Dbox2 not booting up and unable to flash

[peco]

Nothing's changed on this subject. Would everyone agree it's time to throw it out?

[Skiboy]

No dont through it out...keep trying with all the different IFA programmes...try another pc, i've had the same problem before and eventually it will take the image m8.


cheers

[Fergal]

Nothing's changed on this subject. Would everyone agree it's time to throw it out?

Install dboxmanager
use nullmodem start dbox manager and untick all boxes except com and set to 9600 like piccie then click start it should go to the com window
power up box holding the up button for a few seconds then release and post what you get

[portbhoy]

Are you using a computer with Duo or quad processor? If so try this press control/alt/delete once to bring up task manager, click processes tab, look for ifa prog(ifa.exe??), right click on prog, select set affinity, de-tick cpu 1 (and 2 , 3 if its a quad core) - leave tick in cpu 0 and exit task manager, done!

[peco]

To the two replies above. I've tried various versions of IFA. I've taken it to my pals using his computer and cables and it makes no difference. My computer doesn't have duo or quad processor. I have flashed these boxes and many more on this computer loads of times. I think it's DBox specific this problem

Install dboxmanager
use nullmodem start dbox manager and untick all boxes except com and set to 9600 like piccie then click start it should go to the com window
power up box holding the up button for a few seconds then release and post what you get

As instructed:

kdebug: DDF: Calibrating delay loop... debug: DDF: 67.79 BogoMIPS
debug: BMon V1.0 mID 01
debug: feID 7a gtxID 0b
debug: fpID 5a dsID 01-50.6e.ce.05.00.00-b9
debug: HWrev X5 SWrev 0.81
debug: B/Ex/Fl(MB) 16/16/08
WATCHDOG reset enabled
debug: &_text 0x10000, &_etext 0x26160, &_data 0x26160, &_edata 0x29c50
debug: &_end 0x347dc, &__stack 0x400000
debug: Memory tests (0x400000 -- 0x1000000)
debug: NumberTest: debug: passed
debug: MarchTest: debug: passed
debug: PermTest: debug: passed
debug: Extension Memory tests (0x1000000 -- 0x2000000)
debug: NumberTest: debug: failed at 0x1ffffdc
debug: MarchTest: debug: failed at 0x1ffffdc
debug: PermTest: debug: passed
dbox2:root>

[Fergal]

debug: Extension Memory tests (0x1000000 -- 0x2000000)
debug: NumberTest: debug: failed at 0x1ffffdc
debug: MarchTest: debug: failed at 0x1ffffdc
It looks like the memory expansion stick or socket is faulty take it out and check the log again you should not get the same error then try flashing it without the stick in use dboxmanager to flash it with both crossover and nullmodem cable
put image in C:\ and rename it mtd3.img
put ppcboot_writeflash in C:\
set dboxmanager like piccie then click utilities and choose mtd3.img image you have in C:\ and click ok
post what you get

[peco]

debug: Extension Memory tests (0x1000000 -- 0x2000000)
debug: NumberTest: debug: failed at 0x1ffffdc
debug: MarchTest: debug: failed at 0x1ffffdc
It looks like the memory expansion stick or socket is faulty take it out and check the log again you should not get the same error then try flashing it without the stick in use dboxmanager to flash it with both crossover and nullmodem cable
put image in C:\ and rename it mtd3.img
put ppcboot_writeflash in C:\
set dboxmanager like piccie then click utilities and choose mtd3.img image you have in C:\ and click ok
post what you get

This is really beginning to do my head in.

I did what you said. Removed the memory stick and used Bootmanager. But.. When I go to choose image in utilities I get this message:

"das nfs root verzeichnis muB existieren" which in English means: "the NFS root listing muB exist". The image I'm trying to add is a perfectly working image..

ARG!!!

Edit: I pressed "Start !" anyway, even though I couldn't select the image. Here's what it said:

kdebug: DDF: Calibrating delay loop... debug: DDF: 67.79 BogoMIPS
debug: BMon V1.0 mID 01
debug: feID 7a gtxID 0b
debug: fpID 5a dsID 01-50.6e.ce.05.00.00-b9
debug: HWrev X5 SWrev 0.81
debug: B/Ex/Fl(MB) 16/00/08
WATCHDOG reset enabled
dbox2:root> debug:
BOOTP/TFTP bootstrap loader (v0.3)
debug:
debug: Transmitting BOOTP request via broadcast
debug: Given up BOOTP/TFTP boot
boot net failed

Flash-FS bootstrap loader (v1.5)

Found Flash-FS superblock version 3.1
Found file /root/platform/nokia-dbox2/kernel/os in Flash-FS
debug: Got Block #0032

will verify ELF image, start= 0x800000, size= 154332
verify sig: 262
Branching to 0x40000


U-Boot 1.2.0 (Tuxbox) (Apr 7 2008 - 06:04:09)

CPU: PPC823ZTnnA at 67.200 MHz: 2 kB I-Cache 1 kB D-Cache
*** Warning: CPU Core has Silicon Bugs -- Check the Errata ***
Board: DBOX2, Nokia, BMon V1.0
Watchdog enabled
I2C: ready
DRAM: 16 MB
FLASH: 8 MB
Scanning JFFS2 FS: ......... done.
env: found "console"
env: found "baudrate"
env: found "lcd_inverse"
env: found "lcd_contrast"
FB: ready
LCD: ready
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: SCC ETHERNET

Options:
1: Console on null
2: Console on ttyS0
3: Console on framebuffer
Select option (1-3), other keys to stop autoboot: 0
### FS (jffs2) loading 'vmlinuz' to 0x100000
### FS load complete: 670086 bytes loaded to 0x100000
.................................................. ............. done
Un-Protected 63 sectors
## Booting image at 00100000 ...
Image Name: dbox2
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
Data Size: 670022 Bytes = 654.3 kB
Load Address: 00000000
Entry Point: 00000000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK

[Fergal]

Did you rename the image to mtd3.img and put it in C:\ when trying to flash it
hold the up button in like before as that log does not have the 3 march test data

[peco]

Did you rename the image to mtd3.img and put it in C:\ when trying to flash it
hold the up button in like before as that log does not have the 3 march test data

Yeah mate but when I hold the button in it stops at the prompt:

kdebug: DDF: Calibrating delay loop... debug: DDF: 67.79 BogoMIPS
debug: BMon V1.0 mID 01
debug: feID 7a gtxID 0b
debug: fpID 5a dsID 01-50.6e.ce.05.00.00-b9
debug: HWrev X5 SWrev 0.81
debug: B/Ex/Fl(MB) 16/00/08
WATCHDOG reset enabled
debug: &_text 0x10000, &_etext 0x26160, &_data 0x26160, &_edata 0x29c50
debug: &_end 0x347dc, &__stack 0x400000
debug: Memory tests (0x400000 -- 0x1000000)
debug: NumberTest: debug: passed
debug: MarchTest: debug: passed
debug: PermTest: debug: passed
dbox2:root>

[Fergal]

Yeah mate but when I hold the button in it stops at the prompt:

kdebug: DDF: Calibrating delay loop... debug: DDF: 67.79 BogoMIPS
debug: BMon V1.0 mID 01
debug: feID 7a gtxID 0b
debug: fpID 5a dsID 01-50.6e.ce.05.00.00-b9
debug: HWrev X5 SWrev 0.81
debug: B/Ex/Fl(MB) 16/00/08
WATCHDOG reset enabled
debug: &_text 0x10000, &_etext 0x26160, &_data 0x26160, &_edata 0x29c50
debug: &_end 0x347dc, &__stack 0x400000
debug: Memory tests (0x400000 -- 0x1000000)
debug: NumberTest: debug: passed
debug: MarchTest: debug: passed
debug: PermTest: debug: passed
dbox2:root>

It will stop there as it does the 3 tests and they have passed so its looks like the memory stick is faulty.
Post a screenshot of dbox manager before you hit the utilities tab

[peco]

[arabeman14]

Do not tick RARP , BootP , NFS
untick NFS-Server
select utilities then Image flashen
select your image (also put your image in the root c:\)
then click Ok and power the dbox off (unplug the power cable) then back on (plug the power cable).

then wait for this message " flashen abgeschlossen ..." click ok

[Fergal]

The top right window is pointing to the wrong file it should be
ppcboot_writeflash not ppcboot_flash browse to the correct file

[peco]

Do not tick RARP , BootP , NFS
untick NFS-Server
select utilities then Image flashen
select your image (also put your image in the root c:\)
then click Ok and power the dbox off (unplug the power cable) then back on (plug the power cable).

then wait for this message " flashen abgeschlossen ..." click ok

Youi're telling me to untick these but Fergal asks me to tick them as his thread (with picture) in the last page states.

<--capa added 2 Minutes and 32 Seconds later...-->

The top right window is pointing to the wrong file it should be
ppcboot_writeflash not ppcboot_flash browse to the correct file

Ok with your settings as above Fergal. Here is the Boot manager com info:

kdebug: DDF: Calibrating delay loop... debug: DDF: 67.79 BogoMIPS
debug: BMon V1.0 mID 01
debug: feID 7a gtxID 0b
debug: fpID 5a dsID 01-50.6e.ce.05.00.00-b9
debug: HWrev X5 SWrev 0.81
debug: B/Ex/Fl(MB) 16/00/08
WATCHDOG reset enabled
dbox2:root> debug:
BOOTP/TFTP bootstrap loader (v0.3)
debug:
debug: Transmitting BOOTP request via broadcast
debug: Got BOOTP reply from Server IP 192.168.1.6, My IP 192.168.0.202
debug: Sending TFTP-request for file C/Program Files/DBoxBoot/ppcboot_readflash
debug: Sending TFTP-request for file C/Program Files/DBoxBoot/ppcboot_readflash
debug: Sending TFTP-request for file C/Program Files/DBoxBoot/ppcboot_readflash
debug: Sending TFTP-request for file C/Program Files/DBoxBoot/ppcboot_readflash
debug: Sending TFTP-request for file C/Program Files/DBoxBoot/ppcboot_readflash
debug: Sending TFTP-request for file C/Program Files/DBoxBoot/ppcboot_readflash
debug:
TFTP failed, giving up...
boot net failed

Flash-FS bootstrap loader (v1.5)

Found Flash-FS superblock version 3.1
Found file /root/platform/nokia-dbox2/kernel/os in Flash-FS
debug: Got Block #0032

will verify ELF image, start= 0x800000, size= 154332
verify sig: 262
Branching to 0x40000


U-Boot 1.2.0 (Tuxbox) (Apr 7 2008 - 06:04:09)

CPU: PPC823ZTnnA at 67.200 MHz: 2 kB I-Cache 1 kB D-Cache
*** Warning: CPU Core has Silicon Bugs -- Check the Errata ***
Board: DBOX2, Nokia, BMon V1.0
Watchdog enabled
I2C: ready
DRAM: 16 MB
FLASH: 8 MB
Scanning JFFS2 FS: ......... done.
env: found "console"
env: found "baudrate"
env: found "lcd_inverse"
env: found "lcd_contrast"
FB: ready
LCD: ready
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: SCC ETHERNET

Options:
1: Console on null
2: Console on ttyS0
3: Console on framebuffer
Select option (1-3), other keys to stop autoboot: 0
### FS (jffs2) loading 'vmlinuz' to 0x100000
### FS load complete: 670086 bytes loaded to 0x100000
.................................................. ............. done
Un-Protected 63 sectors
## Booting image at 00100000 ...
Image Name: dbox2
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
Data Size: 670022 Bytes = 654.3 kB
Load Address: 00000000
Entry Point: 00000000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK

[peco]

Going to just throw it out. It's clearly no longer going to work. Thanks for the help to all.