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Last reply Nov 5, 2012 · posted in FTA Receiver / Equipment Support

GEOSATpro USB/TTL Convertor COM Port Problem

You had asked me to send you the udf file from when my continual reboot cycle was going on

Ok, I ordered the USB recovery cable, removed cover, plugged it in installed the driver and ali editor,
downloaded the 8-28 .udf file from first post in this thread unzipped it too
restarted computer plugged in usb cable ... Found new Hardware, ... ready to use ...

In Alieditor, when I click File open, there's nothing, when I navigate to the unzipped userdb folder I unzipped I see a file I can open

Clicking "Process" either upload or download gets a

"Cannot open Port" error
Am I supposed to go into Computer's BIOS and enable serial COM ports or something not generally needed for USB? I disabled Parallel Printer ports and all that unused stuff in order to use those resources elsewhere when I installed Windows. Or perhaps registry edit to LASTDRIVE= to allow more drives than drive P or something? That may cause conflicts with other hardware I have installed. I expected the MicroHD to just show up as another removeable drive like Majic Jack/thumb drives do that I could navigate to etc

It's neat looking at the udf file I downloaded from here in the AliEditor, but I can't upload the old UDF to send to you nor download one, and I'm not positive if the DC power adapter should be plugged into the MicroHD while I'm doing this or not ... meanwhile, I'm watching the light on the MicroHD which is plugged into the USB port on computer and DC power continually do the red light green light reboot cycle show.

LOL I wanted to watch a TV show which is on a Satellite, I end up buying lumber, rebar, pouring concrete and learning math to figure declination/elevation/azimuth ... and re-learning electronic stuff I had forgotten in the 1970s.

Some day. I'll ride in my kayak I bought in 2009 for $3,000 so I can catch a fish.... haven't had time yet, too many "hobbies" goin' on at once.

How do I get communication between my MicroHD and this computer so a udf file can be E-mailed to you or uploaded? (My other MicroHD works fine ... glad I got two)

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primestar31

Nov 3, 2012

Com1 and Com2 in Windows are usually reserved. When you load a driver that configures a com port in Windows, usually by default it auto-picks the next available one: IE: Com3. If even that's reserved, it'll pick Com4 and so on.

Hook the cable up to your pc, then just go into Device Manager, click on "Ports (COM & LPT)" and it'll show your ports, and which one is configured for the TTL cable.

Personally, I use a laptop with stuff like this to be safe. If you lose power while doing this with a desktop that's not on a UPS, it's bad. If you lose power while using a laptop, the battery power will save your bacon! NEVER, EVER flash firmware if there's even the slightest chance you could lose power during it!

RPB

Nov 3, 2012

I installed the driver, it found the hardware each time, said ready for use.

go into Device Manager, click on "Ports (COM & LPT)" and it'll show your ports, and which one is configured for the TTL cable.

Thanks

it shows it as com 5

ok so I changed the software aliediter to use com5 ... that's the step I needed, ...forgot to look in Device Manager.

it Tested port, OK, now seems to be uploading from wherever to a folder I made om the desktop, I named it stbs.udf

Thanks for patience... I used to know this stuff, even worked at MSN/Microsoft a while as they outsourced stuff I handled Security for their Celeb chat servers and stuff... have a couple small strokes and get old and the memory goes to heck.

NEVER, EVER

Click to expand...

flash firmware if there's even the slightest chance you could lose power during it!

that I do remember ... I have this bunch of electronics on a 2,500VA AVR Sine wave Uninterpretable Power Supply (rack mounted).

Back when I did MSN security, one night I had half a neighborhood outside my window shining flashlights in my house wondering why light came from my windows ( the neighborhood had a power failure, I didn't know ... my 5 monitors closest to the Window made the neighbors think only my house had electricity... I had enough UPS boxes/batteries to last 8 to 10 hours easily, that's the longest I had to run them once in a storm before we got power back)

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Ok, there's a file saved 100% called stbs.udf in my New Folder, so I'll E-mail it to you like you had asked, and I'll download to the MicroHD the new one user, userdb.udf I got from here.
..............................................

Ok, it worked, both my MicroHDs are working great now.

I'll upload my files from my other one with all my searches done and Favorites categorized and put it on the resurrected one to save time searching and organizing again .

Stevemo

Nov 3, 2012

Hi guys,
What sort of functions should I see from the microHD when I'm plugged into it with the TTL cable? I plugged mine in the "right" way and nothing happened so I swapped the TX/RX and I get the green light to turn red a couple times but still no go. Any ideas what I need to do? My connections are good, I soldered them on to the nubs either way. In control panel the Comm port is set to 9600, not sure what it needs to be. I'm not sure if it matters but I got a 3-pin TLL cable so I had to chop a 2nd USB cable in half and solder the red wire from that one to the microHD 5 Volt pin and use the TTL for the other 3. :behindsofa:
Cheers, Steve

SatelliteAV

Nov 3, 2012

Stevemo said:
What sort of functions should I see from the microHD when I'm plugged into it with the TTL cable? I plugged mine in the "right" way and nothing happened so I swapped the TX/RX and I get the green light to turn red a couple times but still no go. Any ideas what I need to do? My connections are good, I soldered them on to the nubs either way. In control panel the Comm port is set to 9600, not sure what it needs to be.
Cheers, Steve

Please review the sticky thread on USB/TTL process.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/291053-First-Aid-Serial-Update-via-Internal-TTL-Header

The speed selection is definitely wrong.

Stevemo

Nov 5, 2012

I think I was able to sort things out in the end, I downloaded some different drivers and made communication. In the end I just used the power supply with the microHD to power the unit rather than try to use the 2nd USB cord for power. The 2nd cord probably would have worked instead of the power supply or proper 4-wire cable, I'm 99% sure I was having driver issues and that the 3-wire cable will suffice.
Steve

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Therm

Last reply 13 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Am I the only one that hates what Dish did to their mobile app?

I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?

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Friday at 2:51 PM

I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.

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Therm

Friday at 3:39 PM

dishdude said:
I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.

Yes a lot cleaner, glossier, and less functional. Someone trying to justify why they are making a big salary. "See look shiny"

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"Big salary." Charlie. "?Big?"

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Therm said:
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?

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reubenray

Yesterday at 1:30 PM

I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 3:47 PM

reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.

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Yesterday at 3:54 PM

long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.

Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.

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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.

If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.

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Today at 7:35 AM

long_time_Dish said:
If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.

Those are the episodes I am looking for. They are referred to a lot in the episodes I just recently watched.

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Brct203

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I have read that some have converted this type dish but after giving it a good look, it's the lnb conversion that is the bottleneck. Does anyone have a picture of their attempt to configure the lnb? I watched a video on youtube from the save it for parts guy and he used duct tape! Guess it worked but I'm thinking something a bit more permanent!
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DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

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naptime

Sunday at 1:05 AM

I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.

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jsmit86

Yesterday at 9:57 AM

naptime said:
I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.

It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 3:57 PM

jsmit86 said:
They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin

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Almighty1

Yesterday at 4:07 PM

jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.