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dboxlove · 29-06-09, 12:20 AM

Hello again,

Looks like I'm having more fun tinkering about with this box than watching tv. Will regularly re-flashing reduce the life of my box??

Defur · 29-06-09, 12:30 AM

it should carry a health warning. my dbox has been giving me an ulcer all week

humforce · 29-06-09, 12:34 AM

reflashing will not harm your box

plasterer · 29-06-09, 12:43 AM

Never Had any probs meself
And i Flash a lot
but Once you get sorted
Unless it goes tits up
Or a new image comes along
Dont flash for the sake of it
IMO ,in the end were and tare will take its toll
And dont forget.Your box is probebly ten years old now
And been Flashed Quite a bit befor you Start on it
I May be wrong .................Paul

TheCoder · 29-06-09, 10:20 PM

Flash chips do have a finite life when it comes to re-program cycles !

Most manufacturers will give you on the datasheet the average no of cycles before failure - usually somewhere between 1000 and 100,000 reprograms.

For specific details, you would have to take note of the flash chip type in your box and find the corresponding manufacturers datasheet.

plasterer · 29-06-09, 10:37 PM

Think my Nokia must be coming up to 100.000 flashes now ......LOL

blakey_8 · 30-06-09, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Defur

it should carry a health warning. my dbox has been giving me an ulcer all week

Haha nice one. No, you won't hurt your box flashing it often mate. I used to flash mine all the time just to get used to doing it, I must have done it about 25 times lol.

TheCoder · 30-06-09, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blakey_8

......I used to flash mine all the time just to get used to doing it, I must have done it about 25 times lol.

Just wait until you start using them to develop stuff - 25 times a day would be more like it

29-06-09, 12:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
dboxlove Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	over flashing Hello again, Looks like I'm having more fun tinkering about with this box than watching tv. Will regularly re-flashing reduce the life of my box??

29-06-09, 12:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
Defur Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 20 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: over flashing it should carry a health warning. my dbox has been giving me an ulcer all week

29-06-09, 12:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
humforce Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,399 Thanks: 9 Thanked 328 Times in 301 Posts	Re: over flashing reflashing will not harm your box

29-06-09, 12:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
plasterer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 622 Thanks: 87 Thanked 234 Times in 195 Posts	Re: over flashing Never Had any probs meself And i Flash a lot but Once you get sorted Unless it goes tits up Or a new image comes along Dont flash for the sake of it IMO ,in the end were and tare will take its toll And dont forget.Your box is probebly ten years old now And been Flashed Quite a bit befor you Start on it I May be wrong .................Paul

29-06-09, 10:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,112 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,690 Times in 932 Posts	Re: over flashing Flash chips do have a finite life when it comes to re-program cycles ! Most manufacturers will give you on the datasheet the average no of cycles before failure - usually somewhere between 1000 and 100,000 reprograms. For specific details, you would have to take note of the flash chip type in your box and find the corresponding manufacturers datasheet.

29-06-09, 10:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
plasterer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 622 Thanks: 87 Thanked 234 Times in 195 Posts	Re: over flashing Think my Nokia must be coming up to 100.000 flashes now ......LOL

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