Bootloader error

[Jones]

Guy's,

Tried to update firmware today.  Kid got stuck in a loop and wouldn't appear as a drive on the connected win8 laptop for more than a second or two. 

No opportunity to drag firmware file over.

Is it recoverable?   

Unit now reads:
Bootloader 2.3 - Bad firmware

[Jones]

All sorted now.    After reading another members report on this.  -    Managed to copy firmware during a connection cycle after about 20 attempts

[ClassicCrazy]

Glad to hear you got it - bet you were pretty happy when it took !

Larry

[Jones]

Yep, out on an extended road trip so delighted.    Like the new features on 1820fw vs 1733   Nice Job Mario!

[PKsolar]

Help!

Now the whole Kid is down and no buttons work. I need power! I have the same "Bootlegger 2.3 Bad Firmware"

That just happened to me... What do you mean by "Managed to copy firmware during a connection cycle after about 20 attempts" I left it on the laptop for twenty minutes and nothing popped up. On the laptop screen it kept asking me about a (G:) drive ? but that came and went every two seconds so very hard to read.

PK

[ClassicCrazy]

Help!

Now the whole Kid is down and no buttons work. I need power! I have the same "Bootlegger 2.3 Bad Firmware"

That just happened to me... What do you mean by "Managed to copy firmware during a connection cycle after about 20 attempts" I left it on the laptop for twenty minutes and nothing popped up. On the laptop screen it kept asking me about a (G:) drive ? but that came and went every two seconds so very hard to read.

PK

I am guessing he meant that you have to keep trying to drag in the update fast as you see that drive popup  - maybe even try to anticipate it and be ready. So that is what he probably meant it took 20 tries before it grabbed it to do the update.

Larry

[bjornb]

Same problem here when about to update from 1811 to 1856.

I was able to copy both by dragging and using command line, but it took many attempts before firmware was accepted and started loading.
I found it easier to use the command line (as you can see it said 'file copied' several times, but it didnt work until the last attempt shown):

[ClassicCrazy]

Same problem here when about to update from 1811 to 1856.

I was able to copy both by dragging and using command line, but it took many attempts before firmware was accepted and started loading.
I found it easier to use the command line (as you can see it said 'file copied' several times, but it didnt work until the last attempt shown):

There is a reg edit program you need to run first if you are using windows - then restart the computer . Then that problem won't happen. Directions on Kid download page.

Larry

[bjornb]

The registry file was already loaded from previous upgrade (1811).

I also verified that it was set in registry.