new image on MAC

[madaboutlotus]

My software has failed and I am trying to flash with the latest image 5 2 044. I have downloaded the file, opened the VU Folder to the Solo2 folder and copied that onto a fresh formatted USB. I have tried this several times and the box will not recognise the USB to start flashing. I have not updated for a while and this is the first time I have done the download on a MAC. Is there any difference in what I have successfully done before flashing a new image?

Peter

[Andy_Hazza]

Downloading on a MAC can be iffy. The USB stick has to be formatted to Fat32. Also your USB stick(s) could be failing. I have Bootcamp on my MAC as I’ve seen my USB sticks fail or become corrupt lately.
Also to answer your Q, nothing has changed as far as installing images etc using a USB stick. Image Manager is the way to go installing new images if your receiver is in a reasonable working state.


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[madaboutlotus]

Hi Andy, many thanks for your prompt reply. Where do I find Image Manager and is there a tutorial how to use it?

[wullboy]

Check you usb on a windows laptop m8, and see if your mac has left a file in there, im sure i had this issue as well sometime ago, and i'm sure there was a file left in there from my mac after i had downloaded it ....

[madaboutlotus]

Check you usb on a windows laptop m8, and see if your mac has left a file in there, im sure i had this issue as well sometime ago, and i'm sure there was a file left in there from my mac after i had downloaded it ....
Thanks for that. I am just going to download again on my Windows laptop and hopefully have more success. Where do I get this Image Manager from that Andy mentioned?

[wullboy]

Image Manager is in the menu set up m8...

[Andy_Hazza]

Hi Andy, many thanks for your prompt reply. Where do I find Image Manager and is there a tutorial how to use it?

If you are using ViX it can be located at;
Blue button > ViX > Image Manager
If using an older image you may find now images are available (Yellow button) but you can download the latest image from the website and then use FTP to transfer the zipped image to your receiver.



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[madaboutlotus]

Image Manager is in the menu set up m8...
Hi, but the box has crashed so I cannot get to the menu, have to re-flash to get the box live again

[madaboutlotus]

Well formatted the USB which I know is the right size and has always been reliable and still the box will not start the flash. Am I going crazy, I d/l the image file and copied the whole folder named 'Solo2' onto the USB. Can see any other rouge files on the disc, so I must be doing something wrong. Never had this problem before, unless the solo2 is truly broken?? If I try copying the 'solo2' folder into the box via ftp, where in the directory does it have to go. Sorry for the needy questions :)

[twol]

So hold on - you still can ftp into the box? So its still alive?

[madaboutlotus]

So hold on - you still can ftp into the box? So its still alive?
Yes using Filezilla I can see the directories but the have ? on them.https://www.world-of-satellite.com/blob:https://www.world-of-satellite.com/7c7a11bd-58be-478d-a19a-f053807871c6

[madaboutlotus]

https://www.world-of-satellite.com/blob:https://www.world-of-satellite.com/6fea8197-7626-4d66-b9de-81885c768e46

[madaboutlotus]

How do I get this image into the box using FZ then? Any help would be great

[twol]

Can you telnet into the box and login (root, no password) ?

[madaboutlotus]

I have connected to the box from Filezilla

[abu baniaz]

Backup your important files then flash the receiver by command line using Grog's script. Paste it, don't type.


wget --no-check-certificate -O install_vix.sh https://www.dropbox.com/s/hc2cdr116lvx3dj/install_vix.sh?dl=1 && bash install_vix.sh

[madaboutlotus]

All, after getting a new USB and using the 045 release, my box flashed successfully and I am back up and running again.

Thanks for all the help Guys.

Regards