Recent content by lpraderi

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    FTA small Headend for a campground

    Hello, just to let you know that my D9477 is working great in Standalone Pass-through mode !!! Worked fine all the time , problem was my cabling too short from MQAM to STB ... added some in line attenuators (48db) and now have SS=100 SQ=100 Thank for your help.
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    FTA small Headend for a campground

    Hello, I am trying to mount a QAM test rig in my lab and need some help with the D9477. Already have the D9477 in standalone (using 232 console port) but can't figure out how to use pass trough (ASI 1 to RF 1) yet, any help will be great. Sources: 1 Tadiran TDR6 with ASI Output 2 DVB Master...
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    Did I just "brick" a Sonicview 360 Premium??

    Some more to add ... I have a similar problem with my SV360-P but this one uses a security chip on Smart Card PCB connector (J7) to act as a SKS dongle. Also Version is diferent from Iceberg photos "SV360 Premier / Rev0.8 / Mar.06.2009" Unit boot ok, main start ok , but can not upgrade. Fails...
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    Make a backup of old firm with NA satlist and after full update of eastern firm, make a new update with old firm but this time choose type = userdb
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    PVR800-loader_Editor_HD.RAR hxxp://www.sat-ulc.eu/ulc/local_links.php?catid=41&linkid=177130 And also a new sw version on same link .-
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    Hi boys, Sorry for the late reply .... I try to give you first a simple answer : No , you cant use Ferguson, Az/america or Smart firmware on Sathawk. Now the long one: three boxes are manufactured by same company and use a anti clone MCU (8051core), bootloader has special routines to...
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    This is the chinese factory who makes sathawks. About editor , did you try different db formats ? Once full dump is patched by editor you can change usb upgrade type to default.db (factory list) or user.db (user list + settings).
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    Can you point me to corrected SW version ?
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    DVB-S2 muxes fail completely some times ... repeating auto scan until mux is detected is the only way ... caused by lack of manual parameter input.
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    There are several versions of Ali Editor ... not all works on all receivers. Ali firmware is based on Chunks (Areas) with different functions. You can identify yours on Menu >> Tools >> Information. Bootloader , Maincode , Startup logo, Background Logo , Radio Logo , and the 2 used for channel...
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    Will check with different editors for pid change, Motor and Diseq switch can not be used together on almost all Ali based STB not only on new M3602 models. If you know some Ali based STB who can work in such a setup please point me to his firmware , I will be glad to disassembly and try to...
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    You can check channel editor from any clone on the list. But I dont recommend use S900 sw on your receiver ....cause they use different bootloader and a special MCU for anti clone protection. I am doing the other way around ... checking Sathawk sw on S900 hardware, cause dont use mcu...
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    HD PVR800 FEATURE DVB-S2

    Bad advertising This is a clear example of this. 1 - CPU is not 300 .. it runs at 300mhz and its an Ali M3602 procesor (MIPS-SDE) 2 - Its not linux its an RTOS = SYS_OS_MODULE = "ALI_TDS2" 3 - Sadly it dont support 4:2:2 .. not even on low bitrate SD stream. One thing checked by me with...