Flashing newRPL from the desktop version?

[Claudio L.]

(02-18-2019 06:55 PM)yoeljacobsen Wrote:  I hoped to take advantage of the USB capabilities of the newRPL PC version (the emulator).

I use the same process you have used every time I want to update the 39gs. I do update my 50g using e SD card.

The issue is that flashing the firmware is done by the bootloader. In order to avoid bricking people's calculators, newRPL does not touch or replace the original bootloader. While it's possible to write a process that runs in RAM and does a firmware update from newRPL, it's a dangerous operation and if it is anything less than perfect it can cause your users a lot of grief (look at the Prime forum and you'll see how many issues with firmware update are there). I think it's best to keep using the original bootloader at least for the time being. It may be inconvenient, but it's proven to work well.