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merlin · 15-10-07, 11:57 PM

Hi real newbie here, i recently bought the sl65 from l*dl , have set it up with 85cm dish and dual lnb , and can get hotbird and astra,
problem is i scan for channels, osd says "saving " and every thing works ok.
until i shut down and then try to restart, when to get started i have to rescan all again
in other words its not saving the channels.
so can someone please tell me what i,m doing wrong or not doing ????

thanks in advance

madrat · 16-10-07, 12:20 AM

could be a faulty box.

BGonaSTICK · 16-10-07, 10:57 AM

Perhaps one of the other owners here can shed some more light, but if it says it's saving and then doesn't, it sounds like a ropey box. Would it be easy for you to exchange it?

The fact that you can scan the two birds indicates to me that everything else looks healthy.

andysly · 16-10-07, 11:35 AM

it should save ok every time....sounds like a fubard box im sorry to say..
you could allways try and reflash it to see if it is a firmware issue.

arden · 16-10-07, 03:34 PM

I agree sounds faulty as of its not writing to nvram

If it were mine id reflash with offical firmware if that dosnt work take it back

merlin · 16-10-07, 11:07 PM

thanks every one for the answers, i have now found its a dud !!
borrowed a mates box ,set it up, scanned, and it holds the scan ok

went back to my box , scanned, but although it says saving, its not,

so back to l*dl

again many thanks for the help

BGonaSTICK · 17-10-07, 02:10 AM

No worries. I guess it's kind of a relief that it's faulty. At least you can move forward now.

arden · 17-10-07, 09:44 AM

out of interest did you try and reflash the firmware?

merlin · 17-10-07, 12:29 PM

arden no i did not reflash, but as i have nothing to lose (its going back) maybe i should, if only for practice ?and if it works,great, i'll do that
waiting for a null modem cable to arrive

15-10-07, 11:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
merlin Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	have to keep rescanning Hi real newbie here, i recently bought the sl65 from l*dl , have set it up with 85cm dish and dual lnb , and can get hotbird and astra, problem is i scan for channels, osd says "saving " and every thing works ok. until i shut down and then try to restart, when to get started i have to rescan all again in other words its not saving the channels. so can someone please tell me what i,m doing wrong or not doing ???? thanks in advance

16-10-07, 12:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,208 Thanks: 11 Thanked 71 Times in 61 Posts	Re: have to keep rescanning could be a faulty box. __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

16-10-07, 10:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: have to keep rescanning Perhaps one of the other owners here can shed some more light, but if it says it's saving and then doesn't, it sounds like a ropey box. Would it be easy for you to exchange it? The fact that you can scan the two birds indicates to me that everything else looks healthy. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

16-10-07, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
andysly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: southwest uk Posts: 179 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: have to keep rescanning it should save ok every time....sounds like a fubard box im sorry to say.. you could allways try and reflash it to see if it is a firmware issue.

16-10-07, 03:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
arden Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 471 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Re: have to keep rescanning I agree sounds faulty as of its not writing to nvram If it were mine id reflash with offical firmware if that dosnt work take it back __________________ tm9100 diablo 2.3 and triax 1.1 motorized cards inc AKTA and Gamma

16-10-07, 11:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
merlin Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: have to keep rescanning thanks every one for the answers, i have now found its a dud !! borrowed a mates box ,set it up, scanned, and it holds the scan ok went back to my box , scanned, but although it says saving, its not, so back to l*dl again many thanks for the help

17-10-07, 02:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: have to keep rescanning No worries. I guess it's kind of a relief that it's faulty. At least you can move forward now. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

17-10-07, 09:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
arden Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 471 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Re: have to keep rescanning out of interest did you try and reflash the firmware? __________________ tm9100 diablo 2.3 and triax 1.1 motorized cards inc AKTA and Gamma

17-10-07, 12:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
merlin Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: have to keep rescanning arden no i did not reflash, but as i have nothing to lose (its going back) maybe i should, if only for practice ?and if it works,great, i'll do that waiting for a null modem cable to arrive