[GiGaBlue UHD QUAD 4K] Gigablue UHD QUAD 4k - updating from 5.1.025

[leejran]

What type of support thread are you creating?

Support question

What OpenViX Image build number are you using?

5.1.025

Have you tried re-flashing WITHOUT settings restore?

NO

Have you tried re-flashing WITH a settings restore?

NO

Hi all,

new here so please be gentle.

i have recently dusted off an oldish Gigablue UHD QUAD 4k (2018) which i used to use as the main system but moved away from for a few years so the unit has been mothballed. I'm ideally looking to reinstall this in the main house system and update to the newest version of Openvix ideally, however it seems i may have missed a window to do this easily given the 6.. onward image versions are now not easily flashed via usb due to file size issues and of course this old version doesn't support updating via image manager via the remote.

I have done a trawl of the forum and can see the workaround being accessing the rescue function via URL web interface and flashing the new software from a file on the pc, and have followed the steps to do this. Unfortunately when i access openwebif via the ip address found via the front display panel on reboot, there seems to be no functionality to flash a new file. All i can see is the menu containing 'main', 'remote', 'extras' and 'epg search' which are functionality related only, with links at the base of the screen to access the various linked websites.

scratching my head as to the way forward from here and would appreciate any support.

many thanks

 

[Joe_90]

I'm not sure if you are having an issue seeing your posts, but you have started three threads on this. I have deleted the two earlier ones. I'm not familiar with the 4K Quad, so I will leave it to other more familiar with the box to respond.

 

[bellejt]

https://www.openvix.co.uk/openvix-builds/Guides%20and%20Tutorials/Flashing%20Guides/GiGaBlue%20USB%20Flashing%20Guides/How%20to%20flash%20a%20Gigablue%20HD%20Quad%20PLUS.pdf

Thread '[gigablue] quad4k, ue4k and x34k update rescue loader to version #200'

Aug 13, 2024

For images after Aug 5, 2024, there is a really nice update of the Rescue Loader to version #200 for the above boxes, that allows either recovery to a different STARTUP slot or reflash and boot an image.

New in this version:
Selection of the startup partition.
Uploading an image from your PC and flashing it to one of the startup partitions.
Downloading an image online and flashing it to one of the startup partitions.
Displaying information such as MAC address and bootloader version.

To install:
Unzip the appropiate box (gbquad4k, gbue4k) file and copy the rescue.bin...

• twol
• Replies: 10
• Forum: GiGaBlue UHD Quad 4K Discussion

 

[leejran]

https://www.openvix.co.uk/openvix-builds/Guides%20and%20Tutorials/Flashing%20Guides/GiGaBlue%20USB%20Flashing%20Guides/How%20to%20flash%20a%20Gigablue%20HD%20Quad%20PLUS.pdf

appreciate the reply and link but the newer versions of openvix (6..+) cannot be flashed using this method due to file size issues i believe.

 

[bellejt]

second image is also link

 

[abu baniaz]

Two separate issues:

1. Recovery file.
You do that while in your current image.

2. Flashing image.
Have you tried sending the latest image file by FTP to receiver and then flashing it using image manager?

 

[leejran]

second image is also link

sorry missed that, will check out. thanks

 

[twol]

Hi all,

new here so please be gentle.

i have recently dusted off an oldish Gigablue UHD QUAD 4k (2018) which i used to use as the main system but moved away from for a few years so the unit has been mothballed. I'm ideally looking to reinstall this in the main house system and update to the newest version of Openvix ideally, however it seems i may have missed a window to do this easily given the 6.. onward image versions are now not easily flashed via usb due to file size issues and of course this old version doesn't support updating via image manager via the remote.

I have done a trawl of the forum and can see the workaround being accessing the rescue function via URL web interface and flashing the new software from a file on the pc, and have followed the steps to do this. Unfortunately when i access openwebif via the ip address found via the front display panel on reboot, there seems to be no functionality to flash a new file. All i can see is the menu containing 'main', 'remote', 'extras' and 'epg search' which are functionality related only, with links at the base of the screen to access the various linked websites.

scratching my head as to the way forward from here and would appreciate any support.

many thanks

I am assuming you really have a gbuhd4k receiver and not an older box.
I have had a gbuhd4k since first shipment in May 2017 and always online flashed the box.
If you update the bootloader you should be able to flash using the new recovery system OR do as suggested and copy a downloaded image zip to /media/hdd/imagebackups and flash the box with imagemanager. Nowaday you can copy to hdd and it will find it but your box precedes this code
I would try flashing with imagemanager first.

 

[leejran]

I am assuming you really have a gbuhd4k receiver and not an older box.
I have had a gbuhd4k since first shipment in May 2017 and always online flashed the box.
If you update the bootloader you should be able to flash using the new recovery system OR do as suggested and copy a downloaded image zip to /media/hdd/imagebackups and flash the box with imagemanager. Nowaday you can copy to hdd and it will find it but your box precedes this code
I would try flashing with imagemanager first.

Thanks, so the 1st step is update the bootloader by the sounds? Yes it's a 2018 uhd 4k.

 

[twol]

Updating bootloader would be nice to do - but flashing would be my priority.

 

[leejran]

managed to get the latest image loaded via FTP, many thanks for all the replies.