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Dreambox 8000
Flash Your DM8000 The Easy Way
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<blockquote data-quote="B16MCC" data-source="post: 597938" data-attributes="member: 197891"><p>Hi guys, having made a leap of faith and parted with just clear of £1K here's my first write up on the DM8000.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/php-bin/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>Flash Your DM8000 - The Easy Way</strong> </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><strong>F</strong></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">lashing a new firmware (image) by Browser</span></span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">What you need to flash</span></span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">You need the image file you want to flash. Image files have the extension *.nfi. You can't flash other</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">images like *.img files. Don't try it - it won't work.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">You need either a DHCP server, a configured bootloader or a serial cable and a terminal program</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">like HyperTerm.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">You need a browser, and a network cable. If you connect the Dreambox directly to the PC,</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">you need a cross cable, if you connect through a switch/hub/router you need a normal </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">(non-cross) cable, or patch lead.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">To flash a new image, you can use the second stage loader. It must be present and not broken.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">The following steps assume you have a DHCP server. If you don't have one, you have to setup </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">an IP address in the bootloader's </span></span></span><a href="http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dm800/setup_eng.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">serial setup</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">- Power down the Dreambox, using "shutdown" and by switching off the main power on the rear panel.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">Standby is not enough!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black"></span></span></span><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/attachment.php?attachmentid=20984&stc=1&d=1239168390" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <ol style="text-align: left"> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">Press and hold the 'Down' button on the front panel to the left of the display, marked on the picture above in <span style="color: Red">Red</span></span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">Switch on the power using the switch on the rear panel of the Dreambox.</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">A text "*** STOP ***" should appear.</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">Now you can release the 'Down' button.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">The bootloader entered the "waiting" mode.</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">Above the "*** STOP ***" text, there should appear an IP-address </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">(four decimal values with a dot in between). If there appears the string "dhcp" instead,</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">the box still searches for a DHCP server. Wait a bit. If it doesn't change, something doesn't</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">work with the DHCP server. Check wether network cable is plugged in etc. If it just doesn't</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">work, set an IP using the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dm800/setup_eng.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">serial terminal</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">)</span></span></span></li> </ol></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dm800/Bilder/WebInterface.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"></span></span></span></p> <ol style="text-align: left"> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">Now, open a browser on your PC.</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">Enter in the address line "http://ip/" (where ip must be replaced with the value in the LCD).</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">On the bottom of the page, there's a link called "firmware upgrade". Click it.</span></span></span></li> </ol> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: black"><img src="http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dm800/Bilder/WebInterface2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <ol style="text-align: center"> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">On the next page, you can select the flash image you want to flash. be sure that it has the ".nfi" extension.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">You <strong>can't</strong> flash other images (like .img)!</span></span></span></p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">Click on "FLASH!" and wait. It might take some time to upload and flash the image.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">When the browser shows its finished switch the box off using the switch on the rear, and then power on again. The new image should be flashed and working.</span></span></span></p> </li> </ol> </p><p></p><p>See I said it was the easy way.</p><p>Cheers</p><p>MCC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B16MCC, post: 597938, member: 197891"] Hi guys, having made a leap of faith and parted with just clear of £1K here's my first write up on the DM8000. [IMG]http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/php-bin/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif[/IMG] [B]Flash Your DM8000 - The Easy Way[/B] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][B]F[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black]lashing a new firmware (image) by Browser[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]What you need to flash[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]You need the image file you want to flash. Image files have the extension *.nfi. You can't flash other[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]images like *.img files. Don't try it - it won't work.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]You need either a DHCP server, a configured bootloader or a serial cable and a terminal program[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]like HyperTerm.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]You need a browser, and a network cable. If you connect the Dreambox directly to the PC,[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]you need a cross cable, if you connect through a switch/hub/router you need a normal [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black](non-cross) cable, or patch lead.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]To flash a new image, you can use the second stage loader. It must be present and not broken.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]The following steps assume you have a DHCP server. If you don't have one, you have to setup [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]an IP address in the bootloader's [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][URL="http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dm800/setup_eng.php"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]serial setup[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]- Power down the Dreambox, using "shutdown" and by switching off the main power on the rear panel.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]Standby is not enough! [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][CENTER][IMG]http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/attachment.php?attachmentid=20984&stc=1&d=1239168390[/IMG] [LEFT] [LIST=1] [*][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Press and hold the 'Down' button on the front panel to the left of the display, marked on the picture above in [COLOR=Red]Red[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [*][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]Switch on the power using the switch on the rear panel of the Dreambox.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]A text "*** STOP ***" should appear.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]Now you can release the 'Down' button.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]The bootloader entered the "waiting" mode.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]Above the "*** STOP ***" text, there should appear an IP-address [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black](four decimal values with a dot in between). If there appears the string "dhcp" instead,[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]the box still searches for a DHCP server. Wait a bit. If it doesn't change, something doesn't[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]work with the DHCP server. Check wether network cable is plugged in etc. If it just doesn't[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]work, set an IP using the [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][URL="http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dm800/setup_eng.php"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]serial terminal[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black])[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/LEFT] [IMG]http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dm800/Bilder/WebInterface.jpg[/IMG] [LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST=1] [*][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Now, open a browser on your PC.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [*][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]Enter in the address line "http://ip/" (where ip must be replaced with the value in the LCD).[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]On the bottom of the page, there's a link called "firmware upgrade". Click it.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/LIST] [CENTER][COLOR=black][IMG]http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dm800/Bilder/WebInterface2.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR] [LIST=1] [*][LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]On the next page, you can select the flash image you want to flash. be sure that it has the ".nfi" extension.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [*][LEFT][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]You [B]can't[/B] flash other images (like .img)![/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [*][LEFT][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]Click on "FLASH!" and wait. It might take some time to upload and flash the image.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [*][LEFT][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]When the browser shows its finished switch the box off using the switch on the rear, and then power on again. The new image should be flashed and working.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [/LIST] [/CENTER] [/LEFT] [/CENTER] See I said it was the easy way. Cheers MCC. [/QUOTE]
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