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I am sharing with others who may have or might in the future experience tons of frustrations with updating the ROM of the HP49G+ using an SD card.
I had a 64MB SD card by Lexar that was in an early s/n 49G+. I decided to install the latest ROM version. I also opened a new 49G+ with a CNA452xxx s/n. What happened next happened to BOTH machines and drove me nuts.
I copied the ROM update file to the SD card and followed the procedure. The steps went well until I came to the last step in which I reset the calculator. Rather than seeing the stack as expected, the calculator took me back to the ROM update choice menu (1 USB and 2 CARD). I repeated this process many many times on EACH calculator without escaping the update menu after I pressed RESET. I searched this web site and that of HP for instructions. All were saying the same thing (last step is to press RESET). I even tried varying the duration of pressing RESET--nothing worked.
I tried to use the connetivity software but it was not as smooth as TI's version (it did work ok later). I finnaly decided to use a San Disk 128MB SD card. When I repeated the procedure on each calculator everything went smooth. Now both 49G+ have the new ROM.
So if you are suing some SD card to update the ROM of the 49G+ and experience similar issues. Ditch that SD card and use another brand.
Namir
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Hi, Namir;
I updated my HP49G+ through cable because I have no means to load the SD card through the computer (no such SD connection hardware in my computer). So, I decided to add the brands and models I use. I have two SD cards, 256MBytes, one in the HP49G+ and the other in my Nikon Coolpix 3200. Both work fine on each device.
1 - SimpleTech PROX High-Speed SD card, up to 10MB/s write speed (www.simpletech.com)
2 - Fujifilm 256MB SD card (could not find transfer rate or extra data, neither the card model)
At least so far both are working perfectly fine.
Cheers.
Luiz (Brazil)
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It really should work if the instructions in the SD card learning module are followed.
Do you know how the card that didn't work was formatted? FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32?
Gene
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I formatted the card in FAT format (per instructions)
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Luiz,
What was puzzlig for me is that the Lexar SD card I was using seems to work fine in the HP49G+. I have been using it for several months. I was able to store a program and even use it to load a library posted by a "member" of this site. So the Lexard SD card has a history or working properly ... UNTIL ... last night when it made TWO machines get trapped in a ROM update phase.
Namir
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Hi, Namir;
I was worried about this: could the card(s) fail when uploading ROM with the computer, or was it related to the procedure itself?
Based on the ROM file size, I cannot see a way to load it in the SD card through the HP49G+ itself (is there a way to do so?), so we could at least check this point out.
So, the fact that a card works fine while only in the HP49G+ does not mean it will work fine anytime, being the ROM upload one of the possible tests to check for card operation.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us, Namir.
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For what it's worth, I performed the upgrade using the USB cable and HP comm application, and it went smoothly. But I lost communication with the calculator after the upgrade. That is, the app wouldn't connect, though Windows saw the device. I didn't pursue it due to press of time, and lack of need to communicate for now.
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Jean-Yves Avenard Jun 14, 1:17 am
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From: Jean-Yves Avenard <m...@privacy.net
Scott Chapin wrote:
>Hi JYA,
Does the mean all ROM upgrades have to be FAT16?
If you are using a SD card to update your calculator, then yes.
JY
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Older SD cards are not compatible. I have an older 16MB SD card that I couldn't use. Had to use a newer one.
Difference:
The older one only allowed FAT (FAT16)formatting.
The newer one allowed FAT (FAT16) and FAT32 formatting. When I used the newer one, everything worked fine (even if I formatted it FAT (FAT16).
This was a problem for me until I figured it out.
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CalcKidd wrote:
> Difference: The older one only allowed FAT (FAT16) formatting.
> The newer one allowed FAT (FAT16) and FAT32 formatting.
Hold on, these cards present a linear array of blocks to the OS, you can apply any kind of formatting on them , e.g. a Unix file system.
Am I missing smth?
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How do you select FAT16 when formating with the new ROM ?
I have installed the new ROM on my HP49G+ and formated my SD (with FAT32) and since i cannot read my SD on my computer !