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As I reported YESTERDAY! :p
Now here I have a problem:

The lounge SX88+ successfully updated itself online on Friday with no difficulties

OTOH, the office SX88 (it's quite a late 2018 unit from WoS) has never been able to do the same type of on-line undate as that option is always greyed out in the menus (for some reason that I never found out), and thus I have always had to use the update-by-USB method.

The last time I updated it was some time ago, and it's running f/w V1.05.22 - but when I download the latest V 1.05.35mupg and put it in the root of the same 8GB USB stick that I always use for such updates, and then tried to update with that, I got the following message: "Update file is invalid: damaged or mismatched"

I repeated the download, transfer to USB stick and attempted box update process several times - but always with the same result as above.

Therefore please could Octagon Germany or someone else look into this and tell me what might be going wrong??

Thanks in advance.
 

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Thanks but not quite sure what you meant by making a comparison.

OTOH, here a shot just taken of the SX88 - what can you determine from that?IMG_0774a 2021-01-03JPG.JPG

PS: regardless of what might possibly be inferred from the "Build time" line, this Rx was definitely purchased in late 2018 - and the lack of MTS was the reason that I later bought the SX88+
 

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pls check your sw file is right one as sx88 or different.
OOPS - I think you are right - I think I may have downloaded the SX88+ file instead of the SX88 version:-doh:angry:
 

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yes pls check and try with right sw file name as right model sw
Many thanks - that worked :D
(I can only put that "error" down to trying to "multitask" too much at "my age" :()
 

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There's always been something not quite right with the DiSEqC 1.1 on this family of receivers. I think my first thread here was about DiSEqC 1.1 problems on a Primo, which persists on every version of Primo firmware available. Who knows, maybe whoever writes the base firmware had a stab at fixing that issue. Not that we're ever likely to get any more updates from Edision... at least Octagon is still pumping out updates.

Just to note, I found on an SF8008 with openATV my troublesome DiSEqC 1.1 works fine, but when using the SX88 style 'define' image I run into the same problems as the Primo. So it appears to be a software issue rather than hardware.
 

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I know this is not the "basic SX88" thread but I would suspect that, in the following respect, they are probably similar, and so I wonder if someone can answer this question:

Some days ago @manikm909 posted that there is a transponder on 63W (not that I would actually be able to receive that sat here!) and gave the parameters as 11505/H/21000 - but when I try to add a transponder with those numbers for a new sat at 63W in the SX88, I get an "Invalid TP" message.

I have also seen the same message on a few previous occasions when I have tried to add new transponders on some of the "more obscure" (in the UK, at least) sats.

What I find "puzzling" is that those transponder parameters are well within the ranges that the SX88 can (and generally does) handle with no issues - the only thing that I can possibly think of is that there is "something" buried in the f/w which is causing this???

Therefore does anyone know why this sort of thing might be happening??
 

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are you on the latest firmware?

i will blind scan 63w on my sx88 later tonight (if i can still get it, after my tinkering this weekend) - i think i only did it on my Edision
 
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are you on the latest firmware?

i will blind scan 63w on my sx88 later tonight (if i can still get it, after my tinkering this weekend) - i think i only did it on my Edision
Thx and I'm currently trying a Blindscan on the SX88 without entering any transponder parameters, at which it didn't protest - but doubt I would find anything as 63W is almost certainly too low in the sky and blanked by buildings & trees to the West.

However, I don't think "that" is the real issue - which is why does the SX88 f/w consider those transponder parameters to constiture an "Invalid TP"?
 

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hey - my SX88 (the 4K model) let me add the TP no problem, however, it didnt scan anything in.

the lock on my Edision is showing 9.5db - "BEAM_T19V_W01_0126" - not sure if these beams mean anything, found one on 45w today but no china raido
 

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hey - my SX88 (the 4K model) let me add the TP no problem, however, it didnt scan anything in.

the lock on my Edision is showing 9.5db - "BEAM_T19V_W01_0126" - not sure if these beams mean anything, found one on 45w today but no china raido
Thx - seems like the SX88 4k version works "somewhat differently" to my original "basic" version:-doh

BTW: stopped the blindscan on my "basic" version after about an hour because "nothing was happening" and the progress bar was still at "Zero" - therefore it seems that there are certainly are "substantial" differences between the two versions:rolleyes:
 

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forgot to reply to this - yes the sx88 is able to get lower SR feeds than the 4k sx88 model.
 
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Firmware (Software) Update V10539 30-03-2021


OCTAGON:
SX88
SX88+ Plus
SX88+ SE & SE WL
SX88+ SE C/T2 - WL
SX888 IP & IP WL
ASAT HDR No.1
SX88+ Optima
SX88+ Combo
IP
IP WL
S2+IP
S2-IP WL


Changes:
1. Fixed some Portal Protocol.


E2TV Nutzung auf OCTAGON SX Modellen:
a.) Installieren Sie die aktuelle Firmware v10539.
b.) Starten Sie das Plugin E2TV.
c.) IP Adresse Ihres Enigma2 Receivers eingeben und speichern (verbinden).

E2TV use on OCTAGON SX models:
a.) Install the latest firmware v10539.
b.) Start the E2TV plugin.
c.) Enter the IP address of your Enigma2 receiver and save (connect).

OCTAGON SX modellerinde E2TV kullanımı:
a.) En son yazılımı v10539'i yükleyin.
b.) E2TV eklentisini başlatın.
c.) Enigma2 alıcınızın IP adresini girin ve kaydedin (bağlayın).



SX88:

SX88+ Plus:

SX88+ SE & SE WL:

SX88+ SE C/T2 & SE C/T2 WL:

SX88+ Plus OPTIMA:

SX88+ Plus COMBO:

SX888 IP & IP WL:

ASAT HDR No.1:

IP & IP WL:

S2+IP & S2+IP WL:




Online Update verfügbar!
Online Update ready!
Online güncelleyin!

OCTAGON GERMANY SUPPORT
 
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Firmware (Software) Update V10548 18-04-2021


OCTAGON:
SX87
SX87 WL


Changes:
1. Sat-Finder eingebaut. 2xInfo Taste - Option Taste.
2. Stalker Multi MAC Nutzung eingebaut. (Stalker - Option - System)
3. Stalker Radio Hintergrund Bild eingebaut.
4. MAC Änderung über WEBIF eingebaut.

1. Sat-Finder added. 2xInfo Button , Option Button.
2. Multi MAC ID Support added. (Stalker - Option - System)
3. Stalker Radio Background picture added.
4. MAC ID Edit (change) over WEBIF added.



E2TV Nutzung auf OCTAGON SX Modellen:
a.) Installieren Sie die aktuelle Firmware v10548.
b.) Starten Sie das Plugin E2TV.
c.) IP Adresse Ihres Enigma2 Receivers eingeben und speichern (verbinden).

E2TV use on OCTAGON SX models:
a.) Install the latest firmware v10548.
b.) Start the E2TV plugin.
c.) Enter the IP address of your Enigma2 receiver and save (connect).

OCTAGON SX modellerinde E2TV kullanımı:
a.) En son yazılımı v10548'i yükleyin.
b.) E2TV eklentisini başlatın.
c.) Enigma2 alıcınızın IP adresini girin ve kaydedin (bağlayın).



SX87 & SX87 WL:



Online Update verfügbar!
Online Update ready!
Online güncelleyin!


OCTAGON GERMANY SUPPORT
 
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Firmware (Software) Update V10548 18-04-2021


OCTAGON:
SX89
SX89 WL
SX889
SX889 WL


Changes:
1. Sat-Finder eingebaut. 2xInfo Taste - Option Taste.
2. Stalker Multi MAC Nutzung eingebaut. (Stalker - Option - System)
3. Stalker Radio Hintergrund Bild eingebaut.
4. MAC Änderung über WEBIF eingebaut.

1. Sat-Finder added. 2xInfo Button , Option Button.
2. Multi MAC ID Support added. (Stalker - Option - System)
3. Stalker Radio Background picture added.
4. MAC ID Edit (change) over WEBIF added.


E2TV Nutzung auf OCTAGON SX Modellen:
a.) Installieren Sie die aktuelle Firmware v10548.
b.) Starten Sie das Plugin E2TV.
c.) IP Adresse Ihres Enigma2 Receivers eingeben und speichern (verbinden).

E2TV use on OCTAGON SX models:
a.) Install the latest firmware v10548.
b.) Start the E2TV plugin.
c.) Enter the IP address of your Enigma2 receiver and save (connect).

OCTAGON SX modellerinde E2TV kullanımı:
a.) En son yazılımı v10548'i yükleyin.
b.) E2TV eklentisini başlatın.
c.) Enigma2 alıcınızın IP adresini girin ve kaydedin (bağlayın).



SX89 & SX89 WL:


SX889 & SX889 WL:



Online Update verfügbar!
Online Update ready!
Online güncelleyin!


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