Good morning everybody,
I changed the FW (6392) on my Noxon 2 one year ago and found a lot of improvements with it even if some bugs are still a little bit annoying.
I read on this forum that a new beta FW (6900) was available but it was necessary upgrade the bootloader before changing FW. I downloaded all
the necessary tools but was enable to find the explanations to upgrade the bootloader. I didn't find anything on this forum neither in the
documentations. It's probably obvious but, as I enjoy my Noxon (even with the small bugs), I would like to avoid a crash while changing the FW.
Can somebody give me these explanations or a link where I can find them ?
Thanks by advance.
Bootloader upgrade.
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Re: Bootloader upgrade.
It's not documented in English, as the documentation is currently in German language only.
However, In short:
Clearly this is BETA firmware, and if things go wrong, you are on your own, however I have upgraded 2x Noxon2 units twice so far, without any problems... (There is a anxious pause during he upgrade procedure, where the Noxon has a blank screen for about 30 seconds or so, this is normal, just leave it. Also I have seen it display http:\\ during the upgrade, no idea what this is for!!!! Again, seems to be normal.)
I have been REALLY impressed with the new firmware, it's a very large step forward for me. It's also got a few nice features thrown in, like local history of files/streams played, graphic equaliser settings, and massives amounts of bug fixes.
However, In short:
- Extract the contents of the ZIP file (make sure the path names are retained)
- Install the firmware updating tool (in the NOXON_2\NOXON_Firmware_Manager directory)
- Run the upgrade tool.
- After the Noxon is detected (it only finds mine on wired LAN, not wireless), flash it with the 2008-01-23_noxon2_terratec_firmware_FW6834_HWID158.bcd (found in the Bootloader directory)
- Once everything has completed, redetect your Noxon2, and then upgrade it with the 2008-12-05_NOXON2_TerraTec_firmware_FW6900_HWID158.bcd (found in the fireware directory)
Clearly this is BETA firmware, and if things go wrong, you are on your own, however I have upgraded 2x Noxon2 units twice so far, without any problems... (There is a anxious pause during he upgrade procedure, where the Noxon has a blank screen for about 30 seconds or so, this is normal, just leave it. Also I have seen it display http:\\ during the upgrade, no idea what this is for!!!! Again, seems to be normal.)
I have been REALLY impressed with the new firmware, it's a very large step forward for me. It's also got a few nice features thrown in, like local history of files/streams played, graphic equaliser settings, and massives amounts of bug fixes.
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Re: Bootloader upgrade.
Hi mgillespie,¶
Your detailed explanations confirmed what I had tried to do. My problem was only because of my mistake : I had downloaded the package for Noxon i radio and so the FWmanager sent an error message when I opened the bootloader file. Now, I have downloaded the correct package and the upgrade ran fine. Just a remark: I had to upgrade wireless because de FW manager was unable to detect my Noxon connected (?)
Thanks for your quick and effective help.
Your detailed explanations confirmed what I had tried to do. My problem was only because of my mistake : I had downloaded the package for Noxon i radio and so the FWmanager sent an error message when I opened the bootloader file. Now, I have downloaded the correct package and the upgrade ran fine. Just a remark: I had to upgrade wireless because de FW manager was unable to detect my Noxon connected (?)
Thanks for your quick and effective help.