people i need help

i just got my odus/matrix today ... and i can't flash it...

i have tried almost everything.

two operating system(win 98 and win 2k) on two completely different systems .i tried both winlpc and wmilk and two sets of batteries
my parallel port setting are 378 mode ecp irq7 dma3.
i am always getting the same error ... no device detected.
i would be very gratefull if someone could help me

You need to plug the LPC programmer DIRECTLY into the parallel port.
I kept getting that error when trying to use an extension cable.


And don't forget a NEW 9volt battery,.

i didn't use an extension cable . and both of my batteries are brand new ....
but thanx for your help.
anyone else has any suggestions?

if forgot to say that when i plugg it , the red led flashes but when i receive the error it stops ...

some people have also reported that they have to hold the programmer firmly into the parallel port

i tried that also and it still wouldn't work . i even tried a third system today (xp)
with no results . anyone else has any suggestions?

Try setting your parallel port to ECP + EPP (i.s.of ECP alone).

i tried that still nothing .
i checked the soldering points aand componenents , nothing seems to be wrong.... is there a sure way to check if the programmer or the matrix are defective

I've got almost the same fault. All the computers i've tried it on detects the chip but I can't Program or Erase. Fucked up :/

When your chip is connected to the programmer with battery, and the programmer is plugged into the PC, the light on the chip should glow a constant red.

This doesn't tell you that nothing is wrong, but it's a start.

i had this happen to me, i ended up e-mailing matrix and they sent me a new programer. new programer worked first shot.

my suggestion, buy a brand new battery, and make it the special super power electric ones, they make the chip much more likely to program correctly

mine glows a constant red but it still cannot find the device!!!

Granted that you pointed out what the settings for the port were. Did you verify that these are in fact what the system bios is set for or are you going by what the device manager / printer software is reporting. Speaking of printer software. If any of these machines has any printer software or drivers installed then I would reccommend removing / disabeling them. They may be hogging the port. Some Lexmark and Cannon apps will do this as they believe that they are the only thing on the port and are always active, thus preventing anthing else from using the port.

[/QUOTE]mine glows a constant red but it still cannot find the device!!!

I had the same prob. I checked out http://www.xodus-chip.com/ and i changed my printer port i/o settings after checking device manager. I couldn`t flash it on my desktop but i got access to a laptop and it worked once I altered the i/o settings in winLPC.
I`ve installed it now but it glows red in mode 3 ...... maybe it never flashed but it semed to work

In WinLCP what should the parallel port and the offset be? could it be wrong? Ive tried smashing it down and diffrent computers but to no avail.

EDIT!! I cant seem to find the I/O settings in the device manager where is it?

QUOTE (nook @ Nov 23 2002, 08:15 PM)

I've got almost the same fault. All the computers i've tried it on detects the chip but I can't Program or Erase. Fucked up :/

I'm having this same problem, I can read just fine, but it immediately fails when I try to erase, does this on two different computers (intel/amd).

I ran Milksop, and it returns with error -55, and says "Unrecognized device - aborting... are we all plugged in alright?"

Figured it out, I had to pinch the programmer to the chip... made me feel a whole lot better about it working...

Thanks for all the help, everyone!

QUOTE (FaMiNe @ Dec 4 2002, 06:53 AM)

QUOTE (nook @ Nov 23 2002, 08:15 PM) I've got almost the same fault. All the computers i've tried it on detects the chip but I can't Program or Erase. Fucked up :/ I'm having this same problem, I can read just fine, but it immediately fails when I try to erase, does this on two different computers (intel/amd). I ran Milksop, and it returns with error -55, and says "Unrecognized device - aborting... are we all plugged in alright?"

I also had this problem when i got my chip yesterday. i had to pinch the modchip onto the programer while my brother flashed the chip... worked first time.