Skybox F5s F5S Stuck on looping LOAD

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Hi folks,

My cousin has a Skybox F5S stuck on a constant loop saying load counting up to 100. She told me it just needs reset but I'm a complete newbie to these things. I have an rs232 cable with a USB adapter connected to my Win 7 laptop but can't find a driver for love nor money, device manager says it's a USB-UART controller. Anybody offer any help would be most appreciated

TIA
 
mine was looping ....all it was sat cable needed checking..plug undone ,cut excess copper off and redone
 
Hi folks,

My cousin has a Skybox F5S stuck on a constant loop saying load counting up to 100. She told me it just needs reset but I'm a complete newbie to these things. I have an rs232 cable with a USB adapter connected to my Win 7 laptop but can't find a driver for love nor money, device manager says it's a USB-UART controller. Anybody offer any help would be most appreciated

TIA

In most cases an rs232 with USB adapter will not work. You need a Null modem cable for flashing the box. This box normally goes into a reboot loop for various reasons. Try rebooting it. If that does not work then you will have to re-flash it again using the null model cable.
 
Openbox and Skybox

ATTACH BOX TO POWER CABLE, SATELLITE CABLE, HDMI CABLE AND NETWORK CABLE


CLINE SETUP

1: Go into the main menu
2: Select Network, enable your network and set the IP address to DHCP. Go back to network.
3: Select "CCcam Client Setup" If you can not see CCcam setup in the menu jump to number 9
4: If you have a cccam.cfg on your usb, we provide the CCcam.cfg file, ask for the full configured file from us to get all of our channels. Copy the CCcam.cfg file into the root folder from your USB stick. Do not copy the file in a specific folder.Select 'Update files by usb' if not, jump to number 10
5: On new window, highlight 'CCcam.cfg', press green button on remote (ADD). This will place a tick by it, the press yellow button on remote (READ)
6: Once finished, select 'Manage Config Files' and on new window select cccam.cfg again
7: A new page comes up with your cline on it, press green button on remote to make it active (tick should appear by it) Exit out of all menus to tv and select a pay channel.. it should clear, if not go back into menu, select Network, then 'Network Setup', and turn DHCP 'off' by using arrow keys and then hitting apply.
8: if channel still doesnt clear, reboot box and router by unplugging both from power and plugging back in (router first)

9: if you cant see this option go to network and press 6666 this should bring up hiden menu or 8888


10: for those who didnt create a cccam.cfg on their usb, you can add it manually..


a] instead of update by usb on ccccam client setup, go directly to Manage Config Files and select CCcam.cfg from new window
b] Press Blue button on remote
c] your cline will look something like this>>> C: example.cccamservice.com 12000 user pass
d] ON add cline window, leave Protocol as CCcam
e] Host: here you would enter example.cccamservice.com portion of your cline using remote number buttons like you was sending a text
f] Port: here you put 12000
g] User, write 'user' here
f: Password, write 'pass' here
g] Press ok and go up to instruction number 7 OF CLINE SETUP
Skybox F5
Format USB to FAT32 (on your pc)
Turn on F5, let it boot up and put USB in the back
Using remote control, press Menu ---> Network Local Settings . Press OK
Select Camds Setup -->ok ---> CCcam Client Setup --> ok
Select Update Files by USB
Select CCcam.cfg (which is your Nline that is installed on the root of your USB)
Then you have options to Add or Read or Cancel
cccam.cfg example (without any additional line or space beforefirst line or after last line):
C: cline1.cccamservice.com port user pass
C: cline2.cccamservice.com port2 user pass
C: cline3.cccamservice.com port3 user pass
C: cline4.cccamservice.com port4 user pass
C: cline5.cccamservice.com port5 user pass
 
I cant get into the menu on mine as its stuck on loop any help please
 
i had the loading issue ref above also with this model of box , turned out a change of power adapter resolved it.
 
Which firmware were you trying to flash the boxes with?

The symptoms you describe are typical of trying to flash a clone box with genuine firmware (or vice versa).
 
Johnboy , I'm not sure what firmware I was using as I'm a complete dummy at this kind of thing , can you point me in the right direction to where I can download the clone one ,
Thanks for your help
 
Johnboy , I'm not sure what firmware I was using as I'm a complete dummy at this kind of thing , can you point me in the right direction to where I can download the clone one ,
Thanks for your help

Skybox and Openbox Receivers if you look at main page u see it have look
 
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