Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Problem updating firmware on SD card

[Sam Keene]

Hi Josh,

Thanks a lot for the screen cap. Windows was recognizing the SD card as D:, but 
from your screen cap, I tried entering it as \\.\D:, and the burn was 
successful.

-Sam


--- On Tue, 7/13/10, Josh Blum <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Josh Blum <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Problem updating firmware on SD card
> To: "Sam Keene" <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 5:01 PM
> If it helps to some degree, this is
> what it is supposed to look like:
> http://i.imgur.com/1ydNQ.png
> You dont need to format the card, does it at least show up
> as a drive
> letter in my computer?
> 
> I have seen the app work on XP and 7, and been informed of
> vista. I
> dont know how to make windows behave. Its such a headache.
> 
> Do me a favor and download dd for windows, and run dd.exe
> --list with
> your card in and post the output. http://www.chrysocome.net/dd
> 
> -Josh
> 
> Since this is the gnuradio mailing list. I am compelled to
> list the
> following open source alternatives:
> gnuradio + gnuradio companion for graphical creation of a
> realtime or
> simulation block diagrams
> python + scipy for plots, graphs, scripting, vector and
> matrix
> arithmetic http://www.scipy.org/Plotting_Tutorial
> 
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Sam Keene <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to update the firmware on the SD card per
> the instructions here:
> >
> > http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-CUN7JZ/?solution=1-CUN7JZ
> >
> > I've downloaded all the firmware to my PC, and put the
> SD card from the USRP2 into my PC. I am using Windows XP. My
> PC tells me its not formatted so I can't see what is on it.
> I did not reformat it as windows suggested. However, when I
> run the usrp2_card_burner_gui.py, it does not recognize the
> device when it scans for it. I tried 'rescan for devices',
> but that did not work. I then manually entered the path to
> the SD card in the Raw Device and clicked 'Burn SD Card'.
> However, this gave me various errors that there was not a
> file system:  Error opening output file 1005.
> >
> > Do I need to format the SD card? I am hesitant to do
> so. Is there something I am doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > -Sam Keene
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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