dm500 problem

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been asked if possible to find the pin number when going in menus but always asking for pin number as the guy has forgotten it.
have found a 'how to' via dcc/filezilla but neither program can 'find' the dm500
any ideas without re-installing from scartch??
 
You can do it from tuxbox commander if that's installed,same instructions as dcc or filezilla

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not sure. but dcc cannot see the dm500
it cant connect because the password is wrong, sure theres a way to do it through telnet, obviously box has been locked down from supplier so it wont connect via dcc or any ftp till you either work out password or change it!
 
You will need putty as well a null modem cable

- connect your dm with a serial/null cable to pc
- connect putty and use serial option to connect to your dm and hit open
- turn on dm and you will see a few messages during boot process
- hit control x repeatedly until the boot and type

console=null root=/dev/mtdblock5 rootfstype=squashfs ro console=ttyS0,115200 single

and press enter

once you are at the bash level type

mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock/1 /var_flash

and press enter

now you can vi the /etc/passwd

remove the root line and change it to

root:$1$$whuMjZj.HMFoaTaZRRtkO 0:0:0:root:/home/root:/bin/sh

this sets the password for the user "root" to "test"

once you have the change the root password

you can change the pins using /var/tuxbox/config/enigma

i:/elitedvb/pins/parentallock=
i:/elitedvb/pins/setuplock=

These are hex numbers. Use your windows calculator in Scientific mode, click on Hex, enter the value in your file (last 4 numbers, not with the zeros in front of them), click Dec and that will be your pin.
 
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or unless the ip is not standard.
using dcc2.95 to search for ip range is only 192.168.1.....1 to 254
so maybe the ip has been set to 192.168.0.?x?
 
You will need putty as well a null modem cable

- connect your dm with a serial/null cable to pc with power off
- connect putty and use serial option to connect to your dm and hit open
- turn on dm and you will see a few messages during boot process
- hit control x repeatedly until the boot and type or complete (of course without quotes "")
silly question, wot is putty??
 
putty used to be used in the old days to put window pane in a windows frame.. a bit like glue but hardens within a few hours

but seriously putty terminal emulation lets you telnet ssh etc - its a free application
 
got to.....mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock/1 /var_flash and <pressed enter> kept saying no such file or directory
 
got to.....mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock/1 /var_flash and <pressed enter> kept saying no such file or directory

I noticed a space where 1 is - that is an type error should be mtdblock/1/var_flash
 
tried that as well
but as a matter of elimination, found pin number, looking through the server id
 
Is any change required in the default settings for putty?
I'm using 9600 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bits, None for parity and XON/XOFF for Flow Control?
When I open putty and turn on my DreamBox I don't see any messages in the putty window - I just see a couple of ASCII characters and I keep pressy [Ctrl] x but nothing happens - it just boots up like normal to TV.
If I open putty - turn on my DreamBox and start typing [Ctrl] x right away - it doesn't boot up to the TV - but it just keeps entering strange ASCII characters.

Any ideas?
 
Nice first post, hijacking an old thread that has nothing whatsover to do with your question!!! You should have started a new thread, it's termed netiquette on the forums...

115200 ~ 8 ~ 1 ~ 0 ~ XON/XOFF but you need to select the correct COM port for your null-modem cable connection as well. If you're using a USB - Serial adaptor, then the best of luck...

Cheers- AL :)
 
Thanks for your reply PaphosAL - I do have the correct serial port and it is a regular serial connection - not USB. I'll try your suggestion and up the speed to 115200 instead of 9600.
I use putty daily - but haven't tried it with a DreamBox serial connection.

Why would I start a new thread and why do you think my post is off topic?
I read the post by jfish (his post #5) and found it very interesting so I thought I would try it to see if it worked. I had heard elsewhere that you can access the files in a DreamBox with putty even if you don't know the admin password - but this is the first time I have read the detailed instructions.
Perhaps I should have stated that I don't have a problem and was only trying to follow jfish'es procedure out of curiosity :)

Thanks again - I'll try to be clearer next time.
 
Thanks for your reply PaphosAL - I do have the correct serial port and it is a regular serial connection - not USB. I'll try your suggestion and up the speed to 115200 instead of 9600.
I use putty daily - but haven't tried it with a DreamBox serial connection.

Why would I start a new thread and why do you think my post is off topic?
I read the post by jfish (his post #5) and found it very interesting so I thought I would try it to see if it worked. I had heard elsewhere that you can access the files in a DreamBox with putty even if you don't know the admin password - but this is the first time I have read the detailed instructions.
Perhaps I should have stated that I don't have a problem and was only trying to follow jfish'es procedure out of curiosity :)

Thanks again - I'll try to be clearer next time.

Al has already explained the procedure in post 3 here

https://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/index.php?threads/287312/

A read of the most recent threads in this section of the forum would have landed you here.
 
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Thanks for the link rodboy - that way is even quicker.

Once I changed to the 115200 speed I was able to see the boot up process in the putty window.

After that I tried the procedure that jfish used and I was able to use the vi editor to change the password - but that is a lot of typing and you could easily make a type error - but it does work.

The procedure that PaphosAL copied and pasted from ukcvs is much easier for me - you just use the passwd command to enter a new password - that is easier than editing the passwd file in /var/etc/

It is always nice to learn something new - even if you don't need it :)
 
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