EPG download will not start anymore?

[Mavrick]

Has anyone noticed that the EPG download will not work any more or is it just me? I go to the guide, push the blue button on remote, the download screen pops up but disappears right away with no download at all. I'm stumped???

[Longster]

Has anyone noticed that the EPG download will not work any more or is it just me? I go to menu, push the blue button on remote, the download screen pops up but disappears right away with no download at all. I'm stumped???

On any channel press the guide button on your remote then while in the guide hit your blue button on the remote and that should start updating your guide, wait till it stop and see if your guide is now populated.
Let us know if you get it or not.

[Mavrick]

On any channel press the guide button on your remote then while in the guide hit your blue button on the remote and that should start updating your guide, wait till it stop and see if your guide is now populated.
Let us know if you get it or not.

Sorry, I miss-spoke and have changed my first post. I do go to the guide and then push the blue button on remote, the download window pops up but then disappears right away with no download. It just started doing this a week ago and it does not matter what channel I'm on or what I have selected in the menus ???

[jvvh5897]

It may have something to do with the changes noted here:
http://www.satfix.to/showthread.php?191165-Transponder-Updates-changes&p=1185330#post1185330

[Mavrick]

It may have something to do with the changes noted here:
http://www.satfix.to/showthread.php?191165-Transponder-Updates-changes&p=1185330#post1185330

Thanks, I thought of that and have made all the changes that have happened, still no go. I think if it was TP related alot more people would be having the same issue as I as ?

[Longster]

I just try update the guide and had the same issue as your, the download window pops up sitting at 0% for about 45 second and then disappears with no download.

[Mavrick]

I just try update the guide and had the same issue as your, the download window pops up sitting at 0% for about 45 second and then disappears with no download.

Interesting......tho mine shuts off after only 5 seconds. What file are you using on your unit 27f, 24f, 25f and does it say "FAIL" at the bottom of the download window ?

[Longster]

Interesting......tho mine shuts off after only 5 seconds. What file are you using on your unit 27f, 24f, 25f and does it say "FAIL" at the bottom of the download window ?

I am using file 25f on a motorized dish, I try it couple of time and it just hang there at 0% for about 45 second and then disapear, did not say fail or anything, after is finish my guide information all disapear and then came back in a few second later.

[Stu Gots]

The same thing has happened to me. From the reading I have done, it appears that the TP encoded into the bin for the box is no longer providing the EPG update. Since no one will or can edit the bin file, it seems that there is nothing we can do unfortunately.

regards

Stu :disappointed:

[jvvh5897]

I think that the box info is easily modified. Work was done on a number of NF files in the past, think that included HD file. So, checksum is known, how to disassemble is known, all you would have to figure out is where and what to mod for the EPG TP.

[jvvh5897]

For instance you can run the program bininfo on an HD file and get info like:

nFusion Bin Information and Utility v2 by Dalek

Header Information
OEM: oem
Maker: oem
Model: A3X
Version: 00.00
NumberOfFiles: 2
HeaderCRC: 4E9F45F7 (CSUM MISMATCH)
File 0 Information
Filename: MainSW.bin
Date: 00/00/00
Compression: none
Size: 2745454 (0x0029E46E)
Offset: 768 (0x00000300)
PacketSize: 2745454 (0x0029E46E)
RomOffset: 393216 (0x00060000)
CRC: 662B061F (OK)
File 1 Information
Filename: key.bin
Date: 00/00/00
Compression: none
Size: 20480 (0x00005000)
Offset: 2746242 (0x0029E782)
PacketSize: 20480 (0x00005000)
RomOffset: 4063232 (0x003E0000)
CRC: 2E862D60 (OK)

-------------------------------------------------------------------
The HD file I looked at had the main code glib gzipped starting at 0x322--pretty easy to un-pack. The code inside is ST Micro's SH4 Hitachi core type. Same processor and type of code is found in sonicview 8000 box. SH$ can be disassembled by IDA Pro and cracked copies of that program should be easy to find.
I un-packed nf_hd_v1.3sR_25 file, RAM start location of unpacked data (from header) 0x84601000. I found a few routines and ascii strings--"EPG" is easy string to search for and is found in a number of places. Two looked to be obvious strings that one would see for EPG search on Dish or Bell and might be good places for you to look for TP setting. I have no idea of what TP it might be, but you guys might.

Here are a few routines that seems obvious in the code disassembly:
846D5D40 ; pes_monitor_task
846D5C60 ; Sfilter_monitor
846C0AE0 ; Month/Day string use
8486C2AC ; display message?
84680700 ; connect/disconnect SUNS
846D0B80 ; call to SUNS connect/disconnect

8486D0EC ; Vfprintf
84869278 ; uses vfprintf
8483BE04 ; detect usb format type
848323B8 ; usb setup?
8468A3C0 ; write .TS file?
84684180 ; get data from Http123_108
8486A994 ; debug message?

ROM:8468426A mov.l @(h'11C,pc), r5 ; [84684388] = aConnectionKeep
ROM:8468426C mov #h'19, r6
ROM:8468426E mov r0, r4
ROM:84684270 jsr @r12 ; sub_8486A994 ; debug message


8467CB20 "Front_ProcTask"
846D4960 ; ?Task install?
84680DA0 ; "Monitorig_ProcTask"
846DB1C0 ; Osd_copytask

846D4A60 ; queue intall
84602A40 ; Ptciidlinktask
8460A7C0 ; install a number of tasks and queue
84681DE0 ; Init
84681FC0 ; Booting main
84622080 ; call to task install
8462CD80 ; install Sc_command_task
8462CE60 ; sc_command_task
8466EFA0 ; ECM/CAS/EMM data handling?
8486B4C8 ; load to serial TX buffer?--used by "Booting...." message @84681FD0
8468DB80 ; Find flash (NAND)
846ACF00 ; Find tuner
846D56A0 ; call to serial write? maybe i2c debug write

8485EBFC ; serial write?
846E7760 ; defeated debug write?--used by HDMI,AUD and VID
846CA7C0 ; HTTP auth basic/admin--main menu?--it goes on
846DA480 ; boot/main init
84680000 ; "remote control on"
8467C1A0 ; front LED display (part of "Monitorin)
84680B80 ; install "Monitorig_ProcTask"g_ProcTask"
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Since the previous was done with an eye for IKS and time issue, not sure how much is of use with a TP setting issue, but that should start you on the path. Good luck!!

[jvvh5897]

If you google "bininfo Dalek nfusion" you might be able to find a place that has bininfo program. It could be posted on this site too.
I did spend a little time looking at the file I disassembled and found a little more (but not much more as I don't know what TP one used to go to to get EPG info so I did not have anything to look for--it really is the type of thing that a box owner should be doing and not my problem).

[jets]

jvvh5897

I google that term and all I fine after the google corrects me "googling for bin info Dalek nfusion instead" I get some results but all are channel editor. Is that what I am looking for?

Don't I have to look inside the bin and edit the TP info? I don't think and editor will do that, unless it's an early version. I know the correct values for the TP's FYI.

[jvvh5897]

You don't have to use the term that google tries to force you to, click on use "bininfo Dalek nfusion" instead. Or be creative with your search terms. bininfo is not a channel editor. You have a screen grab of info above for your search terms.

I have no idea what you will have to do to fix the issue. I suspect that it is hardcoded in the file as to what TP you need to tune to--now that hard coded TP info might be loaded in a number of ways and I haven't worked with SH4 code to any great extent so I'm not sure what way is more likely.

You might actually find a clue by looking at other NF bin files--the way the info is coded might be more obvious. As I recall there is a NF box that uses much the same code as in teh source code example for iPro 1000 box--that might be a good place to look for a clue as well.