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No Signal On Some Channels With F5 Boxes? Read On..

sb18180

sb18180

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Getting no signal on F5 box with another satbox connected to same satdish but different lnb port?

I know for a fact its the f5 boxes not the lnbs(some peps been blaiming lnbs). I had two f5s set up(different lnb feeds) and when they were both switched on one would lose some channs through no signal. i checked through the transponder list half of them were no signal! with both boxes switched on. i switched one off and hey how all signals back. i tried the same test with two blade boxes with no problem at all no signal loss on both. so its NOT lnb issues its some dodgey f5 boxes going around. not all f5s do it because i also tried a seperate pair of f5s from different supplier with no issues at all!!! it also does it if you have a bad f5 connected and any other satbox say a sky+ box. thats the facts! tried and tested and put to bed!

next issue to be solved with f5s is file mismatch when trying to update firmware via usb. locking the usb from updating firmware is the excuse BUT firmware for these boxes is supposed to be closed source so how is it possible?? hmmm i can smell sum bull here!
I tried to flash one via null modem cable that had file mismatch on it. it flashed fine 100% rebooted but it just left it with a 97% bootloop!! tried different images all flashed fine but still 97% bootloop now a doorstop not advisable to try and flash an f5 with null modem cable if it has file mismatch issues!
 
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yes flashed other f5s and f3s also as well as other boxes. been flashing boxes with null modem cable and jtag since i could walk lol thats all we use to have
 
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I'm wanting to save my existing fw and channel list and try to update the channel list to one that as same channel numbers as sky. Can you give me any tipS
 
from menu dump to usb chose misc files and chose from the list what you want to save ie .dbs
 
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Hi,

Have you fixed the no signal thing as I have now got it.

I got 1 skybox f5 it worked fine cline ok all channels work then sold it

Got a 2nd one used the same sat feed wire etc that was on the 1st but it just works on bbc1 etc but sky 1 says no signal even with working clne??

Please help have i got a duff box??
 
superssonic said:
Hi,

Have you fixed the no signal thing as I have now got it.

I got 1 skybox f5 it worked fine cline ok all channels work then sold it

Got a 2nd one used the same sat feed wire etc that was on the 1st but it just works on bbc1 etc but sky 1 says no signal even with working clne??

Please help have i got a duff box??
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Are all your $ channels not working, as you only mention S l y 1?

Did you delete the cline info from the box you sold?
 
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