Help!!

[joe9877000]

Hi, I have a DCT 2244. Last week, the cc updated the boxes but mine wasn't updated. As a result, I lost my VOD. So, i tried to update the box myself. I was able to obtain a copy of firmware 8.15. So i changed the box's firmware to 8.15. However, when i try to load my own nvram, I am not able to. On the diagnostic menu, only firmware 8.15 is shown that is installed and active . What should I do to load my NVRAM? Thanks in advance.

[usbbdm]

Hi, I have a DCT 2244. Last week, the cc updated the boxes but mine wasn't updated. As a result, I lost my VOD. So, i tried to update the box myself. I was able to obtain a copy of firmware 8.15. So i changed the box's firmware to 8.15. However, when i try to load my own nvram, I am not able to. On the diagnostic menu, only firmware 8.15 is shown that is installed and active . What should I do to load my NVRAM? Thanks in advance.

Normally when you plug in the CC will update your application. Just plug in and wait for a while.

[joe9877000]

Thanks for the quick reply. Also, do you think it is safe if i don't click on Block Application Upgrade and Block Channel Upgrade as long as i have a fake UID?
Thanks

[usbbdm]

Thanks for the quick reply. Also, do you think it is safe if i don't click on Block Application Upgrade and Block Channel Upgrade as long as i have a fake UID?
Thanks

If the CC update your firmware then your fake UID will get lost and you are back to your original UID.

[joe9877000]

Dear USBBDM,
The box didn't update itself. Right now, I have no TV guide. What else should I do? When I restore the box to firmware 7.96, I am able to upload the NVRAM and it can be seen on Diagnostic menu. But, When I upload firmware 8.18, the NVRAM doesn't show up on the Diagnostic menu. By the way, I left the box connected for about an hour to an hour and half. Was that enough time to update? when i connected to box, a four letter word that i believe started with SE flashed and then nothing was on the LCD. Even when i turned off the box, i was still able to get signal to TV and watch the channels.
Thank you so much for your help.

[usbbdm]

Dear USBBDM,
The box didn't update itself. Right now, I have no TV guide. What else should I do? When I restore the box to firmware 7.96, I am able to upload the NVRAM and it can be seen on Diagnostic menu. But, When I upload firmware 8.18, the NVRAM doesn't show up on the Diagnostic menu. By the way, I left the box connected for about an hour to an hour and half. Was that enough time to update? when i connected to box, a four letter word that i believe started with SE flashed and then nothing was on the LCD. Even when i turned off the box, i was still able to get signal to TV and watch the channels.
Thank you so much for your help.

I think this is old model. Not ph7/8/9. Then you must find the same model and clone its nvram.
Check if it is type II of old board which you need to flip the firmware to program.

[joe9877000]

The board is DCT 2244 PH8. With Firmware 7.96, for VOD, after the CC updated, I get the error " Communication Errors. IF the problem continued, please call.......". Is there anyway I can fix it without changing the firmware to 8.15? I changed UPM , and UID but still the same problem. May be i am not using the right commands. This is what I did to change the firmware and NVRAM:

reset 1
init
ldram 400000 (Change UID and Code checksum)
flshdct 400000
program 400000 200000

ldram 200000 (Change UPM and Box Time)
setram 200000 40000

As i said before, Firmware 8.15 shows on diagnostic but not TV-guide and VOD.

Thank you so much for your help

[jatucker]

You need an updated nvram. At this point it is not going to update itself. If you want vod again you will need to get the nvram from a subbed box.

[joe9877000]

anyway to force it update? When it is updating, how should the box be functioning? BC last time when i loaded the firmware 8.15 and waited for it to update, i wasn't able to turn off the box. Even when there was nothing on the front LCD, i was able to watch the channels on TV.