Via dreamup? Yes you need the serial cable in place to flash via the network. For flashwizard, no need for the serial cable if you know the IP address.
so if I can flash via network, is there any advantage to flashing it via a serial cable?
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Via dreamup? Yes you need the serial cable in place to flash via the network. For flashwizard, no need for the serial cable if you know the IP address.
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Seems to be a general consensus that using a serial is safer. Guess less things to go wrong, I guess if your flashing via serial and it looses power at critical time, your stuffed.
I have flashed via network, with no problems BUT reading what the gurus have said always make me think twice!. (have not done it for a while mind you)
Perhaps serial delivers correctly at the right time/speed so is more a "safe bet". I am sure someone will be able to explain it in a more technical way. (which I look forward to reading)
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ok, thanks guys, was just curious.
I had the serial attached, but didn't notice I was connected via LAN until it started uploading the image file super fast (as opposed to super slow via serial cable)
I stuffed up my first DM500-S while doing a flash over the network... it just stayed on the boot screen then when i rebooted it was just black.... I would highly recommend doing it with the serial cable.. I always use the serial cable now and it never fails.
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It's not a serial cable it's a null modem cable .
Neutral (20-11-09)
what about the Female DB9 to Female DB9
This generally dictates whether the equipment is DTE (male) or DCE (female) either way it's still serial.
I don't re-flash the image unless I want to change the image,
When the STB starts doing funny things, (or gets short of free space)
I just do a Factory Reset, Then reinstall all the Satellite settings & softcam,
This seems to clean out a lot of rubbish, & I then have a lot more free space in /var
& the STB runs like a new one
just another point of view
Last edited by OSIRUS; 20-11-09 at 05:10 PM.
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allstarnz (20-11-09)
ok, i'll try that next time.
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