Reading firmware is it possible?

Mazda-mick

Is it possible to read the firmware from a DVB-S receiver without removing the eeprom, I do have the Willam programmer and have removed and dumped eeproms before without any problems, but the receiver belongs to a mate who’s not happy with me removing the eeprom.

The receiver has the RS232 port and the manufactures supply software to save the channel files and also update the existing firmware but I am wanting to read the whole of the eeprom is this possible?

This is a copy of the log file after I updated the exiting firmware on my receiver.

terminal successfully opened
ready [0;1;40;32m[2J
***********************************************
** SUC (StartUpControl)1.7 by **
** (C) LASAT GMBH v.Nov 17 2005 **
***********************************************
MBxx800B found
T->0x12345678
---Command List-------------
100 Load Application
200 Print Version
300 Start Application
400 Display this screen
500 Upload Ch_Data
Start Download
Buffer is at 0x00060000
Send file in binary mode
binary mode found found
we send file chlist.app
sent file chlist.app ready 45804
Send exit

Check HeaderIdx ->00000000 at 0x00060000
ptImage->Size :0000B2D0
ptImage->ZipSize :00000000
ptImage->StartAddress:07090000
ptImage->ZipedCrc :00000000
ptImage->UnzipedCrc DA863A57
File OK!!
Save Image at 0x07090000
ReProg BegAdr 0x07090000 - 0x0709FFFF
Erase Sector->000C
Write Sector->000C

mariowo

hi, did you find out how to get the firm out of the eeprom?