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I need some advice on how to force a software update to one of my receivers. I currently have 4 311 receivers hooked up to a Quad dish. 3 of them updated to the new P4.31 software update that was released on 3/5 for the 311's the next day, on 3/6 during the night when all 4 receivers were turned off. My fourth receiver however is still stuck on the P4.19 software release from last October. I am not a complete novice, having tried several check switches, resettting the receiver with the green power button several times, and even unplugging the receiver from the wall socket for an hour twice today. Nothing seems to work, it is still stuck on the P4.19 software release.

I've noticed that when I run the check switch on this receiver, everything comes up just fine, but when I hit cancel after the test is run, my tv returns to regular programming without reloading the program guide. That doesn't seem right to me. Also, after having the receiver unplugged from the wall, when I plugged it back in, I expected it to display the error 61 screen, telling me not to touch anything while new software was being downloaded, but instead all it did was search for satellite signal for afew seconds, then downloaded the guide info, and went to regular programming, and the software release in the SYS INFO screen still showed P4.19, instead of the new software, P4.31. Interestingly, this is a replacement receiver I received from Dish about 4 months ago under the DHPP plan, so it has never been thru a software update while in my possession. Is there a way to force a software update that I have not tried yet, or do I have to request a new receiver replacement from Dish since the software will not update on this receiver at all?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions. I also made sure that I have selected the option 'without my permission' on the system upgrades part of the Installation process menu screens. Click to expand.Not true. You can force one (if there is one), by going to the check sat page via the menu (Menu 6, 1, 1 if I remember). Put the transponder on 13 THEN (eithe 110 or 119 bird) THEN PRESS & HOLD the POWER button on the Receiver. Release the button AFTER the power has gone off and you have waited a few seconds.

IF there is a firmware update it will start shortly after the hard reboot. One of the Level 3 TSRs got me to do this on a 3100 & a 6100 and she said it works on all the IRDs prior to the 622.

You can force one (if there is one), by going to the check sat page via the menu (Menu 6, 1, 1 if I remember). Put the transponder on 13 THEN (eithe 110 or 119 bird) THEN PRESS & HOLD the POWER button on the Receiver. Release the button AFTER the power has gone off and you have waited a few seconds. IF there is a firmware update it will start shortly after the hard reboot. One of the Level 3 TSRs got me to do this on a 3100 & a 6100 and she said it works on all the IRDs prior to the 622.

Click to expand.This is to clarify my earlier post. I should have been CLEAR that this works on Bell and MAY NOT work on Dish.

First we don't know if Dish enabled this 'feature' and we don't know what transponder triggers it!!!! The Bell 3100 (301s) and 6100s (811s) (actually all their boxes) will do a forced software/firmware dload IF: 1. It is an older software/firmware version 2. Download guitar hero indonesia ppsspp. You change the 82/91 bird transponder to 13 on the sat install screen 3. Leave it on that screen AND THEN press & hold the power button (hard reset) 4. When it reboots it will do the upgrade. This was from Bell level 3 TSR after the latest Bell 6100 screwups.