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toml_12953
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Posted: 08:46pm 29 Nov 2020

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When I try to use OPTION FLASH, either my unit restarts to the USB keyboard prompt or it locks up totally and I have to reflash the firmware (with verification on).
Even if I don't try to use OPTION FLASH, I do the following:

OPTION CONSOLE SCREEN
OPTION CONSOLE SAVE
OPTION RTC RECALIBRATE 50
OPTION SD TIMING FAST

and it all appears to work until I cycle the power. Then OPTION LIST shows the
options I set plus the following:

OPTION TAB 4
OPTION BAUDRATE 65536
OPTION FLASH 32xxx (The xxx varies)

Does anyone know what's going on?

TassyJim

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Posted: 09:04pm 29 Nov 2020

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You have some strange options set
OPTION CONSOLE SCREEN
OPTION CONSOLE SAVE
I wouldn't bother with these unless you have everything working well and have a need for maximum performance.

OPTION RTC RECALIBRATE 50
it's
OPTION RTC CALIBRATE xx and once again, not important until everything is settled down. Then you can fine tune it.

OPTION SD TIMING FAST
This has been known to cause problems and I suggest sticking with normal SD speed until you are happy with the rest of the setup.
Even then I wouldn't bother.

Since you have been playing so much, I would do a factory reset either by removing the battery (with system turned off) or shorting pin 40 to ground during power-up.

The default is to use FLASH so once again, there is no reason to play.

You shouldn't have to keep reinstalling the firmware. A system reset should recover things.

Jim

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toml_12953
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Posted: 09:28pm 29 Nov 2020

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TassyJim said You have some strange options set
Since you have been playing so much, I would do a factory reset either by removing the battery (with system turned off) or shorting pin 40 to ground during power-up.

The default is to use FLASH so once again, there is no reason to play.

You shouldn't have to keep reinstalling the firmware. A system reset should recover things.

Jim

You're right. I mistyped the OPTION RTC.

A system reset doesn't recover things, though.

I'll stick with a plain vanilla system with only RTC CALIBRATE 50.

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Posted: 09:33pm 29 Nov 2020

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I assume you also need OPTION USBKEYBOARD US

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toml_12953
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Posted: 10:46pm 29 Nov 2020

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TassyJim said You have some strange options set

The default is to use FLASH so once again, there is no reason to play.

You shouldn't have to keep reinstalling the firmware. A system reset should recover things.

Jim

That still doesn't answer why my system crashes whenever I try to do OPTION FLASH or OPTION RAM. Even if I don't want to do them I should be able to without a lockup, no?

No one else's system does these weird things do they?

mclout999
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Posted: 01:45am 30 Nov 2020

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Have you tried different USB power and swapped out the A to B USB cable. Those two things have been issues for some. I had my CMM2 on a powered hub and had all those issues and switched to an old Amazon Kindle supply and it has never been an issue since with dozens of firmware updates. And other have found help with the cable replacment.

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