FlashScan Bootblock Upgrade Failed

[Blacky]

Some customers have experienced difficulties when upgrading their FlashScan V2 bootblock from V2.4.xx to V2.5.xx

Some background info:

The FlashScan bootblock and firmware versions V2.4.xx are designed to work with EFILive V7 software.

The FlashScan bootblock and firmware versions V2.5.xx are designed to work with both the EFILive V7 and V8 software.

You cannot mix and match bootblock and firmware versions V2.4.xx and V2.5.xx.

To add to the version complexity, there were three version of the V2.5.xx bootblock: V2.05.04, V2.05.06 and V2.05.08.

V2.05.08 is the bootblock version that you must use.

WARNING: never use bootblock V2.05.06 - it may render you FlashScan device inoperable. See this thread for more info:
http://forum.efilive.com/showthread.php?t=7804

Bootblock V2.05.04 is not compatible with firmware V2.05.15 and later. So if you have bootblock V2.05.04, you MUST program in the firmware version V2.05.14 to restore FlashScan functionality.

To do that, put FlashScan into deadpoll mode, by holding the Ctrl key on FlashScan's keypad while plugging FlashScan into the PC. (You may need to leave FlashScan powered off for 5-10 seconds before attempting to activate deadpoll mode).
In deadpoll mode, the two orange LEDs will flash alternately. While it is in deadpoll mode, use EFILive Explorer to program in the V2.05.14 firmware file that is attached to this thread.

Once you have the combination of:
Bootblock V2.05.04 and Firmware V2.05.14
then you should upgrade the bootblock to V2.05.08 using the EFILive_Explorer program - which is part of the EFILive V8.1 software package.

Once you have upgraded the bootblock to V2.05.08, you can then flash in the firmware V2.05.20.

For more detailed information on programming the bootblock and firmware, please see the document: Start->All Programs->EFILive->V8.1->Documents->Upgrading FlashScan

Regards
Paul