Help! Qbox dead after update

marty80 · Nov 1, 2008

Hi,

tried upadating my qbox with newest official firmware. used serial cable only as no lan available.

after the update and rebooting the qbox logo appears and dissapears for a second every 10 seconds or so. but the software never loads like a boot loop or smth.

Hope someone can help. Thanks!

the qbox updater console displays:

"U-Boot 1.2.0 (Apr 29 2008 - 12:11:35)

CPU: IBM PowerPC STBx25xx(51510950) at 252 MHz (PLB=63)
16 kB I-Cache 8 kB D-Cache
Board: QBOX ONE
I2C: ready
DRAM: 64 MB
FLASH: 512 kB
NAND: NanD_Command (ReadID) got ec 56
Flash chip found:
Manufacturer ID: 0xEC, Chip ID: 0x56 (Samsung K9F1216U0A)
1 flash chips found. Total nand_chip size: 64 MB

devices_init
i2c_init
drv_video_init
I2c read: failed 4
failed.
checking welcome image... ok.
clear screen.
drv_system_initjumptable
console
IDE: IDE detected on IOADDR: f2000000
ide reset not yet implemented
ide reset not yet implemented
Bus 0: not available

NAND read: device 0 offset 62783488, size 131072 ...
131072 bytes read: OK
I2c read: failed 4
failed.
Rear Button Released

Hit any key to stop autoboot: 2 1 0

Launching Linux...

NAND read: device 0 offset 62914560, size 524288 ...
524288 bytes read: OK

NAND read: device 0 offset 63963136, size 2097152 ...
2097152 bytes read: OK
## Booting image at 037f0000 ...
Image Name: Linux Kernel Image
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
Data Size: 1432847 Bytes = 1.4 MB
Load Address: 00000000
Entry Point: 00000000
Verifying Checksum ... OK
Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
Linux version 2.6.17-duodvb ([email protected]) (gcc version 3.4.4) #1 Mon May 5 14:52:42 CEST 2008
Duolabs DVB Board
Built 1 zonelists
Kernel command line: console=ttyS2,115200 root=/dev/mtdblock/0 panic=10
PID hash table entries: 512 (order: 9, 2048 bytes)
Console: colour dummy device 80x25
Dentry cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Memory: 61708k available (2296k kernel code, 804k data, 92k init, 0k highmem)
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
NET: Registered protocol family 16
usbcore: registered new driver usbfs
usbcore: registered new driver hub
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 512 (order: -1, 2048 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 2048 bind 1024)
TCP reno registered
squashfs: version 3.1 + autolzma (2006/10/05) Phillip Lougher
devfs: 2004-01-31 Richard Gooch ([email protected])
devfs: boot_options: 0x1
JFFS2 version 2.2. (NAND) (C) 2001-2003 Red Hat, Inc.
Initializing Cryptographic API
io scheduler noop registered (default)
IBM GPIO driver version 07.25.02
IBM GPIO driver version 07.25.02
GPIO #0 at 0xc505e000
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 3 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
serial8250: ttyS0 at MMIO 0x0 (irq = 20) is a 16550A
serial8250: ttyS1 at MMIO 0x0 (irq = 21) is a 16550A
serial8250: ttyS2 at MMIO 0x0 (irq = 22) is a 16550A
loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
PPP Deflate Compression module registered
PPP BSD Compression module registered
NET: Registered protocol family 24
dm9000 Ethernet Driver
dm9000: 16 bit io datasize.
dm9000: Invalid ethernet MAC address feched from srom, tring bios
eth0: dm9000 at c5060000,c5062004 IRQ 26 MAC: 00:19:28:7b:c4:9e
Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2
ide: Assuming 50MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
IBM Redwood 4/6 IDE driver version 2.1 S
detected IOADDR: f2000000/f4000000
DMA addr: fce00000
using irq 25
NAND device: Manufacturer ID: 0xec, Chip ID: 0x56 (Samsung NAND 64MiB 3,3V 16-bit)
Scanning device for bad blocks
Creating 8 MTD partitions on "NAND 64MiB 3,3V 16-bit":
0x00000000-0x01000000 : "root"
0x01000000-0x038e0000 : "var"
0x038e0000-0x03ae0000 : "options0"
0x03ae0000-0x03be0000 : "options1"
0x03be0000-0x03c00000 : "logo"
0x03c00000-0x03c80000 : "bs1"
0x03c80000-0x03d00000 : "bs2"
0x03d00000-0x03f00000 : "kernel"
i2c /dev entries driver
IBM IIC driver v2.1
ibm-iic0: using standard (100 kHz) mode
TCP bic registered
NET: Registered protocol family 1
NET: Registered protocol family 17
Root-NFS: No NFS server available, giving up.
VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy.
SQUASHFS error: zlib_fs returned unexpected result 0xfffffffd
SQUASHFS error: zlib_fs Failed!! trying to lzma

SQUASHFS error: Unknown inode type 0 in squashfs_iget!
No filesystem could mount root, tried:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(2,0)
<0>Rebooting in 10 seconds.. "

kiliantv · Nov 1, 2008

On the back there is a reset button, these times for 10 sec press, then new flasching the Box.

marty80 · Nov 1, 2008

Hi thanks for your post.

Tried pressing reset for 10 seconds and updating again but it did not work!

marty80 · Nov 1, 2008

tried again and now it did work!

after pressing the reset button for 10 seconds the box stopped rebooting over and over again and the qbox logo was displayed permanently.

the lan connection became active again and after changing the lan settings in the qbox updater (to the ip addresses of the qbox and pc in my router) the update worked.

so the update only works with BOTH cables lan and null-modem!

thanks for the help!

vegeku90 · Nov 1, 2008

try to reflash with the updater 1.07,...at the end of flashing it will ask you to reboot..use the button that will appear to do that...and see what happens then

golupo · Nov 4, 2008

marty80 said:
tried again and now it did work!

after pressing the reset button for 10 seconds the box stopped rebooting over and over again and the qbox logo was displayed permanently.

the lan connection became active again and after changing the lan settings in the qbox updater (to the ip addresses of the qbox and pc in my router) the update worked.

so the update only works with BOTH cables lan and null-modem!

thanks for the help!

BUT COULD U TELL ME HOW DID U FIND THE IP OF THE QBOX WHEN U COULDN'T RUN IT INTO MENU ?
I'VE GOT THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE THE QBOX LAN CONNECTED TO THE ROUTER AND THE SERIAL CABLE FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE QBOX BUT I'M NOT ABLE TO SET THE IP OF THE BOX WHEN I DON'T KNOW IT ...PLEASE HELP...I KNOW THAT IS ON THE SAME 192.168.2.X ...BUT I DON'T KNOW LAST X....AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM

golupo · Nov 5, 2008

Yes...this is the solution.
I had to reflash it with the updater 1.07
(other ones : 1.06 or 1.08 didn't work)

Thanx guys.

Could anyone tell me where to put the underworld keys because when I turn on underworld it doesn't unlock conax ...so I need to update them.
And is there any chance to change the skin ?(i've put profilic9 image)

marty80 · Nov 5, 2008

golupo said:
BUT COULD U TELL ME HOW DID U FIND THE IP OF THE QBOX WHEN U COULDN'T RUN IT INTO MENU ?
I'VE GOT THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE THE QBOX LAN CONNECTED TO THE ROUTER AND THE SERIAL CABLE FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE QBOX BUT I'M NOT ABLE TO SET THE IP OF THE BOX WHEN I DON'T KNOW IT ...PLEASE HELP...I KNOW THAT IS ON THE SAME 192.168.2.X ...BUT I DON'T KNOW LAST X....AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM

in the setup of your router/networking device you should find the ip the qbox is using.

marty80 · Nov 5, 2008

Could anyone tell me where to put the underworld keys because when I turn on underworld it doesn't unlock conax ...so I need to update them.
And is there any chance to change the skin ?(i've put profilic9 image)

you have to put them into the var directories.

it's quite complicated: you have to extract the required folder via usb, insert the key-file on your pc and put the folder back in your qbox.

i only managed to do this with the avalon image, so i don't know about the method for the prolific image

marty80 · Nov 13, 2008

just want to update my own post.

i've learned how to access/change files on my qbox now: any ftp application or dreambox control application will give u access to the files on your qbox from your pc.

just connect to the ip address of your qbox with username: "root" and password: "qboxqbox" and you can access the files in the var/ directories.

maybe this will help some people who are as new to this as me ;-)

bogyman · Nov 14, 2008

thx 4 all info

vma · Dec 5, 2008

Hi,

I am having the same problem.

I get a Kernel Panic and then the box reboots.

I can get a Telnet session over Hyperterminal, but I can't find any instructions on what to do next.

Any ideas?

Cheers,
vma

vma · Dec 5, 2008

It works again.

I did this:

1) Downloaded QBOX_Updater_v.1.0.7.rar from this site.
2) Deactivated USE LAN.
3) Flashed the official firmware. This takes more than 5 minutes over RS-232!
4) Rebooted. It works again.

Fact: Do not use QBOX Updater v1.08. It must have some bug, because I did the exact same thing and the flash did not work.

Cheers,
vma

Reptile1 · Dec 5, 2008

vma said:
It works again.

I did this:

1) Downloaded QBOX_Updater_v.1.0.7.rar from this site.
2) Deactivated USE LAN.
3) Flashed the official firmware. This takes more than 5 minutes over RS-232!
4) Rebooted. It works again.

Fact: Do not use QBOX Updater v1.08. It must have some bug, because I did the exact same thing and the flash did not work.

Cheers,
vma

Hi I'm using QBOX Updater v1.08 and it works fine for me, I have flashed several firmwares successfully.

vma · Dec 5, 2008

I did as well, until I tried to flash back the official Firmware...

After that, I could not flash any other firmware successfully.

Only with 1.0.7 did it work again.

I think it has to do with the Bootloader's configuration. If that gets faulty, Version 1.0.8 will not correct it properly. Just my guess, though.

Still, it is a shame to have a receiver like this, loaded with functions and even (aparently) a JTAG-connector and so little information... To the Duolab-Developers, how about:

- JTAG Software and Bootloader-File
- Instructions on how to use the uboot console with Hyperterminal
- Providing uncompressed/unencrypted firmware (at least one stable release, even without any emu's), to be flashed manually through tftp or JTAG
- ...

Cheers,
vma

ascan · Dec 13, 2008

Hi,
with Q-Active_Prolific10_Image_26_November_08,
no problems for me...

ChimoC · Jan 5, 2009

Hi:

This is what Duolabs sent to me about my updating problems

"Can you try to use

http://206.53.51.55/qbox/QBOX_Updater_v.1.0.7.rar

this is the previous version, some users told that they have problems updating with the last version ( we did not find why yet )

also you can use the ethernet way to update the receiver, it is much faster and safe"

Saludos

ChimoC

Jowal · Jan 5, 2009

When I pretended to work with the new Avalon I found a
problem...When I "Loading"it and if I want to choose
connection to my antenna -Complex Sat- the programm
doesn't run...and I can't continue...
Can somebody help me?
Thanks

moonbox · Apr 12, 2009

I also encountered a boot loop today after trying to install original image with 1.0.8.
As suggested in this thread tried it with 1.0.7 and all went ok. All other image updates (~30 times) done with 1.0.8 have been successful

materazzi.az · Oct 23, 2009

qboxone

ma come si fa ad Installare il Qbox updater 1.0.7, è un file con estensione. man, mi aiutate per favore, il mio Qbox è bloccato e non riesco a farlo Ripartire. Un saluto a tutti e grazie. ciao: applausi:: applausi:: applausi: