is dbox needing to go in bin

[uglybloke1]

i am trying to get dbox2 to work again as lcd screen is not working i dont know what it is saying but every time try to flash box with both ifa and hyperlink i get the same message on both as shown below is it repairable it will not start up on tv either


debhttp://Hallenberg.com lay loop... debug: DDF: 66.76 BogoMIPS
debug: WARNING: unsupported FP ID 0x0
debug: write to fp io reset reg failed, rc -22

[Tvaddict]

What version of IFA are you using mate? Sometimes an older version (1.5.6 or the likes) yields a result. Possibly a corrupt bootloader? Try an image with the bootloader included? Plasterer is the man on the dbox front..... he might see this and be able to help.....

[young]

How To Flash A Dbox2 Using Serial Cable Only.

This guide has been written for those who, like myself, found that the only avenue left open to them was to flash their Dbox2 using a serial modem lead, as the normal method of using Image Flashing Assistant (IFA) had not been successful. Make sure before you start this procedure that you print this info out to make it easier to follow and that you place the attached file (u-boot.mot) in the root of C drive.
All input by you the user will be in ?red text? to make it easier to follow and ignore all quotes ?? as they are simply there to simplify matters. Please note that all the input text is ?case sensitive? so keep it in lower case only, no CAPITALS.
To start with switch off Dbox from the mains and connect it to your PC using serial modem cable only, as this method does not require the use of any network cables or ports. Start up your computer and then start Hyper Terminal by selecting ?Start?, then ?Run? and then type in ?hypertrm?. This will start Hyper Terminal.
Hyper Terminal first asks you to give the new connection a name and an icon, so call the session ?dbox? but we can forget about the icon. Click OK. Then when it says ?Connect using? select your appropriate com port, usually com1. DO NOT select TCP/IP (Winsock). Then you have to configure the Com port properties, any errors here and the PC will not communicate with the Dbox, so please double check they are as follows:-

Bits per second ? 9600
Data bits ? 8
Parity ? None
Stop bits ? 1
Flow control ? Xon/Xoff

Press OK to save settings once you have double checked they are as above. Hyper Terminal should now say that it is ?connected? in the bottom left hand corner of its window. Now press and hold the ?UP? button on your Dbox (not the remote) and turn the power to it back on. Once you see writing like the example given below displayed in the Hyper Terminal window it is safe to release the UP button (normally within seconds).




?debug: DDF: Calibrating delay loop... debug: DDF: 67.79 BogoMIPS
debug: BMon V1.0 mID 01
debug: feID 7a gtxID 0b
debug: fpID 5a dsID 01-29.b7.19.07.00.00-d2
debug: HWrev X5 SWrev 0.81
debug: B/Ex/Fl(MB) 32/00/08
WATCHDOG reset enabled
debug: &_text 0x10000, &_etext 0x26160, &_data 0x26160, &_edata 0x29c50
debug: &_end 0x347dc, &__stack 0x400000
debug: Memory tests (0x400000 -- 0x2000000)
debug: NumberTest: debug: passed
debug: MarchTest: debug: passed
debug: PermTest: debug: passed
dbox2:root>

At the prompt type ?dl 800000? then press Enter. This message should appear ?S record load, offset: 800000?
OK, now click on the ?Transfer? tab at the top of Hyper Terminal and select ?send text file?, then when the pop up box appears select ?All Files? from the drop down menu at the bottom and then you can negotiate to the location that you have stored the file named ?u-boot.mot?, for this example we will use the root of C drive. Once you have found it click on it and press ?Open? to start the file transfer. At this point you need to find something to do for 45 minutes or so . There is also no on screen verification that it is actually doing anything, but have faith.
After the file has been successfully transferred this message should appear:-
?dl: start address 0x800000?
?dbox2:root >?
?dbox2:root >?
If so then type in the following:-
?chorus 800000? then press Enter. This process starts the file we have just downloaded. We need to stop the attempted connection by pressing the ?ctrl? and ?c? keys together (ctrl+c) on the keyboard. You need to do this two or three times until the message ?Abort? appears. Then type the following:-
?loadb 120000 115200? then press Enter. U-boot announces ?## Switch Baud rate to 115200 bps and press ENTER??. In Hyper Terminal stop the connection by selecting ?Call? then ?Disconnect?. Click ?File? then ?Properties? then ?Configure? and change the ?Bits per second? from ?9600? to ?115200?. Click on OK twice to leave the menus.
Select ?Call? from Hyper Terminal then ?Call? from its menu to reconnect to Dbox. Press Enter on the keyboard to proceed to next step. U-boot announces ?## ready for binary (Kermit) download to 0x00120000 at 115200 bps?. Click on ?Transfer? again on the top of Hyper Terminal and select ?Send File?. At this point you direct the program to the image that you wish to download into your Dbox. Just use any one of the images available from the download section as they are all ?Without Bootloader? already. Once image is selected choose ?Kermit? Protocol from the drop down menu at the bottom. Click on ?Send?. At this point you need to find something to do for another 45 minutes or so . However, this time you can clearly see the progress of the transmitted file within Hyper Terminal and the LCD on the Dbox will show ?loading kernel? during the process.
After transfer is complete u-boot announces:-
?## total size = 0x007E0000 = 8257536 bytes?
?## start ADDR = 0x00120000?
?## Switch baud rate to 9600 bps and press ESC?
In Hyper Terminal stop the connection by selecting ?Call? then ?Disconnect?. Click ?File? then ?Properties? then ?Configure? and change the ?Bits per second? back from ?115200? to ?9600?. Click on OK twice to leave the menus. Select ?Call? from Hyper Terminal then ?Call? from its menu to reconnect to Dbox. Press ?Escape? key on the keyboard to proceed to next step. U-boot prompt appears again ? = > ? so finally type in these instructions:-
?protect off 10020000 107fffff? then press Enter.
?erase 10020000 107fffff? then press Enter and wait approx 1 minute till it erases all sectors (70 in total).
?cp.l 120000 10020000 1f8000? then press Enter. This starts the internal Image Flashing process. Wait approx 2 minutes and ?Done? should appear in Hyper Terminal window. Shut down Hyper Terminal program (you need not save anything) unplug Dbox2 from the mains and remove serial lead too. Then apply power to your Dbox2 and hopefully you have just done what you thought was impossible. Well done, you deserve a cuppa.

[Jaffa]

No dbox deserves the bin until the experts like Fergalsworld or PaphosAl (thats if they have those names on here ) or many many others see this and say bin it.

The likes of Fergalsworld could tell you the problem by looking at the log file.

For all I know true red may have solved your problem...its all above my head but good on him if he has solved it.

The only advice I can give is to try different version of IFA, especially the portable version which is very good.

[uglybloke1]

have tried hyper terminal and get same error thanks to all who have help so far

[Fergal]

i am trying to get dbox2 to work again as lcd screen is not working i dont know what it is saying but every time try to flash box with both ifa and hyperlink i get the same message on both as shown below is it repairable it will not start up on tv either


debhttp://Hallenberg.com lay loop... debug: DDF: 66.76 BogoMIPS
debug: WARNING: unsupported FP ID 0x0
debug: write to fp io reset reg failed, rc -22

Looks like the fp=front processor has gone faulty another one gone to dbox heaven
sell as faulty or strip it down and sell the spare parts.

[Danril]

Fergal, don't suppose you could have a look at the bootmanager log on mine could you?

It's in here, your analysis would be greatly appreciated.

[Noob]

I know that this doesn't solve your flashing problem but when my LCD wasn't working on mine I took the lid & front off the Dbox & found that the connecting ribbon had come loose. If this is the case it simply pushes straight back into the connection.

Please remember to unplug your box if removing the lid.....

[PaphosAL]

Since a new thread today has also been linked to this older one, so peeps will be reading it- we need to re-inforce what you're saying about pulling the power when lifting the dbox lid, m8.

If you mess with the LCD ribbon cable connection to the motherboard while mains power is still applied to the dbox- then you're almost certain to blow the main cpu to smithereens!!

Cheers- AL