Oops, I definitely missed that in the manual ! Thanks, I'll try that..... Bob --- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Colin Fraser" <colin@...> wrote: > > Bob, > > Are you booting the P3 into firmware update mode ? > It wont accept a firmware upgrade in the normal sysex bulk receive. > Just in case you missed that in the manual... > Did you hold FUNC + PAGE as you powered on, then press 'flash' ? > > Best regards, > Colin Fraser > Sequentix Music Systems Ltd > http://www.sequentix.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of > > bob_at_work_2000 > > Sent: 08 September 2010 03:11 > > To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [analogue-sequencer] Re: Mem-x Upgrade, OS 4.5 > > upgrade, Vista and formerly stored P3 sequences.... > > > > OK....any recommendations/ideas here? Should I do this on an > > XP PC instead? I tried the P3Tools version 1.x and it timed > > out after 14 tries....I see transmit and receive activity on > > my 1x1 USB MIDI interface.... > > > > Bob > > El Segundo, CA > > > > --- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Bob S." > > <tttsystems@> wrote: > > > > > > OK...I got through the first steps. I was able to dump > > and save my P3 memory to my PC using MidiOx. I also > > installed P3 Tools2 on my studio PC, a Vista 64 machine. It > > turns out I don't need to install MS .NET Framework on a > > Vista PC, the tools seem to work fine. I was able to capture > > the memory using the P2 Tools2 using that setup. > > > > > > Next step was to load the new v4.5 OS to the P3. That did > > not work. After selecting the OS file using the FW option of > > the Tools2, a few seconds later I get "Failed: > > Retransmissions Exceeded" I have the simple 1x1 MIDI > > interface on the P3 MIDI in and MIDI Out #1....is that right? > > Seems like the handshake loop is timing out. > > > > > > I will check the archives and see if anyone else got this error..... > > > > > > Bob > > > El Segundo, CA > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Colin Fraser > > > To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 10:26 > > > Subject: RE: [analogue-sequencer] Mem-x Upgrade and > > formerly stored P3 sequences.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone the best procedure to do the mem-x upgrade and > > > > yet keep the old sequences I have in the P3 unit? Do I have > > > > to do a P3 dump to my computer, do the upgrade, then restore > > > > back to the P3? Is there another way? > > > > > > If you are using v3, I *think* you can take a dump of the > > memory, then > > > upgrade it to v4 format using P3 Tools 2 - but it's a > > long time since I used > > > it. > > > P3 needs to be running v4 to make use of the extra memory > > with MemX, though > > > there is a patched version of v3 that will work with it. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Colin Fraser > > > Sequentix Music Systems Ltd > > > http://www.sequentix.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
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Re: Mem-x Upgrade, OS 4.5 upgrade, Vista and formerly stored P3 sequences....
2010-09-08 by bob_at_work_2000
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