I hope that this is in the right section.
AFter digging out my gadgeteer and managed to get VisualStudio working again.
I wanted to update my FEZ Hydra from 4.2.5.0 to 4.3.6.0 but just when I started updating, I get the disconnect messege… which I think is pretty normal… but after several minutes still nothing happens.
I get just this message: "see image"
working on a win7 PC for the update to avoid errors.
reinstalled drivers and booted everything several times
Someone got a idea how to update it? I’m pretty out of ideas
(uh, don’t get confused by the image… it’s the same error in win8 and win7)
There’s a good chance that your issue is in how you run the SAM-BA updater. Can you confirm what OS you are using, and that you’re running as an elevated Administrative user ?
I run the Updater.bat with rightclick “start as administrator”.
started the file in C:\Program Files\GHI Electronics\GHI NETMF v4.3 SDK\Firmwares\FEZ Hydra\Loader/Updater.bat
Since I am a pretty hobby programmer… I’m pretty helpless if stuff isn’t working “simple” >.<
Can I somehow confirm, that i managed to erase the memory with this Pin to ground thingy?
ok cool. There are some peculiarities about the SAM-BA versions that I’ve seen (I don’t have a problem on my current SAM-BA install but its not necessarily up-to-date).
Here’s how I’d step through this. First, if you just start your Hydra normally, check Device Manager and see what device appears - you should see something like a “GHI debuggable netmf” device appear, and no additional COM port will appear. Then, to make sure you are booting it into the correct mode with the pin held to GND, you will see the debuggable netmf device disappear, and a COM port will appear. You need to know what the COM port number is - for example it might be COM7 or COM12 (or anything really)
The other thing I would suggest is that you start two command prompts, both running as administrator, and change directory in them to the “C:\Program Files\GHI Electronics\GHI NETMF v4.3 SDK\Firmwares\FEZ Hydra\Loader” directory. In one of these directories, run the appropriate update batch file. In the second one, look at the log file that the script creates (I have an old SDK so don’t know what the current log file is called, in my version if’s called logfile.log)… the best way to look at the file is simply to “TYPE logfile.log” and it’ll output the contents of the file; then press up-arrow and press enter again, it’ll type it all again, and what you’re looking for is continued changes added to the end of the log. That should show you if anything is actually going on when the script is running.
Let us know what you find - the maximum I would expect you need to let this run and still complete the update is about 10 minutes.
Had a look at the first part. No matter how I start my Hydra, it’s always called the same in the device manager.
It’s always “GHI NETMF Interface”… also when I start it with 5sek Pin8 S3 to ground.
But I’m not so sure about the COM numer… this “HUB2” confuses me a bit >.>
I have a look at your second part… need to understand it first. gimmi a moment^^
edit: … figured^^ I still get the feeling, that COM1 is not correct >.> but no other com works. also tried to plug it to different usb ports. everythung is hub2. weird
@ evul - Before you give up, if you have another PC available to try, it might be worth giving it a shot from another machine.
I was having issues updating the loader on my FEZ Spider on Windows 8.1, but was able to successfully complete the update on a machine where I have the Windows 10 Tech Preview loaded. Not directly comparable, since you’re updating FEZ Hydra, but sometimes it can be as simple as something misconfigured on your PC, and another machine might just work.
dank it… just going back to 4.2 isn’t really working very well… getting errors when crating a project… probably aren’t the uninstalls of those SKDs not really that great -.-
ahh… I’m doomed
Well, I have a a other win7 pc… but I’m not sure if I want to messup that one too with those tonns of VisualBasic installations
It’s pretty hard to get rid of that stuff >.<
I try to cleanup the win8 pc.
Installing :
VisualSTudio12
GHI NETMF v4.2 and .net Gadgeteer Package
and some other SDK installer that I have from oler times… probably needet too >.>
[quote]
To update the loader, you must erase the device and then deploy the new loader. To begin, connect pin eight on socket three or four to ground, power the board, wait five seconds, then unground the pin. If your FEZ Hydra has a small button just above socket 9, you can hold that down while powering the board instead of grounding pin 8.
After you do that, the device will show up as a COM port in the Devices and Printers menu in Windows. Make note of the COM port number.[/quote]
COM1 is probably something that already exists on your PC - no wonder it doesn’t respond correctly, and doesn’t program the Hydra (because it’s not the hydra).
You really must get it to boot into loader mode before you worry about going back to another PC.
Here’s a trick I learnt when updating my Hydra. With the socket quick reference open on screen near you so you can make sure you have the right pins, https://www.ghielectronics.com/docs/305/gadgeteer-sockets-quick-reference get a paperclip straightened so you can roughly touch the two pins with one end. Plug the Hydra in to the PC normally, and open Device Manager so you can see the USB device (it should show GHI debuggable netmf device). If you’re right handed, hold the board in your left hand, with a finger where you can hold the reset button down. Then, press and hold reset, then touch pin 8 and 10 with the paperclip, when you think you’re touching them both at the same time release reset without moving the board. Repeat this until you get a COM port showing up not the debuggable netmf device. (last time I tried this I was getting something like 1 in 5 successful at the start, then I was getting more like 95% success after a little practice)
I noticed, that it is almost impossible to get th old skd working xD
So I try again to update the Hydra.
Ya, a friend told me last night in the bar too, that if something isn’t booting as serial-device, it wont be in the device-manager on a COM port.
Thx Brett for the tipps.
The paperclip idea did help me… atlest the Hydra booted up as something else and did show up on COM… the funny thhing is, my windows says, it’s a “GPS Camera Detect” … however… then I try to Update this “Camera”^^
The Log.txt says that it’s erasing stuff… seems to work… I’m just worried that the PC makes sometimes the “disconnect/connect” sound
I let the update run for 25min… and hope it’s done after that time…
hmm… How do I get the Hydra to normal mode again? it is now always showing up in the COM section >.> and a second update is not possible, since it says “The process is already in use” or “Access denied” >.>
Log file came this far: (maybe is there more information for some of you)
-I- Waiting …
-I- TCL platform : Windows NT
-I- SAM-BA CDC 2.10 on : windows
-I- Retrieved arguments from command line :
-I- argv 0 : com3
-I- argv 1 : at91sam9rl64-ek
-I- argv 2 : Loader.tcl
-I- Connection : com3 (target(comType) = 3)
-I- Board : at91sam9rl64-ek
-I- Traces Level : 4
-I- target(handle) : file1ab1c40
Read device Chip ID at 0xfffff240 — get 0x019b03a0
-I- Found processor : at91sam9rl64 (Chip ID : 0x019b03a0)
-I- Command line mode : Execute script file : Loader.tcl
-I- DATAFLASH::Init 0 (trace level : 4)
-I- Loading applet isp-dataflash-fez_hydra.bin at address 0x300000
-I- Memory Size : 0x420000 bytes
-I- Buffer address : 0x302CD8
-I- Buffer size: 0x18C0 bytes
-I- Applet initialization done
-I- Erasing: 0x18C0 bytes at address 0x0
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that’s absolutely working - but not yet done by the looks of it !
The GPS Camera Detect is just a common device that gets listed - its certainly expected. Not sure why you are hearing disconnect/reconnect sounds, can you see any new devices? The way this update should run is it finishes the script updating the loader, then I think it will reboot the device and you can load netmf to the device, but it shouldn’t reboot before that.
well… it stopped at that point with updating.
Now the Hydra connects always as serial device. and I can’t start another update cuz it days "The process can’t reach the file becuse it’s already in use by a other process"
and since It’s not anymore a USB device,the FEZ Config won’t connect to the board.
Any possibility to reset te board? I’m atm a bit stuck >.>
it seems that the Hydra messed up the loader on the pc >.> and’t it’s not a process on the board.
I try to make the update on my win8 pc… it seems to work there. let’s see if it gets further there^^
thanks for help so far. I add my result here^^
edit: sucess… update took like 30sec. on the win8 pc^^ including a done message and a full log
yay and Firmwareupdate works now too on the win7 pc.
thank you ppl sooooo much for your patience and help. I was reaaally lost.
