Successful manual Digihome OS update

This might help people who bought Digihome and other badged Freeview
hard disk PVR boxes based on the Vestel chipset which didn't update
after the switchover (such as from Argos, Currys etc)

My Digihome PVR 160 wouldn't scan for all new channels after the
analogue switchover and I was going to dump it and get a new one.
However, I have finally managed to up date it. The over air updates
had been discontinued so this has to be done manually.

It was fairly tortuous as it involved various sticking points such as
installing a Serial USB converter which wouldn't fit the PVR as the
converter had retaining nuts which couldn't be removed. However the
bolts on the PVR RS232 socket came off the PVR casing.

I had to download the appropriate *.bin update file for my model from
http://vestelpvr.futaura.co.uk/downl...l_VestelUK.BIN
and run HyperTerminal...but this isn't included in Vista, so I had to
download this.

The hardest thing was getting HyperTerminal to 'talk' to the PVR. The
converter defaults to Com9, and I finally found out that after many
times of hitting send on the *.bin file in HyperTerminal and getting
'no response from receiver', you had to hold the power button in on
the PVR to start the transfer.

Following the file transfer and PVR reboot and rescan, all the
channels have now appeared!

I'll happily talk anyone through the finer points if it helps them or
friends/relatives revive discarded PVRs!!

Vigman

"Jon Dennington" wrote in message
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This might help people who bought Digihome and other badged Freeview
hard disk PVR boxes based on the Vestel chipset which didn't update
after the switchover (such as from Argos, Currys etc)

My Digihome PVR 160 wouldn't scan for all new channels after the
analogue switchover and I was going to dump it and get a new one.
However, I have finally managed to up date it. The over air updates
had been discontinued so this has to be done manually.

It was fairly tortuous as it involved various sticking points such as
installing a Serial USB converter which wouldn't fit the PVR as the
converter had retaining nuts which couldn't be removed. However the
bolts on the PVR RS232 socket came off the PVR casing.

I had to download the appropriate *.bin update file for my model from
http://vestelpvr.futaura.co.uk/downl...l_VestelUK.BIN
and run HyperTerminal...but this isn't included in Vista, so I had to
download this.

The hardest thing was getting HyperTerminal to 'talk' to the PVR. The
converter defaults to Com9, and I finally found out that after many
times of hitting send on the *.bin file in HyperTerminal and getting
'no response from receiver', you had to hold the power button in on
the PVR to start the transfer.

Following the file transfer and PVR reboot and rescan, all the
channels have now appeared!

I'll happily talk anyone through the finer points if it helps them or
friends/relatives revive discarded PVRs!!


It's a pity that there isn't a similar upgrade for the Digifusion FVRT 145's
defunct EPG.

On Dec 14, 2:20*pm, "Rick" wrote:
"Jon Dennington" wrote in message

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This might help people who bought Digihome and other badged Freeview
hard disk PVR boxes based on the Vestel chipset which didn't update
after the switchover (such as from Argos, Currys etc)

My Digihome PVR 160 wouldn't scan for all new channels after the
analogue switchover and I was going to dump it and get a new one.
However, I have finally managed to up date it. The over air updates
had been discontinued so this has to be done manually.

It was fairly tortuous as it involved various sticking points such as
installing a Serial USB converter which wouldn't fit the PVR as the
converter had retaining nuts which couldn't be removed. However the
bolts on the PVR RS232 socket came off the PVR casing.

I had to download the appropriate *.bin update file for my model from
http://vestelpvr.futaura.co.uk/downl...del=T810&versi....
and run HyperTerminal...but this isn't included in Vista, so I had to
download this.

The hardest thing was getting HyperTerminal to 'talk' to the PVR. The
converter defaults to Com9, and I finally found out that after many
times of hitting send on the *.bin file in HyperTerminal and getting
'no response from receiver', you had to hold the power button in on
the PVR to start the transfer.

Following the file transfer and PVR reboot and rescan, all the
channels have now appeared!

I'll happily talk anyone through the finer points if it helps them or
friends/relatives revive discarded PVRs!!

It's a pity that there isn't a similar upgrade for the Digifusion FVRT 145's
defunct EPG.

These all had Vestel chipsets:

Akura
Alba
Bush
Digihome
Dual
Durabrand
Evesham
Ferguson
Goodmans
Grundig
Hitachi
Linsar
Logik
Luxor
Maplin
ONN
Proline
Sharp
Technika
Techwood
Wharfedale

Vigman