Thread: Development Golden Ermine update
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Old 11-30-2011, 11:16 PM   #25
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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Device: OnyxBook M96, enTourage Pocket eDGe (retired)
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Originally Posted by NZMainlander View Post
Hi. I have just been given a pocket edge as a gift. I have done nothing more at this stage other than start the machine up and try to register. It seems that this isn't possible as everything Entourage is shut down. I have got past that and have started to play and investigate whats out there on the internet to enhance this PE. Your Golden Ermine update sounds great and I have downloaded the zip file to my pc. Do you have a set of instructions for me to follow to upgrade to Ermine using your zip file? Thank you.
Welcome here NZMainlander!

I would recommend you to become familiar with how the update system works before using this zipfile. Have at hand the Dingo Golden update (just in case), and be familiar with the procedure to downgrade to Dingo (in case things go wrong). Then, make yourself familiar with the standard procedure for upgrades (check the sticky thread for new owners for that). Then, the procedure will be obvious:

1) Copy the zip file to a (smallish) USB drive or MicroSD card, renaming it to "update.zip" (and not update.zip.zip or things like that).
2) Turn off the PE and connect the MicroSD card or USB drive.
3) Turn on the PE, while holding "Menu" and "Rotate" down for at least ten seconds. Then, release the buttons.
4) After a few minutes, an upgrade screen should appear. If it doesn't appear after about 10 minutes, use a paper clip to reset the PE and try again with a different medium (MicroSD if you used USB and viceversa, or a smaller USB drive).
5) The upgrade should take several minutes. If everything goes right, the PE will reboot into Ermine (note: it will ask you to calibrate the Reader screen after the reboot). If there is a problem, the PE will shutdown. If it shuts down, you will have to re-flash with the Dingo Golden update to recover the device (that's why I recommend that you get familiar with it). Also, if it fails please post here the "update.log" file from the update medium.
6) If things work out, you might want to check the "Allmine" thread.

Good luck!
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