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Sorry Toz I tried my gmail, yahoo mail and my ISP none of them let me send the 28 mb attachment as it exceeds 25 mb.
Following are some notes from my Aluratek to Chinese firmware (Dr Easy) v0.44 upgrade hope it helps:
1. The (jcnip.com) instruction says use an SD card no bigger than 2G to hold your 'firmware' folder. Some users with higher capacity card reported something like file not found / SD card not readable. (this may be left over limitation from really old previous Dr Easy firmware version limiting to 1G/2G SD cards). Some user re-inserted the same SD card it became okay maybe sloppy SD card contact. Not sure if it applies to the Aluratek as the spec says it reads up to 32 G SD card. I did my upgrade on a 1 G card to be on the safe side.
2. The current v0.15h Aluratek PDF instruction says the upgrade will take about 2 minutes. I am surprised. Mine took 2 flashes (Thanks to Kralik I followed Kralik's advice when he did Jetbook to Chinese firmware and vice versa) totalling approximately 20 minutes. My Chinese firmware v0.44 is about 51 mb in size, the Aluratek v0.15h is about 32 mb.
3. Mine went like this:
(ensure unit is fully charged, insert SD card with firmware)
a. Held Right arrow key (next to the ok button)
b. while holding right arrow key, pressed and held Power button for > 5 seconds
c. Aluratek screen showed up
d. screen ask you to confirm software upgrade
e. press OK to continue
f. about 7-8 minutes later a success screen showed up (I think the light at the upper right corner flashes occasionally I am not sure I did not write it down).
g. Powered up my Aluratek, saw scary 'black strip/dust' screen for about 2-3 minute, then Aluratek screen I waited another few minutes to make sure nothing else came up.
h. pressed the RESET key at the back of unit, then waited a minute or two
i. reflash once again (hold right arrow simultaneously hold power button for > 5 seconds)
j. Saw 'black strip/dust' screen for 1-2 minutes
k. Saw screen to confirm software upgrade, press OK
l. Displayed folder to ebook copy files screen for about 7 minutes
m. Saw success screen, (press OK?)
n. RESET, wait for a minute
o. Powered up unit, saw the Dr Easy screen and then Aluratek screen, took about 1-2 minute to boot up the first time.
I also saw someone who used the (Chinese) firmware from an incompatible model and got stuck (blank screen/stuck screen/black dust), support says do the following (I have never tried that):
1. ensure unit is fully charged, RESET unit and wait a minute or two
2. insert the 1 or 2 G SD card with the correct firmware into unit
3. Hold right arrow, simultaneously press and hold Power button for > 5 seconds, indicator light flashes, let go buttons.
4. Wait 2 minutes, screen is blank, wait a while and notice the indicator light flashes, wait 30 minutes then RESET
5. Power up unit and it should work!
6. Instruction did not say have to flash twice possibly because it is a Dr Easy to Dr Easy firmware upgrade. For upgrades between Aluratek and Jetbook it seems it takes 2 flashes.
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