Cannot Upgrade Firmware Past Ver. 8151 [Solved]

[Tim Wessman]

(05-25-2016 01:51 AM)JamesWilliams Wrote:  After deleting it, the connkit (run as a normal user) still installed only firmware ver. 8151.

That is because the files are still the old ones.

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/calculators/Prime/...160414.zip

That is a direct link for the firmware file over http. It should work fine for you. Then place those files into your <user>\Documents\HP Connectivity Kit\firmware directory.

Here are the links for the others directly.

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/calculators/Prime/...160414.exe
http://ftp.hp.com/pub/calculators/Prime/..._04_14.exe

Quote: I see now that you expect people to download it from the HP Museum instead,

No, the expected way is that it will be automatically downloaded. When ftp is blocked though, that is a problem. We are working to resolve that issue.

Quote:1. Should the connkit be run only from the admin account?

No, but the updater does require admin privileges due to the way it writes to the calculator flash.

Quote:2. Is there a non-ftp option for downloading it, and why can't I get it from hp.com?

I posted it above. That is hp.com, but the links used internally in the auto-updater are the ftp:// form vs the http:// form. We are working to resolve that.

Once you've installed the emulator/connkit again and you have those "firmware" files unzupped properly, try the updater again. It may not find the files once the small updater window is open. However, there is a button with a folder to browse for the files. Select the <user>\Documents\Hp Connectivity Kit\firmware location, and it should proceed and you'll be up to date.