ET5000 green screen - wont start up

[sea beesty]

i dont really want to upgrade bootloader with so much advice against it.

also if box is broke i wouldnt want anyone saying that i had loaded on something that was the cause of it !

[Stanman]

I would redo everything from the beginning mate, so reformat the USB stick, download image and unzip with winrar, put the folder onto the USB and try again, if that fails try another usb stick.

[basilyoung]

@ seabeasty

where are you based?? ( just approx location ) there might be a senior member close to you

[sea beesty]

couple of miles from canterbury (kent)

tried brand new usb stick (fat32). downloaded vix 2.2.100, same result. downloaded Egami 1.2
http://www.world-of-satellite.com/sh...mi-1.2-et-5000

same result
if there is someone near me who can help that would be great.

also noticed that the front usb slot on the et5000 isnt working - i have to use the rear 2 to get a usb recognised

[world-of-satellite.co.uk]

Hi,

Please PM us your order details so that we can arrange return to test and inspect the unit, then If faulty we will arrange repair.

[drspiros]

if you can provide proof then by all means do, however no one has yet managed to do this. by all means if people wish to upgrade their bootloader go ahead but they will not be able to use the current ViX 2.2.100 image they will have to wait for ViX 2.3.

Well... actually I have already update bootloader and afterwards I have loaded ViX 2.2.1 and Egami 1.2 by simply renaming the folder and deleting the boot.bin file.

[Sicilian]

Well... actually I have already update bootloader and afterwards I have loaded ViX 2.2.1 and Egami 1.2 by simply renaming the folder and deleting the boot.bin file.

Well please provide a Youtube video proving this.

I'd like to see you flashing a latest image that uses the latest bootloader and see you flashing ViX 2.2.1.

ViX 2.2.100 is not compatible with latest bootloader. Now either provide solid video proof or stop posting mis-leading nonsense that could render someones receiver useless!

I challange anyone with a ET receiver to prove me wrong. If I'm proved wrong I will sincerely apologise and send a gift to whoever proves me wrong!

[drspiros]

Challenge accepted! Although I don't like to waste my time by answering in similar fascistic questions ("provide solid video proof or stop posting mis-leading nonsense") as we try to share our experience and not to convince anybody to do something against his will, I accept the challenge because you seem a reliable person (more than 9000 posts, more than 8000 thanks) and you WILL keep your promise to send me a gift! I have already installed the latest bootloader from here http://www.et-view.com/main.php?no=1...2&board=ET5000 (that was a month before). Then I installed the latest CT image from here http://www.clarke-xtrend-support.com...V3-for-et-5000 (of course I have also tested the last beta PLi images). A few minutes ago, I installed the ViX image from here http://www.world-of-satellite.com/sh...100-21-07-2011, of course by renaming the folder in et5x00 and deleting the file boot.bin. Piece of cake! I'm ready to send you the video with the ViX image. (But, just to be honest, how can I prove to you that the new booloader is installed?)

[Sicilian]

To prove the new bootloader was installed you will need to have a video of both ViX 2.2.100 and a upto date image that uses the new bootloader named et5x00, may video flashing the latest openpli build.

[Stanman]

DrSpiro Video will need to be continouse and first box needs to run 9X00 image and next 9000 image, will need to see VFD at boot up.

[Sicilian]

DrSpiro Video will need to be continouse and first box needs to run 9X00 image and next 9000 image, will need to see VFD at boot up.

He's flashing on et5000.

[Stanman]

in that case substitute the 9 to a 5

[drspiros]

DrSpiro Video will need to be continouse and first box needs to run 9X00 image and next 9000 image, will need to see VFD at boot up.

Are you serious? Continuous video? Every flashing is taking about ten minutes, you want a 20 minutes video? What do you think, that I am a film director or am I being judged here and I need to prove my innocence? I'll send two videos, the first one with the last image and another with the old one. I don't care if you believe it or not. I'm not earning anything, I just want to let you know that what I'm saying is possible.

[Sicilian]

Are you serious? Continuous video? Every flashing is taking about ten minutes, you want a 20 minutes video? What do you think, that I am a film director or am I being judged here and I need to prove my innocence? I'll send two videos, the first one with the last image and another with the old one. I don't care if you believe it or not. I'm not earning anything, I just want to let you know that what I'm saying is possible.

Well thats the only way to prove it. Even Xtrend dev's have told us older images are incompatible and we have tried too. Anyways upto you m8ty.

[drspiros]

Now, just seat on your couch and enjoy a 5-minutes continuous video demonstrating how you can go from a last PLi image back to a ViX 2.2.1 one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcbvg224h8c

(P.S. Do you need my address to send the gift?)