I've been happily using SamBa V2.10 to flash the excellent WP 34S. I have a Windows XP laptop with a real serial port, and I have no trouble with the process. So I thought I'd try using MySamBa instead, but I haven't yet managed to get it to work.
This is what I am trying.
On the WP 34S:
1. Press and hold ON and STO twice, to save the current state.
2. Press and hold ON and D (once) to enter Debug mode.
3. Press and hold ON and S (twice) to enter SamBa mode.
At this point, the display goes blank.
4. Press ON once.
The display remains blank.
5. Plug the cable (already connected to the computer's serial port) into the back of the calculator.
6. On the laptop, start up MySamba, and select the file that I want to send.
7. Click on "Send File".
The MySamba window buttons grey out for a few seconds, and then return. The calculator turns back on, with "Restored" in the display.
8. I turn off the calculator.
9. I press the RESET button on the cable.
10. I turn the calculator back on, and disconnect the cable.
"Restored" is once again back in the calculator's display.
11. I execute VERS on the calculator.
It's still the old version of the firmware!
I've tried slight variations on this, but without success. I know that MySamba can see the calculator: if I don't plug it in, I get an error message that doesn't appear when it is plugged in. What can I possibly be doing wrong? Or have I missed the point completely?
Thanks in advance for any help that anyone can offer.
Nigel (UK)