try this its set up for scottish but you can reconfigure it
21:37:45 box type: DM500
21:37:54 Ping result: OK, box is alive and speaking to us ;-)
21:37:59 erasing complete flash (without bmon stage of course)...
21:38:46 OK, flash erased
21:39:09 Found no valid jffs2 in image, flash-erase not supported
21:39:09 Uploading file to box...
21:53:18 calculating CRC32 on STB...
21:53:19 erasing flash...
21:54:04 box is flashing from its memory...
21:54:44 calculating CRC32 on STB's flash...
21:54:54 OK, flash-copy succeeded
WILL NOW TRY
not working, same as first problem,just showing commando image and no gun cock noise.
shall i try the boot tool- blank image