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Re: Old software to super v8

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I put software in January. flash. Bin.nothing changes.
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I can not suggest anything more for this.
Maybe one of the programmers can help.

Owen
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Same thing happened to me. I cant go back for old firmware even with force upgrade method. :(

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All super V8 receivers from August to now with new software are blocked and The image is frozen . IPTV stays frozen so.Pity was a good receiver but now it stops working.That's why I want to put the old software.You can not buy a receiver that freezes the image many times.

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Re: Old software to super v8

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Hello,
I am the same, need to put a firmware more ancient and can not, does not leave me.

All the firmwares that has gone out after August of the 2016 freeze the image and is impossible to see properly the channels.

Please, I need a solution. Thanks!!!

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Can you upgrade by rs232 cable?

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One more thing to try is to remove all user data; ie all channels, favorites, Key codes etc, and try a factory reset before doing an "All" upgrade.
As the newer software has added options like EPG, display panel and DiSEqC, any setting for these would be reasons for not down grading.

When I extract the ".rar" file of the new software, I always rename the files; eg I add the date like this, "v8_golden07022017.bin" rather than leaving the same name for all the versions. I have not had a unit refuse a downgrade, but mine could be just older than August last year.

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I have made factory settings. Everything has been deleted. But the receiver does not load the file. It is very rare

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Hi, can change the firmware by RS232 ?
It can not go down of firmware by USB and could be that it can by RS232.
Somebody has tested it?
Thanks!!!

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Super V8 has no rs232 output! I do not know how it goes!

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ssweb wrote:Super V8 has no rs232 output! I do not know how it goes!
Yes the super does have a RS232 port. Its a 3.5mm plug socket on the back.

Here's a forum posting on RS232 for the V8 Super.

Owen
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Hi Owen,

I put together a cable (9pin to 3.5mm stereo),it communicates with the computer com port 1 (no other port appears).It displays a letter like this R"R"R"R"R"R" and this continues I first tried DDR2 then DDR3 and semper? I'm going from memory tonight so I'm not to sure but I followed the directions on the pdf and I'm quite certain I have done everything correctly,but the program never takes,it just displays reset the stb.I pull the power cable and tried over and over again.
You know it's not about the cost of the receiver but if this happens after a routine software update.I'm afraid now to update these things and when we buy them online they all have the very old software.I bought mine in late august 2016 and the date is Feb 2016 which doesnt sound old until you look at all the updates,I'm surprised this fatal screen doesn't appear for more people.I see some have lucked out and did the usb and all is fine.For now I have put the 2 V8 supers back in there respective boxes that they came in.And am now using the two V7's which do seem to work much better (for me anyways)and I will never try to upgrade the software again.I've wasted hours and hours,contacted the seller and they want me to send this thing back to China when the warehouse is right here in Pasadena California.USA.

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Hi Ed
The first time I tried RS232 the laptop I was using did not communicate with the box.
I used another computer, an old tan color box thing, and it worked.
The port thing is the issue I think.

I shelved my first V7HD (the first one Freesat sold through Aliexpress) after it would not come to life and gave it to someone who got it to work.
The V7HD has no RS232 plug, but does have the connections on the circuit board.
That there were RS232 connections on the V7HD was known for some time.

Don't give up, they should come to life.

Owen
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Please, leave me video as it connects from super v8 and computer.

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ssweb wrote:Please, leave me video as it connects from super v8 and computer.
yankee495 posted a picture of the connections needed to make your own cable.

I am not set up to provide video.

owen
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But the v8 does not have any output of this type of cable

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Hi

The super's RS232 port is between the Scart and Network connectors.
See the picture here.

Owen
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Do a factory reset, but first, save the channels and data. Put the latest fimrware and you will see that it works well. For audio, go to audio and choose AC3. regards
Saludos de joaquin

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ed123 wrote:Hi Owen,

I put together a cable (9pin to 3.5mm stereo),it communicates with the computer com port 1 (no other port appears).It displays a letter like this R"R"R"R"R"R" and this continues I first tried DDR2 then DDR3 and semper? I'm going from memory tonight so I'm not to sure but I followed the directions on the pdf and I'm quite certain I have done everything correctly,but the program never takes,it just displays reset the stb.I pull the power cable and tried over and over again.
You know it's not about the cost of the receiver but if this happens after a routine software update.I'm afraid now to update these things and when we buy them online they all have the very old software.I bought mine in late august 2016 and the date is Feb 2016 which doesnt sound old until you look at all the updates,I'm surprised this fatal screen doesn't appear for more people.I see some have lucked out and did the usb and all is fine.For now I have put the 2 V8 supers back in there respective boxes that they came in.And am now using the two V7's which do seem to work much better (for me anyways)and I will never try to upgrade the software again.I've wasted hours and hours,contacted the seller and they want me to send this thing back to China when the warehouse is right here in Pasadena California.USA.
I am going to put old firmware using RS232 port with 3.5 mm cable. can I do this without power adapter plugged in to reciever. or is it need power supply during RS232 update? please help.

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I used the network tool to downgrade the firmware and it worked fine. Give that a try.

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buddhika84 wrote: I am going to put old firmware using RS232 port with 3.5 mm cable. can I do this without power adapter plugged in to reciever. or is it need power supply during RS232 update? please help.
Yes you will need power on the units to do RS232.
The RS232 software will ask you to power on the unit.
As sickboy says you can try the network tool as well.

Owen
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Hello all freind, I just want to ask because the super v8 receivers, of the previous model of the month of August 2016, work very well but from this month they do not work well (freezes the image, frozen iptv, audio error and more errors. ....)And also I wonder why the engineers of that receivers, do not want to solve these problems.
We can solve the problem, update the decos by firmwares before 8/2016, but they do not let us do it.

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Hello!
Tell me what kind of old firmware is the best and stable, where the V8 super is not frozen.

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Try loading it via the network tool using a pc.

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vvb29 wrote:Hello!
Tell me what kind of old firmware is the best and stable, where the V8 super is not frozen.
Have you tried the latest firmware ?

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