Sony Bravia KDL-32W5500 firmware update --> PKG 1.741EA
Maurice Batey
the Sony site?
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Bigguy
> Anyone had any problems installing the latest firmware (1.741EA) from
> the Sony site?
>
Guy
Maurice Batey
> Do you have a link to this?
Not handy, but if you go to the Sony web site you will be
taken into the 'Europe' area, where you select 'Support', then enter
your TV model info, and the 'Firmware update section will show the
update and a download option.
You just download the file (around 12MB), write it to a USB stick,
and feed it to the TV.
Maurice Batey
> the latest firmware (1.741EA)
I bit the hullet and did the update.
Worked flawlessly; took just 3 minutes.
Only heart-stopping moment was right at the start when the screen
went blank though the instructions said it would not happen until
after "several minutes"!
Paul D Smith
news:pan.2010.07.26....@nomail.afraid.org...
> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:09:03 +0100, I wrote:
>
>> the latest firmware (1.741EA)
>
> I bit the hullet and did the update.
> Worked flawlessly; took just 3 minutes.
>
> Only heart-stopping moment was right at the start when the screen
> went blank though the instructions said it would not happen until
> after "several minutes"!
So what is the recovery mechanism if these "brick"? There is ye olde serial
port on Humax PVRs.
Paul DS
Maurice Batey
> So what is the recovery mechanism if these "brick"?
(1) Retry the update; failing that:
(2) Try installing the previous update (if still got copy)
(3) Treat as fault under warranty
I've updated router, Freeview STB's, and Blu-Ray player with no
problems.
> There is ye olde serial port on Humax PVRs.
Uh?!
(I have a Humax Foxsat HDR)
Scott
<mau...@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>Anyone had any problems installing the latest firmware (1.741EA) from
>the Sony site?
It looks as though it is not just this model that has an update
available. I checked my model and found an update. It might be worth
checking.
The dog from that film you saw
"Scott" <spiced.p...@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:bser46ha7frdg06uh...@4ax.com...
what's the benefit though?
checked the site and it unhelpfully says.....
Improvements in this version
This software update provides latest improvements and is recommended for all
users.
erm.... ok.....
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Scott
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>"Scott" <spiced.p...@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:09:03 +0100, Maurice Batey
>> <mau...@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone had any problems installing the latest firmware (1.741EA) from
>>>the Sony site?
>>
>> It looks as though it is not just this model that has an update
>> available. I checked my model and found an update. It might be worth
>> checking.
>
>
>
>what's the benefit though?
>checked the site and it unhelpfully says.....
>
>
>
>Improvements in this version
>This software update provides latest improvements and is recommended for all
>users.
>
>
>erm.... ok.....
Not sure yet as I have only downloaded, not installed. Maybe I am
naive but I install all software upgrades for all equipment on the
principle that it is good practice to have the latest software.
Maurice Batey
> what's the benefit though?
I prefer to use the latest version, though I usually hang on for a
while before updating, in case of bugs.
The Sony Bravia I bought a few weeks ago was way back level (1.600)
and I was about to update to 1.730 (dated January) when I noticed
that 1.741 (dated 14/7) was available - so went for that.
Mark Carver
> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:18:11 +0100, The dog from that film you saw wrote:
>
>> what's the benefit though?
>
> I prefer to use the latest version, though I usually hang on for a
> while before updating, in case of bugs.
>
> The Sony Bravia I bought a few weeks ago was way back level (1.600)
> and I was about to update to 1.730 (dated January) when I noticed
> that 1.741 (dated 14/7) was available - so went for that.
If it ain't broke don't fix it, that's my motto !
In any case, the upgrade will get automagically applied when it's Sony's turn
for an OTA update.
http://www.dtg.org.uk/industry/index.html
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Maurice Batey
> If it ain't broke don't fix it, that's my motto !
Isn't nice that we can all choose our own approach!
> In any case, the upgrade will get automagically applied when it's
> Sony's turn for an OTA update.
As I'm away quite a lot I would rather look for an update at a
convenient time, and prefer the download/USB to OTA method.
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Scott
Mine just installed without difficulty. No obvious differences but at
least I know I have the latest software.
Paul D Smith
news:pan.2010.07.26....@nomail.afraid.org...
>
>> So what is the recovery mechanism if these "brick"?
>
> (1) Retry the update; failing that:
> (2) Try installing the previous update (if still got copy)
> (3) Treat as fault under warranty
>
> I've updated router, Freeview STB's, and Blu-Ray player with no
> problems.
>
>> There is ye olde serial port on Humax PVRs.
>
> Uh?!
>
> (I have a Humax Foxsat HDR)
There may be a 9-pin D-connector (looks somewhat like a computer VGA port).
This is a serial port, an old but very simple communications interface.
Many devices have "hard-wired" recovery procedures which often work as
follows...
- Hook up a computer and start a "recovery" program
- Start the box, possibly with some "hold button X", but sometimes without.
- Box has a "hard-wired" start-up which checks for the computer and if
found, reloads software off the PC and then restarts.
This is all independent of whatever state the loadable firmware is in and so
should always be capable of recovering a "bricked" box.
Interestingly, some Netgear routers have a similar feature, but off the
network port to a PC running a recovery program.
Paul DS
John Legon
wrote in article <i2md3u$bnr$1...@news.eternal-september.org>:
>>> So what is the recovery mechanism if these "brick"?
>There may be a 9-pin D-connector (looks somewhat like a computer VGA port).
>This is a serial port, an old but very simple communications interface.
>Many devices have "hard-wired" recovery procedures which often work as
>follows...
>
>- Hook up a computer and start a "recovery" program
>- Start the box, possibly with some "hold button X", but sometimes without.
>- Box has a "hard-wired" start-up which checks for the computer and if
>found, reloads software off the PC and then restarts.
>
>This is all independent of whatever state the loadable firmware is in and so
>should always be capable of recovering a "bricked" box.
FWIW my Ross HD satellite box looks for new firmware on an inserted USB
memory stick every time it does a cold boot. No user action required.
This could potentially provide a recovery mechanism if the box gets
trashed when installing an update through the menu system, but assumes
that the boot-loader is indeed independent of the loadable firmware...
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