This How To is designed to guide a beginner through all the
steps necessary to watch TV as well as mentioning more
advanced features.
Your new DreamBox will come preconfigured with an older
official image from DREAM Multimedia. This will work great for
FTA (Free-To-Air channels) and with modification will allow
viewing of encrypted channels. Most DreamBox owners use
private images. This Guide is devoted to the use of the DBNA
images and the Pi images, supported on the
,
but will also answer your general questions about other images.
Disclaimer: We, in no way, encourage or condone the usage of
the DreamBox for illegal satellite viewing. This guide is for
educational use only and is not intended to assist in the theft of
satellite signals.
Section 1
Quick Start Guide For DBNA Images
(for those of you who don’t like to read directions)
1.
to flash your image. Connect your
DM500 to the null modem cable but unplug the power.
(I no longer recommend using your ethernet cable.
There are too many problems using DreamUp with the
ethernet cable.) Click the ‘Erase’ button and erase the
old image from your box before installing any new
image. Choose the DBNA image or any image of your
choice and click ‘Flash’. This procedure takes a long
time. (I always flash with the latest ‘Official Image’
from
tv.de/Bereiche/Produkte/downloadscenter.php
and boot
up before flashing with a private image but not
everyone does.) Some people recommend flashing with
to thoroughly erase your ROM before flashing
with the image of your choice.
2.
your connection settings in "Communications"
in the ‘Expert Settings’ section.
