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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 4534" data-attributes="member: 174998"><p>Hi Brian,</p><p>don't know this particular receiver, but I am familiar with the issue. Echostar receivers are made in Korea and the same factory also makes a whole bunch of other differently badged but identically specified clones (not of all models, but there is a common subset). For example, Handan & Praxis. </p><p>But whether the firmware is interchangeable is a moot point. I once compared the Praxis firmware to the Echostar equivalent and at byte-level there were differences. </p><p>I guess you can only "suck it and see"...</p><p>...unless anyone else out there has specific experience...?</p><p></p><p>One danger to be aware of is that if you load the "slightly wrong" firmware it may accept the load but you may end up with something you can neither use nor replace. This could happen for example if there were subtle mismatches in the bootloader section. The manufacturers may solve such problems by replacing the bootloader separately but will not usually release that separate bootloader to the public. And some firmwares also support commands that can be entered directly from a windows hyperterminal session via the serial port. But rarely are such features documented...</p><p></p><p>2old</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 4534, member: 174998"] Hi Brian, don't know this particular receiver, but I am familiar with the issue. Echostar receivers are made in Korea and the same factory also makes a whole bunch of other differently badged but identically specified clones (not of all models, but there is a common subset). For example, Handan & Praxis. But whether the firmware is interchangeable is a moot point. I once compared the Praxis firmware to the Echostar equivalent and at byte-level there were differences. I guess you can only "suck it and see"... ...unless anyone else out there has specific experience...? One danger to be aware of is that if you load the "slightly wrong" firmware it may accept the load but you may end up with something you can neither use nor replace. This could happen for example if there were subtle mismatches in the bootloader section. The manufacturers may solve such problems by replacing the bootloader separately but will not usually release that separate bootloader to the public. And some firmwares also support commands that can be entered directly from a windows hyperterminal session via the serial port. But rarely are such features documented... 2old [/QUOTE]
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