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inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:30 PM

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So when I was installing opentx firmware onto the xd9 2019+ radio I ran into a slight problem. I made sure to put my controller into the firmware mode by pushing the 2 switches in and clicking the power button…. I was using the Opentx Companion 2.3.15 and made sure I selected the correct radio. I hit the download button and selected “Download firmware”. I selected the file that said “opentx-x9d+2019-en.bin” and hit ok. After that I selected “read/write” and chose “write firmware to radio” it said everything was installed successfully so I exited out of that. after that I unplugged my controller and powered it off and now it won’t power back on. It won’t even go into the firmware mode either. I went to go remove the sd card but there was no sd card in the radio. I been using this radio for awhile and used the stock firmware. I only wanted to change the firmware to use crossfire. since I can’t go into the firmware mode anymore on my radio is there anyway I can download the firmware directly onto my sd card?… when I tried to do it it said “controller must not be plugged in”. does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks 🙏

normal granite Dec 13, 2022, 11:32 PM

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inland bough So when I was installing opentx firmware onto the xd9 2019+ radio I ran into a s...

why not flash EdgeTX?

inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:49 PM

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normal granite why not flash EdgeTX?

i’m not really familiar with that

normal granite Dec 13, 2022, 11:50 PM

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inland bough i’m not really familiar with that

it's quite a bit better and i highly recommend going to it

inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:50 PM

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normal granite it's quite a bit better and i highly recommend going to it

does it allow me to install firmware directly to sd card?

normal granite Dec 13, 2022, 11:51 PM

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inland bough does it allow me to install firmware directly to sd card?

yeah

inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:51 PM

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alright thanks

normal granite Dec 13, 2022, 11:51 PM

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https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/flash?version=v2.8.0

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@inland bough

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step 1: go to this link: https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/flash?version=v2.8.0
step 3: select the newest version (as of time of writing is 2.8)
step 4: select your radio model
step 5: click “download.bin”
step 6: download it to a safe space that you will find later. some users like their desktop or downloads folder.
step 7: plug in your radio to the data port (usually the top USB-C one)
step 8: on your radio, select USB storage mode
step 9: navigate on your PC to where you have the radio, there should be many folders of the name of “tools” or “firmware” etc.
step 10: go into the “firmware” folder
NOTE: there is a firmware drive that has two items in it that is NOT correct! if you have questions, just ask.
step 11: drag the 2.8 (at time of writing) into the firmware folder.
step 12: disconnect the radio
step 13: turn off the radio
step 14: push both the bottom trim buttons inward, and while holding them, turn on the radio
step 15: release the buttons
step 16: select firmware flash or whatever
step 17: select the newest firmware, not the old one.
step 18: flash it by holding the enter button or the scroll wheel

inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:53 PM

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thanks

inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:54 PM

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normal granite step 1: go to this link: https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/flash?version=v2.8.0 step 3:...

I cant use my radio

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"plug into data port"

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it doesnt go into the right mode

normal granite Dec 13, 2022, 11:55 PM

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inland bough I cant use my radio

wdym?

inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:57 PM

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the mode you go into by clicking the two buttons inward

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like it doesnt even turn on

normal granite Dec 13, 2022, 11:58 PM

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hmm, it's not supposed to turn on normally

inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:58 PM

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when I plug it in it doesn’t show “storage mode”

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just green light on power button

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it used to say that before I messed it up

inland bough Dec 13, 2022, 11:59 PM

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normal granite hmm, it's not supposed to turn on normally

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anyway to do it without that option?

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:02 AM

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@inland bough

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So this doesn’t happen for you?

inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:03 AM

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not at all

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:03 AM

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interesting

inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:03 AM

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I hear the noice of the power button thats it

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what I find weird is there was never a sd card in my controllor

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I used it for 2 years without ever having to do anything firmware related

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inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:06 AM

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normal granite interesting

could I put an empty sd card into this and install?

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:06 AM

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so do you have an SD card installed or not?

inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:06 AM

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I just installed one

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right as you said that

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:06 AM

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okay, let's do this step by step

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first, unplug the radio and turn it off

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we won't need it for now

inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:07 AM

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ok

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:07 AM

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second, take the SD card and plug it into your PC. it must be minimum 1GB

inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:07 AM

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with this?

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:07 AM

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sure

inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:08 AM

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ok

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did that

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:09 AM

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cool, now right click on the drive and click "format

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inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:10 AM

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ok

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:12 AM

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aight hold on i have to take a call, i will help ya in like 20 min, okay? just sit tight. i promise ill be back

inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:12 AM

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ok

normal granite Dec 14, 2022, 12:33 AM

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@inland bough

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format the SD card with these settings

inland bough Dec 14, 2022, 12:35 AM

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I was actually able to figure everything out

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thanks for all the help

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I spent 5 minutes spamming the controller and for some weird reason

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it went into the right mode

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and from there I repeated what I did before and it worked

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