Thread: coolsat 8100 file extension

Hi, first post here it goes. I just downloaded the CS 8000 loader to update my CS8100 and found that the loader won't take the software. When I try to load the file into the loader I get a pop up error saying "invalid firmware file". I got it when I tried to load the clean.bin file and also when trying to load the factory file with the .sgn ending. Am I doing something wrong? I have read that the CS8K and the CS8100 both use the same loader. Help requested.

To load the "CleanHD.bin" file , you need to use a null modem cable and the serial port, not the USB stick. Is that what you're doing ? After the Clean file is loaded, then a usb load of the factory firmware should work just fine. [edit] I'm only this smart because recently we had a thread on the same subject. I have a CS8000, so I've always used a serial cable. Another member , with a CS8100, chimed in with the information that the Clean file HAD to be loaded via the cable, rather than usb stick. It's filed away in my memory now.

I am trying to load the file with the computer and the loader, not the USB. The unit has froze up and does not recognize the USB. The loader is not recognizing the files when you try to put them into the loader.

Here is a copy of the loader with the Clean file in a zip archive. They both work on my pc just fine. Try THEM out.

I can't unzip the file. Getting a winzip error: cannot open file: it does not appear to be a valid archive. can you try the download to make sure it works.

I had no trouble extracting the files. Kind of an impasse. I'm using WinRar, if that's a clue, to create archives, and "unarc" them. [edit] Tried the file on my Ubuntu laptop, and it unzips there just fine, too. Not a Winrar problem, must be a problem at your end.

Just as a point of reference, I d/l Brents file and unzipped it with both Filzip and 7zip.
Not even recent versions of either.

edit: and my old WinXP on this laptop will "open" the Zip and show the contents, too.

many times a file will be locked by windows. right click on the file, properties, find and click on Unblock.
Why, I don't know, but it happens to me now and then with files from the internet.

Good Poiint, FatAir, Windows is not always our friend . Might re-boot and try again as another thing to do.