just for the hell of it, I grabbed the v3alpha one that was posted and got similar results:
$ ./upgclient.static ../../Windows_Share/builder_bigdisk_v4.upgrade
empeg-car Upgrade client.
empegupgrade: Using upgrade file '../../Windows_Share/builder_bigdisk_v4.upgrade' to device '/dev/ttyS0' (115200 baud)
Checking upgrade file integrity [100%]
Pumping player software
Finding unit [ 1%]
Upgrading flash (bootloader)
connection_all.cpp: 155 (2000): Connection::FlushReceiveBuffer throwing away...0x84b843d: 0d 0a 30 30.39 61 32 33|30 34 0d 0a.33 61 37 61 ..009a2304..3a7a
0x84b844d: 38 33 65 39.0d 0a 34 35|31 38 61 62.36 30 2d 37 83e9..4518ab60-7
0x84b845d: 62 35 62 b5b
connection_all.cpp: 155 (2000): Connection::FlushReceiveBuffer throwing away...0x84b8439: 65 64 35 2d.33 64 64 37|61 66 30 38.2d 64 33 36 ed5-3dd7af08-d36
0x84b8449: 65 65 34 39.32 0d 0a 30|30 0d 0a 30.30 0d 0a 3f ee492..00..00..?
0x84b8459: 75 u
ERROR: 8 Flash erase failed
Upgrade aborted due to errors [ 0%]
Upgrade failed :-(
Upgrade failed with error 0x80040057
Same error code though... Do you guys know what 0x80040057 means? Google doesn't really give me any results except for this thread:
http://empegbbs.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=46154