TM 800HD problems loading image

[Tyler]

I got Technomate 800Hd today.
made folder on usb.
TM800_update.bin
turned on receiver held powerbutton until mini root came on.
Box ip came up loaded usb hit menu button
And its not downloading image
Help

[fdlsys]

Don't quite follow?
Anyway; the easy way:
download the image of your choice from http://download.for-better.biz/bbs/list.php?board=tm800hd,
copy it to the root of the USB stick and then rename it TM800_update.bin,
Power-off TM800 at the back,
Power-on and
start pressing the "Standby" on the front panel quickly, until
"Miniroot" appears
Plug the USB stick into the TM800's front USB
wait a minute...
Press "Menu"
image flash should start and display progress in the panel display

[Tyler]

Thanks mate for ur reply.
I have done all of the above and image will not load.
Help

[Tyler]

When it goes to miniroot and i wait a minute and load usb instead of loading Fail -2 appears.

[fdlsys]

First you plug the USB stick in,
THEN you wait a minute for the box to recognise the device and read the file structure,
THEN you press the "menu"...

[Tyler]

did that mate

[fdlsys]

I don't know what you did, but that's certainly not what you wrote.

Anyway, if that doesn't work, the other option is to connect the to box using the browser from your PC when the box displays the "miniroot" in the display.
Then you can download and flash the image using the "miniweb" interface, all from the PC

[Tyler]

Mate, at this stage i dont know what i did :-(.
spent all day at it.I could f*ck it out the window.
how do i do it through pc.
Thanks mate for your help

[Tyler]

file must be wrong in some way but cant see how

[Sicilian]

Try another USB stick, but format it FAT32 first. Had a similar issue myself.

Other option is use the webif to flash the new image.

[Tyler]

Thanks Boss,
I got it working through the miniroot.
still cant figure out why it wouldnt work through usb.
I'm bit dissapointed in quaility of picture, Spiderbox 9000Hd is much better.
Build quaility is bit cheap.
I was supposed to be upgrading my second box, but prefer Spiderbox.
Thanks again guys for your help

[Sicilian]

Try a different USB stick, I had the same issue too once. I personally think the build quality is very good.

[reddishd]

Ok, I think when you start you must put your USB stick in the back (front port is NOT reconised on my TM for Image usb boot).
Make sure your file is named TM800_update.bin (and not in a directory, just put file on stick no folders).
Then start your STB from back and keep pressing standby slowly 1 press per 500ms then when the VFD says MINIROOT wait till the desplay say`s 192.168.*.* then press MENU and bingo the file will load.
Hope this helps.

[fdlsys]

Sorry Red, but that about rear vs. front USB is not true. It mounts and works perfectly from the front, for me and everybody else that I know.
What you should do to ensure that USB is recognised is to only plug it in once you have displayed the Miniroot, and give TM a minute to scan the device and folders. That' all. Never failed.

[Tyler]

Thanks reddishd and fdlsys.
I got it working through miniroot and flashfxp.
Reddishd i take on board what u said about no making a folder. I think that is where i went wrong.
it was the file that i should have renamed not the folder.
Thanks

[rubberduck]

try unraring the file :p The file is compressed, i have just tried this and its now working :p