Flash Wizard 6 Rc1

[hemertje]

Release 6 RC1

09/10/2005

 

- THIS IS A PUBLIC BETA

Every comment or bug report is highly appreciated, best for me if posted

on the official support forum, where I daily hang around :-)

http://www.satnews.it/vbforum/forumdisplay.php?f=28

Thanks to all contributed to grow-up this program.

 

 

- DM7020: added compatibility with new DM7000's squashfs2.2-LZMA compressed images (multiboot install).

You can now install all 7000's images, both if LZMA compressed or standard squashfs2-2.

The old squashfs.ko and the new LZMA-squashfs.ko modules are NOT compatible each one with the other.

Make sure to choose the right option when installing a DM7000 images, else you may need to restart the

dreambox before you can retry to install (as the squashfs.ko module may lock-up if incompatible image

is provided, and cannot be removed from the kernel without a complete reboot).

 

- DM7020: fixed rcS bug of latest CVS images.

The hard disk was no mounted anymore at boot, if image is run on 7020.

@ DMM developers: you should fix it in rcS, as 7000 images can perfectly be run on 7020 too.

 

- DM7020: always write "go" file in image when installing a dm7000 one.

The "go" file it is no longer used on 7020 multiboot procedure, but, by doing that way, it is gave back

the capabilty to exchange external devices between 7000 and 7020, sharing the same dm7000 installed images,

that can be booted on both dreambox models.

 

- Boot menu 1.9, never umount devices. This caused problems with some bugged 7000/7020 images.

 

 

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- FAQ: What can I install with current FlashWizard, and where?

 

on DM 7020, on multiboot install (CF-USB-HDD-NFS):

- NFI images, with OpenEmbedded structure

- NFI images, with Tuxbox-CVS (dm7000-like) structure (i.e.: Neutrino)

- IMG images, built for dm7000 with new LZMA compression

- IMG images, built for dm7000 (all previous images, from 107.4 to 1.09)

- FWZ backups of 7020 NFI images, both OpenEmbedded and Tuxbox-CVS

- FWZ backups of 7000 IMG images

WARNING:

- on 7020, you *must* have in flash a true OpenEmbedded image (no 7000 cvs-tuxbox like!).

Make sure before installing FlashWizard on your 7020 to have an OE image in flash.

 

 

on DM 7000, on flash and multiboot install (CF-HDD-USB-NFS):

- all known DM7000 IMG images, from 107.4 to 1.09

Just make sure to have a compatible image in flash when you install a new one.

In example, to install a new LZMA compressed image, you must have a LZMA image in flash too.

- all FWZ backups of 7000 images (both on flash and multiboot)

FWZ backups can be saved and restored with ALL images in flash, as they don't care of the

flash image's kernel/squashfs version.

 

 

on other dreamboxes, images on flash and on multiboot on supported external devices.