Fail-safe way to upgrade from a network server system software of the set-top

摘要

(57) Method and device for without requiring additional memory, a fail-safe download from the network server [Abstract] system software to enable are disclosed. System software is configured to be from the secondary partition and the main partition. Software required to download the secondary partition as well as the main partition, including software for downloading the new primary partition. If the partitions are received, or if at all times, a new primary partition or primary partition in the previous validated resident in memory, whereby, the download process is interrupted is damaged, the download process be re-run is enabled.