26 Feb
2010
26 Feb
'10
12:23 p.m.
Hi,
A friend of mine gave me a GatorBox CS recently. It works nicely, but the
firmware version is 1.6.1. I tried to update it to 3.0.3 with the software at
http://alfter.us/files/gatorbox/gatorbox-cs/ but when it goes to reboot into
update mode it stops with the Ethernet LED on. The same thing happens when I
try to do a software reset. A power cycle gets it unlocked but it's no longer
in update mode. Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Alexis.
3 Mar
3 Mar
1:57 p.m.
On Feb 26, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Alexis wrote:
A friend of mine gave me a GatorBox CS recently. It
works nicely, but the
firmware version is 1.6.1. I tried to update it to 3.0.3 with the software at
http://alfter.us/files/gatorbox/gatorbox-cs/ but when it goes to reboot into
update mode it stops with the Ethernet LED on. The same thing happens when I
try to do a software reset. A power cycle gets it unlocked but it's no longer
in update mode. Any thoughts?
you can probably blame me for any bugs in that, but it was a very long time ago.
I might try going it again. If it still doesn't work, I can ask around. I think I
have
a CS somewhere in a pre-production "clear" case (we shot about 20 of them in
clear and in black just for fun to do form & fit - I think the were made in Taiwan)
I think I have a pb40 laptop which still boots with the software on it. I can try the
upgrade here.
-brad
4:18 p.m.
On Mar 3, 2010, at 4:57 PM, Brad Parker wrote:
You wrote that firmware? Cool! I've had quite a few of those
boxes go through my hands. I might even have one or two left in
storage. They were always great boxes.
A friend of
mine gave me a GatorBox CS recently. It works nicely,
but the
firmware version is 1.6.1. I tried to update it to 3.0.3 with the
software at
http://alfter.us/files/gatorbox/gatorbox-cs/ but when it goes to
reboot into
update mode it stops with the Ethernet LED on. The same thing
happens when I
try to do a software reset. A power cycle gets it unlocked but
it's no longer
in update mode. Any thoughts?
you can probably blame me for any bugs in that, but it was a very
long time ago. I might try going it again. If it still doesn't
work, I can ask
around. I think I have
a CS somewhere in a pre-production "clear" case (we shot about 20
of them in
clear and in black just for fun to do form & fit - I think the were
made in Taiwan)
Neat!
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
4 Mar
4 Mar
4:56 p.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
You wrote that firmware? Cool! I've had quite a few of those boxes
go through my hands. I might even have one or two left in storage.
They were always great boxes.
I and many other. I wrote a lot of the original
code, and most of
the routers. But I had a lot smart people
helping. Mostly I added bugs :-)
The upgrade software for the CS was always a little on the complex
side. I would have made it a lot "simpler" if
I had had more time. It was our first "flash based" product and the
requirement was that you could upgrade
remotely, which made things more complex. As I recall the "upgrade
mode" code was almost the full appetalk
stack and router.
-brad
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