Buying a DBox

[NeilJay]

Hi Guys,

noob to DBOX2 stuff ( but not to embedded linux tho ). A few questions - I have read PT's FAQ (v.good !!!)

If I buy a pre-flashed box with neutrino for example, can i still extract the ucodes, and are the ucodes specific to each individual box or just the given hardware version (ie Manufacturer an PCB revison).

some more general linux Q's

is the kernel 2.4 or 2.6 ? Am i right in assuming it is using BusyBox ?
Is the On Screen Display managed using FrameBuffers ? if so is it using Nano-X ?

Soz for all the questions, just moved into a cable area so v.excited about playing with some new hardware.

[Houdini]

can i still extract the ucodes,

yes you should, otherwise the box is not complete

and are the ucodes specific to each individual box

no

or just the given hardware version (ie Manufacturer an PCB revison).

yes

is the kernel 2.4 or 2.6 ?

normally 2.4 but 2.6 is already running

Am i right in assuming it is using BusyBox ?

yes, check out cvs.tuxbox-cvs.sourceforge.net for the software

Is the On Screen Display managed using FrameBuffers ? if so is it using Nano-X ?

well, i think yes but its not using any kind of X

[NeilJay]

Cheers Houdini,

I guess you cant tell me here where to get the ucodes from

I will have to brush uo my german,

guten tag (or is it nocht ??)

[Houdini]

google is you best friend...

[T-Nec]

... and it es Nacht atm

[PT-1]

ftp to your Dbox

/var/tuxbox/ucodes

You cannot legally download Ucodes from anywhere apart from your own box running Linux or extract it from the original Betanova