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hoggy76 · 18-03-10, 08:20 PM

Hi my name is Paul and im from Leicestershire.
I own a EX1100 USB Eurovox.
I am having trouble turning it on.
It has been off all day at the wall plug.
I then have been watching it for about 30 mins and the picture kept freezing.
So i had to keep switching it off and on using the remote after a while i got peed off and to clear it i thought id reflash it with the firmware i already had on my memory stick(ex1100 sept 25th beta).
I now cannot swith it on using the remote.
I know theres power going to it because when i switch it on theres a purple light, it then turns red.
The remote doesnt turn it on. Could it be the remote?
Or have i managed to totally bugger my box?

marky_811 · 18-03-10, 09:29 PM

try flashing it again might just be a bad flash

TimeKilla · 18-03-10, 11:09 PM

No joy bud mine is working great

hoggy76 · 19-03-10, 12:02 AM

It wont switch on for me to do the flash.
I have checked the remote using a mobile phone camera and that works alright.
After i did the flash it switched itself off and i have not been able to switch it back on again.

hoggy76 · 19-03-10, 10:44 AM

Now when i switch on all i get is the red light.I try to switch on with the remote but nothing.

hoggy76 · 19-03-10, 12:43 PM

I have opened it up and can find nothing untoward however i dont necessarily know what im looking for.

smoggy · 19-03-10, 01:40 PM

did you remove the usb stick whilst the box was on (whenever inserting or removing usb stick make sure power is off)

you probably now need to flash the box by the null modem cable method
you need the flash file on your PC (the same one you have on your stick)
you need to use the loader EX1100USB_UPG_TOOLS.rar to flash the file onto your box.
go here http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/25...oad-links.html
and copy and paste the eurovox link into your browser and the loader is in the EX1100 Folder

for info a steady purple light is a bad flash and a flashing purple light means the psu has gone.

hoggy76 · 19-03-10, 02:48 PM

Cheers Smoggy im not getting the purple light now im just getting the red light when i switch it on. The remote is not getting it off standby.But i know the remote is working because ive checked it with my mobile phone camera.Ill try your thing tonight.When it did go wrong i flashed it with the file that was already on the stick it then wouldnt turn on after that.
Ps. I didnt remove the usb stick with the power still switched on.

smoggy · 19-03-10, 02:57 PM

the camera method is a good guide but it isn't foolproof
also the sensor on the box could be dicky but I think the manual flash method is the way to go

hoggy76 · 19-03-10, 03:24 PM

Cheers son so how exactly do i send the file to my eurovox.I first connect the null modem cable to my pc then put power to my eurovox.I already have the firmware file on my pc desktop. So how do i then send it to the eurovox?

18-03-10, 08:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
hoggy76 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Help Please Hi my name is Paul and im from Leicestershire. I own a EX1100 USB Eurovox. I am having trouble turning it on. It has been off all day at the wall plug. I then have been watching it for about 30 mins and the picture kept freezing. So i had to keep switching it off and on using the remote after a while i got peed off and to clear it i thought id reflash it with the firmware i already had on my memory stick(ex1100 sept 25th beta). I now cannot swith it on using the remote. I know theres power going to it because when i switch it on theres a purple light, it then turns red. The remote doesnt turn it on. Could it be the remote? Or have i managed to totally bugger my box? Last edited by hoggy76; 18-03-10 at 08:37 PM.

18-03-10, 09:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
marky_811 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kingspark,glasgow Posts: 371 Thanks: 64 Thanked 64 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Help Please try flashing it again might just be a bad flash

18-03-10, 11:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
TimeKilla Duct-Tape Dude Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK, Scotland. Posts: 97 Thanks: 42 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Help Please No joy bud mine is working great

19-03-10, 12:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
hoggy76 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Help Please It wont switch on for me to do the flash. I have checked the remote using a mobile phone camera and that works alright. After i did the flash it switched itself off and i have not been able to switch it back on again.

19-03-10, 10:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
hoggy76 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Help Please Now when i switch on all i get is the red light.I try to switch on with the remote but nothing.

19-03-10, 12:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
hoggy76 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Help Please I have opened it up and can find nothing untoward however i dont necessarily know what im looking for.

19-03-10, 01:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
smoggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 2,757 Thanks: 238 Thanked 881 Times in 791 Posts	Re: Help Please did you remove the usb stick whilst the box was on (whenever inserting or removing usb stick make sure power is off) you probably now need to flash the box by the null modem cable method you need the flash file on your PC (the same one you have on your stick) you need to use the loader EX1100USB_UPG_TOOLS.rar to flash the file onto your box. go here http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/25...oad-links.html and copy and paste the eurovox link into your browser and the loader is in the EX1100 Folder for info a steady purple light is a bad flash and a flashing purple light means the psu has gone.

19-03-10, 02:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
hoggy76 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Help Please Cheers Smoggy im not getting the purple light now im just getting the red light when i switch it on. The remote is not getting it off standby.But i know the remote is working because ive checked it with my mobile phone camera.Ill try your thing tonight.When it did go wrong i flashed it with the file that was already on the stick it then wouldnt turn on after that. Ps. I didnt remove the usb stick with the power still switched on.

19-03-10, 02:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
smoggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 2,757 Thanks: 238 Thanked 881 Times in 791 Posts	Re: Help Please the camera method is a good guide but it isn't foolproof also the sensor on the box could be dicky but I think the manual flash method is the way to go

19-03-10, 03:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
hoggy76 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Help Please Cheers son so how exactly do i send the file to my eurovox.I first connect the null modem cable to my pc then put power to my eurovox.I already have the firmware file on my pc desktop. So how do i then send it to the eurovox? Last edited by hoggy76; 19-03-10 at 03:28 PM.