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  • emujo
    Field Supervisor

    2,500+ Posts
    • Jun 2009
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    [Misc] CF cards for KM color MFPs

    My team is faced with flashing close to 1000 KM 650/353/203s to modify the IU life spans. Most of us have 1 CF card for color and 1 for B&W but we need to get 8 cards working for each tech (8 X 15 ) to make the proces go faster. Here's the issue... the damm flash cards suck!!!. Out of 150 bought from E-Bay and a dozen or so from KM only 2 have been able to accept the firmware and flash the MFPs without an "invalid card error". None of the cards have been formatted (at least as far as Windows is concerned). I have a HEX editor and have tried to erase the cards per the procedure put out by KM but still no success. Does anyone have a relaible method to format the CF cards to vxworks, and although the firmware imaging toolkit has a "format as vxworks" icon, this is greyed out and I have no idea how to enable it. The specs on the cards is San Disk or Transcend 128 MB. Any thoughts? Thanks Emujo
    If you don't see your question answered in the forum, please don't think it's OK to PM me for a personal reply...I do not give out firmware and/or manuals.
  • Karelkat
    Technician
    • Jul 2010
    • 18

    #2
    Hi I stand to be corrected but the models you mention need 256 MB CF Cards.

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    • Karelkat
      Technician
      • Jul 2010
      • 18

      #3
      Originally posted by emujo
      My team is faced with flashing close to 1000 KM 650/353/203s to modify the IU life spans. Most of us have 1 CF card for color and 1 for B&W but we need to get 8 cards working for each tech (8 X 15 ) to make the proces go faster. Here's the issue... the damm flash cards suck!!!. Out of 150 bought from E-Bay and a dozen or so from KM only 2 have been able to accept the firmware and flash the MFPs without an "invalid card error". None of the cards have been formatted (at least as far as Windows is concerned). I have a HEX editor and have tried to erase the cards per the procedure put out by KM but still no success. Does anyone have a relaible method to format the CF cards to vxworks, and although the firmware imaging toolkit has a "format as vxworks" icon, this is greyed out and I have no idea how to enable it. The specs on the cards is San Disk or Transcend 128 MB. Any thoughts? Thanks Emujo
      Which firmware version are you refering to?

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      • copytechman
        Senior Tech

        Site Contributor
        500+ Posts
        • Nov 2008
        • 910

        #4
        I've been using a 128mb verbatim card now for c203/650 series for a few years now.. there's firmware out to minimize the iu life message to nothing but an oil can indicator on the control panel... gonna try it maybe tomorrow.

        Regards!
        A.

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        • emujo
          Field Supervisor

          2,500+ Posts
          • Jun 2009
          • 3009

          #5
          I am currently using a 128MB for the entire line of MFPs I mentioned above, and have had no issues. 256 may work, but I don't know. The firmware is to allow the MFP to operate past the IU life limit w/o displaying the replace IU message. Only released last month. Does not affect 652/C360 family as this ability is built into the software switches. If I put the firmware on my CF card (been using the same one for almost 2 years), no problems. So I know it is a CF card issue, not the f/w toolkit, or a firmware issue. Emujo
          If you don't see your question answered in the forum, please don't think it's OK to PM me for a personal reply...I do not give out firmware and/or manuals.

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          • emujo
            Field Supervisor

            2,500+ Posts
            • Jun 2009
            • 3009

            #6
            Looks like I found a way to make this work...don't want to make it public until I verify with KM that the procedure dosen't wind up inducing some other wierd problem, but if you are at a stand still like I was, PM me and I'll explain the process. PS this also makes CF cards that originally were used for B&W usable. Emujo
            If you don't see your question answered in the forum, please don't think it's OK to PM me for a personal reply...I do not give out firmware and/or manuals.

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            • fishleg
              Trusted Tech

              Site Contributor
              250+ Posts
              • Mar 2009
              • 411

              #7
              What firmware version are you guys talking about ? first I've heard our company I work for goes through a sack full of chips be a nice a fix for us.

              Found it listed under : DLBT1000576EN01
              Firmware released : 09/04/10

              Does anyone know of something similar or if this sw is already unlocked for current models c280 c451 etc ?

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              • Stirton.M
                All things Konica Minolta

                1,000+ Posts
                • Oct 2009
                • 1804

                #8
                I've used crucial 256 without issue.

                Just be sure to never format the cards if you get them new. Let the firmware imaging program do its own thing.

                And this illustrates my point to another guy who suggested buying off of ebay. Not always the best approach.
                "Many years ago I chased a woman for almost two years, only to discover that her tastes were exactly like mine: we both were crazy about girls."
                ---Groucho Marx


                Please do not PM me for questions related to Konica Minolta hardware.
                I will not answer requests or questions there.
                Please ask in the KM forum for the benefit of others to see the question and give their input.

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                • francisco
                  Trusted Tech

                  100+ Posts
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 168

                  #9

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                  • EarthKmTech
                    Step aside, noob

                    1,000+ Posts
                    • May 2009
                    • 2142

                    #10
                    don't know what the big deal is, I've never had any issues with cf cards. I've formated them for temporary storage of mp3s off my computer in the past then reused them the next day without issues in firmware imaging tool kit and subsequent upgrade.


                    Maybe I'm just lucky.

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                    • boanda
                      Technician
                      • Feb 2011
                      • 79

                      #11
                      Originally posted by fishleg

                      Found it listed under : DLBT1000576EN01
                      Firmware released : 09/04/10
                      Why I cant find this?

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                      • francisco
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                        100+ Posts
                        • Nov 2009
                        • 168

                        #12

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                        • emujo
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                          • Jun 2009
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                          #13
                          You don't see it unless you have access to the UK KMBS suport site. As it is released to other regions it will be added as a download. Emujo
                          If you don't see your question answered in the forum, please don't think it's OK to PM me for a personal reply...I do not give out firmware and/or manuals.

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                          • francisco
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                            100+ Posts
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 168

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                            • DocuSystems
                              Service/IT/Integrator

                              50+ Posts
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 54

                              #15
                              I have had luck copying an existing working CF card to one which was purchased new. I can't recall the software, but it was something that did a sector by sector copy, not a file copy as in explorer. This would copy the vxworks format over to the new card, and then you can use the KM Firmware Imaging Toolkit to write updated firmware to the card.

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