Scan SC-2000 died upgrading to official 2.14 Firmware
somegeeza(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 17:36
Anyone had the same problem...
1) Bought machine early Feb with 2.06 firmware installed. 2) Downgraded to 1.80 twice as suggested on this forum. 3) Upgraded to 2.14: Scan died - no TV picture or LED display thereafter.
I used official release 2.14 from NiVZ site.
Scan replaced unit next day - thanx :o) Somegeeza
RE: Scan SC-2000 died upgrading to official 2.14 Firmware
bear(Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 18:23
You thank them for knackering your player with untested software.....god you scan owners are weird!
This item was edited on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 18:26
RE: Scan SC-2000 died upgrading to official 2.14 Firmware
MalcolmM(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 18:31
Upgrading firmware on anything with flash memory always carries a risk - that`s why most motherboard manufacturers don`t advise upgrading BIOS unless you really need to. A few bytes get corrupted and its `goodbye`.
RE: Scan SC-2000 died upgrading to official 2.14 Firmware
bear(Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 18:52
MalcomM , Did you ever get your Aiwa back?
RE: Scan SC-2000 died upgrading to official 2.14 Firmware
somegeeza(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 20:02
U were right MalcolmM, firmware upgrades are risky - as I found out.
I took the risk of trying it again - upgraded to 2.14 OK now. Maybe I did something wrong last time. This time I used a CDR instead of CDRW, wrote at 1x instead of 10x. Followed the instructions in NiVZ`s FAQ to the T and all is fine.
Somegeeza ;o)
RE: Scan SC-2000 died upgrading to official 2.14 Firmware
xeno(Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 20:26
That is real interesting
The time i upgraded using acdrw ny scan did exactly the same thing. I have upgraded multiple times on all the scans i have had and they all worked fine with the exception of the cdrw.I suspected that the fact i used a cdrw may have contributed to my scan dying-this has gone some way to proving my theory.
I think this should be noted by all scan owners.
xeno
up the irons
Nivz -i think this is worth including on the F.A.Q
RE: Scan SC-2000 died upgrading to official 2.14 Firmware
Gary W(Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 20:30
I have played about with upgrading my Scan with initially CD-R and then CD-RW. The CD-RW has been successful every time for me. I don`t think the media is the issue here. You can always check the .rom file on the CD with a downloadable CRC checking program - there are many out there.
RE: Scan SC-2000 died upgrading to official 2.14 Firmware
Malky(Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 20th February 2001, 23:05
I would be very wary of burning a CD of the firmware faster then 2x.
As flashing firmware carries a risk it`s always best to err on the safe side and make sure the disc is written correctly and is easy to read by the player.
