Picofly AIO Thread

[GodzKratos]

try one of the firmwares from 2.64 back to 2.61
if you still have an issue then maybe try the flash nuke

okay will try it and give you an update. BTW, how to flash nuke the picofly with pico tool?

Edit: Tried a new pico and flashed 2.66 FW.It worked fine

 

[Dee87]

Hello guys, I did a test with 2.5 works fine, with 2.65 I get kernel panic and purple screen,

Now I’m quite sure is related to some problem with the 2.65 firmware…

Post automatically merged: Apr 24, 2023

Some cold soldering? Or not a good signal from the CPU, try to use better cable from cpu…

Purpel screen is usually connected with the cmd resistor eather defektiv or not connected to the board all the way

 

[chapu978]

Hi, I recently install picofly on a v1 parched switch but now It doesn't boot, just a black screen. I used hwfly Flex for the apu, and if i take meds i have, 46 ohms on both caps. Hope someone can help me and sorry for my english

 

[Raugo]

okay will try it and give you an update. BTW, how to flash nuke the picofly with pico tool?

If you have 2.5 you can't flash with pikotool.

 

[linuxares]

I still don't get where people get the 2.5 from all the time. Stay away from that out of date fw.

 

[Dee87]

Hi, I recently install picofly on a v1 parched switch but now It doesn't boot, just a black screen. I used hwfly Flex for the apu, and if i take meds i have, 46 ohms on both caps. Hope someone can help me and sorry for my english

well what color does the picofly give u ?
lets see some picture of ur install

 

[blazeaster]

gonna sound like a total pleb, but can i use some other mosfet? i'd have to wait for months for IRFHS8342 to arrive. can i use AON7826 for example? or any other?

 

[cicci084]

I still don't get where people get the 2.5 from all the time. Stay away from that out of date fw.

In my opinion, new users use Firmware 2.5 because the first post specifies that it corrects compatibility with the Toshiba chip. It's easy to get confused, if it says Toshiba, those who have Toshiba let themselves be deceived.

So, in the first post I would also add that the firmware to use is 2.64 (2.65, from what I read, seems to have some incompatibility with some switches).

Furthermore, it should be written in BOLD that sincero Firmware 2.5 it is not possible to update via toolbox to prevent new users from always making the same mistakes (including me, luckily I had the boot0/boot backup, 1).

All this, in my humble opinion.

 

[MXRD4K1LL4]

gonna sound like a total pleb, but can i use some other mosfet? i'd have to wait for months for IRFHS8342 to arrive. can i use AON7826 for example? or any other?

Personally, I received IRFHS8342 in less than 2 weeks from Digikey so you don't have to worry.. If you still do not want it :

Other Mosfets you can use are; np2016, FDMA7672

 

[linuxares]

In my opinion, new users use Firmware 2.5 because the first post specifies that it corrects compatibility with the Toshiba chip. It's easy to get confused, if it says Toshiba, those who have Toshiba let themselves be deceived.

So, in the first post I would also add that the firmware to use is 2.64 (2.65, from what I read, seems to have some incompatibility with some switches).

Furthermore, it should be written in BOLD that since 2.5 it is not possible to update via toolbox to prevent new users from always making the same mistakes (including me, luckily I had the boot0/boot backup, 1).

All this, in my humble opinion.

Or it's time for the Github to remove the old outdate firmwares.

 

[MXRD4K1LL4]

In my opinion, new users use Firmware 2.5 because the first post specifies that it corrects compatibility with the Toshiba chip. It's easy to get confused, if it says Toshiba, those who have Toshiba let themselves be deceived.

So, in the first post I would also add that the firmware to use is 2.64 (2.65, from what I read, seems to have some incompatibility with some switches).

Furthermore, it should be written in BOLD that sincero Firmware 2.5 it is not possible to update via toolbox to prevent new users from always making the same mistakes (including me, luckily I had the boot0/boot backup, 1).

All this, in my humble opinion.

I have 2.5 because It was the latest when I installed it and I can't change it...

 

[cicci084]

gonna sound like a total pleb, but can i use some other mosfet? i'd have to wait for months for IRFHS8342 to arrive. can i use AON7826 for example? or any other?

You can use :

• np2016, FDMA7672

This is written in first post.

 

[blazeaster]

Personally, I received IRFHS8342 in less than 2 weeks from Digikey so you don't have to worry..

yeah, but where im at it seems that i'll have to wait at least until june. i'll try an other mosfet and let y'all know what happened. ik its probably wiser to order and wait for it, but from the info i gathered it seems that as long as the specs are similar or lower you're all good. if i mess up its my fault

 

[cicci084]

I have 2.5 because It was the latest when I installed it and I can't change it...

Personally I resoldered the USB port and updated via flash from a PC.
Not because it didn't work well, actually ZERO PROBLEMS, I did it because the next firmware enables the upgrade function with toolbox and this is definitely a nice convenience.

 

[lightninjay]

Or it's time for the Github to remove the old outdate firmwares.

TBF, on github it has been moved into a separate "archived" folder, so they would have to be getting 2.5 from somewhere else, or intentionally diving into the archived folder against the advice of the github instructions.

 

[MXRD4K1LL4]

Personally I resoldered the USB port and updated via flash from a PC.
Not because it didn't work well, actually ZERO PROBLEMS, I did it because the next firmware enables the upgrade function with toolbox and this is definitely a nice convenience.

Yeah, I wanted to but..

Bro kinda melted

I should buy another one?-

I don't wanna solder all that pins at the back :'( (Is that easy?)

 

[lightninjay]

Yeah, I wanted to but..
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Bro kinda melted

I should buy another one?-

I don't wanna solder all that pins at the back :'( (Is that easy?)

You can cut a micro usb cable in half and solder the four wires to the correct pads on the RP2040-zero's USB C pads and flash it just as well.

 

[bibimbap940]

Hi all - I've tried flashing the 2.65 firmware to a Waveshare RP2040-zero, but get no LED indicator once the window closes. No green, no red. I've then tried bridging the LED jumper to see if that would make any difference, but I still have the same issue. No LED. Possible the LED is defective? or am I missing a step somewhere?

Apologies if this has been asked before; searched the thread and didn't see this specific issue.

 

[Dee87]

Hi all - I've tried flashing the 2.65 firmware to a Waveshare RP2040-zero, but get no LED indicator once the window closes. No green, no red. I've then tried bridging the LED jumper to see if that would make any difference, but I still have the same issue. No LED. Possible the LED is defective? or am I missing a step somewhere?

Apologies if this has been asked before; searched the thread and didn't see this specific issue.

u did push the boot button when u plugged it in the computer?


so hold boot button and them plug in a window appears and then u drop the files and get a red light if u get green light u have to bridge rgb mode

 

[bibimbap940]

u did push the boot button when u plugged it in the computer?

Yes - when I do that I get the bootloader window with the two files as mentioned in the guide. I drop the 2.65 uf2 file in the window, it copies over and the window closes, but no LED flash. I've tried repeating the process a few times to no avail. Also tried to flash nuke.