Posts by s3n0

Hi.

I just want to write my experience with the problem of flashing the Formuler F3, when the "FLSH" status remained on the display and the flashing did not continue... it remained stuck, with "FLSH" displayed on the front display of the set-top box.

Whenever I downloaded any enigma2 image from the internet, however I formatted the USB stick (FAT, FAT32, exFAT), tried using old and new USB stick capacities (4GB, 16GB, 32GB), I always had a problem. The message "USB" appeared on the display and I pressed the POWER button. However, the flashing never started correctly. Unfortunately, the "FLSH" message always appeared on the front display and everything stopped at that point. The flashing process stopped and did not continue, with the information on the display reading the values / messages "F number" on the front display.

I even tried formatting USB keys through MiniTool Partition Wizard in Windows PC. But even that didn't help. I tried setting the active partition, formatting the primary / logical partition. I've tried functions to repair the MBR partition table of the disk and the like. But none of that helped.

Then I did 2 steps, but now I don't know which one helped. However, one thing helped !

1. first of all, I disconnected the HDMI cable, LAN ethernet cable and mains cable 230V from the set-top box... and waiting cca 15 minutes
2. I copied the CFE bootloader (for the Formuler F3) to a 16 GB USB stick, formatted as "FAT" and had this CFE bootloader updated in set-top box... after updating, I disconnected the set-top box from the mains cable 230V

Then I took the USB stick back to my PC and copied the Enigma2 image there (specifically OpenATV 7.4, but it doesn't matter what Enigma2 distribution is used). I put the USB key in the set-top box and connected the 230V cable. When the message "USB" was displayed on the front display of the Formuler F3, I pressed the POWER button on the set-top box... and voila... this time the set-top box finally started flashing successfully !!! Of course, the flashing process took place as it should, that is, even with the information on the front display, i.e. showing a gradual countdown of some data / numbers on the front display, in the format: "F number".

Maybe it will help someone else in the future.

I don't know if the new flash of the CFE bootloader helped or if the problem was in the connected cables and the "life of the capacitors" on the PCB. However, one of them definitely helped.

Good luck !

Yes, I know that .

I'm also kind of a developer plugin for Enigma (Python).

Once upon a time I wanted to do AndroidOS (Java) at the same time, but I was really concerned about this system. AndroidOS is a commercial waste. AndroidOS benefits from the basics of Linux and earns money! In addition, Adnroid is an extremely SLOW system (stupid Java). Smartphones equipped with 2GHz ARM CPU / chipsets are also not enough for the new Android system :). It's a shame for the whole Google company. Ever since Google has earned such huge financial profits, it's no longer as great as ever.

Linux rules the world. Always and constantly. Its basis is used by all today's devices to save on firmware development - WiFi routers, set-top boxes (not only those marked as "Linux" set top boxes), SmartTV, smartphones (Android) and many other devices especially with ARM chipset and mips-el.

If Android OS were not commercial and if it didn't belong to Google, no one would want it. Even on the platform for set top boxes Android OS fails ! All of them (AndroidOS based devices) usually use the "KODI", which by the way is just a rebuilt Open-Source old project "XBMC" (sometimes long ago developed mainly for Linux systems). So, again Linux. Everywhere is just Linux. Android is also deeply based only on Linux. But nowhere is Android. Android is a commercial Linux project, destroyed by Java . Personally, I hate Android OS .

OK, then sorry.

So the original firmware for Formuler doesn't include OpenWebif ?

I admit that I have never used the original firmware in the Formuler Linux set-top-box although this original firmware can be really good (as is the case with competing set top boxes - if their own firmware is used - supplied directly from the manufacturer devices).

Hi, is your used HDMI cable OK ? Formuler Z8 4K uses HDMI 2.0a version. Are you using the right cable ? Does this mean an HDMI 2.0(a) cable ?

Hi.

I don't know what is the case with the Android OS on the device Formuler, but with Linux Enigma2 it is possible.

Enigma2 has an OpenWebif (built-in WebGUI interface) and it is possible to control the set-top-box by calling the URL of this OpenWebif. Even the remote control unit buttons can be called using the OpenWebif interface, like URL link:

http://receiver_IP_address/web/remotecontrol?command=X

...where the X variable represents the button code, for example, the number 352 means the "OK" button on RCU

For example, the following URL is used to control the device power/standby:

http://receiver_IP_address/web/powerstate?newstate=3

(0: Toggle Standby, 1: Deep Standby, 2: Reboot, 3: Restart Enigma, 4: Wakeup from Standby, 5: Turn into Standby)

On the Internet you will find a lot of instructions how to do it. Search the Internet - Enigma2 OpenWebif commands.

For example, you will find this:

https://github.com/E2OpenPlugins/…I-documentation

https://dream.reichholf.net/wiki/Enigma2:WebInterface

So, look for something in this direction. However, this only applies to the Enigma2 / Linux set top box.

Hi, thanks for the quick answer.

Well, it happened in a friend's set-top box at random. Functional firmware has already been installed in the set-top-box. Everything worked OK. However, for an unknown reason, when attempting to restart, a "SE:03" flashing on the front display suddenly appeared.

Since it did not help repeated hard restart set-top-box, so I tried a complete reflash (as I mentioned above). However, this did not help. The "SE:03" blinking text was still displayed while booting and the boot was stuck. Unfortunately, at home I couldn't connect the RS-232 service connector to the terminal (via the PUTTY application), because the set-top box started to work automatically by itself. Maybe in the RS-232 console I would also show a particular system error. I don't know what the "SE:03" error code means at all, but I'm trying to find out. It would probably help all Formuler users.

Also, the CFE boot-loader is the latest in the set top box that existed for the Formuler F4 Turbo (formuler4-bootloader-20180430).

Hi.

I also had this problem on the set-top-box "Formuler F4 Turbo" with my friend. Nothing helped - not even flashing new firmware. A new firmware flashing was successful, but set-top-box still did not want to start properly. After plugging in (power supply), the boot process started immediately... the boot logo was displayed for the first few seconds... then a black screen appears on the TV... and also blinking error code "SE:03" was displayed on the front display of the set-top box.

I didn't know what to do. I disconnected the AC adapter from the 230V power supply and took the set-top box to my home. About 15 minutes later, I turned the set-top-box on at my home. The set-top-box has now started normally ! So was it enough to disconnect the set-top-box from the electricity (including the adapter) and wait 15 minutes ?

Before breaking the set-top-box I tried to connect a USB transmitter to the set-top-box for a wireless keyboard. Here I see the first possible cause of problems (clogged dirt or short circuit from some conductive dust in the USB connectors of the device).

It is also possible that some static discharge has been left in the device due to the disconnection and connection of the DVB-T / T2 antenna (coaxial cable) or the disconnection and connection of the CAM module (with the device switched off, of course). After the device was disconnected from the power supply for a 15 min. time period, the static electricity could theoretically disappear. Otherwise, I do not know.

As a third possible reason I estimate an unreliable power supply - a damaged power adapter. For example, if a friend in the house is unreliable 230V power socket, while in my home the 230V power socket is fine. (I still have to test this.)

Unfortunately, I did not find exactly what the error with the code "SE:03" means. Does anyone know what this error means (maybe some hardware problem) ? Please, is there any service manual for Formuler F4 Turbo set top box ? Thanks.

This issue has already been addressed in another thread, but has not been resolved: SE:03