Re: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:15 pmFirst thing I will suggest to do is to try it on another PC.
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:15 pmRe: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:18 pmUnder options in MDM, what does the midi port say? Perhaps try the rescan ports.
Re: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 4:23 pm.
Looks like you erased MegaDrum firmware with the failed firmware upgrade. You have to recover the firmware.
1. Make sure no other software is running which might be using MIDI ports.
2. Boot MegaDrum to bootloadr (left button kept pressed while powering up).
3. Start MDM. In Options make sure you select MegaDrum USB MIDI In/Out ports.
4. In MDM select 'Firmware upgrade'.
5. Follow the instructions in the 'MegaDrum Firmware Upgrade' window exactly.
If it fails in any of the above steps, describe in details step-by-step what you do and what happens when you follow the upgrade procedure.
tosza wrote:- If I turn on Megadrum normally, it's always blue (thus receives charge via USB), but empty. No Megadrum MIDI port appears in MDM
Looks like you erased MegaDrum firmware with the failed firmware upgrade. You have to recover the firmware.
1. Make sure no other software is running which might be using MIDI ports.
2. Boot MegaDrum to bootloadr (left button kept pressed while powering up).
3. Start MDM. In Options make sure you select MegaDrum USB MIDI In/Out ports.
4. In MDM select 'Firmware upgrade'.
5. Follow the instructions in the 'MegaDrum Firmware Upgrade' window exactly.
If it fails in any of the above steps, describe in details step-by-step what you do and what happens when you follow the upgrade procedure.
Re: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:07 pmtosza wrote:This is exactly the procedure I tried several times today.
1. No other software is using the MIDI ports.
2. MDM is turned off, Megadrum is turned off.
2. Press the left button, and then power the Megadrum. It says: "FWSUpdaterSTM32d - StartUpdateOnPC" (It's kinda strange as I have the 56 input version, and I'm trying to upload the 56d...guess it's the right one.)
3. Start MDM. In Options I choose MIDIIN2/MIDIOUT2 (but the same thing happens mith Megadrum USB MIDI). It says "MIDI init error" (closed MIDI)
4. In MDM select 'Firmware upgrade'.
5. Then there are 2 variations:
5/a. "Megadrum is not responding" message
5/b. Only "Cancel" is active, but nothing happens (not just for a few minutes, but tried it even for an hour)
You're not following MDM Firmware Upgrade instructions EXACTLY! In step 3 and 4 it tells you to power off MegaDrum and boot into bootloader again.
Re: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:59 pmCan someone post the link for the steps please , I've done the same thing
Re: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:05 pmJohnofhwrong, check out Dmitri's post here, he spells out just what to do to recover the firmware.
Good luck with it. I just received my very nicely assembled MD-56 this week. While waiting on a set of black heads to ship from 682drums I have been voraciously reading the configuration and troubleshooting docs. Between the thousands of member posts on this forum, YouTube MDM videos, Dmitri's docs, Angr77's docs & website and much more, I'm finding that there is a LOT of excellent technical info out there. I'm going through it now hoping to avoid common problems when I'm ready to configure.
Good luck with it. I just received my very nicely assembled MD-56 this week. While waiting on a set of black heads to ship from 682drums I have been voraciously reading the configuration and troubleshooting docs. Between the thousands of member posts on this forum, YouTube MDM videos, Dmitri's docs, Angr77's docs & website and much more, I'm finding that there is a LOT of excellent technical info out there. I'm going through it now hoping to avoid common problems when I'm ready to configure.
Re: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:45 pmStiletto wrote:Johnofhwrong, check out Dmitri's post here, he spells out just what to do to recover the firmware.
Good luck with it. I just received my very nicely assembled MD-56 this week. While waiting on a set of black heads to ship from 682drums I have been voraciously reading the configuration and troubleshooting docs. Between the thousands of member posts on this forum, YouTube MDM videos, Dmitri's docs, Angr77's docs & website and much more, I'm finding that there is a LOT of excellent technical info out there. I'm going through it now hoping to avoid common problems when I'm ready to configure.
Sorted it, changed laptop and it sorted it !!
Re: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:04 amJohnofhwrong wrote:Can someone post the link for the steps please , I've done the same thing
I have the same problem with the upgrade and received "Megadrum is not responding" in MD Manager FX or "CRC Error" using Mdfwupdate.
Re: MIDI init error and upgrade problem
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 2:26 pmYou actually have a different problem. Please stick with one place - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1075&p=32665#p32665 - where you described your problem.