new type dreambox remote?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:56 pm
hi i just got the new dm8000 new look remote..i was told it also works the dm800 but it dosent.is ther anyway possible i can make this remote work for my dm800?thanks
Please note that these instructions are ONLY FOR THE BIG RCU (DM70xx,DM600,DM800), not for the smaller ones.
It's possible to have up to four boxes in one room, because there are four sets of remote commands (called levels). Be careful or you may end with an unusable RC.
Things you need:
- an FTP-Client (software)
- a unix-compatible texteditor (for OS X "Textedit" is fine)
First you have to change the RC level of the Dreambox:
- Download the following file to your PC: /etc/init.d/bootup
- Open the file and add one of the following line at the very end of the file:
echo 1 > /proc/stb/ir/rc/mask0
echo 2 > /proc/stb/ir/rc/mask0
echo 4 > /proc/stb/ir/rc/mask0
echo 8 > /proc/stb/ir/rc/mask0
(For other boxes than the DB7025 it's "mask" at end instead of "mask0".
"echo 1..." sets the box to level 1, "echo 2..." to level 2 and so on.
Every line represents one of the levels. Give each box a different level and write down which box is set to which level.
- Restart the box.
Now you have to change the level of your RC:
First you have to unlock your RC:
- Press the "DREAM"-button on your RC.
- Press and hold "Shift"-button until there are two flashes of the "DREAM"-button
- Press the following buttons one after another: 9 8 2
Now the "DREAM"-button should flash four times. If it flashes only two times your RC was already unlocked. The unlock again just repeat the three steps above.
Now you programm your RC:
- Press the "DREAM"-button
- Press and hold the "Shift"-button until there are two flashes of the "DREAM"-button.
- Enter the corresponding code (press one button after another):
If you added "echo 1 ...." to your box the code is: 0 0 3 1
If you added "echo 2 ...." to your box the code is: 0 0 3 2
If you added "echo 4 ...." to your box the code is: 0 0 3 3
If you added "echo 8 ...." to your box the code is: 0 0 3 4
Finally lock your RC again:
- Press the "DREAM"-button on your RC.
- Press and hold "Shift"-button until there are two flashes of the "DREAM"-button
- Press the following buttons one after another: 9 8 2
The good about this procedure: The settings stays after a reboot.
The bad: If you install another image on your box you have to change the "boot" file again.