Recover Dead Skybox/Openbox Flash Using Serial RS232 Null modem Cable

[P&D]

I went out and bought a female to female rs232 null modem with a usb serial converter, i tried my mates tower pc but he didnt have a 9 pin connector,ive been trying today to try and connect to the box but im just getting a message saying please reset target.

To do this with a usb is a pain in the **** you need to set the correct drivers up for the usb

[Chalkywhite]

Male to female RS232 cables are usually just extension cables.

What connector do you have on your pc? RS232 connectors are 9 pin male types, so you should need a female - female null modem cable.

I went out and bought a female to female rs232 null modem with a usb serial converter, i tried my mates tower pc but he didnt have a 9 pin connector,ive been trying today to try and connect to the box but im just getting a message saying please reset target.

[Hadron]

The flash seems to have worked, however the box seems to only work with one of my twin sky cake plugged in. When I plug my single cable in it just loop loads to 100%. Has anyone else had this problem before. I'm not sure if the faults with the lnb?

As P&D says, a common reason for this is a short circuit between the inner & outer connection of the LNB cable, most commonly occuring at the plug. Try taking off the F plug & cutting off an inch or 2 of cable & refitting the plug.

[Hadron]

Im having the same problem.. think my firmware is corrupted ive bought an rs 232 cable male to female but using the pc tower i dont have a connection.. would i then need an adaptor or something, cheers

Male to female RS232 cables are usually just extension cables.

What connector do you have on your pc? RS232 connectors are 9 pin male types, so you should need a female - female null modem cable.

[P&D]

When i first got an F3 many moons ago
i set it up & plugged the sat cable in (just 1 cable) & the box rebooted all the time.....
i thought it was a faulty box...
so i disconnected the cable & plug the other in...worked straight away.......try this

Also when you attach the F connector...make sure the outer cable does not touch the inner cable...this will also put the box in reboot mode

[cityboy]

The f5 box only use's one cable if you plug both in the box will no start or go into a reboot loop

I only put one of the twin wires into the input. The loop connection was left empty.

[P&D]

The f5 box only use's one cable if you plug both in the box will no start or go into a reboot loop

[cityboy]

hi thanks in advance for any help.

I followed this guide for my skybox f5 and the flash seemed to be successful... however after i unplugged the power cable and removed the null modem can the box display is still blank. i repeated the process, again it said successful but my box does not power up.

any help would be appreciated

The flash seems to have worked, however the box seems to only work with one of my twin sky cake plugged in. When I plug my single cable in it just loop loads to 100%. Has anyone else had this problem before. I'm not sure if the faults with the lnb?

[lollygagger]

Can anyone help before the football starts tonight?

[Chalkywhite]

Im having the same problem.. think my firmware is corrupted ive bought an rs 232 cable male to female but using the pc tower i dont have a connection.. would i then need an adaptor or something, cheers

[lollygagger]

Hello guys, I have read this thread and seem to have the same "stb error" everyone was getting but, after trying all the solutions I am still in the dark please help.

Skybox F5 - stuck saying load after trying to channel update the way I was told.

[cityboy]

hi thanks in advance for any help.

I followed this guide for my skybox f5 and the flash seemed to be successful... however after i unplugged the power cable and removed the null modem can the box display is still blank. i repeated the process, again it said successful but my box does not power up.

any help would be appreciated

[derbyed]

I had both my skybox F5 and openbox both bricked 9 days ago and couldn't get either of them working again until AJ sent me the recovery tools and I got a usb to serial lead from ebay then managed to get the openbox working first time via my laptop ..but it wouldn't work on the skybox again I seached for answers then last night in this forum I got a thread to another recovery tool program which looks the same as AJ's downloaded that and wallop used it on desktop computer via the serial lead only and that worked first time irony of it last week I smashed an openbox S10 that I'd had for over a year in the cupboard which had bricked the day after I got it when I put the channels list in the same problems now I wonder if that would have worked too. If someone tells me how to add a zip file to this thread I'll do or IM Me ..Thanks Digital Kaos and all who post

[triggerfish]

Yup after pressing next and switching on box nothing just says,, ""usual sync message "" switched off box and on again and it worked
Did not work for me with usb to serial but did with proper null cable on win7

[jurree]

just swich off and on the attached box