BLACK SCREEN on my vu solo 2

[lyndon70]

Installed the lastest blackhole.when scanning for channels dropped the remote and this stopped the scan..
powered the box off and all i got now is a black screen..
cant connect to the box with filezilla or usb stick..
can somebody please help me get it back or is my box ready for the bin..

[ozzsurf]

you Installed the lastest blackhole

is your solo2 a clone

if so
as soon as the box syncs the time and date with a transponder
it will brick the box

[lyndon70]

no its genuine box..it was half way through the scan

[ozzsurf]

reflash it again

[Mickha]

I can't see how dropping the remote could cause this, unless it hit the power off button, but even then you should be able to get some power going through it.
Are you sure it's even switching on? Check your power cable.
Are there any lights, on the receiver at all, when you switch the power on, including the power on switch, at the rear.
If FileZilla doesn't connect it sounds like it's not booting at all.

[lyndon70]

tried that..my usb wont connect with the box..
the lcd screen is black aswell..

[lyndon70]

Theres power going to the box green light at the back is on and the power light at the front comes on..
i dropped the remote and i think i hit buttons when i picked it up and the scan had stopped waited a bit and tried rebooting it

[ozzsurf]

what image did it have on before you flashed the latest blackhole

[lyndon70]

OPENVIX..
My box crashed when i was using ts media..wouldnt load up so then with help off here i flashed the latest blackhole

[ozzsurf]

which openvix

[lyndon70]

dont know but i bought the box back in jan/feb time this year..so the latest one at that time

[ozzsurf]

my guess is you had a old image on with old drivers

and when you flashed the latest blackhole
did a channel scan time and date syncs with the box
box Freeze-up
on next power up box does nothing

thats says its a clone

you need to replace the flash chip

[echelon]

so the question is

was it a clone ? you say its genuine but are getting a clone error

if it was a clone, you should know better than mess about with official images

if its an original and not a clone,try reflashing with a new image from a usb stick

[lyndon70]

checked the box with pictures on the forum and its a genuine..
i didnt finish scanning it was on bout 47% when it got stopped

[lyndon70]

I bought it as a genuine box so i thought.. checked pictures they match up with a genuine box..
it wont connect with a usb stick got power to the box but a black screen on the lcd screen on the front

[Mickha]

You have always stated that your Solo 2 is genuine, how did you check this?

http://vuplus.com/pressNewsContent.htm?idx=82

The differences are very subtle.

I think you should contact your supplier, as it should still be under warranty and they should replace it.

[lyndon70]

thats how i checked... its got a magnet on the front and the protective vinyl dots inside the fan

[ozzsurf]

how much did you pay for it

[lyndon70]

£300

[Mickha]

Try another USB stick, formatted to FAT 32, and load a Solo 2 image on it, any image, if you can't get it to boot from that then contact your supplier and get it replaced.

[lyndon70]

before i try that mickha..could you point me to the right solo image plz..
The box is powering up but its like the usb and the lcd got no power to them..
my usb stick lights up when its connected to something but no anymore on my solo..

[Mickha]

Any Solo 2 image will do, as a test, try an earlier Black Hole image:
https://www.satpimps.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?716-Vu-Solo2-Images

[ozzsurf]

before i try that mickha..could you point me to the right solo image plz..
The box is powering up but its like the usb and the lcd got no power to them..
my usb stick lights up when its connected to something but no anymore on my solo..


you have a clone and it is bricked
vu implemented time b@mb to drivers to kill clones in march/april 2014

you need to get a new flash chip fitted


many others have had same problem

[Jimdefruit]

On the hope that is not a clone, have you switched off all power to the box for more than 10 seconds before trying to reboot?

A complete power off allows the faulty genes to die and hopefully will allow the good ones to recover. Well you know what I mean. I have found tsmedia to cause problems and I would strongly recommend you try reflashing with the latest VTI image which has all the plugins fully tested before being put on the VTI server.