REQ: Idiots Guide To Updating Firmware On Eurovox Max

[Roco]

im the same forest , mine seems to go fine & then i get download failed at the end. Iv left for about 40mins at one stage with no joy...

I also get the system reset but it only flashs up for a we second & then it goes on to downloading & writing ect followed by downloading is failed

Well stev iv still to try on the old pc,hopefully ill get to try it later & ill report back

[stevenpc]

@ roco good luck

@ forest you say when you reset the bottom bar in loader fills up normally the top bar in loader fills up first then the bottom bar.
sometimes when you reset you can get this usualy when you fumble the reset { turn power back off/on }
try loading again.

[lucky13]

Originally Posted by Roco

im the same forest , mine seems to go fine & then i get download failed at the end. Iv left for about 40mins at one stage with no joy...

I also get the system reset but it only flashs up for a we second & then it goes on to downloading & writing ect followed by downloading is failed

Well stev iv still to try on the old pc,hopefully ill get to try it later & ill report back

Still not there m8? Just a thought - I presume you are completely disconnecting your box from your TV ie. no scart or co-ax connected as this does interfere with the flashing process.

Starting to wonder if the firmware on your box (TSOP) is slightly corrupted and causing the prob for you. Another option to consider would perhaps be to jtag your box - its a path I hesitate to suggest but you seem to have tried every other avenue.

[forest2002]

when im updating mine, system reset pops up for one second an then sticks on sending 0%. If I pull the power out and then put it in straight away it switches to writing and the bottom bar fills up. The top bar stays completely empty, which i'm presuming isnt right. Once the bottom bar is full after 90 seconds I get "downloading is failed.." which doesnt change no matter how long you leave it for. I've tried this repeatedly and its exactly the same each time, and the scart and aerial are unplugged.

I'm stuck. I dont know what 'jtag' ing the box is but if it really dangers wrecking the box I'd rather put the codes in manually. If someone knows a solution to say i'd grateful is an understatement.

[stevenpc]

Originally Posted by forest2002

when im updating mine, system reset pops up for one second an then sticks on sending 0%. If I pull the power out and then put it in straight away it switches to writing and the bottom bar fills up. The top bar stays completely empty, which i'm presuming isnt right. Once the bottom bar is full after 90 seconds I get "downloading is failed.." which doesnt change no matter how long you leave it for. I've tried this repeatedly and its exactly the same each time, and the scart and aerial are unplugged.

I'm stuck. I dont know what 'jtag' ing the box is but if it really dangers wrecking the box I'd rather put the codes in manually. If someone knows a solution to say i'd grateful is an understatement.

have you done a factory reset b4 installing the sw.
ive done hundreds of updates and have always left the cable and scart connected and have never had any problems but they have always been on genuine boxes.
jtaging is normally only required when the box is dead normally caused by gen sw being installed on a clone box.so if your box is working on older sw jtagging is not the answer.

[Roco]

Originally Posted by lucky13

Still not there m8? Just a thought - I presume you are completely disconnecting your box from your TV ie. no scart or co-ax connected as this does interfere with the flashing process.

Starting to wonder if the firmware on your box (TSOP) is slightly corrupted and causing the prob for you. Another option to consider would perhaps be to jtag your box - its a path I hesitate to suggest but you seem to have tried every other avenue.

yep lucky im still not there,so much for giving up on it like i said earlier in the thread,lol,the darts have been on slysports the last few days & getting the box knocked off has been quite anoying. im going to give it another go on the the friends old pc without using the serial/usb adapter,if no luck there i'll look into this jtag you mention

Yep i did try with all leads out,all leads in,one lead in, everything

just my luck

[satsmo]

Your problem is purely to do with the USB dongle you are using with Vista, if the TSOP was corrupt you would have more than a download only problem. As you said you are trying it direct from a serial port with just the null modem cable it should work.

Do a factory reset before and after flash and you can leave it connected to the TV.

[Roco]

Originally Posted by satsmo

Your problem is purely to do with the USB dongle you are using with Vista, if the TSOP was corrupt you would have more than a download only problem. As you said you are trying it direct from a serial port with just the null modem cable it should work.

Do a factory reset before and after flash and you can leave it connected to the TV.

cheers sat , i did try on xp though so i dont think its just a vista prob. Maybe a adapter problem but I can still upload & download channle data with it,i just cant flash with it

hopefully better luck on the older pc eh

tnks mate

[forest2002]

Hooray! Managed to get it to work.

The problem is the usb adapter. I borrowed an old laptop with windows 98 and a serial port from work plugged it in and it worked first time.

Thanks for the help guys! And there you go Roco there's your answer!

[stevenpc]

Originally Posted by forest2002

Hooray! Managed to get it to work.

The problem is the usb adapter. I borrowed an old laptop with windows 98 and a serial port from work plugged it in and it worked first time.

Thanks for the help guys! And there you go Roco there's your answer!

those usb adaptors cause a lot of headaches i use a port replicator with my newish laptop.