no power getting to me eurovox....help needed.

[theboy]

hi, cam anyone help. i got an error on my box last night ( can't remeber what it said!!) so i turned it off and back on again. I lost the channels displays on it, replaced with -- --. so i turned it off again and now it won't power up. tried the fuse and plug but still no joy. any help would be greatly apprecietd.


p.s cheers skler and vermin_killa for your help.

[skyler0151]

haha hey theboy glad u figured it out!!

Errr do u get ANYTHING at all on ur TV screen? have u tried updating/reinstalling the firmware on it? what box is it? and what firmware was it using?

[theboy]

come on skyler!! i berely know how to do a thread nevermind know the answer to those types of questions!! all i know mate is that a long errer message came up which the took off the channels. automatically i switched it off. then the display went to ----. so i turned it off again and now it won't even power up. it's as tho theres no powere getting to ity mate!! it's a eurovox, grey one....vague i know!! nothin at all on the tv

[skyler0151]

look in the stickys to find out how to update its firmware, its dead easy just hav a quick look.

hav u got a null-modem cable and a COM port on ur computer? if u do, u can do it in 5 mins

u will need the TCB.cc toolbar (TheChatterBox | Cable TV Specialists) to get the firmware files, but, if u dont know what box u hav u aint gona know what firmware to get

does it hav a hard drive or can u record? if u can its a Eurovox EX5000 PVR. could be a Max, theres a few different ones. If you can, take a pic of it and put it on here

[Vermin_Killa]

Skyler I have already pm`d this info an hour ago, I hope he aint got short term memory loss as well !!
only joking folks !!
like I said Boy see TMC and get ur sel a jtag kit

[gadgetfiend]

Box needs jtagging m8, been plenty of threads on it here for you to search through m8.

[theboy]

come on boys, leave it out, i'm a beginner to all this jargon....null modems jaggin etc!! i think i have that toolbar, got it off mi ***mac with some codes, that right?? I've sent a message to that guy VK am just waitign on a response. how will i get this softward onto it if it doesn't switch on?? regards mr simpleton...

[Vermin_Killa]

dont take it too heart we are all friends here.

all you need will come with the jatag kit from TMC.
but you will need a `null modem cable` to put the firmware back on after jtagging.

also after jtagging you will not be able to use the scart connection because the jtaging process disables this.
you will have to use a rf lead connected to the box ,next find the box via a manual UHF scan and then do a factory reset of the box,then the scart will work.
dont worry when you get the jtag post here.

[skyler0151]

jtagging is just putting a cable *soldering may or may not be required ive never done it* into the main circuit board on the box inside, then connecting this to ya pc. it can get quite complicated so ur probably best paying somebody to do it, but like we've already said, all the information is avaliable, use search and stickys and i feel like u were being quite rude to be honest but i'll let that pass

Originally Posted by Vermin_Killa

Skyler I have already pm`d this info an hour ago, I hope he aint got short term memory loss as well !!

lol u do start to think.....

[theboy]

nay worries VK, ta mate. one last one ( i can hear the sighs now ) whats a null modem cable and where does this little numer go? so lets get this straight, i order from TMC, he'll send it me with FULL instuctions for numpties, then I somehow "follow" these instructions and bobs your uncle???

p.s cheers for the info gadgefiend