Spiderbox 5000 rs232 recovery problems

[yasminandrio]

Hi all I can't rs232 recover my spiderbox 5000 ive downloaded file unzip it the I go to run on PCM put in downloadin.exe and my PC say wrong file name so can't go any further also I have tried changing the .exe and .exefile and so on but with no joy does anyone no what I'm doing wrong? Thanks

[ramjet]

the exe file is the loader tool so run that on your pc
then choose the recovery bin file to load the box with, turning the box on after starting the download process

[yasminandrio]

the exe file is the loader tool so run that on your pc
then choose the recovery bin file to load the box with, turning the box on after starting the download process

I don't understand I go into run then type in downloadin.exe which it says in tut I do that and it says downloadin.exe can't be found

[ramjet]

the correct method of loading the tool is to double click it using windows explorer (file explorer)

the correct name of the exe file is rs232 tools.exe for the 5000 spiderbox

[yasminandrio]

the correct method of loading the tool is to double click it using windows explorer (file explorer)

the correct name of the exe file is rs232 tools.exe for the 5000 spiderbox

Ok i can double click the rs232 tool and it opens and i can put the comsport in the it asks me to select a file and the file i want is not there i need a complete dummy guide as on most tuts it says RUN downloadin.exe which does not work for me also your saying double click on it which i am doing its opening up the recovery tool but then i cant put in the correct file as its not there!! is there anything else i need to download?

[ramjet]

Ok i can double click the rs232 tool and it opens and i can put the comsport in the it asks me to select a file and the file i want is not there i need a complete dummy guide as on most tuts it says RUN downloadin.exe which does not work for me also your saying double click on it which i am doing its opening up the recovery tool but then i cant put in the correct file as its not there!! is there anything else i need to download?

I have no idea which guide you are referring to, but a guide is exactly that, a guide , not necessarily a "dummies tutorial"

after you posted I found the rs232 tool for the sd5000 spiderbox and it says rs232 tools.exe so clearly that is the name you run, or simply double click it

then you need to locate and use the bin file for your receiver , which is something else you need to locate and download and possibly unpack

once this has all been done and the correct com port selected, start the downloading process and then switch the box on at the mains

other than that, you will have to wait for a better guide, or wait for somebody who has done this process on a 5000 to give you better guidance

[yasminandrio]

ok as i havent done this before all i thought i needed was the rs232 recovery tool. i didn't know i needed a bin file, i have tried to google it but cant find anything thanks for your help and will keep looking and hopefullly sort it out tonight. thanks again.

[ramjet]

ok as i havent done this before all i thought i needed was the rs232 recovery tool. i didn't know i needed a bin file, i have tried to google it but cant find anything thanks for your help and will keep looking and hopefullly sort it out tonight. thanks again.

no , you need the rs232 tool for the 5000 which is called rs232 tools.exe (the 7000 and 9000 tool is called download.exe)

when it says RUN it really means double click the loader tool, then you load the file which could be a bin file (the 7000 and 9000 are)

I couldnt locate a 5000 bin file either ! I have also never reloaded a 5000 so same as you on that score

as for the tutorial, I have amended it slightly and pasted it below

1. Switch off STB
2. Run download.exe on PC (usually by double clicking the exe in windows explorer) , or rs232 tools.exe on 5000
3. Select COM port and Press connect button
4. Press "Choose file" and select the attached spider_rs232.bin for your particular model
5. Switch on STB
6. you will see the progress status on PC
7. STB will auto-reboot after finishing the downloading.

[yasminandrio]

Yes just found out i have looked all over for the bin files found the 7000 and 9000 but cant find 5000 anywhere figers crossed someone else reads this and has them! thanks again for your help.

[mdt]

Yes just found out i have looked all over for the bin files found the 7000 and 9000 but cant find 5000 anywhere figers crossed someone else reads this and has them! thanks again for your help.

heres the one i have on my pc and it has the rs232.bin file inside. its from 2010,regards mdt

[yasminandrio]

Thanks I will try tomoz!!

[yasminandrio]

Right got in all plugged in unpacked all files thanks MDT for the files get to switching on the box which switch on fine but no progression! I have changed bit rate in com port what I am getting on box is c113 then flashing on and of Lnbf I don't know what's goin on!

[ramjet]

make sure you have no leads in the box at all apart from the null modem lead (make sure it definitely is a crossover null modem lead too)
so no lnb coax cable, and although you could have a scart I wouldnt bother at this stage with any other leads or cables
also make sure you use a proper pc with built in com port and using xp as the os, so no usb adapters at all

[yasminandrio]

make sure you have no leads in the box at all apart from the null modem lead (make sure it definitely is a crossover null modem lead too)
so no lnb coax cable, and although you could have a scart I wouldnt bother at this stage with any other leads or cables
also make sure you use a proper pc with built in com port and using xp as the os, so no usb adapters at all

Yes proper PC no cables in box just null modem I have the proper cable all connected to coms port 1 I'm using Xp it says com port connected it says boot on box for split second then just starts flashin with lnbf

[yasminandrio]

Right I hope I'm using the right cable are null modem and cross over the same? The on what I have is female to female 9 pin