Full TSOP re-write or just a sector ?

[rudy1]

As I am new to Dish (was DTV), I am stumped about some posts which claim that "your receiver will be put into a coma if you do a full erase of the TSOP" - implying that you should just do the appropriate sector erase and let the TSOP be updated by the stream.

I have the firmware backups from my 301-010 and need to fix things following yesterday's ECM - What is the problem with just erasing both flash chips and then re-writing from my backups ? The guides in bellexpress.vu document this clearly. Is there something else we (ie. I) don't about ?

Can someone set the story straight ? (I think either method is OK)

Thanks...Rudy

[JT]

It's just a lot easier to just erase SA15 on tsop 2 for the 301 than it is to do a full rewrite. Just erase 3 or 5 times and restream with no access card in slot. Receiver will do the rest itself in about 10 min.

[loserbaby]

hey jt, were did you get that sector info, I just did my 301.010... and I erased sector sa8 on the flash1. just curious?

[JT]

It seems there is more than one way to do it. If you do a search for '301 ECM repair' you'll hit a thread that says to do it the way I did it for the 301.13. I figured that since my 301.10 was also a dual tsop that it should work, and it did. I don't remember who the original poster was, but it was from last fall.