Help with bricked quad

[skippie]

Hi, I got a serious problem and I need help please.

I went to install the latest Openvix HD at my parents in law, not realising they had an old version of Openvix installed with old bootloader, I installed the latest Openvix HD. It didn't reboot after installing so I switched off and on at the back but the gigablue didn't boot up.

I saw the Openvix sign but nothing else happened. Then I downloaded and installed the new bootloader but the Quad doesn't startup anymore now. Nothing on the little screen and no picture on the TV.

I hope it is not totally bricked. What can I do please? Help wanted.

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[cat010]

have you went through the procedure of installing bootloader then installing the image again

[skippie]

1. i installed image first : stuck at OPENVIX sign
2. i then downloaded new bootloader, installed on quad : no startup anymore. Red light on but nothing happens, can't see anything on lcd screen, nothing to see on TV either.

[Larry-G]

Installing the image alone without the new bootloader would not be enough to brick the receiver, installing the wrong image. IE the QUAD HD image on a QUAD just might though.

[skippie]

I tried to install the openvixHD Apollo.080 gbquad usb

[skippie]

i read somewhere to install the bootloader again and changing noforce to force, maybe that might help

[skippie]

hmm what i noticed now, at the attempt of installing the new image, i just saw that the usb stick was EMPTY.
I copied the image from my mother in-law's laptop to the usb stick, but somehow that never happened and i put the stick empty in the gigablue.

Is this maybe the reason that the quad doesn't start up now ?

[abu baniaz]

Have you tried again after redownloading?

Flash bootloader.
Delete the bootloader files from USB
Flash image

[skippie]

i can't flash the bootloader anymore, nothing appears on the lcd screen, that's the problem now.
Unless it works with changing NOFORCE to FORCE.

But i can't try atm, my daughter is watching tv on my quad atm.

[abu baniaz]

force = updates with no prompt
noforce = waits for confirmation

Obviously both depend on receiver picking up the file during it's boot process.

[skippie]

UPDATE : it's fixed!!

Installed new bootloader : no problem.
Installed Openvix HD Apollo.080.gbquad : no problem

thnx for helping guys :)

[Larry-G]

Glad you got it sorted in the end, although I bet you were having a few brown trouser moments there LOL.

[skippie]

hehe, yeah, not being my quad .... tchhhhhhhh, scary moment there ;)