I just completed installing 5.1 on top of 4.0 using Method 1 (I think). Having done so I noticed I now had an old Av Data base: 5.0-1213, installed. I then went through a routine to install the new 1301 av database successfully, but now I'm wondering how to verify whether or not the new "Settings" file loaded? Can someone give me a clue as to how to do that? Thanks much...Jack L. :-[
FIRMWARE 5.1 SETTINGS
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Look at the first line under SETUP MENU > EMS SETUP > SENSOR DEBUG DATA. The last block has the date the file was created here. The most current one should say ....2012-12-06
I have customized EMS settings in my SV 1000 so opted to update to 5.1 over 4.0 using Method 2. I am downloading using Safari on a MAC Pro. The 5.1 firmware fie downloads normally to my desktop and is a .exe file. The only other file I think I need is the Warning/Alert Graphics file. When I download it, it downloads as a text file and opens in my browser as all text. The file name has a DFG.TXT appended to the file. I deleted the .TXT leaving only the .DFG at the end of the file name and it then shows it as a .exe file so I thought I was ready to go.
The 5.1 file loaded normally and when it was finished, all is normal with the SV and I discovered I have Group Hardware 1. When I went to install the Warning/alert graphics file, it shows it has "0" KB in the file. I don't think this is a proper file.
Must I leave the .txt on the file to install? As a .txt file my computer shows it to be a 2KB file. None of the other download updates have ever downloaded as a .txt file and to open DFG files on the mac I have had to use a text editing program.
Must I even install the map graphics file at this time? The display looked fine to me with just 5.1 installed.
Attached is the file name that downloads:
The 5.1 file loaded normally and when it was finished, all is normal with the SV and I discovered I have Group Hardware 1. When I went to install the Warning/alert graphics file, it shows it has "0" KB in the file. I don't think this is a proper file.
Must I leave the .txt on the file to install? As a .txt file my computer shows it to be a 2KB file. None of the other download updates have ever downloaded as a .txt file and to open DFG files on the mac I have had to use a text editing program.
Must I even install the map graphics file at this time? The display looked fine to me with just 5.1 installed.
Attached is the file name that downloads:
That's the right file, and if you remove the .txt extension (but leave the .dfg extension), you should have a file that SkyView will accept. You may be seeing a 0K files size due to whatever quirky way MacOS uses to compute file sizes for different file types.
The file isn't a program, per say. It really is "just a text file". But, it needs the .dfg extension so that SkyView understands that it's a file that it should try to load.
The file isn't a program, per say. It really is "just a text file". But, it needs the .dfg extension so that SkyView understands that it's a file that it should try to load.
Mike647M: Thanks, that did the trick. I don't understand the difference in these browsers but the file in Firefox downloaded as a .dfg file and 755MB. It would not do that with Safari. Another mystery to ponder for me in the computer world. :-?
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I hope it wasn't 755MB! Our software updates are about 40MB.
It is 755 Bytes according to the file. A little better huh I hope? When it come up on the SV screen for install it says 0 bytes in the file and it loads instantly. Is there any way to look at the files loaded to see if in fact it is installed?
The .dfgs are very small. <1k is correct for the map settings update that is on the download page currently.
jbeaver
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I use Safari for all Dynon OS and data upgrades without any problems. The web browser doesn't modify the files you download, so it shouldn't matter which one you use.
swaneymj
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Ditto. No problems with Safari on my MacBook Pro.