Thread: Solved HDD problem with s10

As posted previously I could not get any HDD to work with S10.I have 1tb toshiba with external pwer that worked fine with s9(s9 now bricked ) this drive did not work with s10, & repeatedly locked up receiver & stated drive to slow. Went and bought for $12.00 Inland pro ide/sata/usb hdd adaptor kit (includes pwr supply) & removed drive from toshiba enclosure & interface pc that was attached. The drive inside the case was Samsung 54oo rpm. I attached adapter sata cables and usb interface pluged into s10 & drive now records everthing with exception of H.264 on Montana.

It will record.
Montana but needs about 5 mins of recording b4 playing right. Also will not pause tv if on an h264 or a HD channel, although will record HD channels ok & will pause (time shift) tv on SD channels. Ithink all the all the components on the Toshiba board conflicted with the s10. Last time I will buy a HDD in external sealed case.

I would like to try a 7200 rpm drive with this same setup but can't seem to find even used @320GB as min for below $50.00 dollars

Anyways thats the story BTW Using S10 FW 11-10-12

you should be able to unbrick the s9,make sure you are using loader v2.0.0c and not newer or older versions.
It asks for the file name right on the initial page.
I use it all the time to test euro firmware on my s10.
The eromclient.abs and sdram.ini must match the receiver you are using.
The eromclient.abs will be 56k,the sdram.ini were all the same size.

xtgold: thanks for the info I will try. My problem is finding the v2.0.0c of loader & using properly. Example when & how do you use epromclient.abs do you load this after you have tried to use loader . I've tried various timing a 100 time and cannot get through to s9, just keeps reporting " stb not synchronized try again" I check bootloader box etc My s9 just keeps rebooting to channel 676 continuosly. Also will v2.0.0c list version & have correct .ini file when you open loader ? Thanks for any help you may provide.

v2.0.0c of the eromupgrade loader.
This will program the flash even if it's bootloader section is all garbage.
Load the 5.5.abs file, include bootloader,this was the 1st s9 firmware with lan loader support.
Will also work on bricked s10's
I use it daily to try euro firmwares on my s10 without subjecting myself to crying and gnashing of teeth.

Originally Posted by xtgold

you should be able to unbrick the s9,make sure you are using loader v2.0.0c and not newer or older versions.
It asks for the file name right on the initial page.
I use it all the time to test euro firmware on my s10.
The eromclient.abs and sdram.ini must match the receiver you are using.
The eromclient.abs will be 56k,the sdram.ini were all the same size.

xtgold: thanks for the info I will try. My problem is finding the v2.0.0c of loader & using properly. Example when & how do you use epromclient.abs do you load this after you have tried to use loader . I've tried various timing a 100 time and cannot get through to s9, just keeps reporting " stb not synchronized try again" I check bootloader box etc My s9 just keeps rebooting to channel 676 continuosly. Also will v2.0.0c list version & have correct .ini file when you open loader ? Thanks for any help you may provide.

Files used probably not in correct order)[Script]
Script File=C:\Users\ME\Desktop\S9E\S9-loader_Editor_HD\S9-Editor_HD\script.ini
Chip Type=M3602 file is dated July 10th 2010
stb erom upgrade 2.0.0c-2009-05-22 step 1: configure
eromclient.abs created wednesday 8/26/09 size 56.0K
Could you possably provide me with correct procedure to run these files on s9 using rs232. When I open loader and place eromclient.abs in file box 7 try to load it tells me wrong file ?
Thanks

Originally Posted by xtgold

v2.0.0c of the eromupgrade loader.
This will program the flash even if it's bootloader section is all garbage.
Load the 5.5.abs file, include bootloader,this was the 1st s9 firmware with lan loader support.
Will also work on bricked s10's
I use it daily to try euro firmwares on my s10 without subjecting myself to crying and gnashing of teeth.

Mayday thanks for files. I tried flash with 5.5 abs now loader says done and on bottom of loader says stb set memory error try again. This is the first time I've made any progress beyond loader saying synchro error. However s9 just keeps rebooting I will keep trying with switch on s9 & loader timing. I also tried to load eromclient same thing comes up Wrong file. I am wondering if doing something wrong with other files included in .rar file you sent. Thanks for any other advice you may provide.

eromclient.abs is part of the loader,not a file to load.
As always,start the loader then turn the receiver on in the back.
That is the proper way to do it.
You are free to try other s9 firmware,but always use this loader..

the 56k eromclient.abs and sdram.ini were selected for a receiver with 128MB of ram and the m3602 processor.Other smaller eromclient.abs were for other processors like the m3329c and smaller ram sizes.There was a loader pack with 3 different eromclient.abs and 3 different sdram.ini files,but I am away from home now for a few days and don't have them handy.
There are/were different versions of m3602,that may be a factor for people that can't recover with the usual means.

Originally Posted by xtgold

the 56k eromclient.abs and sdram.ini were selected for a receiver with 128MB of ram and the m3602 processor.Other smaller eromclient.abs were for other processors like the m3329c and smaller ram sizes.There was a loader pack with 3 different eromclient.abs and 3 different sdram.ini files,but I am away from home now for a few days and don't have them handy.
There are/were different versions of m3602,that may be a factor for people that can't recover with the usual means.

Thanks again xtgold. The 2 .ini files that I see list chips id that you show. I am wondering what my S9 ali processor number is, I am going to open box up I seem to remember it has m3601? if that's possible. Also I am using LT with serial adapter & null cable. I will try to use DT pc & see what happens as DT is the preferred method.