OK guys , the new 7025 has been delivered. It came the day after I ordered it from _www.dreamboxshop.co.uk so firstly I can recommend those guys.
Here's my finding so far.
A. First job was to flash the box to Gemini 2 Project v1.70 . I used latest version of dreamup which quotes that its 7025 compatible. I used a null modem lead and a cat5 crossover cable connected directly to my laptop.
1 . Start dreamup.
2 . Check the 'Use Network' box
3 . Used default settings for PC and Dreambox IP address.
4 . Click connect, Dreamup loads the flash loader via null modem ( I assume ) , then it reports box is in Network mode.
5 . Click flash, this asks for your image file, select GP2 V1.70.
6 . Got a message 'Calcualting Checksum' and here it seem to freeze !
7 . Closed everything down , started again.
8 . Got to freeze point , only this time the 'Calcualting Checksum' message was only displayed for a second, then it started to upload the image file.
9 . Using the network mode this took just a couple of seconds.
10. Then it continued to flash the new image to the box.
11. Power off the box and restart.
12. It booted up just fine and ran me through the basic setup wizard.
At this point I decided not yet to scan for anything. As I have a cable tuner in my DM7025 I wanted to tackle that first. Now, because of board rules I cannot go into detail regarding this tuner so If I can help anyone at all on that score then please do send a PM.
B. Next was to setup the network for the dreambox.
1. In the settings menu I setup an IP address, mask , and set the gateway to the IP number of my router.
2. I tested the connection by FTPing into the box using FlashFxP. This worked fine.
3. Now to try the blue panel. Trying to download anything via the blue panel failed with the message 'No Such Host'
4. This is most likely due to the manual IP addresses I had set. So, I tried setting to DHCP which takes all its info from the router. It worked ! Blue panel now functioning properly.
5. I went on to install Evocamd 2.11 from the blue panel. There's some nice stuff in the blue panel menu , but I don't see anything for keys. Looks like I'm gonna have to add them manually.
C. Seting up the DVB-s Tuner And Diseqc Motor
My priority with the Sat tuner was to get setup on the Hotbird at 13e because I have a subscription to ART sport. So I want to get this ready for the premiership starting in 2 weeks.
1. From the blue menu goto plugins and select positioner setup.
2. I got the strongest transponder for hotbird from the list here and entered the parameters into the tune page. Knowing my dish tracks ok from before (using DM500s) it was easy to line it up to the hotbird watching the signal strength values as I moved it with the remote. Lined up and locked with both at about 90%
3. Now I did a channel scan and it found in the region of 2200 channels , can't remember exactly how many.
4. Now I could select ART Sports from the list of channels on hotbird 13E
5. I started evocamd 2.11 with my ART sport card inserted into the DM7025 and waited with anticipation......... NOTHING !
6. I tried the card in the other slot ....... NOTHING ! Damn it.
7. I restarted the box , still nothing.
8. Went back to blue panel installed SCAM.
9. Started newly installed scam emu.
10. BINGO ! ART SPORTS working just fine.
Now to setup more sat positions and scan transponders. The story will continue next , most likely onto the subject of keys... To Be Continued..
