Skybox F3 blank f3

can anyone help?bought a f3 of famous selling site ive flashed it with firmware.and it loads up but all the channels are blank,if I go into menu the is just iron man nothing else before I rip it apart for the power panel can it be fixed greatful for any advice

You may need to use rs232 cable and eprom flash.
This should sort it.
https://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/skybox-f-series-support-641/294193-skybox-f3-recovery-kit.html

ive done all that. firmware goes on the box, reboots, loads up to the channel but nothing is there.it goes through the channels no picture or info about the channel is showing if i press menu it shows a pic of iron man nothing else no network no tools nothing its as if the main structure of the program is missing.but many thanks for your input

You have used rs232 cable?

yes ive used the rs232 cable

Then its the bin.

open it up to discover somesort of black muck clean it of as much as i could and got everything except it says no signal now,can i ask what kind stuff can i get for cleaning the board greatfull for any advice

blank f3
doublejay said:
31st May 2016 22:55
Re: blank f3
open it up to discover somesort of black muck clean it of as much as i could and got everything except it says no signal now,can i ask what kind stuff can i get for cleaning the board greatfull for any advice.

I am going to try this