BIOS NO CA FOUND - (another one)

DM800SE A8P. Tried to install software update but it crashed in the process. Now when I turn it on I get:

NO CA OR IMAGE 2nd Failed
BIOS NO CA FOUND

I've plugged the Dreambox to my laptop via min-usb, connected Ethernet to Dreambox and started DreamUp 1.3.3.11

I click "connect" on DreamUp and it says "connection prepared now switch on the dreambox". I power on the dreambox.... but nothing happens on DreamUp. Dreambox does it's usual thing with error message above.

?

No. I don't get an IP.

COM3

If I unplug the USB I don't get as far as "connection prepared, turn on dreambox"

yeah, I've done this a few times but this time I can't connect.

Sunray flashup doesn't work because I have A8P so I have to use DreamUp. DreamUp doesn't work, so I've tried to use optiflash v.1.05.

With optiflash when I click connect I get

"Socket Error # 10061 Connection refused.

just tried with 1.2.2 and it doesn't work

I've never had Dreamup working, last time I had a similar problem I had to use optiflash

I've tried a few versions of Dreamup but no joy.

I have a few of these boxes (DM800SE with A8P). I just tried to connect with one of my other boxes and DreamUp connected just fine. With the one that crashed whilst installing 'software updates', however, it won't connect with either DreamUp (oldest and newest and a few in between) or optiflash 1.5. I've tried using optiflash 2 but my PC thinks its a virus and keeps deleting it.

Any other ideas?

tried taking SIM out and putting back in but no luck

No, I don't have any spare sims. I could borrow an A8P sim from another box if it helps the diagnosis?

Is it more likely that the SIM has died or the flash memory/hardware?

That link only gives the UART drivers rather than a version of DreamUp. Is that what you meant to try?

Yeah, like I said I can connect to my other DM800SE boxes, just not this one.

If that driver isn't installed you can't even get as far as COM port detected.