Dbox 1 Help!

[altayla]

hi, I'm a newbie to this! I purchused a Dbox 1 a while ago and decided to see if I could get it working. I bought a BDM adapter and a serial cable and managed to put it into debug mode. I now need to get an image onto it and this is where I'm stuck! I've heard about using a modem cable and funcards but I really don't know what to do because it seems to be not many people have these!

Help would be mostly appreciated!

Thanks,
Alex

 

[altayla]

I also need to get a services file onto it but don't know how to because xml files won't go onto the box for some reason yet I can use .bin files with channels in to it. This also applies to puting images onto it.

Thanks,
Alex

 

[mgb]

There is no debug mode on a dbox1. For a dbox1 the whole bootloader must be exchanged via the bdm interface.
You can flash a dvb2000 version via bdm or via null modem cable.
On a dbox1 os and conditional access are strictly seperated. Therefor its only possible to use a converted cam modul and a fun card for instance.

 

[altayla]

I've managed to get dvb2000 on it and get it up and running, but I now need the channels, I've tried searching but that was no use, I just need to be able to get the service xml file onto it or convert it using something like dvbedit. Can anyone help please?

Cheers,
Alex

 

[mgb]

Do a channel search via the tuner menue. You have to scan every frequency used in your area with that method.

 

[altayla]

I used the scan and it said invalid channels and just restarted!

 

[mgb]

Take a valid services.xml for you area, read the first valid frequency, open the tuner menue (menue button , then 6), type in frequency and symbol rate . Qam is qam64 and FEC is 3/4. Press the button for search and after that add.
Overwrite the frequency with the next valid one and so on.

 

[altayla]

Cheers, I'll have a go tonight.

 

[altayla]

I'm not sure which part to do! Here's what's first on the services file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <zapit>
- <cable name="MR_E 1">
- <transponder id="0001" onid="0031" frequency="739000000" inversion="2" symbol_rate="6887000" fec_inner="3" modulation="3">
<channel service_id="0065" name="Sky Sports Xtra" service_type="01" />
<channel service_id="0066" name="Sky Cinema 1" service_type="01" />
<channel service_id="0067" name="Sky Cinema 2" service_type="01" />
<channel service_id="0068" name="Sky News" service_type="01" />
<channel service_id="006a" name="Hallmark Channel" service_type="01" />
<channel service_id="006b" name="Premier Plus 2" service_type="01" />
<channel service_id="006c" name="Disney Channel +1" service_type="01" />
<channel service_id="006d" name="PlayhouseDisney" service_type="01" />
<channel service_id="006e" name="Toon Disney" service_type="01" />
</transponder>

Please could someone help me out!

Cheers,
Alex

 

[altayla]

Is there any way of getting an xml service file onto a dbox1? I was wondering if there may be a way of converting it into a dvb file so that it can go straight on through the serial connection.
Please reply as soon as possible!
Thanks,
Alex

 

[mgb]

tuner menue -> menue button and then 6
1 Frequ: -> press 1 and then type in 0739
3 Symb: -> press 3 and then type in 06887
4 QAM: -> press 4 and select the value 64
press 9 for search

 

[altayla]

I did that and it came up with "error: no sig." which I assume means no signal but the wires plugged in fine!

Please can you help me?

Thanks,
Alex

 

[mgb]

Sorry, there was a typo.
1 Frequ: -> 7390
3 Symb: -> 06887

 

[altayla]

Still no luck!

 

[altayla]

I've just thought, I want it to go through a cable line, does this matter? As I have seen dboxes for cable and others for satallite.

Maybe that's the reason why it is saying no signal.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Alex

 

[mgb]

On a sat box there is a socket for 1 f connector on the backsite and for cable dbox1 items 2 sockets for hf connectors.