VU+ Duo Clone

[petebeds]

Hello everyone I'm new to this type of tech so please bear with me.

I've bought what I thought was just a non working VU+ Duo for a project that is stuck with Starting on the front panel but I have now found out it's a clone.
Before I knew it was a clone I tried to flash it via USB and via the RS232 cable connected via USB to a laptop running Windows 7. Nothing happens even with 2 different USB sticks and formatting them differently.
Now I know it's a clone I wondering if there was anyway of getting this box back into life please.

BTW A sticker on the back says V 2.0 and another sticker above that says VU+ Duo and BN and SN codes. The chip inside appears to be a Ferrari V3 I believe.

Any help with this issue would be much appreciated.

Pete.

[shaunfree]

hi mate try this ps not my work
Fix "Starting..." stuck box and Fix Red Light
Update the "DUO boot.bin" to the box as explained on the txt (See Folder 1).
- Update the "vu_2ver_22m_130110_sec_isp.bin" to the box (Run software and load the bin file, then turn on the box and let it do the full update) (See Folder 2).
- Load with USB Stick the CFE (See Folder 3)
- Then load your image...

p.S.: This solution is to be used, if you are sure that you loaded a compatible image on the box, and only loading a V3 image it doesn't fix it.
Attachments , Clean_Update_VuDuo_v3.x.rar
hope this helps, let us no how u go cheers shaun

[petebeds]

Hiya Shaun and thank you very much for the quick reply.

Unfortunately I have tried this method without success. I don't have the small RS232 board connector. I do have a RS232 cable with I got with a VU+ Solo2 SE I bought. Also I used a RS232 to USB connector to plug into my laptop which is running Windows 7 and I'm not sure if I'm right but I read somewhere I might need the RS232 board connector and a laptop running XP with a RS232 real port. If that's the case then I can probably sort out an XP laptop with the RS232 port but I don't think I can get a RS232 board. When I have tried the method you suggested (after sorting out the cable drivers) I can change the comm port successfully and load the Duo.bin file but when I click Update nothing happens.

Any help again please?

[shaunfree]

ok mate as said not my work and not done this myself so not sure hope other members will be able to help have u tried loading a new v3 image onto it cheers shaun

[DOUGALMCD]

Thanks to Toysoft for info:-
You need to use the cable provided with box
- You need to use the Rs232 board provided with box (connected on the back of the receiver)
- You need to use a LAPTOP
- You need to have WinXP installed
- You need to have a REAL Rs232 on the laptop

These are the conditions, if not all met you can corrupt the chip or fail the job of updating. hth

[petebeds]

Thank you Dougal. I can probably meet all apart from the RS232 board. I bought this knowing it needed repairing but I didn't know it was a clone and the seller didn't send a RS232 board. I have opened a case with eBay as the item is fake/clone but thank you all for your help.