DR800 How to update firmware

skrybo · 09-16-2013, 07:42 AM

Hi guys,

1. Could you instruct me how to update firmware (I know where to find RC4 and 800+, but I don't know how to physically proceed: where to copy files, which files I should delete etc). Irex page with update instruction does not exists...I saw
2. Which version whould you recommend? (priority: battery life, then functionality)

Many thanks in advice

!!!

Regards,
skrybo

skrybo · 09-17-2013, 06:32 AM

Hi,

Could anybody to help me with the above? Thanks!

skrybo

ab7vf · 09-17-2013, 10:59 PM

Well, its kinda like this .... The 800/1000 and irex in general are 'dead' ... so try searching the mobiread wiki for digital reader software ... also the 800 and 1000 irex forums ... If you come up with anything that is useful, let me know as the 800 I have is not responding to power on/off reboots (it stalls before starting the "spinning" logo) ...dead battery, changed battery, recharged and discharged .. rinse repeat ... and I did follow the reboot/reload directions on these forums

Jim

pauli · 09-18-2013, 04:18 AM

to update the firmware, put the contents of the zip files on the SD card:
X:\System\update

it should have a series of *.bin and *.dat files (like boot.bin, kernel.bin etc)

restart the dr800, and it should automatically update...

RC4 is the unofficial one, that has a real "turn off device" feature. After 24 hrs it will turn off completely... this means it must do a complete reboot after that, but it will save the battery

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Luckily there's Google Drive:
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Jmirko · 09-19-2013, 02:13 AM

Although I wasn't the one requesting it, I want to thank pauli for posting the firmware files. I just updated my wife's dr800 to rc4 and I am looking forward to the results!

Billi · 09-19-2013, 12:08 PM

I did the update some time ago and the battery life has improved substantially. Thanks for sharing this update, pauli!

skrybo · 09-20-2013, 07:01 PM

Thank you very much pauli, this is what I was looking for

Regards,
skrybo

Franky · 01-05-2014, 01:10 PM

Hi, would that all be the same for a Windows7 pc?

As soon as I connect my IREX it is listed as a connected device. I is also listed as a memorycard, however I cannot look on it. Furthermore, programs like ADE, Calibre and the explorer are blocked. They will work again as soon as I disconnect my IREX.

Any idea what I can do to solve this? Should I download this firmware also?

tomzwawy · 01-21-2014, 05:03 PM

hi,
is somewhere available software to iRex DR800SG?
after the bankruptcy I can not find software
thank you in advance for your help

Tom

tomzwawy · 01-21-2014, 05:05 PM

hi Pauli,
is somewhere available your software to iRex DR800SG too?
after the bankruptcy I can not find software
thank you in advance for your help

Tom

pauli · 01-22-2014, 04:09 AM

Hi Tom,

I think you can use the DR800S firmware on the DR800SG. The difference between the devices is the mobile data receiver... but these are not working anymore, right???
Anyways, the change log says the RC4 firmware also fixes "possible crash after disconnecting 3G [DR800SG]", so it should work on the DR800SG too. I haven't tried it because I only have the DR800S.

tomzwawy · 01-22-2014, 05:26 PM

thx a lot Pauli, I got it

MrWarper · 02-22-2014, 04:31 PM

FWIW if someone's still reading this, I am now using firmware v2.0rc4 (along 800+) on both DR800 versions (with and without 3G connectivity) and it runs on both without differences other than the annoying 'systray'-type icons of the 3G...

Aegon · 05-20-2014, 10:21 AM

Hey,

I have the IREX DR800s. The problem is that cannot update the firmware. What ever i do have the old one even the info the firmware has changed.
Anyone has any idea of why?

Billi · 05-21-2014, 07:12 AM

Why do you think you have the old firmware if the info has changed?

09-16-2013, 07:42 AM	#1
skrybo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: iRex DR800	How to update firmware Hi guys, 1. Could you instruct me how to update firmware (I know where to find RC4 and 800+, but I don't know how to physically proceed: where to copy files, which files I should delete etc). Irex page with update instruction does not exists...I saw 2. Which version whould you recommend? (priority: battery life, then functionality) Many thanks in advice!!! Regards, skrybo Last edited by skrybo; 09-17-2013 at 06:31 AM.

09-18-2013, 04:18 AM	#4
pauli Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 119824 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: iLiad, DR1000S, HTC Hero, DR800SG	to update the firmware, put the contents of the zip files on the SD card: X:\System\update it should have a series of .bin and .dat files (like boot.bin, kernel.bin etc) restart the dr800, and it should automatically update... RC4 is the unofficial one, that has a real "turn off device" feature. After 24 hrs it will turn off completely... this means it must do a complete reboot after that, but it will save the battery ************************************************ ********************* Wuala will stop in November 2015 all together... Luckily there's Google Drive: The new link is: Google Drive ********************************************** *********************** Last edited by pauli; 10-13-2015 at 04:39 AM. Reason: discontinued service of webshare provider

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09-17-2013, 06:32 AM	#2
skrybo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: iRex DR800	Hi, Could anybody to help me with the above? Thanks! skrybo

09-17-2013, 10:59 PM	#3
ab7vf Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 296 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Device: dxg and newfound Icarus 8	Well, its kinda like this .... The 800/1000 and irex in general are 'dead' ... so try searching the mobiread wiki for digital reader software ... also the 800 and 1000 irex forums ... If you come up with anything that is useful, let me know as the 800 I have is not responding to power on/off reboots (it stalls before starting the "spinning" logo) ...dead battery, changed battery, recharged and discharged .. rinse repeat ... and I did follow the reboot/reload directions on these forums Jim

09-19-2013, 02:13 AM	#5
Jmirko Recovered collector Posts: 398 Karma: 1555507 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: see signature	Although I wasn't the one requesting it, I want to thank pauli for posting the firmware files. I just updated my wife's dr800 to rc4 and I am looking forward to the results!

09-19-2013, 12:08 PM	#6
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	I did the update some time ago and the battery life has improved substantially. Thanks for sharing this update, pauli!

09-20-2013, 07:01 PM	#7
skrybo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: iRex DR800	Thank you very much pauli, this is what I was looking for Regards, skrybo

01-05-2014, 01:10 PM	#8
Franky Nameless Being	Hi, would that all be the same for a Windows7 pc? As soon as I connect my IREX it is listed as a connected device. I is also listed as a memorycard, however I cannot look on it. Furthermore, programs like ADE, Calibre and the explorer are blocked. They will work again as soon as I disconnect my IREX. Any idea what I can do to solve this? Should I download this firmware also?

01-21-2014, 05:03 PM	#9
tomzwawy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Irex DR 1000S	hi, is somewhere available software to iRex DR800SG? after the bankruptcy I can not find software thank you in advance for your help Tom

01-21-2014, 05:05 PM	#10
tomzwawy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Irex DR 1000S	hi Pauli, is somewhere available your software to iRex DR800SG too? after the bankruptcy I can not find software thank you in advance for your help Tom

01-22-2014, 04:09 AM	#11
pauli Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 119824 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: iLiad, DR1000S, HTC Hero, DR800SG	Hi Tom, I think you can use the DR800S firmware on the DR800SG. The difference between the devices is the mobile data receiver... but these are not working anymore, right??? Anyways, the change log says the RC4 firmware also fixes "possible crash after disconnecting 3G [DR800SG]", so it should work on the DR800SG too. I haven't tried it because I only have the DR800S.

01-22-2014, 05:26 PM	#12
tomzwawy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Irex DR 1000S	thx a lot Pauli, I got it

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02-22-2014, 04:31 PM	#13
MrWarper Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 2142 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Spain Device: I'm an iRex man: 8x DR1000S, 4x DR800SG, 4x DR800S	FWIW if someone's still reading this, I am now using firmware v2.0rc4 (along 800+) on both DR800 versions (with and without 3G connectivity) and it runs on both without differences other than the annoying 'systray'-type icons of the 3G...

05-20-2014, 10:21 AM	#14
Aegon Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: IREX DR800	Hey, I have the IREX DR800s. The problem is that cannot update the firmware. What ever i do have the old one even the info the firmware has changed. Anyone has any idea of why?

05-21-2014, 07:12 AM	#15
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Why do you think you have the old firmware if the info has changed?