Enigma for a Newbie

[yemkem]

I have been reading the forum warning about loading Enigma on Dreambox clones. For a start, what is Enigma? why is it important for Dreambox and A step-by-step kind of explanation of how to load it would be nice. I apologise if all the information I'm looking for is elsewhere on this site, please redirect if necessary.
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[Joedenoble]

i moved it here to a better place

Here is something to help you, taken from somewhere else.


Enigma is the standard firmware that comes in the box when you buy it from the shop. Enigma is open-source, so you can take the latest source-code from CVS on the internet, and cross-compile it on your PC (see later). The Enigma code is also known as "tuxbox" and runs on other platforms too, such as "dbox2". The "tuxbox" code is under rapid development at the moment; the CVS version changes almost every day. From time to time, the Dream Multimedia team identify a stable version, and release a binary image on their website, which can be downloaded quite simply and flashed into your dreambox. But of course if you like, you can build the latest CVS version for yourself (again, see later). Quite often, expert coders such as Traveller and Dr. MatriX will take the latest CVS of Enigma, add their own special features, and then release a special binary image that you can flash into your dreambox in place of the official Dream Multimedia image. Some of the special updates from these guys are bugfixes; some are new features which are not yet stable enough to go into the main CVS source tree. Some authors also include "Emu's" - Emulations of smartcard systems (subscriber viewing cards) which make it possible to view encrypted satellite channels if you have access to valid key files. Using key files to gain unauthorised access to pay channels is against the law: it's not a grey area any more, even for foreign channels which won't sell you a genuine viewing card, so for legal reasons I will not discuss this aspect any further. Please, DO NOT SEND ME EMAIL asking questions about Emu's and Keys - I do not know, and in any case I will not answer any questions about pay-TV piracy! I recommend that you steer clear of piracy, as the law is now very clear on the subject, and copyright owners are willing and able to sue for huge damages if they catch you. As for problems with clones, there were some with clones from dm500s.
Gemini released an image with some code inside that messed the bootlog after a wile.

However, even for that we have an alternative of latest gemini image without the time bomb.

If you have a clone and fancy gemini images, get it from here [Only registered and activated users can see links]

Otherwise, use one from any other teams on that section.

There are 2 versions of enigma.

Enigma 1 and enigma 2 for more recent receivers.

Hope it helped


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[yemkem]

I have been reading the forum warning about loading Enigma on Dreambox clones. For a start, what is Enigma? why is it important for Dreambox and A step-by-step kind of explanation of how to load it would be nice. I apologise if all the information I'm looking for is elsewhere on this site, please redirect if necessary.
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Thanks A Million Satfool. I'm a bit more wiser about this things. Your help is appreciated.