
mv /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot/root/platform/kernel/bild .
/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/mkcramfs-e -eb /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot-cramfs.img
/bin/bash: /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/mkcramfs-e: No such file or directory
make: *** [/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot-cramfs.img] Error 127

i have search the internet but i didn't found anything. Please advise

Thank you in advance
louis

[GastonJ]

Put a space between mkcramfs and the -e

/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/mkcramfs-e -eb /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot-cramfs.img

needs a space betwen mkcramsf and the -e like

/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/mkcramfs -e -eb /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot-cramfs.img

Why do you have -e and -eb anyway, surely -eb is enough?

HTH

[louis1170]

Help

Hi Gaston and thank you for your quick reply. Unfortunately i still have the same error even if i added the space as you suggested

cp /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/cdk/linux/arch/ppc/boot/images/zImage.treeboot /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot/root/platform/kernel/os
mv /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot/root/platform/kernel/bild .
/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/mkcramfs -e -eb /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot-cramfs.img
/bin/bash: /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/mkcramfs: No such file or directory
make: *** [/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot-cramfs.img] Error 127

Any other suggestions??

Thank you in advance
Louis

[LraiZer]

looks like you trying to make an image using the old HEAD. that method is totaly out of date.

you need to throw away your current attempt and start again from post #116 in this thread using those instructions.

[louis1170]

Help

Hi Guys,

I manage ti fix my previews problem by removing the -eb but now i have another one

louis3785@ubuntu:~/tuxbox-cvs/cdk$ make flash-compress
cp /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/cdk/linux/arch/ppc/boot/images/zImage.treeboot /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot/root/platform/kernel/os
mv /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot/root/platform/kernel/bild .
/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/mkcramfs-e/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot-cramfs.img
/bin/bash: /home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/mkcramfs-e/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot: Not a directory
make: *** [/home/louis3785/tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot-cramfs.img] Error 126

The very strange think is that the directory exist. Please advise

Thank you in advance
Louis