Flashing Killed my RJtech 1500II

Scarpad · 30th June 2005, 13:37

Updating to the newest firmware killed my player. No Power whatsoever. The Upgrade failed and after that the unit would not power up. Is there any fix or should I just throw it in the trash?

Sirber · 30th June 2005, 13:51

No firmware = dead unit. Contact your seller.

SeeMoreDigital · 30th June 2005, 14:06

Hmmm!

It seems you're not alone in killing this make/model of player!

By-the-way, were you able to determine which firmware version was in your player before you flashed it?

Because I'm wondering if your player (and other peoples players) already had the most recent firmware (which is still: bank30.rom - Released 25 May 2005) installed to begin with.

If so, who knows, an over the top install using the same firmware could confuse the player and kill it

Me thinks we need advice from an firmware guru

Cheers

Scarpad · 30th June 2005, 14:13

No it definately had an older firmware. I followed the directions to the letter , the first time I flashed I got an error, so I turned it off, powered up and the unit did come up but it was all messed up, DVD's were playing wonky and the remote would not work. Since the Player was messed up I figured I'd try again, same disk, the update went thru this time like a champ. Powered down and it was dead after that, so perhaps It did update the same version over itself, but at that point I had no choice It was messed up so I had nothing to lose. This is why flashing always make me nervous.

smiller667 · 30th June 2005, 21:49

If the Flash chip is socketed, you might be able to flash it/get it flashed correctly using a flash writer ...

SeeMoreDigital · 30th June 2005, 22:14

And at the very worse you might be able to get a new chip from RJTech....

So there may be hope!

Cheers

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Scarpad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 196	Flashing Killed my RJtech 1500II Updating to the newest firmware killed my player. No Power whatsoever. The Upgrade failed and after that the unit would not power up. Is there any fix or should I just throw it in the trash?

30th June 2005, 14:06	#3 \| Link
SeeMoreDigital Life's clearer in 4K UHD Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Notts, UK Posts: 12,420	Hmmm! It seems you're not alone in killing this make/model of player! By-the-way, were you able to determine which firmware version was in your player before you flashed it? Because I'm wondering if your player (and other peoples players) already had the most recent firmware (which is still: bank30.rom - Released 25 May 2005) installed to begin with. If so, who knows, an over the top install using the same firmware could confuse the player and kill it Me thinks we need advice from an firmware guru Cheers __________________ \| I've been testing hardware media playback devices and software A/V encoders and decoders since 2001 \| My Network Layout & A/V Gear \|

30th June 2005, 22:14	#6 \| Link
SeeMoreDigital Life's clearer in 4K UHD Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Notts, UK Posts: 12,420	And at the very worse you might be able to get a new chip from RJTech.... So there may be hope! Cheers __________________ \| I've been testing hardware media playback devices and software A/V encoders and decoders since 2001 \| My Network Layout & A/V Gear \|

30th June 2005, 13:51	#2 \| Link
Sirber retired developer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,979	No firmware = dead unit. Contact your seller.

30th June 2005, 14:13	#4 \| Link
Scarpad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 196	No it definately had an older firmware. I followed the directions to the letter , the first time I flashed I got an error, so I turned it off, powered up and the unit did come up but it was all messed up, DVD's were playing wonky and the remote would not work. Since the Player was messed up I figured I'd try again, same disk, the update went thru this time like a champ. Powered down and it was dead after that, so perhaps It did update the same version over itself, but at that point I had no choice It was messed up so I had nothing to lose. This is why flashing always make me nervous.

30th June 2005, 21:49	#5 \| Link
smiller667 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,125	If the Flash chip is socketed, you might be able to flash it/get it flashed correctly using a flash writer ...