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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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Satlink WS6906 upgrade (mine)
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<blockquote data-quote="doorguru" data-source="post: 1146938" data-attributes="member: 418516"><p><strong>I read some statements in the thread that made me cringe. Initially I just ignored them, but now, I have decided to address them in an attempt to correct untruths that could allow the spreading of misinformation.</strong></p><p></p><p><em>"I will say that if you continue to throw random firmware bin files at that meter you will indeed achieve something. Bricking it."</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Let's see.. I have loaded at least 7 different binary files at least 14 times into my WS-6906.. No bricking yet. The upgrade program will not let you load any binary file into the receiver. The file has to meet a criteria or it will get rejected. If the binary file that you loaded is incompatible due to being the wrong generation of WS-6906, it can be replaced with a compatible file. Don't be afraid to experiment.</strong></p><p><strong>The member making that statement has never changed the binary file in their WS-6906. They don't even have a cable, as indicated in this thread.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></p><p></p><p><em>"The cable you received with your WS6906 obviously had a built in chipset in the serial end of the cable otherwise it wouldn’t recognise the USB to serial connection"</em></p><p><strong>The supplied cable does not have a chipset.. it is basically a straight through cable that is "nulled", meaning it has the tr and rx wires crossed. I made my own and it works, </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></p><p></p><p><em>"Unless you possess the original serial to USB cable it will be impossible to upload the firmware file. Believe me I tried it."</em></p><p><strong>This is not true I made my own cable and it worked just fine. Again as mentioned above, it is basically a straight through cable the has the tr and rx wires crossed. You must have a <strong>DB9/RS232</strong> serial port from your computer, otherwise buy a cable or converter that turns your USB output to a DB9/RS232 serial port. That type of cable contains a chipset. The one that comes with the <strong>WS-6906 does not.</strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></p><p></p><p><em>"From your original post we were led to believe your meter was bricked and I’m not the only one who thought this."</em></p><p><strong>There was no one that thought my WS-6906 was "bricked" other than the poster of the above statement. I don't know where that conclusion came from. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></p><p></p><p><em>"I wouldn’t waste the time and energy pursuing the workings of this meter. "</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Alternatively you can do what I did. Put it up on the bookshelf."</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Not everybody, but myself and others regard this meter, even with it's shortcomings, as a valuable tool. How can you give advice about something you don't even use ?</strong></p><p></p><p><em>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"By the way there’s no magic bin file as you refer to that will give you all the satellites you require."</em></p><p><strong>If you make a back up from a WS-6906 with the correct satellites and install it in another WS-6906 it would indeed give all the satellites required. Where do you think the WS-6906 binary files found on the web come from? They are dump files downloaded from a working WS-6906. And by the way, none of them explain the application as far as what generation WS-6906. You just have to try then. </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doorguru, post: 1146938, member: 418516"] [B]I read some statements in the thread that made me cringe. Initially I just ignored them, but now, I have decided to address them in an attempt to correct untruths that could allow the spreading of misinformation.[/B] [I]"I will say that if you continue to throw random firmware bin files at that meter you will indeed achieve something. Bricking it."[/I] [B]Let's see.. I have loaded at least 7 different binary files at least 14 times into my WS-6906.. No bricking yet. The upgrade program will not let you load any binary file into the receiver. The file has to meet a criteria or it will get rejected. If the binary file that you loaded is incompatible due to being the wrong generation of WS-6906, it can be replaced with a compatible file. Don't be afraid to experiment. The member making that statement has never changed the binary file in their WS-6906. They don't even have a cable, as indicated in this thread. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/B] [I]"The cable you received with your WS6906 obviously had a built in chipset in the serial end of the cable otherwise it wouldn’t recognise the USB to serial connection"[/I] [B]The supplied cable does not have a chipset.. it is basically a straight through cable that is "nulled", meaning it has the tr and rx wires crossed. I made my own and it works, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/B] [I]"Unless you possess the original serial to USB cable it will be impossible to upload the firmware file. Believe me I tried it."[/I] [B]This is not true I made my own cable and it worked just fine. Again as mentioned above, it is basically a straight through cable the has the tr and rx wires crossed. You must have a [B]DB9/RS232[/B] serial port from your computer, otherwise buy a cable or converter that turns your USB output to a DB9/RS232 serial port. That type of cable contains a chipset. The one that comes with the [B]WS-6906 does not.[/B] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/B] [I]"From your original post we were led to believe your meter was bricked and I’m not the only one who thought this."[/I] [B]There was no one that thought my WS-6906 was "bricked" other than the poster of the above statement. I don't know where that conclusion came from. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/B] [I]"I wouldn’t waste the time and energy pursuing the workings of this meter. " "Alternatively you can do what I did. Put it up on the bookshelf."[/I] [B]Not everybody, but myself and others regard this meter, even with it's shortcomings, as a valuable tool. How can you give advice about something you don't even use ?[/B] [I]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "By the way there’s no magic bin file as you refer to that will give you all the satellites you require."[/I] [B]If you make a back up from a WS-6906 with the correct satellites and install it in another WS-6906 it would indeed give all the satellites required. Where do you think the WS-6906 binary files found on the web come from? They are dump files downloaded from a working WS-6906. And by the way, none of them explain the application as far as what generation WS-6906. You just have to try then. [/B] [/QUOTE]
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