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

[dezzie1]

open box

i did a firmware upgrade on an openbox s11 it worked till i rebooted and now i cant get anything it wont switch on can anyone help please

[maxi143]

hi mate help me

my box skybox s10 i load software new my box not on
message show disply boot then - - two line show
i try upgrade_pvr800 rs232

disply on show after 30 mint same iusse ...

please help me

[slugworth]

dim

Just purchased openbox s10 HD, upgraded the firmware and now can't get it to boot. I only see a dim "8" on the panel. Will try the procedure using rs232. Is there another way?

if it was the flash the display would be entirely black,not dim.
if it is the flash,rs232 is the only way.

[zetorto]

my openbox s16 restarting after this upgrade with the wrong version.

[drasalem]

Will this work for skybox f3 as well mate?
Will I need to the .abs file with one from skybox website?
Thanks

[benad2000]

openbox s10 dead?

Just purchased openbox s10 HD, upgraded the firmware and now can't get it to boot. I only see a dim "8" on the panel. Will try the procedure using rs232. Is there another way?

[drasalem]

Has anyone used a USB to USB connection with PC to recover a Skybox that does not bootup?
Will this connection be possible at all as we do with phone?

[slugworth]

hello..my s16 openbox keeps rebooting every 10 secs..i have followed instructions but every time the eromupgrade tool says synchronizing ....done
then at the bottom gives me an error ....says....Set Stb Meory error..

can anyone help or know a solution?????????????

probably wrong version of loader.
s16 had it's own version,but some say the s10 version 2.0.0f works on that model.

[mast]

hello..my s16 openbox keeps rebooting every 10 secs..i have followed instructions but every time the eromupgrade tool says synchronizing ....done
then at the bottom gives me an error ....says....Set Stb Meory error..

can anyone help or know a solution?????????????

Hi

If thats the case then its most likely a timing issue. Try different timing delays when switching on the box.

Regards

[mushyunlock]

Eromupgrade tool not working

hello..my s16 openbox keeps rebooting every 10 secs..i have followed instructions but every time the eromupgrade tool says synchronizing ....done
then at the bottom gives me an error ....says....Set Stb Meory error..

can anyone help or know a solution?????????????

[ikarishinji]

izzit all RS232 cable are all the same in the market?

[hamkachat]

I have problem with my skybox f3, it loading until 93 percent and after that it will show E001, nothing display on my tv. Is this can be fix?

[InDublin]

Hello all

Picked up a couple of Openboxes the other night from a guy in a car park in the rain, for myself and a cousin.

We had been using DM-boxes, and due to a mishap with mine while connecting my new TV and whatever his kids did with the other, these broke within a week, so while waiting on a couple of F3's that will hopefully be here today, I went for these S10s.

Went off to the cousins house and tried to setup his S10 and it seemed to go on and off at will. Tried plug fuse, and the basics, checking power/connections etc.

The box looked bricked, but after checking the cable to the LNB (that he'd tied together in places) we found the issue. Just wires touching where they shouldnt.

The channel list is old, with a few that moved around since the boxes were loaded, and it looks like S9 firmware. But with it working well, I wouldn't bother to change much. The blind scan is so fast, I wouldn't bother with channel lists. It's worth having my own, with exactly what I want to see. Well worth putting a bit of time into.

If you're missing a couple of channels, do a scan, it's not going to be the firmware. If it works let it alone...

HD is great on it, stronger signal and less glitching than my old DM800HD, can't wait to play with my F3s.

So, Before trying every firmware under the sun, if you have a problem with your box, check the basics, just a thought!

[LATINIKS]

I HAVE USB TO RS232 I MADE THIS YOU HAVE TO ENTER TO HARDWAE SETINGS ON WINDOWS THEN SELECT YOU HARDWARE USB TO RS232 THEN CHANGE COM TO COM 1
AND THATS ALL ITS WORK FOR ME

I HACE IN PORT 4 I SAYING NCONECTED TO COM BUT NEVER DOWNLOAD NOTHING I MADE THAT CHANGE TO COM 1 AND WORKS!!
THANKS FOR ALL INFO!!

[dorkike2]

Any new firmware for s16? No kids and no HD channels work, any help? Can the gurus help us here with our s16 openbox please?