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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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Looking for owner of Promax HD Ranger+, HD Ranger 50 SE, HD Ranger Lite
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<blockquote data-quote="vma" data-source="post: 1105621" data-attributes="member: 256592"><p>Cool!</p><p></p><p>As an update of my findings:</p><p></p><p>1) I have so far not been able to activate Echoes, MEROGRAM and MERVSCARRIER. I have patched the binary and these menu items show, however they are greyed out and the tool tip says that the signal is not compatible, despite having turned on these measurements in the DVB-T.xml configuration file. There must be something else going on, as I doubt that my tuner and demodulators are simply not capable of providing these measurements.</p><p></p><p>2) I have patched the binary and now I have an extra menu item under Tools with the name "GPS Status". It will open and shows a list for received satellites, the round diagram and fields for LAT, LONG, TIME, etc. Unfortunately, the Promax will not recognize my Haicom HI 204-III USB receiver. I am desperatly waiting for a second hand Haicom HI 204-III PS/2 receiver, which has a PS/2-USB converter as an accessory. I wonder if this will work. But postal services are slow these days...</p><p></p><p>3) The way options are activated seems quite complex. During the FW upgrade, XML files with configuration and options for the many Promax HD Ranger models are uploaded. These get processed during the upgrade and apparently a magic EQUIP.XML file is updated, which contains the serial number and all active options. I have so far not found a way to access and edit this file. Messing with it is a huge risk, as I imagine that corrupting it will make the device fail to work normally.</p><p></p><p>I have been studying the binary in a decompiler, but I am simulateously learning how to use it and how to read ARM assembly and pseud-code generated by the decompiler. All of this is very interesting.</p><p></p><p>Conclusion:</p><p></p><p>a) I do have successfully activated the SPECTROGRAM measurement</p><p>b) I am waiting to see if the new incoming GPS receiver is recognized or not</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Vitor</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vma, post: 1105621, member: 256592"] Cool! As an update of my findings: 1) I have so far not been able to activate Echoes, MEROGRAM and MERVSCARRIER. I have patched the binary and these menu items show, however they are greyed out and the tool tip says that the signal is not compatible, despite having turned on these measurements in the DVB-T.xml configuration file. There must be something else going on, as I doubt that my tuner and demodulators are simply not capable of providing these measurements. 2) I have patched the binary and now I have an extra menu item under Tools with the name "GPS Status". It will open and shows a list for received satellites, the round diagram and fields for LAT, LONG, TIME, etc. Unfortunately, the Promax will not recognize my Haicom HI 204-III USB receiver. I am desperatly waiting for a second hand Haicom HI 204-III PS/2 receiver, which has a PS/2-USB converter as an accessory. I wonder if this will work. But postal services are slow these days... 3) The way options are activated seems quite complex. During the FW upgrade, XML files with configuration and options for the many Promax HD Ranger models are uploaded. These get processed during the upgrade and apparently a magic EQUIP.XML file is updated, which contains the serial number and all active options. I have so far not found a way to access and edit this file. Messing with it is a huge risk, as I imagine that corrupting it will make the device fail to work normally. I have been studying the binary in a decompiler, but I am simulateously learning how to use it and how to read ARM assembly and pseud-code generated by the decompiler. All of this is very interesting. Conclusion: a) I do have successfully activated the SPECTROGRAM measurement b) I am waiting to see if the new incoming GPS receiver is recognized or not Regards, Vitor [/QUOTE]
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