cant flash dm500s Pease help!!!

Hi Guyz,

I am trying to flash my dm500s using a RS232 serial using DreamUp. However, everytime i click on the flash button it states the following "file too big" I am using the Commando 14.6 downloaded from this forum.

Please note that my box is completely disabled so i cant perform a factory reset.

Can someone please assist me in resolving this issue. It will be much appreciated. Thanx in advance.

Regards yacs10

pmed you mate

Check the size of the un-rarred .img file you are trying to flash with. It should be exactly 8,126,464 bytes and not a single byte more, nor a single byte less. What image was on there prior?

Cheers- AL

thanx for your reply Paphosal. The previous image on the box was "pli-jade-dm500" which was 6,197,248 bytes big. Iv tried to reflash this same image but it states file too big. I have also tried "Commando 14.6" image which is exactly 8,126,464 bytes big. However i still get the same issue. Any suggestions would much appreciated. Thanx

PaphosAL said:

Check the size of the un-rarred .img file you are trying to flash with. It should be exactly 8,126,464 bytes and not a single byte more, nor a single byte less. What image was on there prior?

Cheers- AL

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rename the commando image to root.cramfs drag into temp folder , go the settings then expert settings then update and manual update and it will install onto box

what version of dreamup are you using ? is it a patched version

iv tried both patched DreamUp aswell as DreamUp V.1_3_2_1 but with no luck

turner brown said:

what version of dreamup are you using ? is it a patched version

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Hi mate fnx for your reply but just to let u know that i cant access any of my folders on the box as its "dead." The current image is currupt, hence the reason for reflash

smirnoff_rules said:

rename the commando image to root.cramfs drag into temp folder , go the settings then expert settings then update and manual update and it will install onto box

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Try erasing the old image first in DreamUP.

you could try flashing the factory default settings, but im not sure where you would get them from, somebody will know and help with that, then try flashing comando with dreamup again.

i know its not much help be i tried

dont worry bout it...its much appreciated

Napster said:

you could try flashing the factory default settings, but im not sure where you would get them from, somebody will know and help with that, then try flashing comando with dreamup again.

i know its not much help be i tried

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DreamUp is now connecting to the box using null modem cable. when i plugin the box it initialises the flashing, however when i click on flash and select the image file to be uploadedto the box it comes up with the following message: "error upload aboarted"

Tried several images but same outcome


Any ideas why this is happening??? thanx!!

yacs10 said:

DreamUp is now connecting to the box using null modem cable. when i plugin the box it initialises the flashing, however when i click on flash and select the image file to be uploadedto the box it comes up with the following message: "error upload aboarted"

Tried several images but same outcome


Any ideas why this is happening??? thanx!!

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have you tried flash erase from within dreamup via null modem cable

daft question but are you doing it right, turn of box at mains start dreamup and click connect, then turn box on.

Napster said:

have you tried flash erase from within dreamup via null modem cable

daft question but are you doing it right, turn of box at mains start dreamup and click connect, then turn box on.

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yep treid dat still same issue

Are you sure you have a nullify modem cable and not a RSS232 seriel cable?
Both look identical but the pinouts are diffrent.

Also connect the box up through network while flashing, is there not an option to use secondry connection in dreamup where you put the box IP address in?

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buzzer said:

Are you sure you have a nullify modem cable and not a RSS232 seriel cable?
Both look identical but the pinouts are diffrent.

Also connect the box up through network while flashing, is there not an option to use secondry connection in dreamup where you put the box IP address in?

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yes its a null modem cable, iv used it 2 flash this box in before. Threre is an option for secondry connection but i cannot use this option as i dont have the IP address of the box

Can u not get the IP address from your router?

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buzzer said:

Can u not get the IP address from your router?

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nope it doesn't recognise the box at all, hence da only way to flash da box is using DreamUp using cable???

Have you tried other versions of dreamup? 1.3.3.4 seems to get results when others fail. If that doesn't work you may have to resort to jtag.

Thanx for your reply. il try version 1.3.3.4.....btw what is jtag?

beechtree said:

Have you tried other versions of dreamup? 1.3.3.4 seems to get results when others fail. If that doesn't work you may have to resort to jtag.

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