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  • yeshu26
    Newbie
    • Nov 2011
    • 5

    #1

    Amiko Alien Flash

    Background:

    I have an Amiko Alien 8900 HD set, which I use with mgcamd. The firmware I use is the default firmware" Spark".

    As mgcamd was giving me lot of trouble, I chose to uninstall, and reinstall ir using the FTP programme. Even after doing that, channels never opened.
    I tried and downloaded many versions of mgcamd until 1.35 version, but no luck. I updated the firmware using spark portal, but still no luck.

    I decided to flash the box with Spark rescue image, and I did the following.

    1. unzip spark rescue image to the fat32 formatted usb
    2. Power off the box from behind, and plug th eusb drive into the box.
    3. Start the box while holding the "right arrow button" in front
    4. It says something on the light, and I press OK button.
    5. The LED lights on the panel start showing : 7 7 0 .... 7 7 0... and so on.
    6. This 7 7 0 shows for almost 30 minutes, and the system is still not flashed!

    Please tell me what to do? can I also flash it using RS 232 cable? if yes what is the process?

    Please help.
    Amiko Alien HD
    Spark Original Image with plug inss
  • uptowner
    Newbie
    • Jul 2012
    • 1

    #2
    spark boxes are choosey about usb flash pendrives ,that code you see means that the box cannot read that drive you will have to use a drive that it can read i hear it likes kingstons but there must be others, unless of course you have not formatted the drive to fat32 before you loaded the image it wont read anything but fat32

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    • kianniamh
      Top Poster
      • Mar 2010
      • 182

      #3
      I found mgcamd 1.38 works the best. Try that first.

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      • vicentium
        Newbie
        • Aug 2011
        • 16

        #4
        Rescue image for Amiko Alien, old Remote Control, hard to be find elsewhere; divided in parts just to be uploaded.
        Instructions: see PDF file next post.

        Rescue.part01.rar

        Rescue.part02.rar

        Rescue.part03.rar

        Rescue.part04.rar

        Rescue.part05.rar

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        • vicentium
          Newbie
          • Aug 2011
          • 16

          #5
          Alien rescue image instructions

          Upgrade rescue sw.pdf
          More hints:
          Save your database first, otherwise you have to recreate later (menu/system/upgrade/database transformer +red button). Same with softcam configuration files if any.
          After resofting, you may upgrade online STB to the desired Spark release: Will be like a newborn, fresh but pluginless and no DB (to be added later).
          If you have an UPS use it to power STB (remember Murphy's laws ).
          Attached Files

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          • vicentium
            Newbie
            • Aug 2011
            • 16

            #6
            Rescue Images Amiko Alien and Golden Media Spark Reloaded

            Alien1 old RCU:

            Alien1 new RCU:

            GM Spark Reloaded:

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