White screen after updating .net mf 4.2 on hydra

Andreas · September 17, 2012, 9:47am

Hello,

i downloaded the following files:
GHI NETMF v4.2 and .NET Gadgeteer Package (RC2 8-24-2012)
MicroFrameworkSDK.MSI (4.2)

After updating the firmware (FEZHydraMainboardUpdater.exe), the hydra shows a white screen.

In Device Manager the Hydra is shown as “GHI. NET Micro Framework USB Debugging Interface”.

Best regards
Andreas

Mike · September 17, 2012, 9:54am

Try building a new default Gadgeteer project with aLCD and deploy it. The LCD is not enabled by default. Running a Gadgeteer project with a LCD will enable the display.

Weeman13 · September 17, 2012, 10:00am

I had the same issue, use the 4.2 updater to go back to 4.1.3.1 and redo the update, from what I remember the tinybooter didn’t update right!
Hope this was what I did, will try to remember better if it doesn’t help

EDIT: don’t forget to put it into COM-Mode(or what its called;) ) by placing a wire(or any other thin metal) between pin 8 & 10 of socket 3 or 4

Dat_Tran · September 17, 2012, 10:05am

Can you Ping ?

Andreas · September 17, 2012, 10:10am

Yes, the results …

Ping:
Connecting… TinyBooter
Bootloader build info: Copyright © GHI Electronics, LLC

Get TinyBooter version:
Please wait while rebooting in TinyBooter mode…
TinyBooter Version: 4.2.3.0

Get Firmware Version:
-> No Response

Andreas · September 17, 2012, 10:11am

Deploy a Gadgeteer App with LCD fails …

Weeman13 · September 17, 2012, 10:12am

Or other way around, one or the other didnt update right

Andreas · September 17, 2012, 10:13am

Executing the Hydra Updater shows an error:

On startup:

************** Ausnahmetext **************
System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
   bei Hydra.HydraUpdater.ReadSDKPathInReg()
   bei Hydra.HydraUpdater.Deploy_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Geladene Assemblys **************
mscorlib
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.269 (RTMGDR.030319-2600).
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll.
----------------------------------------
HydraUpdaterV109
    Assembly-Version: 1.0.9.0.
    Win32-Version: 1.0.9.0.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/GHI%20Electronics/GHI%20OSHW%20NETMF%20v4.2%20SDK/Firmware%20Update/FEZHydraMainboardUpdater.exe.
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.278 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.282 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll.
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.269 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100).
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.233 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Management
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100).
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Management/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Management.dll.
----------------------------------------
mscorlib.resources
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.235 (RTMGDR.030319-2300).
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/mscorlib.resources/v4.0_4.0.0.0_de_b77a5c561934e089/mscorlib.resources.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms.resources
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.1 built by: RTMRel.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms.resources/v4.0_4.0.0.0_de_b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll.

During update:

************** Ausnahmetext **************
System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
   bei Hydra.HydraUpdater.ShowIndicator()
   bei Hydra.HydraUpdater.buttonUpdate_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Geladene Assemblys **************
mscorlib
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.269 (RTMGDR.030319-2600).
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll.
----------------------------------------
HydraUpdaterV109
    Assembly-Version: 1.0.9.0.
    Win32-Version: 1.0.9.0.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/GHI%20Electronics/GHI%20OSHW%20NETMF%20v4.2%20SDK/Firmware%20Update/FEZHydraMainboardUpdater.exe.
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.278 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.282 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll.
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.269 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100).
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.233 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Management
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100).
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Management/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Management.dll.
----------------------------------------
mscorlib.resources
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.235 (RTMGDR.030319-2300).
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/mscorlib.resources/v4.0_4.0.0.0_de_b77a5c561934e089/mscorlib.resources.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms.resources
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.1 built by: RTMRel.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms.resources/v4.0_4.0.0.0_de_b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll.
----------------------------------------
System.Core
    Assembly-Version: 4.0.0.0.
    Win32-Version: 4.0.30319.233 built by: RTMGDR.
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll.

Weeman13 · September 17, 2012, 10:14am

Here is my thread about this/or similar problem: http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/topic?id=8543

Dat_Tran · September 17, 2012, 10:20am

I guess that you didn’t use external power supply while using Hydra Updater, so your device is in TinyBooter mode. There are 3 ways to do:

- Use MFDelpy, then deploy these files:
  C:\Program Files (x86)\GHI Electronics\GHI OSHW NETMF v4.2 SDK\FEZ Hydra\Firmware\Firmware\Non Ethernet\Config.hex
  C:\Program Files (x86)\GHI Electronics\GHI OSHW NETMF v4.2 SDK\FEZ Hydra\Firmware\Firmware\Non Ethernet\Config.sig
  C:\Program Files (x86)\GHI Electronics\GHI OSHW NETMF v4.2 SDK\FEZ Hydra\Firmware\Firmware\Non Ethernet\Firmware.hex
  C:\Program Files (x86)\GHI Electronics\GHI OSHW NETMF v4.2 SDK\FEZ Hydra\Firmware\Firmware\Non Ethernet\Firmware.sig
  Then use Hydra Updater again!
- Erase flash by placing a wire(or any other thin metal) between pin 8 & 10 of socket 3, then use Hydra Updater again! (click “For additional help”) on the main window of this application
- Update manually: GHI Electronics – Where Hardware Meets Software

If you are going to use Hydra Updater, you should use external power supply.

Andreas · September 18, 2012, 3:45am

All 3 ways failed. I used usb and / or external power.

The first MFDeploy was successfully, but now i can’t connect to the device.
Place a wire has no effect
Manually Update has no effect

In Device Manager the Hydra is shown as “GHI. NET Micro Framework USB Debugging Interface” but there is no com Port to connect to the device.

Weeman13 · September 18, 2012, 4:03am

Did you place the wire when the device is off, then start it with the wire placed and remove it after 3-5 seconds(not more)?
Keep an eye on the device-manager while doing this

Andreas · September 18, 2012, 4:11am

You are right! Now i see the Hydra as “GPS Camera Detect (Com4)”

Now i tried to Update with "FEZHydraMainboardUpdater.exe"
But it shows an error:

– Log –
Connecting to device…
Hydra found at Port#: COM4
Device will be updated automatically! DO NOT disconnect or turn off the device!
TinyBooterLoader.tcl was not found. Please re-install GHI NETMF SDK. Aborting…
Cannot update TinyBooter. Aborting…

Andreas · September 18, 2012, 4:36am

IT WORK’S

Thanks to Weeman13 , Dat and Mike !!!

My Steps:

Place a wire on Socket 3 between Pin 8 and 10, Connect Hydra, replace the wire after 5 secs -> In DeviceManager the Hydra is shown as “GPS Camera Detect (Com4)”
Start C:\Program Files (x86)\GHI Electronics\GHI OSHW NETMF v4.2 SDK\FEZ Hydra\Firmware\FEZ Hydra TinyBooter Updater\CommandPrompt.bat as Admin
Start TinyBooter update with “UpdateFEZHydra.bat com4”
Place a Button on Socket 14 -> Press Button and Restart Hydra
Use MFDeploy to deploy C:\Program Files (x86)\GHI Electronics\GHI OSHW NETMF v4.2 SDK\FEZ Hydra\Firmware\Firmware\Ethernet Config.hex and Firmware.hex
Run a App with LCD ( The LCD is not enabled by default )
Hydra works with 4.2