Chrise Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I have attempted to update the firmware from 1.41 but on the final item the system said update failed and now the elite controller is dead and wont open up. Help please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Just keep repeating the update procedure making sure you follow all the steps exactly as laid out in the instructions.Which PC type did you choose e.g. 1, 2 or 3 and what type of pc are you using e.g. Intel i5 running Win10.Did you pick the same Com Port in the installer that your Elite is connected to In Device Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrise Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Just keep repeating the update procedure making sure you follow all the steps exactly as laid out in the instructions.Which PC type did you choose e.g. 1, 2 or 3 and what type of pc are you using e.g. Intel i5 running Win10.Did you pick the same Com Port in the installer that your Elite is connected to In Device Manager.Ive done all that and I now cant even get a com port to show on the pcThe only option that worked was 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 If you had to use Option 1 then likely your PC is as old as me. That option is normally only good for Win-XP machines.Option 2 will cover most machines and Option 3 for really fast PCs. If you can’t see a Com Port use the same one as last time if the Elite is plugged into the same port. Dev Mgr will only see the Elite if it is plugged in and powered up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 If you are not using RailMaster? I assume that you have first installed the Elite driver onto the PC before trying to perform your Elite firmware update. Review these two previous threads. The first linked thread gives you a choice of two further links to take. Follow the further links as necessary subject to your situation. i.e if you haven't installed the Elite driver yet, first follow the first link choice. If your driver is installed, then go straight to the second link in this linked thread. Note: If your Elite driver entry in Windows reads "CDC RS232 Emulation Demo" then your Elite driver has not yet been fully installed. Follow the guidance in the first link in the linked thread to complete the Elite driver installation correctly. Updating Elite firmware [written for Ver1.43 but still the same for current version]https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/forum/updating-firmware-on-the-elite Follow the 'step by step' tutorial to the letter, just in case following the poorly written Hornby instructions is the crux of your issue. If following the 'step by step' guidance in the threads linked above, don't resolve your issue. Then try this alternative thread linked below method. Alternative Elite firmware update method if documented method fails [see reply by Peter Rowney - 2nd post up from the bottom of the page].https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/forum/elite-bricked/?p=2/#post-264669 This second thread, gives an alternative [illogical] method that does seem to work for many users in your situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelrow Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Chrise, hi, many of us, have been there. Its a tad of a lottery. Some, work first time. Mine took 3 goes. It will be ok. It used to be more complicated, but now, comes good, fairly quickly. Follow the sage advice, and repot back. It is a fine controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrise Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Many thanks everyone it was the PC that was so out of date that it couldnt handle the firmware update. Anyway 12 hours later all updates on the PC and I have now updated the firmaware on my elite to 1.44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 😎.............HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I hate to tell you this but my Elite software level is 1.45, that is what my Elite displays at "power up", so I think you must have loaded the wrong file, unless it was a mis type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seacommander Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Don't panic over ColinB's reply. Unless you are using the fuel simulation function of the Sapphire decoder V1.45 offers no advantages over V1.44.To quote from the Hornby firmware downlaod page: V1.45 contains a fix re the non-functioning Sapphire decoder fuel simulation support feature. There are no other changes above V1.44. See the history document in the download for full details of version history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 It begs the question where did you get the v1.44 update file from.The download area file is always the latest i.e. v1.45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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