Rescue Loader (en)

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RL of the DM 7080 HD

The Rescue Loader (short RL) is a part of the bootloader of the dreamboxes which use Dreambox OS (at this moment the DM 7080 HD). If the box is stopped in the Rescue Loader, a webinterface is available as before with the Secondstage Loader.

The Rescue Loader offers following functions:

• Show device info
• Online Recovery
• Flash new firmware
• Backup the firmware

Connect with the Rescue Loaders

The Rescue Loader can be activated with different procedures.

A DHCP server is required in the network.

DM 7080 HD

• If the dreambox is in standby mode, the RL can be activated by continuous pushing the power button on the front panel of the dreambox.
• If the dreambox has been switched off with the power switch at the back, the RL can also be activated. Keep the power button pushed at the front panel and switch the power button to ON.

The display will show Enter setup? and 3 seconds later the box will stop in the Rescue Loader mode. Now the display will show the IP address which can be used to access the Rescue Loader. Enter the address in your web browser (e.g. Firefox), e.g:

http://dm7080

Tips and tricks

Telnet

Once the Rescue Loader is activated, you can access it with telnet. Connect with the user root. The command help will show additional info.

opendreambox 2.2.0 dm7080
 
>>> Your Dreambox has booted into RESCUE MODE.
>>> Please log in as user 'root' (no password required),
>>> then run 'help' to get further information.
 
dm7080 login: root
root@dm7080:~# help
Your Dreambox has booted into rescue mode. If it failed to start up, this mode
can be used to recover. This rescue mode offers a web frontend, which can be
accessed with a browser, which is the recommended way to continue.
.
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Activate the RL of an active dreambox

While the dreambox is active, you can activate the RL, after a reboot without pressing the power button it will be available. Use the following command.

echo "rescue" >> /proc/stb/fp/boot_mode
reboot