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How to recover Popcorn Hour A-110 from firmware update failure with fail-safe kernel? |
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Follow these instructions to recover the Popcorn Hour A-110 if the firmware update fails.
This method is only applicable for the Popcorn Hour A-110.
1. Download the following zip file: http://files.syabas.com/popcornhour/download/a110_recovery_080818.zip
2. Unzip both *.bin files into the root of a USB thumbdrive and plug the USB thumbdrive into the Popcorn Hour A-110 USB port.
3. Connect the Popcorn Hour A-110 to a TV through the Component or Composite outputs (do not connect with HDMI).
4. Power up (Plug in) the Popcorn Hour A-110.
5. Component or Composite video will display following colours depending on the recovery status:
ALL RED SCREEN (4:3 ratio) - Required binaries on USB thumbdrive detected, starts recovery
WHITE DOTS ON A RED SCREEN BACKGROUND (4:3 ratio) - reprogramming
ALL YELLOW SCREEN (4:3 ratio) - Recovery failed
ALL WHITE SCREEN (4:3 ratio) - Recovery success
6. After successful recovery, power cycle will bring it up again to 01-17-080818-15-POP-403 firmware.
If steps 1 - 6 stated above fail or do not produce a white screen, follow these instructions:
A. Power down the Popcorn Hour A-110 (unplug it from the power supply).
B. Insert a jumper on uart0 (see http://files.syabas.com/popcornhour/download/a110-jumper.jpg for exact location)
C. Plug the same USB thumbdrive with the same bin files into the Popcorn Hour A-110 USB port and the same component or composite cables into the Popcorn Hour A-110 and TV. If these cables have not been removed since you followed steps 1-6, just leave them plugged in.
D. Power up the Popcorn Hour A-110
E. Follow steps number 5 and 6 above.
F. When the all white screen comes on, power down the unit.
G. Remove the jumper.
H. Remove USB thumbdrive, component and/or composite cables.
I. Your Popcorn Hour will is now using 01-17-080818-15-POP-403 firmware.
J. Plug in desired connectors (HDMI, Component, Network, optical, etc.) and pat yourself on the back for successfully fixing your Popcorn Hour A-110.
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