help re install cvs image

[jasper37]

for the newer images you must have a cvs-image in flash)
i have just got the boxer image which i understand is cvs
below is a copy from from flash wizard pro 6.3 of my current settings
how do install the cvs image will it overwrite the one currently shown in flash below?
when i use flash wizard pro 6.3
the following displays......... on flash = DM7000 Flashimage(2.6.8.1)
........on Multiboot Hydra7000 poseiden 108

would appreciate any help re loading the boxer cvs image
many thx

[Jimdefruit]

Hi jasper37,
Any image you write to flash will overwrite the existing flash image so it is never good to put a newish image on flash.

What you should do is to put a well tried image on flash and play about with new images on usb or hard drive.

My own current preference is DaVinci 5.3 on flash. I put it there after trying it on usb for some weeks whilst I made sure it was stable and reasonably free from bugs.

You should not have any trouble putting the Boxman image on multiboot if you have DaVinci 5.3 or 5.4 on Flash.

I have recently tried the 2gether stormbreaker, DaVinci 5.4, M-Team, Gemini 2.7, DNTeam and PLi Emerald images on multiboot and have found various problems with most of them.
My current favourite is the 2gether Stormbreaker V2 image with DaVinci 5.4 a very close 2nd.

Some purists say you must have an official image on flash. IMO I think that is a load of twaddle. I have had more problems with official images than independent images so I use the ones I like.

I have not tried the Boxman image but I believe there are some bugs which will be ironed out in time.

Whilst you can put multiboot on a hard drive, I prefer using a usb stick so that the hard drive is not running most of the time.

[jasper37]

many thanks jimdefruit......for your quick and brillliant reply
as explanied im new to the dreambox
can i just overwrite my existing flash with your recommended one DaVinci 5.3
using flash wizard pro 6.3..... will i have to back up or copy or change any settings etc
it would be appreciated if you could explain start to fiinish what i need to do to get the da vinci on my dream without over writing or losing my current settings

Thanks for your help again bud

Jasper

[BGonaSTICK]

I have just this minute finished loading the Boxman image from today (April 02) into flash, and will soon be loading Gemini 2.8 and several others onto USB.

A year or so back I would have said that you should load an official DMM image in flash, but since they have stopped releasing official images I agree with Jim that any stable image in flash is OK.

Don't poo your pants though if it goes wrong. As long as you have got a null-modem cable, you can always sort it out with Dream-up.

I'll post some screenshots of the update process a bit later so that others can see what it looks like before they try it too. I suspect that you'll be finished before me though

Good luck, and let us know how you get on.

Jim is definitely right about the USB stick as well. USB is the best thing since, err, HDD recording!

STICK

[jasper37]

many thanks also to you also BGonaSTICK
you two guys are very helpfull
i have a null modem cable just in case....really looking forward for more help later from you both

again greatly apprciated
Malcolm nick=jasper

[BGonaSTICK]

It's all pretty straightforward once you've done it a few times.

Some folks say you should always use a null modem cable, but I don't agree with that. Unless you like pain, use FWP!

If it all goes tits-up (very rare) that's the time to get your slow and clunky cable out.

Today's Boxman seems to work OK, but I'll probably never boot it in full ever again.

My top tips?

1) Make sure you have the right image, and not one for a different model like the 7020 or 500.
2) Only download from reliable sources, like IHAD, SDT and here etc.
3) If you want a stable image on your satellite box, just load the minimum satellite plugins, not games and wotnot!
4) Make sure your Internet connection is set up correctly. A Dreambox without an Internet connection is just a fancy housebrick



STICK

[jasper37]

got the box back up and running fine here

a very big thank you to you Jimdefruit for your wonderful help and knowledge
and many thanks to BgonaSTICK too

you two guys are a credit to this forum

Malc

[BGonaSTICK]

You're very welcome m8.

I hope you stick around a while and share your experiences. What images did you load, and what do you think of them?