[wp34s] xtal question
#1

My WP34s didn't survive the last flash, probably due to some fault of mine.

This one had a crystal, but I don't intend to open a 30 to make a 34; so not adding a crystal would only remove the internal clock or would anything else be missing too?


Thanks!

#2

The stop watch also disappears.
Plus no printing support but you likely didn't have that anyway.

You should be able to recover a bad flash -- just go through the process again.


- Pauli

#3

Please turn to p. 182 of the latest manual published.

HTH

d:-)

#4

Quote:
Please turn to p. 182 of the latest manual published.

HTH

d:-)


Didn't work, I've tried that before, very sad day.

#5

Jerome,

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My WP34s didn't survive the last flash, probably due to some fault of mine.

Any idea what "fault"?

d:-|

#6

Does MySamba tell you it can't send? If so, does it take a second or so to tell you or is the error message instantaneous? The latter would mean that Windows has a problem with your serial port, the former is related to the calculator.

You should measure the voltage of the batteries. SAM-BA boot mode drains them quickly and you don't see it in any way. If the batteries are good and you're sure the chip is in SAM-BA mode pressing ON on the calculator for a second or two should bring it into accepting a connection from MySamba.

If you can flash but you cannot start the calculator afterwards this may be related to the xtal modification. Try ths default image cal.bin (or calc_full.bin) instead of the xtal build.

#7

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Does MySamba tell you it can't send? If so, does it take a second or so to tell you or is the error message instantaneous? The latter would mean that Windows has a problem with your serial port, the former is related to the calculator.

The batteries' voltage is, respectively, 2.84V and 2.82V.
Most unfortunately I do not own a windows computer, I'm using wp34sflashcmd on linux/x86_64. The USB port is properly seen by the host, but wp34sflashcmd timeouts as unable to find the calculator, despite the erase/reset sequence.

I may be able to ask for access to a windows machine at work, if you think this might help.

Thank you for your help.

#8

Buenas dias, Jerome,

Once I had a similar experience until I found I repeatedly entered the port with a trailing colon. Don't do that for MySamBa!

HTH

d:-)

#9

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Buenas dias, Jerome,

Hola.

I requested a windows machine from work (those are getting harder to get by these days) and I was able to flash the wp-34s, it didn't work with the ftdi cable, but that same machine had a serial port, and it worked this way.

Now my wp-34s works again, thank you all!

On a side note, the keyboard stickers are scratched to hell (my fault), is there any place that sells less scratch-able ones? I got mine from hpcalc. Granted, I should pay more attention to my "hp".

#10

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I requested a windows machine from work (those are getting harder to get by these days)

It depends on where you work... :-)

Happy to know you recovered your 34S!

Massimo



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