Model 4900 Set up parts with MC

[gagetguy1]

I am purchasing a 4900 and want to know if I can just use the MC and
J Tag Programmer without buying a Digital Lock as I am unsure about
my soldering skills and don't want to ruin the receiver.

Besides using a Dish 500 with Dual LNB and SW21 any other parts
I will need.

Thanks

[mp3thief]

You don't have to have a digital lock. If you don't want to jtag everytime you get hit, you can use jkeys to save your tsop file and then use flashedit to write a "softlock" which works like the digital lock except it's software instead of hardware.

[gagetguy1]

Thanks, where can I go to get instructions or details on this softlock procedure.

[mp3thief]

Do you have flashedit? In flashedit all you have to do is open your backup tsop and click the radio button that says "write softlock". Takes care of it for you.

[gagetguy1]

I have nothing right now no flash edit I am ordering an MC,
programmer and Jtag programmer soon.
How do I get a flash edit set up is it simple to set up.

[pwang100]

I have nothing right now no flash edit I am ordering an MC,
programmer and Jtag programmer soon.
How do I get a flash edit set up is it simple to set up.

The current 4900 firmware is P217. Softlocks wont work with this revision.

[mp3thief]

I was unaware of that. But would it work if you could find an older revision tsop? Flashedit is just a standalone program. No setup or installation required. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting a URL so I apologize to the mods in advance if I am but....check out this site. It should be very helpful when beginning testing.

http://www.dssftp.com/filedownload/

[pwang100]

I was unaware of that. But would it work if you could find an older revision tsop? Flashedit is just a standalone program. No setup or installation required. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting a URL so I apologize to the mods in advance if I am but....check out this site. It should be very helpful when beginning testing.

http://www.dssftp.com/filedownload/

reportedly, softlocks worked with P216 and prior, but if you go back too far, you will not receive all channels...

[mp3thief]

Yeah I thought about it after posting. Do you know anything about 3900's. I think that's the problem I had with the new P232 that came out several weeks ago before the ECM's started. Totally went through my locks. I put old revision on P230 and turned off automatic updating and so far the lock has held up and all channels are still present. I hope that I don't have to take this update anytime soon if that's the case with the softlocks.

[gagetguy1]

ok, so if I just install the auto digital lock as offered on the website that should do the
trick.

Also since I have inexperience at soldering I understand oddcircuits offers an
installation service and feedback about these guys