I would wait even longer for ReXP. It will be the most stable update, and
everyone will miss it when it's gone.
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-------- Original message --------
From: Lee Kelley <[email protected]>
Date: 06/14/2015 7:45 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [M100] Rex upgrade
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:
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> Thanks Steve I have now upgraded to 4.9 and all is working fine.
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> Regards
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> Gordon O’Toole
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> 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
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> 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
> -=]\-[‘
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> ‘[-=-> wrote:
>> Hi All
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>> Trying to upgrade my Rex using the below procedure
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>> I am up to step 4 and when I do this just tells me Ok and that is it.
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>> What am I doing wrong ?
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>> Regards
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>> [p]\
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>> Gordon O’Toole
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>> Steps to a happy upgrade
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>> 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.
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>> 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!!!!
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>> 4. Upload the program REXU1.CO to the laptop. Issue the command CLEAR0,59960
>> in BASIC so that REXU1.CO can run.
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>> 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.
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>> Be careful to keep the laptop powered up during the flash process!
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>> 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.
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>> DONE!
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