dm 500 could not connect...

[asghar ali]

i had gemini 4.20 installed on the dm500, and i used Flashwizard 6.3 to flash PLI jade.

the installation stopped at the "writing and verifiying cramps memory partition" - stucked at 84% and after a few mins i had to disconnect the power of the box to reset it.

after reading a lot in all the forums here i got a Null Modem cable and tried to connect the box - but without luck.

in case anyone wondered, I disconnected all cables , connected the Null modem cable alone started DreamUp 1.3.3.2 and pressed the connect (without network option). then i switched on the dreambox and NOTHING HAPPENS.

Right now my dm500 doesn't work because of that PLI jade and i've no idea what to do !
(can't telnet it, can't ftp it, can't ping it,and doesn't show anything on TV)

i need a little help from the experts....

if anyone else had that problem.... plz help.

thanks.

[Hadron]

Are you sure that you have a null modem cable & not a "straight-through" serial cable? They look the same, but are wired differently.

Have you tried selecting a different COM port in Dreamup?

I don't know if it will help, but the last version of Dreamup I have is 1.3.3.11. I've attached it to this post.

[PaphosAL]

Find or borrow an old laptop or pc that has a genuine 9 pin serial port and beg borrow or steal a proper null-modem crossover cable to connect the two devices.

Then try DreamUP on COM1, then COM2 and so on... Coz on laptops, COM1 is usually reserved for a slot-on adaptor bus. So the COM port on whatever puter you're using could be 1 2 3 4 and so on.

Be patient, try it one by one, and when you hit pay dirt, WRITE IT DOWN so you remember it next time. Trust me, there's ALWAYS a next time, LOL!

AL