- Thread starter Derick2k
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I have 3 Dimm's myself. I only tried updating one. It just happened to have 1.xx firmware. I suppose I can check the FW revisions on the other two. If I am lucky, one of the other two Dimm's might have firmware revision 2.xx. If so, I can give it that one the good ole' college try and update the firmware with the disc, then report back.
If not, ship it and we'll keep our fingers crossed.
Ship it. Pay for the return freight in advance. I'll get it to rev 3.17 if I can with the disc, then will send it back. You get it to rev 4.02, if you can. If not, let me know. No service fee. Consider it good tidings among our tight knit group.
I might as well get some work out of that disc and GDROM.
@Mugicha, @Derick2k,
You guys have Dimm's with 2.13 firmware right? You should be able to Netboot to update your Dimm's first to 4.01, then to 4.02.
You guys have Dimm's with 2.13 firmware right? You should be able to Netboot to update your Dimm's first to 4.01, then to 4.02.
- Using transfergame.exe to Netboot to 3.17 will not work; Dimm just errors out
- Using transfergame.exe to Netboot 4.01 works just fine however; You won't brick your Dimm either
- Once 4.01 is installed, you can finally Netboot to 4.02
Thanks, will give it a go
@acblunden2,
thank you for the info man, I'd like to try. Where can I find the updates? and does it work the same way as booting a game like c:\naomi: transfergame.exe 192.yada yada yada firmware.bin?
thank you for the info man, I'd like to try. Where can I find the updates? and does it work the same way as booting a game like c:\naomi: transfergame.exe 192.yada yada yada firmware.bin?
Works exactly the same as sending a game with transfergame.exe. Get 4.01 here: http://neo-arcadia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24159&start=300. Get 4.02 from the same place.
This revelation then makes the purpose of the original discussion moot. Derick2k was inquiring to see if he could perform the Dimm firware update with a CDR since the firmware upgrade disc is impossible to get a hold of. He wants to update his firmware with the disc because he is averse to updating the firmware with Tyler Durden's surgical method. If he is averse to that, he'd be more averse to down the path of the CDR option to update his firmware, even if that is possible.
Anyhow, these guys might be able to netboot to update their firmware. I gave them details. Waiting for a status report.
I'm gonna give it a shot tomorrow morning AC, been too busy lately, and tomorrow is my first free day in a while. I went a head and dl'd the 4.01. The link for the 4.02 on that page only went to a blank page.
If you are using a netdimm you shouldn't need to use Tyler's method anyway right? His method is only for normal DIMMs.
They are using their NetDimm daughterboards to update their regular Dimms.
Ok. Yeah they should be able to upgrade without soldering as long as their original DIMMs aren't 1.02 like most are.
4.02 is needed if you want to use the CF solution without being locked to HAGIWARA cards.
GD-Rom stands for Gigadisc-Rom, basically because they can allocate 1 Gb of data. They use more "dense" discs which can still be read using regular drives but just slowing down the turning speed. IIRC that means that you need a specific BIOS. I've heard some rumours about a soon to release firmware that allows booting from CDR.
