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#231347 - 23/08/2004 18:30 Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless.
MadDog new poster Registered: 07/01/2002 Posts: 20	Well, I invoked the empeg hijack upgrade script, and the laptop futzed halfway through the upgrade. The empeg was rebooted, and now it just goes to the blinking LED. So far, I haven't been able to see anything via the serial connection. Additional Troubleshooting anyone? Did it totally erase the flash? Am I forever hosed? ;(
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#231348 - 23/08/2004 18:31 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: MadDog]
RobotCaleb pooh-bah Registered: 15/01/2002 Posts: 1866 Loc: Austin	try reflashing with 2.00. if that works to get it back up, try to apply the Hijack upgrade again.
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#231349 - 23/08/2004 19:06 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: RobotCaleb]
MadDog new poster Registered: 07/01/2002 Posts: 20	The only thing is, I get NO output from the Empeg when it boots up (via serial) This leads me to believe that I can't flash it anymore? And nope, it doesn't seem to be working. The LED just continues to blink, to taunt me.
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#231350 - 23/08/2004 19:15 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: MadDog]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	There is virtually no way to kill the empeg via a bad flash. More likely, you have an incorrect serial cable (not a null-modem cable, that is) or you've set up your terminal emulator incorrectly (115200 kbps, 8N1, no flow control). _________________________ Bitt Faulk
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#231351 - 23/08/2004 19:35 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: MadDog]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31578 Loc: Seattle, WA	Quote: This leads me to believe that I can't flash it anymore? No, there's no way that you personally can put the player into that state without a soldering iron. Try again, but this time, leave the power cable unplugged from the player. Only apply power to the player at the moment that the upgrade software prompts you to do so. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#231352 - 23/08/2004 19:52 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: MadDog]
SE_Sport_Driver carpal tunnel Registered: 05/01/2001 Posts: 4903 Loc: Detroit, MI USA	If you're not doing so already, use Tony's Logo Editor to do the flashing. _________________________ Brad B.
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#231353 - 24/08/2004 06:48 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: MadDog]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5682 Loc: London, UK	Quote: and the laptop futzed halfway through the upgrade. Does the laptop have a proper serial port on it, or are you using a USB/Serial adapter? The upgrader often doesn't work with USB/serial adapters, and should be used with a proper serial port where possible. It's probably just a matter of making the timeouts more flexible in the empegUpgrade software, but whether that'll ever get done is another thing... _________________________ -- roger
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#231354 - 24/08/2004 16:16 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: Roger]
MadDog new poster Registered: 07/01/2002 Posts: 20	Roger, It was a usb adapter. I got the unit back to my house, tried flashing the kernel (via both the download.c, then I went to WinXP and used Tony's editor) No luck. Finally just went and threw the 2.0 beta on, and it came back to life. Phew. sorry for being such a knob.
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#231355 - 24/08/2004 16:20 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: MadDog]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31578 Loc: Seattle, WA	Quote: threw the 2.0 beta on Why beta, and which beta? Should be 2.0 final. Quote: tried flashing the kernel (via both the download.c, then I went to WinXP and used Tony's editor) No luck. Do you mean the flash didn't work, or that the flash worked but the player didn't work? If the latter, then maybe the kernel file was corrupted during download, or was the wrong file. Remember that the flashing tools make no effort to ensure the file is a "good" file. They just blindly write the bits to the player. If the former, did you get an error message? _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#231356 - 24/08/2004 18:59 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: tfabris]
SE_Sport_Driver carpal tunnel Registered: 05/01/2001 Posts: 4903 Loc: Detroit, MI USA	Would putting a Mk1 kernal on a Mk2 player cause somethink like this? _________________________ Brad B.
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#231357 - 24/08/2004 19:04 Re: Hijack Upgrade Leaves Empeg Lifeless. [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31578 Loc: Seattle, WA	Quite possibly. Not certain though. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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