DM500 Dead when Powered

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juju723

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My Satellite Setup
DREAM DM 500-S
My Location
switzerland
Hi guys,

something really weard happended with my dreambox. Everything was working fine and also had an internet connexion to a provider not really legal for seeing sky, etc...

I tired to update the software of the DM500, and was also working after reinitialization. after switching down the device, and switching on again, i saw a red message like 'warning clone detected, bye amigo'...and after that, nothing anymore????
Now, I do not have even the LED(led emitting diode) lighted on it...
I have checked the power cable and it is fine. I also opened it and saw some voltage inside, so it's probably not a hardware issue.

Has someone already encountered a similar problem??? Is that only software?? And what can I do to make my dreambox working again

Thanks a lot for your help.
 
Welcome to the forum juju723

well yes you have been zapped by the bomb planted in the gemini image to deactivate clone DB 500's. You will unfortunately need to return your stb to where you got it from since even if you jtag it yourself you will still somehow need to get hold of the information required to do the card sharing

the following threads will explain all about jtagging

http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/dreambox500/138972-your-box-clone-adios-amigos.html
 
juju723 said:
Hi guys,

something really weard happended with my dreambox. Everything was working fine and also had an internet connexion to a provider not really legal for seeing sky, etc...

I tired to update the software of the DM500, and was also working after reinitialization. after switching down the device, and switching on again, i saw a red message like 'warning clone detected, bye amigo'...and after that, nothing anymore????
Now, I do not have even the LED(led emitting diode) lighted on it...
I have checked the power cable and it is fine. I also opened it and saw some voltage inside, so it's probably not a hardware issue.

Has someone already encountered a similar problem??? Is that only software?? And what can I do to make my dreambox working again

Thanks a lot for your help.
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You put a new version of Gemini onto it didnt you - very bad idea indeed.

The later versions carry a built in time bomb which has wiped the boot loader. As Topper has said you will need to jtag the receiver then get your card share config replaced.
 
Hello

Yes the only possibility is to make a Jtag to reconfigure the flash memory

Best regards
 
ok guys,

thanks a lot for your help...yes, in fact I updated the Gemini image through internet....and as I just recently moved to the dreambox, and didn't about the bomb inside Gemini for clone DM500.... that happended.

I will try to reflash it...just need to find the correct connection point for JTAG

Thanks again a lot
 
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