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Viewsat platinum 2000 dead (by 3 users)


posted by svalek on Feb 27, 2008


i went to install newest bin and now the receiver won't even power up
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Comment by jasper11, posted on Apr 14, 2008

after factory bin 080404 box is frozen and display is stuck at 8888 will not load factory bin on anything sometimes display is blank

Comment by aliciaetal, posted on Mar 08, 2008

viewsat platinum box is dead and won't power on after loading new bin file.

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posted on Feb 27, 2008
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clusterfx

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must be a failed upgrade or faulty firmware.
try installing the factory default mainpg.pgm using your rs232 port.

what code is it showing?

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