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sounds like the boards failed or the graphics card

Sorted now I didn’t put the config usb in
Still looking for a decent Image tho

So here I am nearly 2 years on. On a begging mission have you got any images at all I have the magic hasp. But my images are not quite booting properly. I’m getting two screens on one

Sorted but I hate the games lol

Practically non-existent.
 
If and when you need something, message me and I'll hopefully be able to get it for you.

So here I am nearly 2 years on. On a begging mission have you got any images at all I have the magic hasp. But my images are not quite booting properly. I’m getting two screens on one

Cheers dude ... thanks ... you never know

Phew and thanks..
sorry for the late reply .. I see I very laborious process, and yes so much different to my Rio cabinet.
I was hoping to get at least some different background themes for the ipub as with the two I’ve got one is a Xmas theme and the other has this annoying Aloha honey jingle in it ...
my hasp has 21 games licenced and I’m very happy with the game selection; with some games being an exact mirror image of classic pub fruitys along with barX and reel king etc etc..

Your info is greatly appreciated
My next question would be about acquiring spares etc.

Right, here's how it works -:
 
To update any Astra machine with a Firefox PC and Backplane system, you need a number of things.
 
You'll need an UNLOCKED game image file, and you'll need the configuration settings files. You copy the unlocked image file onto the hard drive, and you copy the configuration settings file to the USB drive. You then boot up the machine, and select the configuration settings that you want. The machine then takes about an hour to install and configure the new set of games. This is quite a complicated process, and is not at all simple like the Barcrest T7's etc.
 
In order for this updated image to work, you'll also need an Astra Open-Hasp (which unlocks ANY Astra games, it's an engineers hasp), or you'll need at the very least a hasp which contains the licences for the games you're trying to install.
 
Don't bother getting hold of a hard drive from a different Astra machine, because once an unlocked image file is loaded onto a machine, the image locks itself to that machines backplane hardware, and will not work on any other machine.
 
If you try to install iPub 3 software onto a machine which does not have a hasp capable of running the games, it will fail halfway through loading the machine.
 
You also need to ensure that you partition the hard drive correctly when setting up the new drive, else that will also cause a fail.
 
Updating Astra machines with new games is not the simple process that it is on Barcrest machines. Be warned!

you need to get the updates from astra them selfs

So no chance then lol