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Is a firmware upgrade for the Canon iR1024iF possible?
Hello,
I bought a Multifunctional Canon iR1024F which has the ability to send faxes. I later bought a network card for it which enabled me to print over LAN. The problem is that i do not have the send to e-mail function that a Cannon iR1024iF has.
Is there any way that I can upgrade the firmware to that of the Cannon iR1024iF without damaging it? And if yes, where do I get the firmware from?
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Hello,
I I good know, it is impossible
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Why not? It's basically the same device, just that the firmware is different. I have a feeling the one on the iR1024F is crippled on purpuse, not that the device could not handle sending e-mails.
And if impossible, is there a way that I can still scan directly to a network destination? I have some FTP and SMB options, but while meddling with them I only managed to make the printer completely unresponsive to print requests, obviously unsuccessful in my attempt to scan directly to a shared.
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I you have a look at the parts catalog, you can see a lot of differences.
DC controller is different
Image Processor PCB is different
DDR MODULE PCB ASS'Y is different
The send modell has a MEMORY, USB FLASH, 128MByte (Pendrive on image processor PCB), and a ROM PCB ASSEMBLY on it.
But it can scan via usb,
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It can scan via USB, but it's location in the office is very hard to access and there is no way for it to reach any desktop computer. I tried using a USB extender cable 4.5m, but that extends the already 2m long usb cable it has and that is a bit too much for the usb to handle. Therefore it does not work.
Perhaps you know a way to reset to factory default. Computers cannot connect to it since i meddled with the SMB and SNMP settings. The original software does not connect to it and detects it as Unknown device even though I can connect to the http port for changing settings.
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To reset you have to go to service mode.
Press additional function key then 2&8 simultaneously then additional function key again.
Now you are in service mode.
Press the + key several times as long as "clear" appears on the screen.
Press ok
Press the + key several times as long as "all" appears on the screen.
Press ok, and wait.
It will reboot, and all the settings will be cleared.
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I got into the service menu and, instead of choosing clear all, as you said, i pressed Download (it seemed to me like a firmware update option - not upgrade, but update). Now it has been showing
DOWNLOAD
STANDBY
for a few minutes. I can;t do anything on it and I'm afraid to turn it off in case I might stop it while flashing the ROM.
Can I turn it off?
I did turn it off and it works now, after restarting it. Thank you.
Last edited by nikseldon; 03-22-2011 at 02:46 PM.
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