ODR - Open Rescue Dreambox , este un integrator al procedurilor de
recovery pentru generatia de Dreambox echipata cu procesoare Broadcom :
DM520, 525 si 520 mini dar si pentru cele mai noi cu Multiboot DM900,
DM920, DM7080, si DM820. ODR este o interfata WEB prietenoasa ...
I-i voi lasa pe @Captain si @WXbet sa va povesteasca fara intermediari ....

ODR 1.0 for the Dreambox Gen2

Open Dream Rescue (ODR) gives the older Broadcom Dreamboxes a new
Rescue Loader. If your image no longer launches, you can still access ODR
via Rescue Mode. On your TV, you can use the Dream remote to launch an
installed image, or use INFO to open device information. To install and back
up, use the browser on your PC, tablet or mobile phone. The menus are in
English.

Which boxes are supported?

DM900, DM920, DM7080, and DM820 – ODR detects an existing multiboot
based on the STARTUP files. Then you can choose the target slot. For a single
image, ODR displays the internal image as the target.

DM520, DM525 and DM520mini – These models use the same Rescue. ODR
installs a single image into the internal NAND flash. External USB multiboot
slots are not available here.



Switch from the previous Rescue to ODR

Start your normal DreamOS or community image, connect the box to the
home network via LAN and log in as root via Telnet or SSH. With this one-
liner, you load the common installer from GitHub and start it directly on the
box:

If your image uses curl:

If you only want to check first, add --check at the end of the selected line.
The installer recognizes the model, loads the associated rescue and checks
the file. At Apply this plan?, y starts the installation. Enter aborts. The installer
backs up the previous rescue area, writes ODR and checks the written data.
Leave the box on until the success message is announced. Your installed
image will be preserved.

Copy recovery.bin and SHA256SUMS from the new subfolder of
/home/root/odr-backups/ to the PC. This is the backup of the previous
Rescue Loader. There are separate backups for your images and settings.

If there is an HTTPS error in the old DreamOS, check the date and time and
try the other download command. Alternatively, you can use the Installer
Download it as a raw file on your PC, copy it as /tmp/install-odr.sh to the box
and check it there with sh /tmp/install-odr.sh --check. For the subsequent
rescue download, the box needs a working HTTPS connection to GitHub.

Start ODR and install an image

The installation does not trigger a reboot. If your running image offers
to-the-rescue, this command will start the box directly into Rescue.
Alternatively, shut down the box and press and hold the front power/standby
button when switching on until rescue mode appears. On the DM7080,
continue to press and hold "Enter setup?". Open the http:// address
displayed on the TV on the same home network.

Open Upload to image → Choose file for a local file or Download to image →
Browse images for the online catalog. Choose an image for your model. You
can transfer matching team ZIPs and DreamOS rootfs archives directly. For
the DM52x, OpenATV provides the _flash.zip with kernel and UBI image.

After loading, select the target slot in Multiboot. With the single image, you
confirm the internal goal. The previous content of this target will be deleted
before writing.

After successful installation, you can start the image. If ODR reports a flash
error after the deletion begins, do not start this target until you have
successfully installed a full image there.



Important for Multiboot: OpenATV 8 or newer in slot 1

On DM900, DM920, DM7080 and DM820, all slots use the same kernel. Slot 1
also provides the appropriate drivers. If you want to use DreamOS alongside
OpenATV, install it in slot 2 or higher. When flashing a guest slot, the common
kernel is preserved. As before, you set up a new multiboot in the appropriate
Enigma2 image.

If you explicitly want to install DreamOS as a single image in slot 1, you have
to release the warning. ODR then writes the DreamOS kernel and removes the
multiboot boot configuration. The guest images remain saved, but can no
longer be started as slots. The separate command Maintenance → Remove
multiboot, on the other hand, retains slot 1 and deletes the set up guest
images including STARTUP files. Save all the guest images you want to keep
beforehand.

Backups, updates and feedback

Under Maintenance → Backups you can download a complete image or just
the settings to your PC. On the DM52x, the backup is transferred directly to
the browser. Let the download run to the end. For future ODR updates, see
Maintenance → Device firmware.



Is an image missing from the download catalog or is a link broken? Report in
the Issue Tracker Model, image name, link, and the message under Details.
Image teams can make their download via pull request in the images file of
their model folder in oe-alliance/bootmenu . In the event of a Flash problem,
the target (internal image or slot number) and the exact wording of the error
also help us.

ODR for Dreambox One / Two
@Captain

Open Dream Rescue (ODR) is the community-developed replacement for the
old Dreambox Rescue Loader. ODR starts regardless of the installed TV image.
This allows you to install a new image even if Enigma2 no longer starts. You
operate ODR on the TV with the remote control or in the browser on your PC,
tablet or mobile phone. The menus have the same name on all devices and
are in English.

1. Replace the old Rescue Loader with ODR

Start the box with its normal, internally installed DreamOS or community
image. Connect them to your home network via LAN. On your PC, open a
Telnet connection to the IP address of the box (e.g. with PuTTY, connection
type Telnet, port 23). Log in as root with the password of your image. If Telnet
is disabled in the image, the same command will work in an SSH session or
the local Linux console.

Copy this line into the Telnet window and press Enter. She loads the installer
directly from GitHub and launches it on the box:

If your image has curl instead of wget, use:

The installer detects One or Two, checks the appropriate ODR and compares
the installed front processor firmware with the offered version. If an update
is necessary, it is in the displayed plan. Confirm Apply this plan? with y. Enter
alone breaks off. Before overwriting, the installer backs up and checks the
previous Rescue Loader. Keep the power plugged in until the final message.
The installer does not trigger a restart.

The backup is located under /home/root/odr-backups/ in a subfolder with
model and date. Copy recovery.bin and SHA256SUMS to your PC, especially
before a later GPT switch. These files back up the Rescue Loader. You save
TV images and settings separately.

Old DreamOS and HTTPS

If no output appears after the wget command, take the curl line or remove the
q from -qO- to make wget show the error. Check the date, time, and network.
For an expired certificate chain or a wget warning that certificates are not
being checked, use this line. It loads the same file from GitHub and only
starts it if the checksum is right:

In case of a different checksum, use the current version of this article. If
neither program can establish a TLS connection to GitHub, the HTTPS client in
the image must first be updated or another installed image must be started
for installation. For a pure test run, replace the final sh with sh -s -- --check.

2. Start ODR and install an image

For internal rescue, take a bootable SD from the switched off box. Press and
hold the front button when turning it on until Rescue Mode appears. The web
address is on the TV. Open exactly this address with http:// in the browser of
a device on the same home network. Use a LAN cable for the first connection.
If the Gigabit LAN is unstable, you can select 100 Mbit/s under Maintenance
→ Ethernet settings.



Start an existing image – Under Start a slot → Choose image, select the
desired slot and confirm the start. This can also be done on the TV with
the remote control.

Image from PC or mobile – Under Upload to image → Choose file, select the
archive for your model. You can upload a standard team ZIP with subfolder
and packed root file system directly. Suitable older DreamOS archives, such
as .tar.xz or .tar.bz2, are also possible. Leave the browser tab open during
the upload.

Image from the Internet – Under Download an image → Browse images
select an offer and then Download image. The box loads it itself.

ODR checks the loaded image. With GPT, you then select the target slot and
confirm that its previous content may be replaced. With Legacy/MBR, there
is only one internal image. Here you come directly to the confirmation of this
one goal. After successful installation, you can start the new image
immediately or go back to the overview.



3. Create and check the recovery SD

The Recovery SD is your separate emergency card. It contains ODR and the
boot files for your model. One card for the One belongs to the One, one for
the Two to the Two. When booting from the card, ODR runs in RAM and shows
the state of the internal memory.

Insert an SD card into the internal ODR, the contents of which can be erased.
Open Maintenance → Recovery SD card → Prepare SD card. Check card name
and size. If necessary, click on Refresh devices.

By default, ODR uses the compatible Rescue installed. You can choose the
online version via Download ODR from the online catalogue. Confirm the
deletion of the card and click Create SD card. Wait for the success message.

Turn off the box, leave the card inserted and turn it back on without pressing
a button. Only when Recovery SD is on the TV or browser are you in the right
mode for working on the internal memory. Label the card model and "Recovery"
and keep it for emergencies.





4. Legacy/MBR, GPT, and Data Loss Protection

You can continue to work with Legacy and an internal image. If you want
multiple internal image slots, back up your data first. Under Maintenance →
Backups & diagnostics → Create a backup, you can save a complete image or
just the settings for the slots offered. Then click Download backup. The copy
in RAM is lost on reboot.

To make the switch, start from the tested Recovery SD. Select Open GPT
recovery → Check partition table. This check only reads the condition. If the
legacy layout is detected, you can select Convert to GPT, set the number of
internal slots, and confirm the deletion. All internal images, settings and data
will be lost during the changeover. The internal rescue is maintained. After the
success message, remove the recovery SD and select Restart into internal
rescue. Now you can fill the empty slots with images.

ODR only offers the conversion from the recovery SD. This way, the internal
eMMC is free for repartitioning, and you already have a bootable emergency
card before the first write access. The normal user path leads from MBR to
GPT. There is deliberately no menu item back from GPT to MBR in normal
operation. This would rewrite the factory layout and destroy the GPT slots
and their data. The provision is reserved for service. If only the GPT boot
menu is damaged, you can check the suggested entries in the internal ODR
under Maintenance → Repair boot menu → Preview boot menu before saving
them.



5. System SD – the TV image on its own card

A system SD contains a normal TV image with its own kernel and file system.
To do this, you take a second card. You can store the recovery SD separately.
A system SD is suitable if you want to save the internal memory or the
internal image area no longer works reliably. The model-specific early boot
files (FIP) are also on the card. The image operation of SD has been tested.
Whether a box with completely unreadable eMMC already loads its first boot
stage from SD has not yet been confirmed on such a device.

Open Maintenance → System SD card → Use a System SD. Upload a suitable
image, choose an online image or create a copy from an internal slot offered
with Prepare a copy. Then select the separate destination card and create a
new System SD. Depending on capacity, one to eight slots are possible. When
you create it, the card is deleted and slot 1 is filled with the checked image.
Review selection allows you to check and confirm the goal. After Your System
SD is ready, turn off the box and turn it back on with the System SD inserted.
Later, you can replace a single SD slot or change the card's boot slot on the
same page.



6. Update ODR, report bugs, and offer images

If ODR is already installed, open Maintenance → Device firmware → Check
for updates. Under Update Open Dream Rescue you can download, check and
then install the appropriate update. On the same page, you'll find deals on
front processor and original submarine. For a normal ODR update, the ODR
entry is sufficient.

Is an image missing in the download area or is a link broken? Report model,
image name, download link, and the message under Details in the Catalogue
issue tracker. An error in the started image belongs to the respective image
team. In the event of an error during installation, it also helps to specify
whether the target was legacy, a GPT slot or a system SD.

Image teams can submit their offer via pull request: dreamone/images and
dreamtwo/images. Only enter models for which you build a suitable image.
Each line contains a name without spaces and an HTTPS link that provides the
image archive without registration. Underscores appear as spaces in ODR.
The files can remain on the team's server. Example (replace address with
your own download):

Daca va intrebati de ce tot acest balamuc ... inca nu va pot da o explicatie
convingatoare ! cel mult din ce am cules si eu din zbor ...

- la Dream Gen2 (DM900,920) Multiboot este functional dar sunt numeroase
situatii in care o imagine cu probleme aflata la prima executie va lasa agatzat
in ea ... pentru a iesi aveti nevoie de un suport de recovery ! Este mai simplu
aici ... ne-am descurca si fara ODR !
- la Dream NewGen (Dream One si Two ) lucrurile sunt mai complicate

1. de o buna bucata de vreme procedurile de instalare GPT Multiboot nu
mai functioneaza ! nici cele DreamOS nici cele OpenATV
2. la vremea primei variante de GPT MB , din motive care nu aveau legatura
cu realitatea fizica , s-a decis ca numarul partitiilor GPT sa fie 4 ! ocupa 8 Gb
EMMC desi masina are 16 Gb ... actuala versiune corecteaza acesta limita
si avem 8 partitii la dispozitie
3. Procedurile de recovery GPT DreamOS au ramas in gratia toanelor unui
server privat ! care cand merge cand nu merge si nu garanteaza recuperarea !

Eu cred ca fie si asa de complicat si poate greoi, daca putem rezolva problema
la noi in ograda , eu ma simt mai in siguranta, desi nici pana acum nu mi-a
tremurat curul ca se va intampla o catastrofa !