cannot update to 24/4/2011 via box, nor through pc? grr

[welshlad46]

box says update will start after reboot, it restarts, then comes back on to searchin for update and that isall that happens. i have left it for over 30mins and nothing its like it is froze because i have to turn it off at the back of the box or the mains. is there anywhere on here i can get the file to do it through the pc to update? i am runnin the 3/1/2011 update

[kenny s]

update via lan only i am afraid

[welshlad46]

yea how do i do that though? plz help

[billyboy66]

kv a780

menu installation ok password 0000 scroll down to sw update let it do its thing .

[welshlad46]

as i said in the original post i have tried that and it just ends up froze and i have to turn it off at the back of the box

[alex123]

can you get to factory reset ? or does it go straight to searching for update ,you could try reflashing with older software with null modem factory reset and then try swupdate via lan

[deanet]

i had the same problem mate, what i did wrong was use a old update through pc with the lan still in then the lan stopped working, use the 30/1/11 update through ur pc with the lan out,then put the lan back in when complete and try s/w update through the box, that worked for me
hope it helps

[welshlad46]

i duno wat i did but it has not accepted the update through the box so i now have the 24/4/2011 on there so im happy now.cheers guys. even tho i have lost a few channels but i aint mowning bout it

[robbeno]

i duno wat i did but it has not accepted the update through the box so i now have the 24/4/2011 on there so im happy now.cheers guys. even tho i have lost a few channels but i aint mowning bout it

If you've got 24/4/11 update on there your box as obviously accepted the update

[cactikid]

dont forget to factory reset and rescan when you do the update

[kingkermit]

dont forget to factory reset and rescan when you do the update

Why?

Whats this obsession people have with doing a factory reset and rescan?

[gadgetfiend]

Perhaps any new firmwares may add something more to the channel scanning or factory reset processes and thats why they need doing again. Who knows maybe they dont need doing but theres no harm or difficulty doing it and if you experience any problems you will already have ruled it out. The instructions basically come from the KV guys so best just to go with it.

[lincsat]

If you're struggling with the update, you could try loading the un-patched firmware and then loading the patch over that. The online update may work after that - worth a try