VU+ DUO USB Flash How To Guide SatStation.co.uk Nov 2010.pdf

HOW TO FLASH THE VU+ DUO USING A USB STICK

CREATED FOR THE SatStation.co.uk FORUM

Items required:

USB Stick Formated to FAT32 – Use HP Format Tool for formatting if you have any problems

with the USB not being seen by the VU+ DUO after formatting using Windows. HP Tool is

available from www.SatStation.co.uk in the downloads section

Your chosen USB image file – Various ones available from www.SatStation.co.uk in the

downloads section

VU+ DUO Receiver – This guide is good for the VU+ DUO

First extract the downloaded image files to temp folder (often easy to do this to a folder

on your Desktop for easy access, but anywhere will work). You should find three files in

the .zip or .rar file.you have downloaded from the forum.

1) root_cfe_auto.jffs2

2) kernel_cfe_auto.bin

3) boot_cfe_auto.jffs2

You need to create the folder /vuplus/duo on the pre-formatted USB stick and copy the

above 3 files to it. (Make vuplus folder first and then make the subfolder duo)

Now USB memory stick has following 3 files at /vuplus/duo folder.

1) /vuplus/duo/root_cfe_auto.jffs2

2) /vuplus/duo/kernel_cfe_auto.bin

3) /vuplus/duo/boot_cfe_auto.jffs2

You may find in some cases the image creators have been nice to you and pre-created the

/vuplus/duo directory structure in the image files you have downloaded. In this case you

don’t need to re-create the /vuplus/duo directory you can just extract the whole thing from

the .zip or .rar file straight onto the FAT32 formatted USB stick.

With the mains power turned off on the VU+ DUO insert USB stick into the front USB port

and then Power on the VU+ receiver.

After being powered on the VU+ DUO will automatically start the flashing process using the

files on the USB memory stick. You can see the progress at the front VFD display.

After flashing is finished the VFD will say "Finished ...please remove USB and reboot"

Be sure to remove the USB stick at this point and then power Off/On the VU+ DUO,

allowing a few seconds delay between turning off then back on.

Once the receiver starts up you should now be presented with the new images startup

screen followed by the first time setup screen.

Guide created for the SatStation.co.uk Forum, November 2010