wipy ignores firmware update and boot.py

[marcus]

Hi,

when my wipy arrived, i've updated the firmware and tried to connect it to my router.
I failed to connect it and needed to reset the wypi several times.

Now i'm back on firmware 1.0.0.

When i try to update the firmware again or try to connect to my router nothing happens.
Both, the boot.py and the update file seemed to be ignored during system start.
More resets haven't solved the problem...

Has anyone an idea how this can be corrected?

Thanks
Marcus

[danicampora]

Your WiPy is safe booting al the time. Did you put it into the expansion board backwards by mistake? This damages the safeboot pin beyond repair. Others have had this issue as well...

[marcus]

Unlucky me...
If it reboots in safeboot, shouldn't the boot.py be deleted everytime it boots again?

[danicampora]

No, in safe boot you can delete it yourself if you want.

[marcus]

Alright, so my last hope is gone...

Oh no!! And they are out of stock again. Damn...
Twice time unlucky.
Do you have any information when new wipys can be ordered?

[danicampora]

I don't understand. Why can't erase yourself the boot.py if your WiPy is always safe booting?

Just ftp to 192.168.1.1 and erase what you want.

[marcus]

No problem here. I can delete/ modify it via FTP.
I just thought that the boot.py would be reseted in safe boot and that this would be a sign for another problem instead of the permanent safe boot...

Next time i need to be more patient when putting test circuits together.
Maybe there happened the mistake.

[Sebastian]

If you have a Expansion Board ist is quite easy to compile a bootloader which uses another pin for safeboot. So you can probably reuse your wipy....

[marcus]

Hi Sebastian,

i do have an expansion board!
Have done a modification like that?
Since i have no experience with c and compiling c stuff i'm pretty shure it would take a huge amount of time to handle that.