First Attempt to Upload Firmware - help!

[QinteQ]

Originally Posted by shairaz

Hi

Just followed the steps in full to upload the FW on KV780, each time error : The downloading is not requested.

I am using a null modem cable direct com to com ports without usb converter.

Tried two different laptops...

Surely not the null cable?

It's transfer .. .. are the COM ports enabled and functioning in your O/S, and is your null modem cable actually a null modem cable, you won't be the first to make the mistake, a serial [ RS232 ] cable and a null modem cable are identical other than the pinout

Take it round a mates with an old PC, preferably a WinXP setup and it will work, if it doesn't the cable is not ' null ' or the cable is fubared.

Where did you get the cable did it come with the box from the supplier ?

[shairaz]

Cable was sent with the box sooo ?? I have tried two laptops with win xp, must be the cable!

I will buy another one tomorrow!

[QinteQ]

Originally Posted by shairaz

Cable was sent with the box sooo ?? I have tried two laptops with win xp, must be the cable!

I will buy another one tomorrow!

That's not what I said my friend, I said PC, worryingly .. .. if the cable came with the box, it should be a gud~n.

Many lappies have the COM port turned off at BIOS level [ particularly with the Radeon Mobile GPU ] to enable ' hot switching ' of the on board video for TV use. This is not the case with older PC's with a proper video card .. .. COM port is hardly ever turned off because they don't need the macro to run ' hot switching '.

Look in Control Panel / Device Manager / Hardware / and check to see if the COM port has a yellow asterisk to signify its disabled.

[shairaz]

Sorted! Null bloody cable! Oh well, all sorted now! Thanks for all the help