I need smart mx03,Help I'm Stuck

[chavestroter]

O my other receiver on antenna setup ,hotbird is 1/2 and astra is 2/2 and works.
On the truman 1.3.76 that is now works like that.But when I loaded mx03 ou
truman 1.3.90,says no channel signal.On truman I changed and didn't work.On mx03
doesn't let me change ,is already setup on program and is fixed.I think I need the right firmware modified.I tried to download this morning on comagforum.zapto,but
there are no live links.

[arden]

hes right about comagforum the firmware appears to of been lost in the move to new server

if you request it ON COMAGFORUM Im sure someone will re upload it for you Im at work now or would do it myself

chavestroter this my sound harsh for me I only provide support by open forum please do not send multiple requests to my inbox with off forum requests.

[solunauk]

Originally Posted by robbo71

Sol, this does not make sense, why would you want to swap the Diseqc settings over?, these are determined by the monoblock, irrespective of which part is at the focus.

BTW, at satellitehelp which is now part of Techwatch, we pride ourselves on spoonfeeding the newbies if necessary.
Robbo

You're quite right about the Diseqc ports - confused thinking on my part after a difficult day of box-wrangling.

It's not so long ago that I was spoonfed as a newbie here (and will no doubt occasionally need the odd top-up and my chin wiping again - though I won't ask you to burp me ) so I take your point.

I did however take the time to do an awful lot of reading on this and other sites and experimented a fair bit on my own before asking for help. Some people don't seem to be prepared to do that and would rather multi-post and PM people in a frantic rush. Perhaps I'm less patient than a lot of you guys, but I generally do make an effort with people who I consider have displayed that they are at least trying to help themselves.

It's a shame that Maiden's satboard is having problems because on there are a number of really very good stickies that explain most aspects of this paching lark (and I commend the excellent stickies on here, also).

Sol

[solunauk]

Originally Posted by chavestroter

O my other receiver on antenna setup ,hotbird is 1/2 and astra is 2/2 and works.
On the truman 1.3.76 that is now works like that.But when I loaded mx03 ou
truman 1.3.90,says no channel signal.On truman I changed and didn't work.On mx03
doesn't let me change ,is already setup on program and is fixed.I think I need the right firmware modified.I tried to download this morning on comagforum.zapto,but
there are no live links.

Don't get preoccupied about Hotbird 1/2 etc. Almost all firmwares you download will have a different list of satellites, though most lists will contain Astra 19.2E and Hotbird 13E. If you go to Installation>Satellite List on MX03 firmware, you will see the list and probably a tick beside a couple of the satellites - those are the active satellites. If there are three active, or example, then in Antenna Setup you will see on the top line something like "(1/3) Hotbird 13E". The second number is the total number of active satellites and the first number is the position of that satellite in the list, relative to the other active satellites. If Astra was listed above Hotbird and the remaining active satellite in that particular firmware, then it would say "(1/3) Astra 19.2E". But it has nothing to do with whether or not you will get a signal. The following, however, does:

In MX03 Antenna Setup, for a monoblock on a static dish you will have a list of the form:

Satellite (1/2) Hotbird 13E (just an example)
LNB Freq Universal(9750-10600) (has to be this way)
Transponder (1/99) 10719 V 27500 (just an example)
Diseqc 1.0 Port 1 (may need changing)
Diseqc 1.1 Disable (has to be this way)
22K Auto
0/12V Off
Toneburst Off
Polarity Auto

You may need to change the bit in red. For my monoblock, Astra is Port 2 and Hotbird is Port 1.

You should also go to System Setup>Other and check that LNB power is set to On.

Every time you load new firmware you will have to check these settings.

I hope that sorts out your problem. If you have downloaded firmware that is not patched for an SL65 then your remote control will not work, so I assume you have a patched version. If still having trouble, please tell us exactly where you got the MX03 firmware.

Sol

[arden]

just had a look maidens site looks to be fixed downloads working

[arden]

remembered something that my be of use

when I flashed to mx03 I had no signal until after I did a hard reset

ie removed mains for a few secs

[solunauk]

Originally Posted by arden

just had a look maidens site looks to be fixed downloads working

Not for me - still getting bounced back to login page whenever I try to view content. Perhaps emptying my browser cache will work.

Sol

[chavestroter]

Thank you for answering my questions.Today I downloaded mx03_mando-comag-RG405-DS1-audio-tuner-boot-fixed for sl65 on comagforum.zapto.org.I loaded firmware ok.I have done everything you said.but there is no channel signal.I removed mains for mins and nothing.
How did you do the"hard reset"?Is it only to to remove the mains?.Please help me .This firmware looks very nice,I just need channel signal.Thanks again to everyone.
Regards...

[solunauk]

Sometimes people have to cut one leg of the small diode DP5 on the circuit board near the tuner to solve lack of signal. If you feel up to it and are desperate to use MX03/04 firmware, you may want to try that. Just cut one leg with a pair of snippers and leave enough of each bit sticking out so that you can re-solder if necessary, though all the FW I've come across seems to be happy enough without it connected.

Sol

[arden]

are you 100% sure nothing has moved with the dish or come loose in the f plug