flashing A780

[manunited20185]

hiya im having problems on flashing an a780. i connected the box through rs232 cable and loaded the firware and cicked on start but i get the message saying 'the downloading is not requested' i have tried all the coms but its not flashing please help me

[jumpinjo]

hi bud, that error is normally because correct comport is not selected

you can check in device manager what comport your pc is on and select from drop down menu in downloader the same, if on a diff comport thats not in downloader menu change in device manager to one that is.

[manunited20185]

hiya pal thanks for replying back, it dont say which port i am connected to on device manager, does my box have to be turned on aswell when i need to flash it?

[DW190]

hiya pal thanks for replying back, it dont say which port i am connected to on device manager, does my box have to be turned on aswell when i need to flash it?

When you hit the start button for the flash you then power the box on.

[manunited20185]

the box doesnt even turn on its just blank :-o

[barrowmanandrew]

stupid question but,
have checked the mains fuse in the plug and swithed it on at the back??

[manunited20185]

yeah everythings alright plugged it in at the back but it doesnt work, used the remote aswell still get nothing, switched the power from the back of the box on and off but still nothing happens why is this happening to me please help me

[barrowmanandrew]

you might have a faulty box.
if you disconnect all cables and plug in in at the mains,
when you switch box on, display should flash something like "00:00".
if you then press standby button on remote, then display should flash "0n" then a channel number....
is any of this happening?

[manunited20185]

noo mate the display is just blank so its faulty then i bought it from yourcablebox.com they dont have a phone number what shall i do now?

[barrowmanandrew]

have you tried changing the mains fuse?

[manunited20185]

yeahh done that but still the same im afraid

[barrowmanandrew]

the boxes come ready to accept fta channels.
if nothing is happening when you connect power and press the on button, then it looks like you have a faulty unit...
best contact whoever sold you it.....

[jumpinjo]

ive had one that looked dead nothing on lcd when switched on but it still flashed np's and the cause was cable from front panel to mainboard had come loose so it was easy fixed but if yours aint taking flash it sounds like summin else and if your dead sure about your setup for flashing being kewl then i would say send back.

[manunited20185]

the boxes come ready to accept fta channels.
if nothing is happening when you connect power and press the on button, then it looks like you have a faulty unit...
best contact whoever sold you it.....

thanks for the reply mate yeahh im going contact them in the morning however they dont have a phone number they have this kind of help desk where u send an email to them but what shall i say?

[smirnoff_rules]

thanks for the reply mate yeahh im going contact them in the morning however they dont have a phone number they have this kind of help desk where u send an email to them but what shall i say?

first thing is to ask them for a contact number m8 ,, u will be emailing for days otherwise