Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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No, no exclamation marks appear in Control Panel.
I just re-installed the driver..

If I put the DM42 in bootloader mode, it shows up in the control panel as STM32 Bootloader.

If I put the DM42 in Activate USB mode, it shows up in the control panel as STM Mass Storage.

BUT in either case it never shows up in File manager!!!

I am able to work with the DM42 from another PC, but it would be nice to get this one working.

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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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Are you 100% sure you followed the complete installation update as per https://www.swissmicros.com/dm42/doc/libusb_install/ instruction?
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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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groenewe wrote:
Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:50 am
Are you 100% sure you followed the complete installation update as per https://www.swissmicros.com/dm42/doc/libusb_install/ instruction?
If you don't need to access bootloader mode, only the mass storage mode, you do not need to have the libsub installed.
I have connected my 42 to several PC's and even Android systems without the libsub installed and it works perfectly as a mass storage device with access to the FAT/QSPI partition.
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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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This machine has had the driver installed since the ver 2.xx days (beta testing).

Upgrades always worked fine until this 3.10 business.

I've since re-installed the driver with the same results.

I only explained the bootloader vs USB activated modes to describe some of the PC weirdness.

The ROOT problem is the file manager on the PC does not 'see' the DM42 no matter what I do.

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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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TomC wrote:
Sun Oct 21, 2018 2:05 am
The ROOT problem is the file manager on the PC does not 'see' the DM42 no matter what I do.
Are you using the same USB cable you've always used? If not, have you tried a different USB cable? Once I used the first USB cable I could find in my parts box and the PC couldn't see the calculator but the calculator showed it was charging. It turns out that the cable I grabbed was for charging only, not both charging and data. Yes there are two different cables that look the same but have different functions. If the cable is one you've used before, try using different USB ports on your computer.
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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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Indeed indeed. There are pure power USB cables which do nothing with the data. I had that twice. Trashed one of them now at the office. However you immediately notice that as when you plug in the right one Windows immediately recognizes it as a drive whilst with the power only cable it does not.
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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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groenewe wrote:
Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:04 am
Indeed indeed. There are pure power USB cables which do nothing with the data. I had that twice. Trashed one of them now at the office. However you immediately notice that as when you plug in the right one Windows immediately recognizes it as a drive whilst with the power only cable it does not.
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groenewe wrote:
Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:04 am
Indeed indeed. There are pure power USB cables which do nothing with the data. I had that twice. Trashed one of them now at the office. However you immediately notice that as when you plug in the right one Windows immediately recognizes it as a drive whilst with the power only cable it does not.
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TomC wrote:
Sun Oct 21, 2018 2:05 am
The ROOT problem is the file manager on the PC does not 'see' the DM42 no matter what I do.
Are you using the same USB cable you've always used? If not, have you tried a different USB cable? Once I used the first USB cable I could find in my parts box and the PC couldn't see the calculator but the calculator showed it was charging. It turns out that the cable I grabbed was for charging only, not both charging and data. Yes there are two different cables that look the same but have different functions. If the cable is one you've used before, try using different USB ports on your computer.
As long as i obtains contact with the calc in Bootloader mode, he uses a fully connected usb cable. He has stated several times through this thread that his calc responds via Bootloader.
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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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TomC;
Come to think of something..
When you switch off your calc, do you get the "user customisable" off-image or the "sleeping owl on the tree branch"?
If you get the last one, that means that your FAT/QSPI may be faulty and thus does not get recognised by the PC..
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Re: Updating from 3.3 to 3.10

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I'm getting everytime another picture. MEaning the pictures are cycling through the normal list.
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