I think I'm going to wait for Rex 95....
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote: > Great! Glad to hear it!! > > > On Sunday, June 14, 2015, gotoole <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Steve I have now upgraded to 4.9 and all is working fine. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > Gordon O’Toole > > > > > > > > From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Stephen Adolph > > Sent: Sunday, 14 June 2015 12:12 AM > > To: Model 100 Discussion > > Subject: Re: [M100] Rex upgrade > > > > > > > > Run the program REXU. > > Looks like you are doing the 4.7 upgrade. > > I recommend going straight to 4.9. > > 4.9 is a full wipe and rebuild. > > Steve > > -=]\-[‘ > > > > > > > > ‘[-=-> wrote: > >> Hi All > >> > >> > >> > >> Trying to upgrade my Rex using the below procedure > >> > >> > >> > >> I am up to step 4 and when I do this just tells me Ok and that is it. > >> > >> > >> > >> What am I doing wrong ? > >> > >> > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> [p]\ > >> > >> Gordon O’Toole > >> > >> > >> > >> Steps to a happy upgrade > >> > >> 1. Start the upgrade from a cold booted laptop. While not necessary, it > ensures the laptop is working nominally with no lurking problems. If you > have important data please save your current RAM image to REX, and then to > TPDD if needed. > >> > >> 2. Regarding your saved RAM images with important data saved within - > please back those up to an external TPDD device using the SAVE function. In > case there is a problem, you will be glad you did - it will ensure your > data is safe should the REX directory get garbled. This takes only a few > minutes. > >> > >> 3. Download the upgrade package, and place the 2 files in your favorite > TPDD device or emulator so they are accessible to the LAPTOP. > >> > >> DELETE ANY PREVIOUS COPIES OF –[]\\’ > > and REX147.BR!!!! > >> > >> 4. Upload the program REXU1.CO to the laptop. Issue the command > CLEAR0,59960 in BASIC so that REXU1.CO can run. > >> > >> 5. At the prompt, press Y to save your current SYSTEM to TPDD. It is > recommended that you save your existing image just to be safe. Keeping the > system image allows you to revert to that if something unforseen happens > during the upgrade. Provide a unique filename (something like REXBAK to > safely identify the system image backup. > >> > >> 6. At the prompt, proceed to upgrade the software image by pressing Y, > or quit the application using N, Q or ESC. (N, Q and ESC are equivalent). > Confirm your intention to upgrade the system by confirming with Y at the > next prompt, or abandon using N. If you confirm the upgrade, the upgrade > process will proceed by erasing the first 16k of the system image, > containing the system software, and replacing it with the binary image > REX147.BR stored on TPDD. > >> > >> Be careful to keep the laptop powered up during the flash process! > >> > >> REXU will load the new software into block 0, and copy the software to > block 1, then it will restart REXMGR to complete the installation. > >> > >> > >> > >> DONE! > >> > >> > > > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > ./ > > Version: 2015.0.5961 / Virus Database: 4360/10006 - Release Date: > 06/13/15 > -- *"I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole family"* Arther P. Jacobs
