Comag/Silvercrest/Tevion Discussion

[Yorks]

Originally Posted by solunauk

Mad cow disease, Yorks?

Hasn't done anything to moo, so far.

Sol

Haha.

'A pint a day keeps the madness away'

[daveb37]

is it possible to patch the E1 chip,and if so,how cheers

[solunauk]

Originally Posted by daveb37

is it possible to patch the E1 chip,and if so,how cheers

Yes it is, although you won't get quite as much out of it as with a B1. Please go to the comag sl65 forums at satboard.uk.to where you will find a sticky with instructions on how to do it, plus the necessary files.

Sol

[kerrywez]

Originally Posted by solunauk

Yes it is, although you won't get quite as much out of it as with a B1. Please go to the comag sl65 forums at satboard.uk.to where you will find a sticky with instructions on how to do it, plus the necessary files.

Sol

Hi Lads,
I installed one of the Aldi Tevion caravan sets, but used the old analogue Sly dish, changed the LNB to the one which came with the Mickey Mouse dish that came with the system and realigned the dish to Astra 2.

The system was a holiday home, not mine, I was only doing the set up for the owner. I was wondering if you would know which box it would be, it is most defiantly 12V, because it comes with a step-down transformer? I would like to be able to update the box from the man if there is an update for it, so your help would be very much appreciated and welcome.

I have told the owner of the house that I will motorise the dish for him and that If he allows that he will be able to pick up much more stuff and that I should be able to update the box and that he might be able to get even more if I can get the update.

Very best regards Wez

[solunauk]

Hi Wez

Depending on when the box was bought, it could be a B1 chip or an E1 - the latter being the most recent. If you go to the forums at satboard.uk.to you will find a dedicated section for Tevions, and much of relevance in the Comag SL65 section (including a sticky on identifying the chip). If it's a B1 you can probably get away with Truman or Smart firmware updates, the latter being better for motorised setups.

The main problem I forsee is that this patching lark requires a lot of maintenance - usually weekly upgrades to the firmware in order to stay in step with the service providers' changes to the encryption. If the owner is up to that, then fine. If not, you could have him on the blower to you a bit often.

Good luck
Sol

[marc66]

Hi,

How to create a new file with new provider (7311 - Amazonas 61W) to patch a receiver (firm SL65A.bin) with "KeyUpdater_04Sep2006.exe"?

Thanks in advance!

[bobstack]

Originally Posted by Yorks

The following information is for educational purposes only!

There is a lot of info on this excellent forum concerning the above receiver. I thought it may be helpful to have a detailed description of how it can be patched.
This receiver appears in various guises and has been on sale at Lidl, Maplins and Aldi and others. These instructions are specifically for the 12v or camping model. By following them, you should be able to successfully patch your receiver. However you should be aware that there is always a danger of corrupting your receiver when updating the original software - so you do so at your own risk. This little receiver is ideal for recreation/travelling but is not really for serious use.

I bought a Tevion brand receiver from Aldi, as part of a mini satellite (portable) system, which I have found is the same as the Comag SL65/12v receiver and the Silvercrest SL65/12 receiver. More importantly it uses the ALI M3329 B1 chipset which is patchable using the correct software.

Before you proceed, I would recommend that you positively identify your chipset by removing the outer casing of your box. This way you will not be left with an expensive doorstop on your hands. You should see a square chip on the main board, with a very thin metal cover (heat sink!). You will need to remove this (I used my thumb nail), to reveal the type of chip. If it is marked ALI M3329 B1 then it can be patched. If it has ALI M3329 A1 written on it, then resign yourself to watching FTA channels only. To repair the damage that you have just inflicted on your box, you will need to purchase some heat sink compound to re-attach the heat sink to the chip. Remove all remnants of the original gunk before doing this. You can now replace the outer casing.

OK, so in order to patch the receiver you will need a 9 pin serial null modem c@ble and a suitable PC with RS232 serial port.

Update 05/11/07: Although the following firmware works fine, it is now possible to flash the 'B1' chipset with modified Truman firmware - which is more upto date. Credit must go to TrumanCapote, andysly and others for their brilliant findings. Please follow the thread in it's entirety as it has been a work in progress!

Details here: Mod Truman for SL65(B1-6pin)

Older Firmware option below (see link for Mod Truman option directly above for newer method!)

The patches and loaders which I used, are contained in a file 'SL65A.zip' which I found here
_http://satboard.uk.to/forum, or google 'SL65A.zip'.

Turn PC off, connect your null modem c@ble up to your receiver and switch on PC and receiver. (Make sure your box is switched 'on' and not in 'standby'.

Unzip the file and launch the Upgrade_DVB.exe
Browse for the SW_SL65_A.bin, and click next

You should see:-

Test serial port status..........................Finished

Collect STB information.........................Finished

Starting download..............................

Wait until the process has completed.

Now launch KeyUpdater_04Sep2006.exe

This time browse for Key27012007.bin

Click next and follow the on screen instructions.

Once complete turn off and restart your receiver.

You should now be presented with a language menu.

Select your language.

If you now key 2580 you should receive the on screen message 'cas enabled!'

If you go to the 'Installation' menu, you should have the option 'Key editor'

Here you can enter keys for the relevant provider.
Press Fav button and keys 1-6 will enter A-F. Press again to return to number entry.

Save keys and exit.

That's it!

Have fun.

Yorks.

hi my chip is alim3329ei is this patchable

[bobstack]

my box has alim3329ei chip can it be patched thanks

[Yorks]

Yes. The E1 chipset can be patched. Files available from the same place as B1 - mentioned in the tutorial.

Yorks

[buckles]

Great info, but will this patch only work for the SL65 12 V camper portable model. Will it work for the SL 65 connected to mains 220 v

Thanks