50g

The HP-50G is such a pain in the backside to get into upgrade mode.

I can't go to the upgrade mode to save my life. Did it once about a year ago. It just keeps resetting. and pressing the +_ and the reset hole with a paper clip, it takes two people. In this day and age with microprocessors HP surely could have made it easier to do. Let the software place the calculator into download mode. Sheesh. My Ti-89 is easier to upgrade.

Guess I'll just keep the old rom.

--- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "Gary" <garyfiber@...> wrote:

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> The HP-50G is such a pain in the backside to get into upgrade mode.
>
> I can't go to the upgrade mode to save my life. Did it once about a year ago. It just keeps resetting. and pressing the +_ and the reset hole with a paper clip, it takes two people. In this day and age with microprocessors HP surely could have made it easier to do. Let the software place the calculator into download mode. Sheesh. My Ti-89 is easier to upgrade.
>
> Guess I'll just keep the old rom.
>

Well after I whined here I found a web page that described how to do the upgrade. It seemd to have worked perfectly. I was trying to use the instructions that came with the rom upgrade and they don't work for me in either SD card or USB cable. Here is the web page link.
http://www.educalc.net/2137081.page

Gary

> Well after I whined here I found a web page that described how to do the upgrade. It seemd to have worked perfectly. I was trying to use the instructions that came with the rom upgrade and they don't work for me in either SD card or USB cable.

Which file were you using for the ROM upgrade and was the upgrade document one that had screenshots in it? I ask because I wrote the thing and haven't heard any bad comments on it as of yet and want to know what happened so it can be fixed. Also, please check out this video. Were you using +/- instead of the plus and minus keys?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QttezbbytsM

TW

--- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <timwessman@...> wrote:

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> > Well after I whined here I found a web page that described how to do the upgrade. It seemd to have worked perfectly. I was trying to use the instructions that came with the rom upgrade and they don't work for me in either SD card or USB cable.
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> Which file were you using for the ROM upgrade and was the upgrade document one that had screenshots in it? I ask because I wrote the thing and haven't heard any bad comments on it as of yet and want to know what happened so it can be fixed. Also, please check out this video. Were you using +/- instead of the plus and minus keys?
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QttezbbytsM
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> TW
>

The original instructions were from the actual HP Zip file upgrade download. I did use the + and - keys held them for 3 seconds while pushing the reset as the HP instructions said to do. That never did a thing. The instructions that come up with the USB upgrade did not work for me either. This linkhttp://www.educalc.net/2137081.page did the trick. The HP-50 upgraded just fine and even got the libs to upgrade too.

I found this link from another link in a message posted in the HP-50G forum on the HP web page. Sure was a long way to go to find out HP's instructions appear to be wrong as sent in the zip file and find out how to upgrade my HP-50G.

Gary

> The original instructions were from the actual HP Zip file upgrade download.

Which ROM version? 2.15 or an earlier one? Were the instructions in a PDF or just plain text?

If it was an earlier one, you should grab 2.15 http://www.hpcalc.org/details.php?id=7097

TW

--- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <timwessman@...> wrote:

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> > The original instructions were from the actual HP Zip file upgrade download.
>
> Which ROM version? 2.15 or an earlier one? Were the instructions in a PDF or just plain text?
>
> If it was an earlier one, you should grab 2.15 http://www.hpcalc.org/details.php?id=7097
>
> TW
>

Yes the original instructions were a combination of the PDF included with the zip 2.15 rom upgrade file and what the connectivity software told me to do. Also the SD card method, I never got it to work as the Version 2.15 PDF file said, it always reset, no matter waiting what I think was.5 up to 3 seconds before pressing the +- keys.

In a previous message I posted a link to some instructions that worked perfectly. My rom I think was 2.09 before I upgraded to 2.15.

Sure seems to me in a future update HP could include placing the HP50G into upgrade mode via the conectivity kit. Then one would not have to stand in his or her head to get the thing into a mode to allow upgrades.

I don't visit this forum very often so sorry for the delay in the reply.

Gary Fiber

Gary,

A number of 50g user's are experiencing the same problem and it can easily be remedied by callling HP Calculator support at 1-800-443-1254 option 3 then option 0. They will be able to walk you through any problem you have.

I have updated my ROM with v.2.15 and it work's very well.

--- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "Gary" <garyfiber@...> wrote:
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> --- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <timwessman@> wrote:
> >
> > > The original instructions were from the actual HP Zip file upgrade download.
> >
> > Which ROM version? 2.15 or an earlier one? Were the instructions in a PDF or just plain text?
> >
> > If it was an earlier one, you should grab 2.15 http://www.hpcalc.org/details.php?id=7097
> >
> > TW
> >
> Yes the original instructions were a combination of the PDF included with the zip 2.15 rom upgrade file and what the connectivity software told me to do. Also the SD card method, I never got it to work as the Version 2.15 PDF file said, it always reset, no matter waiting what I think was.5 up to 3 seconds before pressing the +- keys.
>
> In a previous message I posted a link to some instructions that worked perfectly. My rom I think was 2.09 before I upgraded to 2.15.
>
> Sure seems to me in a future update HP could include placing the HP50G into upgrade mode via the conectivity kit. Then one would not have to stand in his or her head to get the thing into a mode to allow upgrades.
>
> I don't visit this forum very often so sorry for the delay in the reply.
>
> Gary Fiber
>

Gary

Other considerations would be the O/S of your system and the actual zip utility used to install the update, personally after searching the net for one year to find a really great and reliability zip utility I found PKZip.com.

Just as a precaustion I would use a trial of PK zip and then attempt the upgrade. Usually PKzip will allow a trial of their zip utility for 30 days.

--- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "Gary" <garyfiber@...> wrote:
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> --- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <timwessman@> wrote:
> >
> > > The original instructions were from the actual HP Zip file upgrade download.
> >
> > Which ROM version? 2.15 or an earlier one? Were the instructions in a PDF or just plain text?
> >
> > If it was an earlier one, you should grab 2.15 http://www.hpcalc.org/details.php?id=7097
> >
> > TW
> >
> Yes the original instructions were a combination of the PDF included with the zip 2.15 rom upgrade file and what the connectivity software told me to do. Also the SD card method, I never got it to work as the Version 2.15 PDF file said, it always reset, no matter waiting what I think was.5 up to 3 seconds before pressing the +- keys.
>
> In a previous message I posted a link to some instructions that worked perfectly. My rom I think was 2.09 before I upgraded to 2.15.
>
> Sure seems to me in a future update HP could include placing the HP50G into upgrade mode via the conectivity kit. Then one would not have to stand in his or her head to get the thing into a mode to allow upgrades.
>
> I don't visit this forum very often so sorry for the delay in the reply.
>
> Gary Fiber
>