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marty
26-06-13, 05:07
Haven't tested it myself as yet ;)
Don't forget the bootloader too :)

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world-of-satellite.co.uk
26-06-13, 07:30
Be very, very careful when flashing the bootloader guys, done in-correctly you could brick your receiver.
Darrellr
26-06-13, 07:45
This is marked as a public beta. Apparently blind scan works again.
Rob van der Does
26-06-13, 08:20
This is marked as a public beta.
A beta is a beta; so I would take aboard sponsors warning.
rossi2000
26-06-13, 09:05
will this be added to vix? or will you be waiting for final?
Rob van der Does
26-06-13, 09:23
will this be added to vix? or will you be waiting for final?
Too soon to say: give us a chance to test please?
Darrellr
26-06-13, 09:38
A beta is a beta; so I would take aboard sponsors warning.

I was warning people that it was beta - not suggesting it was safe :)

I, personally, will be waiting until the weekend before I do anything
marty
26-06-13, 15:41
I, personally, will be waiting until the weekend before I do anything

I did mine just only to verify it is actually 3.8.3 and to see if the new bootloader works.
I have no notion of testing OpenMips :p I'll wait for VIX ;)
rossi2000
26-06-13, 16:06
ohh i thought you already had it for testing according to robs last post.
marty
26-06-13, 16:21
Twas only released this morning, bit early yet :)
pooface
27-06-13, 08:16
This thread has been cleaned up, and all rubbish removed...

Rossi, please do not keep posting off topic in to this thread, and being insulting towards staff... Otherwise, further infractions will be issued...
dwarf
27-06-13, 09:10
Does anyone have the official procedure on flashing the bootloader on the Quad?

I'm not going to flash the bootloader anyway until it's absolutely necessary to run the latest build of VIX.

I just think if its quite a risky procedure and easy to brick the box it could save a lot of heartache in the long run.
Darrellr
27-06-13, 09:14
Early reports from GB support:

1. Picture quality is not as good as latest 3.3.6 driver
2. A few people have bricked (recoverable) - suggestion is USB pen drive incompatibility and just try again with different drive
3. Blind scan works, DVB-c work
4. Ethernet speeds are slower
5. 51% bug is re-introduced.

So definately not worth getting too excited about yet - it IS after all a beta
marty
27-06-13, 09:45
Same as flashing an image.
dwarf
27-06-13, 11:07
I thought it would be Marty as thats how the Vu's are done. Just the warnings in the thread earlier made me wonder if some voodoo was involved also :)
marty
27-06-13, 15:57
I thought it would be Marty as thats how the Vu's are done. Just the warnings in the thread earlier made me wonder if some voodoo was involved also :)



No need to sacrifice a goat of chicken :thumbsup: But flashing a bootloader is always a potential major problem (like flashing a PC BIOS) get it wrong and you have an expensive doorstop :eek:
Darrellr
27-06-13, 19:39
I'm interested to know what has changed to require a new boot loader. It usually means a fundamental function / feature has changed in the chipset.
rossi2000
27-06-13, 19:42
tried to make the best of google translate heh but i think its to allow bigger images or something.
Darrellr
27-06-13, 22:46
tried to make the best of google translate heh but i think its to allow bigger images or something.

If it is in German point me at the board/post and I'll translate. My German isn't what it was but I'm competent
rossi2000
27-06-13, 23:27
ye it was on the gigablue forum, i think it was mentioned in the 3.8.3 thread, activity stepped up abit since they released the beta so its in amongst all the new postings
marty
28-06-13, 08:46
tried to make the best of google translate heh but i think its to allow bigger images or something.

It seems it can allow a flash of up to 200mb, most likely only needed for TeamReds bloated image ;) the rootfs alone is near 145mb :eek: compared to VIX's 52mb (OpenMips is aprox 105mb)
Darrellr
29-06-13, 10:33
Just had a quick read. The 'plan' seems to be to fix the bugs and go to a release version on Friday. There are STILL people expecting gigabit LAN and bluetooth keyboard support :rolleyes:
marty
29-06-13, 11:53
Just had a quick read. The 'plan' seems to be to fix the bugs and go to a release version on Friday. There are STILL people expecting gigabit LAN and bluetooth keyboard support :rolleyes:

I'm still expecting my bloody USB GBLAN after waiting 4 months :mad: (was told 6 weeks initially :rolleyes: )
rossi2000
29-06-13, 13:20
marty are you waiting for a free one?
they emailed me and it was about julyish they would be avaialble.

i want my free one for sure.
marty
29-06-13, 13:23
marty are you waiting for a free one?
they emailed me and it was about julyish they would be avaialble.

i want my free one for sure.

Waiting? I suppose that's one word for it :roflmao:
Quad will be obsolete before its available :p
For me their word carries no weight at all (maybe GB should go into politics :p )