Ferguson Ariva 250

Just A heads up but Ive been trying to upgrade from verson1.27B3 to 1.27B6 with no luck.

First i got one box ASH'd when i tried to upgrade bringing over my channel list. I was able to restore (thanks to Tony) using a good box running 1.27B3, and though oh must be my channel list that caused it....

when i tried upgrading again with the file from the ftp site(Network upgrade) it just says burning failed?

Anyway im going to wait for the next release and try again.
if anyone had success going from 1.27B3 to B6 let me know.

cheers

It shouldn't cause crashing . I load every box we sell with a channel list and don't experience this.

Nowso wrote: »

loading channel lists will cause crashing

can you get a faulty null cable been trying to sort my box with cable and eeprom software followed all instructions but it says reset target any ideas cheers

yeah i might be a small bit impatient and not giving it time to do anything try again

no nothing happening very annoying still saying reset tatget

blueco wrote: »

no nothing happening very annoying still saying reset tatget

Is it a USB to null modem cable? These are very hit and miss, which is why I keep an old win xp computer with serial port in working order, just for this job.

anyone in limerick area with a tested null cable

yeah displays ash

blueco wrote: »

no nothing happening very annoying still saying reset tatget

Lets assume you have a null modem cable (there a lot of Serial Cables out there passing themselves off as Null modems:)).

Go into Device Manager (open windows explorer, right click on Computer and click Manage) Then go to Port and under Com and LPT was is the Com Port set to ? Is it 1 or 3 ?

The software for reflashing the box must have the corresponding Com Port which you can change in the sofware. Follow the rest of the instructions from there.

Let me know how you get on.

You could use a cable tester or a multimeter and map the pins but hardly worth the bother if you can get hold of a another cable and retry.

Llamedos wrote: »

When is a null cable not a null cable? Any one got any tests or way of identifying them from a serial cable?

quick line to say null cable changed and now updated and working

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Hi there

Here's my setup

I've an older dish fitted with a single lnb cable running down to an ancient SD Panasonic sky-decoder box getting FreesatFromSky - using a N.I. card.
I've also got a Ferguson 252 box hooked up solely to a Saorview aerial.
Both boxes are hooked up to a single TV

I've tested the Ferguson with the UK Freesat and Nowsos firmware above. The 252 works quite well, but this involves switching the cables back and forth at the rear when i want to return to the Panasonic.

I'd like to keep both boxes hooked to the single LNB.(don't ask why!)
I've been informed my best option is to replace the LNB on the dish with a quad-LNB and run an additional cable down thru the attic, through the walls and into the living room to hook up to the second box
Something like quad-LNB adapator kit TVTradeDave sells

Due to age and restricted access to the roofspace, this isn't really an option for me.

Doing a bit of googling, i've come across this:
A satellite priority switch - basically i hook it up behind the TV - and connect both boxes. When the primary box is off, the signal goes to the secondary box.


(can't post links - it's a goobay® SAT Priority Switch distributed switches 1 LNB to 2 Satellite Receiver on ebay)



Has anybody experience with these - they seem the ideal solution for my situation.

Doodie123 wrote: »

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Hi there

Here's my setup

I've an older dish fitted with a single lnb cable running down to an ancient SD Panasonic sky-decoder box getting FreesatFromSky - using a N.I. card.
I've also got a Ferguson 252 box hooked up solely to a Saorview aerial.
Both boxes are hooked up to a single TV

I've tested the Ferguson with the UK Freesat and Nowsos firmware above. The 252 works quite well, but this involves switching the cables back and forth at the rear when i want to return to the Panasonic.

I'd like to keep both boxes hooked to the single LNB.(don't ask why!)
I've been informed my best option is to replace the LNB on the dish with a quad-LNB and run an additional cable down thru the attic, through the walls and into the living room to hook up to the second box
Something like quad-LNB adapator kit TVTradeDave sells

Due to age and restricted access to the roofspace, this isn't really an option for me.

Doing a bit of googling, i've come across this:
A satellite priority switch - basically i hook it up behind the TV - and connect both boxes. When the primary box is off, the signal goes to the secondary box.


(can't post links - it's a goobay® SAT Priority Switch distributed switches 1 LNB to 2 Satellite Receiver on ebay)



Has anybody experience with these - they seem the ideal solution for my situation.

Basically you want a feed from one LNB to feed two receivers so an LNB splitter.

I can't find the item you mentioned on ebay but found this. Probably the same thing.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/electronics/dp/B0051C2BWC

But I have to ask, why or why keep the Panasonic - why two boxes when one will do?

This one is a lot cheaper:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Konig-FC-2SPLT-ST-KN-Satellite-F-Splitter/dp/B000NHBNII/ref=pd_cp_23_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0X0HEGE46YXV4SNMH4N8