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Author Topic: Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!  (Read 1138 times)

kcoplan

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Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!
« on: April 07, 2014, 10:49:48 PM »

Rode my '12 S into Brooklyn Friday to get the recall firmware upgrade -- was supposed to be a 15 minute job (plus three hours to charge up for the ride home) -- but the bike was somehow bricked by the firmware upgrade!  Turn the key, no lights, no action.   :o

Dealer thought maybe the process of connecting the cables shorted something.  Zero overnighted a new MBB, supposed to get the bike back tomorrow.  Had to ride the train home.  Bizarre.

--Karl
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kensiko

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Re: Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2014, 11:41:57 PM »

All rom flashable circuit makers should include a Rom recovery like it is now on computers.

I guess computers will always have an advance over standard electronic.
« Last Edit: April 07, 2014, 11:59:02 PM by kensiko »
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Re: Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2014, 11:43:56 PM »

Its possible.

However, it is more likely that there was a power interrupt while the firmware was being written to the chip.
It happens occasionally in the games industry. I've seen couple of games console devkits get bricked due to an intterupted firmware flash.
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Re: Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2014, 02:25:18 AM »

Flashing should be backed with a UPS, methinks.
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Re: Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2014, 04:00:20 AM »

I'm going there tomorrow to have this done.  Think I'm going to call first...
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Re: Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2014, 10:01:05 PM »

Good luck, Ben.  Hopefully this is a rare occurrence. 
--Karl
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Re: Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2014, 10:58:22 PM »

Good thing you had a train to take back home. Here in SoCal that would be a rare thing.

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Re: Firmware upgrade fries Main Bike Board!!!???!!!
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2014, 06:33:14 AM »

Rode my '12 S into Brooklyn Friday to get the recall firmware upgrade -- was supposed to be a 15 minute job (plus three hours to charge up for the ride home) -- but the bike was somehow bricked by the firmware upgrade!  Turn the key, no lights, no action.   :o

Dealer thought maybe the process of connecting the cables shorted something.  Zero overnighted a new MBB, supposed to get the bike back tomorrow.  Had to ride the train home.  Bizarre.

--Karl

Since I figured out last year that the so-called "glitch" is caused by water condensing in the motor I avoid leaving the bike in any environment where the motor is cooler than the surrounding warmer, wetter air. So far no more glitches for me.  These reports warn me off the "official" fix. I'd rather enjoy the bike. It's delivering flawless performance. Every, Single. Ride. Great bike! 
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