"Box not reusable" Error with Dream up 500s ?pl advice ...

[alunfennell]

jtagging is last resort m8 i wouldnt go down that road yet.
simply download a few versions of dreamup (earlier versions seem to work better for problem boxes ) use network aswell if ur able to as its ALOT faster to flash any image and re-try to flash dk image bud keep trying it will sort it. also i find DCC crap far too many things to go wrong (similer flashwizzard pro is the same ) alot of times peeps over compilcate the dreambox and software
Dreamup
smartftp (or filezilla ftp program)
and windos telnet (or maybe putty if u wish )
these are pretty much the ONLY software any dreambox owner should use problems can arrise with these "all in on wonders " pmsl
again prob waisting your time with erase.img as dreamup does infact erase your flash chip twice during flashing

jtag is ONLY for when its a complete no booter ie no lights on at all and no output from hyperterminal!!

dont give up on it ull get it bud

cheers

osborne82

I agree with you not to jump into do a Jtag, but with this situation chandra66 had given information that has has already loaded a few different images & experimenting with different images, so there is no problem with his DDC at least with previous erasing and loading, what has after happening is there are files remaining on the flash from a previous Image or the image at the moment is corrupt, there is nothing that can be done unless you can get Erase.img loaded onto the receiver and because the receiver is not responding via the com port a Jtag is the only way of restoring the receiver back to normal, If of course chandra66 can communicate via crossover lan cable then he might have some chance, but if the image is corrupt the communications setting are unlikely to communicate with a computer even via telnet.

PLi? WARNING
Also to note that the Pli enigma 1 images of late are not desgined for Dreambox Clone receivers they do not contain any bombs such as the Gemini images but Pli do not recommend use of there software other than original Dreamboxes, this image has been desgined to opperate on certain chipsets in the original dreamboxs these chipsets in particular are not however in the clone receiver and will corrupt your dreambox.

Regards:
Alun