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    Advice please on upgrading to Linux?

    Once again Analoguesat, many thanks for the info. I think you just saved me some money, plus time wasted checking this stuff out. I'm only sorry that I got into this game far too late. Maybe my Force Frontier 90cm should come down from the wall?
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    Advice please on upgrading to Linux?

    Thanks for the quick reply Analoguesat. I think that gives me some steer, i.e. it sounds like using the box via a network involves paying to use a server? This is precisely the area that I'm vague about. The info I have read seems to imply that all you need to do is download and install patches...
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    Advice please on upgrading to Linux?

    :confused: Hello all - I hope this doesn't get a "read the forum first" response, as we often see to daft questions, but be asured that I have spent ages trying to get an understanding of these boxes, (so many now available). Reading the stickies and tutorials sometimes adds to the confusion, as...
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    What existed before time and space?

    Saturlight, if that made sense to you I think you must be as mad as me! Channel, Hopper, I wish I caould see 30W. My Highland Scottish back wall facing South is all but surrounded by trees; only enough view to get from 28E to about 10W I think. Is Hispasat really that good still? I might...
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    What existed before time and space?

    Sorry Channel Hopper, feels like I touched a nerve there? Nothing wrong with my CAM, the MR has been great since I got it. I just mean that without a Dreambox or Dragon or the latest version of card, (which I don't blame anybody for being cautious of), the sat providers have all but closed the...
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    What existed before time and space?

    This interesting topic just caught my eye, since little else happening on the forum for a MR owner. Sounds lke JTA is clued up, or as much as anyone who delves into this kind of thins can be. Even Prof Hawking gets it wrong sometimes! JTAs description is similar to my own 'belief', as I'm no...
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    GbSat Receiver Firm for D+?

    Hello, I heard somewhere in the Forum, (lost the thread i'm afraid), that there may be a version of firmware for EmTech / Starsat receivers that provides D+. I have a GbSat 2CI that I think is the same as one of the EmTech receivers. Is there such a file please?
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    Power Supply capacitors??

    Thanks for keeping on the case gents. And that's why I've posted the thread, to get some valuble input and learning. One good point; no I haven't yet asked GbSat directly. Don't know why not??? I will. And my reasons for going to so much trouble? Well, I'm still smarting from only having the...
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    Power Supply capacitors??

    Spiney, Llew, many thanks again for the advice. This may stretch my skills a bit, but I'll take a look as you suggest. Might be a while before I get round to it though; the wife wants some painting done outside :-DOH! Cheers.
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    Power Supply capacitors??

    I can see that you people know your stuff. Unlike myself, who is handy with a screwdriver and soldering iron but analytically lacking. I think I would need a diagram with arrows pointing to the hot spots!!!
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    Power Supply capacitors??

    Spiney and Channel Hopper, Thanks for your advice, and sorry I'm slow getting back to you but I've been away. The 'dealer' I got it from goes by the name of eBay! I have heard though from Hisat, (main GBsat distributor), that it could need a new tuner, so looks like you may be right. This does...
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    Power Supply capacitors??

    Hello all, I have a thread elswhere on this board about a loss of signal that I had with my receiver, (on multi-lnb set-up via DiSeqc switch. Eventually I checked the LNB voltage[s] at the receiver end and found that I only get a range of 4volts to 7 volts. I'm now told by several sat suppliers...
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    spice platinum gone

    I've been without a receiver for three weeks, (about when Spice came back), and only got a new one yesterday. I didn't even get a chance to see it!!!!!
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    Have I broken my receiver? Please help.

    Good steer PWH. You're right, this could have been the problem, only I have already measure the LNB connector on the receiver and only get 4 volts. I tried swapping the GBSat for my digibox and could not get anything, but the digibox worked fine again when swapped back, so not a cable or...
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    Have I broken my receiver? Please help.

    From feedback elswher, (and here of course, thanks all), I now believe that my receiver power supply and/or tuner is faulty. I removed my digi-box and plugged in the GBSat instead, (on separate telly), adnit is still dead, yet the digi-box works fine there. Note this is from the same dish and...
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