This box is a invalid box!

[paul78]

Hi there, my starview 4 started displaying the message "This box is a invalid box!" last night at midnight.
I have checked my box and it isnt a clone, it has been on firmware version 1.10 for 2 months as the box stopped working on 1.7.
From reading other threads it seems that if i turn the box off it will die, so my question is what can i do to stop the box from bricking?

Thankyou

[swf3]

Hi there, my starview 4 started displaying the message "This box is a invalid box!" last night at midnight.
I have checked my box and it isnt a clone, it has been on firmware version 1.10 for 2 months as the box stopped working on 1.7.
From reading other threads it seems that if i turn the box off it will die, so my question is what can i do to stop the box from bricking?

Thankyou

hi nice 1st post, only post when you need help hey, but anyway this sounds like nag3
where are you?

[boomer39]

why dont people let us know where they are from? if from eire we would know there is no fix. but so should they if they read a bit more..

[maca]

why dont people let us know where they are from? if from eire we would know there is no fix. but so should they if they read a bit more..

because some people are one hit wonders. get the download or info they want and leg it. read something why should they when theres people like you and me and all the othere members on dk to do it for them. lazyness springs to mind............

[satsmo]

"This box is a invalid box!" means the bootloader is dead and there is no jtag fix for it at present. You could see if your supplier will help you out.

[C64]

What exactly is wrong with '1 hit wonder' posters?

The guy has a question, he chooses DK to be the place to find an answer, he gets his answer, he is happy.

What's the problem?

People should learn to be more polite to EVERYONE that visits this site.

[maca]

What exactly is wrong with '1 hit wonder' posters?

The guy has a question, he chooses DK to be the place to find an answer, he gets his answer, he is happy.

What's the problem?

People should learn to be more polite to EVERYONE that visits this site.

ok point taken m8. but a little reading of the posts cant be to mutch to ask.

[tamgunner]

i thought using a max 232 cable would sort the problem out?

[paul78]

I can assure you i have read lots threads to try and find an answer. However all the threads i found the poster had rebooted the box after recieving the message and it was now dead, whereas my box is still on and working (i havn't turned it off).

The message appears when i turn the sound up or down or the channel over. I'm in the east midlands on n*l. I was hoping that as my box still works and i have access to its menu's that there may have been a way to fix the issue.

Cheers

[tamgunner]

have u tried to update it with a usb flash drive

[satsmo]

As said above the bootloader is dead. The Max232 interface is used when a bad flash occurs.

Although reading again you say it is only displaying the message and has not died yet. Word of warning as soon as you power it down it will die, so try keeping the power to it and hope you do not have a power cut. Putting it in standby is fine.

[paul78]

have u tried to update it with a usb flash drive

No, i have left it alone (other than changing channels) as i didn't want to do anything until i got some advice on this forum.

I think i'll email my supplier tomorrow and see if they will replace it.

Thanks for all the help.

[larryoke]

You could try taking it back to v1.07 firmware, you've got nothing to lose

[martin-f]

he has
if he turns it of it could/will brick it as long as it does not lose power it will still be ok

[upthedub]

I have the exact same problem,only mine turned off and will not come back on.It is 100% not a clone but it is non fixable now.Im in ireland and wouldnt be the first person for this to happen to