MOD Duo Kickstarter Edition has problems with the 1.9.1 update

falkTX · August 12, 2020, 4:31pm

Connect unit to PC with usb cable, it will appear as mass storage device.
Download the duo image from https://wiki.moddevices.com/wiki/Factory_Reset_Images and copy that file into the mass storage drive, then “eject” and unplug usb cable.
Wait until light turns green, the device will reboot itself after that

Jkick · August 12, 2020, 5:22pm

All done and updated now to 1.9.1. and everything appears to work correctly. If I want to restore my settings that I backed up to the thumb drive will that affect this update at all?
thanks

falkTX · August 12, 2020, 6:02pm

the user-data partition does not affect the main system, so this is fine.

Jkick · August 12, 2020, 6:04pm

Thanks to you both for the help!

Dan_The_Man · August 15, 2020, 11:31pm

My Mod Duo from 2nd Kickstarter also requires FEL update now.
Is there a chance to accomplish the described steps also somehow via WindowsPC? Or does exist a ready to use linux USB Stick image / live CD image to proceed?

I now tried 2,5 hours to make it work with Linux as describe - my result for now:

you can’t use LibreElec (I run a RasPi with Kodi at my home) for the bootfix - it seems to be incompatible, building it again with ‘make’ fails and seems to require even more steps and credentials…
you can’t use a Virtual Machine (Virtual box 6.1.2 on Win10 running a fresh virtual Ubuntu 20.04) - FEL update step 1 seems to work with the “tunneled” USB port of the MOD but after step 1 the USB connection seems to be reopened but now the USB can not be connected any more to the Virtual Machine. So I conclude that I need a native Linux directly running on the hardware…

Ideas are welcome. Currently I’m stuck.

falkTX · August 16, 2020, 12:29am

On Windows you can use the LiveSuite application to flash the unit.
See https://wiki.moddevices.com/wiki/Troubleshooting_Reinstall_via_LiveSuit

Dan_The_Man · August 17, 2020, 9:18pm

You mean I should upload the modduo-legacy-v1.9.1.1464-factory-image.raw via Live/Phoenix Suit?!
That program is only able to load *.img files.

Is it ok/required to rename the file from raw to img in order to load it into Live/Phoenix Suit?

falkTX · August 17, 2020, 10:42pm

isnt that an img file there? why does it need renaming?

Azza · September 9, 2020, 6:17pm

Hi everyone,

I own a second kickstarter version of the Duo and would have liked to know if the update files and instructions have been updated to save me the pain these other users have been through when upgrading the firmware to 19.1.

Thanks for confirming

falkTX · September 9, 2020, 9:49pm

I did those stops on a 2nd edition KS unit, all went fine.

So it turns out it is not exactly related to the batch series. Something else is at play here that makes some rare units not have a nand flash visible by the kernel. Hopefully I get my hands on one of those units soon.

Azza · September 10, 2020, 8:45am

I hope I won’t be the one providing you with one of these

Azza · September 10, 2020, 8:45am

Thanks for your fantastic work anyway !

eggsperde · September 10, 2020, 7:09pm

Could you let me know, how it went, @Azza? I am have a KS unit as well and are reluctant to change the kernel, too. Thanks!

Azza · September 10, 2020, 8:24pm

Not done it yet, but be sure I will post about it

acunha · September 11, 2020, 12:43pm

Hi @Zenpoolzone , I noticed your message went unanswered in this thread. Did you manage to fix the problem on your unit? Do you still need help?

Azza · September 11, 2020, 9:15pm

It worked perfectly !

eggsperde · September 12, 2020, 3:31pm

My unit took the update well, too! Thanks for the feedback and the outstanding effort to keep the Duo up-to-date @falkTX and @gianfranco!

Dan_The_Man · September 18, 2020, 7:23pm

I forgot to tell how I fixed mine in the end:

I used the latest Ubuntu which I started in live mode from USB, downloaded the files and followed the steps as described above by @falkTX (MOD Duo Kickstarter Edition has problems with the 1.9.1 update).

My device is working now with the modduo-legacy-v1.9.1.1464-factory-image.raw

varpa · October 5, 2020, 1:58am

I have a kickstarter MOD with NAND. I was able to install the 1.9.1 update by following the instructions MOD_Duo_Factory_Reset and Special update imageThe Mod booted to 1.9.1 which I checked using the Mod left button to bring up the menu, and did “System->Info->Versions”. This seemed fine, except I cannot access the Mod anymore at http://192.168.51.1 I tried rebooting, different USB ports, nothing worked. Then I did system update and was able to install 1.9.2.1617 which was again verified with “System->Info->Versions” on the Mod. However, I still cannot connect via web browser. Any suggestions?

Simon · October 5, 2020, 1:59pm

Try: 192.168.50.1

With my DUO, if using a USB connection, the address is 192.168.50.1 but if I use a Buetooth dongle, the address is 192.168.51.1