Thread: Cannot upgrade
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Old 02-07-2009, 01:25 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by allovertheglobe View Post
The only thing I can think of is the most stripped down manual install possible:

1) With the DR1000 off, remove the SD card. Start DR1000. You will only see "Settings". In Settings:
a) Check the current version in the "About" window.
b) Oops, No way to reset to factory defaults, since that seems to be only applicable to an inserted SD card...
Turn off DR1000

2) On your computer, using a cardreader:
a) Format card
b) create a folder "System" at the root /
c) Extract latest.zip or dr1000-1.5-build1500.zip (same) from iRex firmware repository
d) Copy ONLY the "update" folder over into "System". This folder should contain:
- kernel.bin
- micro.bin
- redboot.bin
- rootfs.bin
- update.dat
Nothing else!!

3) Insert SD card into DR1000 and turn on. You should see after a short delay the specific update screen informing you about just that, in 4 languages. After a while it will reboot. Now you should be able to go to Settings/About and see the new version info. (Visually you should be able to immediately tell from the empty slots on the left side of the toolbar)

If it worked, you can now add/replace the remaining content on the SD card.

If that doesn't help, I can't think of anything else...
Thank you for the detailed instructions. I followed them exactly, but when I start the DR, I do not get any update screen. I just starts as normal, and the software version is still 1.02.

The only other thing that I can try is doing this with a new SD card. Although I cannot imagine what difference that will make
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