Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight please:-)

Hi guys and gals long time no see!

Ive recently moved and the main router is miles away from the lounge so running wires isnt a option.

I researched it and found out that a TP link TL-WN321G should work with the dm800 clone.

how ever i cant find the option to enable wireless lan under my version of firmware which is......dream elite black hole v 1.0

enigma 2010 06 01 experimental

What one should i be using?

Is it possible to flash my box with out moving it all.....or could i do it by taking it out to the router and then connecting from my laptop wireless with the new firmware.

Thanks in advance

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

get urself as set of homeplugs m8

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

well ive got the dongle so if possible id rather try and use that.

Slight problem im having at the moment is that i cant flash my firmware???

I connect to the box load the firmware up and it says flashing and reboots the box yet the new firmware is not installed.

any ideas

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

Check what version the dongle is as
TP Link TL-WN321G Version 3.4 or 3.6 works but 4.0 Or 4.1 does not work in DM800 as they dont contain the rt73 chipset from v4.0 upwards.

Are you flashing it using internet explorer?

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

ah crap its the newer 4.1 !!!!!!ah i never saw that part aboutt the versions!!!!!

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

You got a link to a dongle that will work as this is driving me up the wall.

Or as mentioned would two cheap low home plugs be easier?

And yes i was flashing with IE.

The progress bar flashes slowly across to 100% then box reboots and i have the same firmware!

nbow getting this!!!

If you see this, your box didn't boot to Linux.
Unless you interrupted the boot process, this usually means that you have no valid operating system in flash.
Don't panic! It's not a problem. You can just flash a new version and everything will be fine!
Otherwise, you can boot from network or USB.
If you're about to give up, you might get help at the Dream Multimedia Support board!
Currently there aren't many other features...

You can download your current flash contents (64 MB) here, but please don't expect to be able to flash it back. It's merely a debugging feature.
This device's Serial Number is 90260, and was built on 2010/10/23.

Booloader version: Dreambox Second Stage Loader BUILD #76, built 20100419

device infofirmware upgrade

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

Im skint atm but have a account with farnell/cpc is there any home plugs there any good for this purpose?

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

Just so you know to use a wireless dongle you need a 3g router to,
so i think the homeplug choice is a better option, links to them are at the bottom.

Peeps say these work
Here is the List of usb-adapters/dongle based on chipset Ralink RT73

USB: 0411:00F4 MelCo., Inc. (Device name unknown)
USB: 050D:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
USB: 050D:705A Belkin Components F5D7050A Wireless Adapter
USB: 050D:905B Belkin Components F5D9050 ver 3 Wireless Adapter
USB: 050D:905C Belkin Components Wireless G Plus MIMO Network Adapter
USB: 06F8:E010 Guillemot Corp. HWGUSB2-54-LB
USB: 06F8:E020 Guillemot Corp. HWGUSB2-54V2-AP
USB: 0769:31F3 Surecom Technology Corp. RT2573
USB: 07AA:002E Corega K.K. (Device name unknown)
USB: 07B8:B21D D-Link Corp. RT2573
USB: 07D1:3C03 D-Link System DWL-G122 802.11g Adapter [ralink rt73]
USB: 07D1:3C04 D-Link System WUA-1340
USB: 07D1:3C06 D-Link System (Device name unknown)
USB: 07D1:3C07 D-Link System Wireless G DWA-110 Adapter
USB: 0B05:1723 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. WL-167G v2 802.11g Adapter [ralink]
USB: 0B05:1724 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. RT2573
USB: 0DB0:6874 Micro Star International RT2573
USB: 0DB0:6877 Micro Star International RT2573
USB: 0DB0:A861 Micro Star International RT2573
USB: 0DB0:A874 Micro Star International RT2573
USB: 0DF6:90AC Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-172
USB: 0DF6:9712 Sitecom Europe B.V. WL-113 rev 2
USB: 1044:8008 Chu Yuen Enterprise Co., Ltd GN-WB01GS
USB: 1044:800A Chu Yuen Enterprise Co., Ltd GN-WI05GS
USB: 1371:9022 Dick Smith Electronics RT2573
USB: 1371:9032 Dick Smith Electronics C-Net CWD-854 rev F
USB: 13B1:0020 Linksys WUSB54GC 802.11g Adapter [ralink rt73]
USB: 13B1:0023 Linksys WUSB54GR
USB: 1472:0009 Huawei-3Com Aolynk WUB320g
USB: 148F:2573 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2501USB Wireless Adapter
USB: 148F:2671 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2601USB Wireless Adapter
USB: 14B2:3C22 Atheros Communications Inc C54RU
USB: 15A9:0004 (Vendor name unknown) (Device name unknown)
USB: 1631:C019 Good Way Technology RT2573
USB: 1690:0722 Askey Computer Corp. [hex] RT2573
USB: 1740:7100 Senao (Device name unknown)
USB: 18E8:6196 Qcom RT2573
USB: 18E8:6229 Qcom RT2573
USB: 18E8:6238 Qcom (Device name unknown)
USB: 2019:AB01 PLANEX GW-US54HP
USB: 2019:AB50 PLANEX GW-US54Mini2
TP-Link TL-WN321G (below V4 only)

CPC Homeplugs

Farnell dont seem to sell them
Faculty do the solwise set which work but the newlink ones are slightly cheaper

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

Thanks so will these ones here work?

TP LINK|TL-PA201 KIT|NETWORK KIT, AC, 200MBPS, TP-LINK | CPC

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

I don't see any reason why not, the only time they would not work would be if you had 2 separate ring mains in your house 1 upstairs and 1 down stairs and you wanted to have the router and box on each of those but as you are using it on the same level i dont see any issue's.

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

dont think so!

Cheers

Any ideas about the flashing of the box? save me posting another thread?

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

Try using a nullmodem cable as well as your ethernet cable and flash it with dreamup
what image are you trying to flash?

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

ive tried several!

Not sure if i still have the cable!

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

ive bought two of these Belkin WIRELESS G+Mimo USB Network Adapter F5D9050 | eBay UK

and both have worked.£7.50 including delivery.

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

really?

what image?

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

pillhead said:

really?

what image?

Click to expand...

yes mate works perfect i have installed BH Phoenix Edition 2.just turn off dm800
plug in adaptor restart dm800 go to menu/setup/system/network .select wlan connection.scan wireless networks.chose your network and put in your details.

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

gonna try vthe belkin wireless dongle before i spend a load of some home plugs.

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

I use a wireless dongle on one of my box's, and honestly you would be far better getting yourself home plugs. I have found that every couple of days the wireless looses the conection, and needs a reboot also i don't think it's fast enough for c/s purposes( my conection certainly is not) I also can't flash an image over wirless, as the dongle is not picked up till the box is fully booted, so you will need to take the box to your router if you want to flash a new image on it. On the whole you will get far better results with wired/home plugs.



And you don't need a 3g router for a wirleless dongle! you only need a 3g router if your using mobile broadband.

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

home plugs it is then.

I know i dont need a 3g router. who mentioned i did? Unless i did and forgot lol.

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

have you considered a router flashed with dd-wrt?
they are piss easy to flash and very stable.
i've been running 3 for the last 9 months give or take without any interrupt.
very stable.

Re: Couple of questions re wireless lan and firmware DM800 clone---help tonight pleas

ive got an old buffalo g54 kicking around but am useless at things like that.