Can you still buy the bootloop recovery cable for the micro hd.. no luck so far on ebay...i brickd it while back and since i accidentaly bout a spare remote for it instead of the one hdvr1200 i kinda wana dig it out and get it goin again..
GEOSATpro micro hd recovery cable
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I bought this one http://store.gotcband.com/#!/MICROHD-RECOVERY-CABLE/p/41313784/category=10640299
Works great!
Works great!
This one worked for me:
Amazon product ASIN B008AGDTA4
this one too:
Amazon product ASIN B00F167PWE
I did have to modify the plugs on them though.
Amazon product ASIN B008AGDTA4
this one too:
Amazon product ASIN B00F167PWE
I did have to modify the plugs on them though.
You can make your own cable from parts. That's what I did when my MicroHD got stuck in a boot loop.
I started with a USB to serial cable for the USB side. I bought it at Fry's or Radio Shack for another project, but it contained a PL2303HX chip on a small circuit board with a USB connector (shown in first photo below). It was exactly what I needed for fixing my MicroHD.
For the end that attaches onto the Micro HD circuit board I used a 4 pin connector from my parts bin, originally obtained from an old cordless phone. I soldered the wires to the 4 pin connector as shown in the second photo below (which also shows the microHD circuit board).
The wiring of the 4-pin connector as shown attached to the circuit board in the second photo is as follows: Ground (black), Power (red), TX (green), and RX (white).
Good luck getting your Micro HD working again!
Brett
I started with a USB to serial cable for the USB side. I bought it at Fry's or Radio Shack for another project, but it contained a PL2303HX chip on a small circuit board with a USB connector (shown in first photo below). It was exactly what I needed for fixing my MicroHD.
For the end that attaches onto the Micro HD circuit board I used a 4 pin connector from my parts bin, originally obtained from an old cordless phone. I soldered the wires to the 4 pin connector as shown in the second photo below (which also shows the microHD circuit board).
The wiring of the 4-pin connector as shown attached to the circuit board in the second photo is as follows: Ground (black), Power (red), TX (green), and RX (white).
Good luck getting your Micro HD working again!
Brett
N6BY thanks for the photos!! After I saw them, and being the DIY guy I am, I saved them to my hard drive then went looking on fleabay for that cable. Found what I think is the same thing and ordered one from China. Gonna take a few weeks to get it but that's not a problem as my Micros are working OK at the moment. Here's a link to that one I ordered, which is only $1.43 shipped.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181341408242?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181341408242?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
after diging through my junkyard didn't find anything usefull....drove all around town...hh Gregg...staples...radio shack all kinda places...I found this at best buy
http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/computer-speakers-accessories/NS-PU99501.html ..so im thinkn...lop off the rs232 and use alagator clips..vacations almost over and I don't want any more waiting on mail service..do you think my plan will work...is the chip n all always at the usb side? it dosent look like I can dissemble it.
http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/computer-speakers-accessories/NS-PU99501.html ..so im thinkn...lop off the rs232 and use alagator clips..vacations almost over and I don't want any more waiting on mail service..do you think my plan will work...is the chip n all always at the usb side? it dosent look like I can dissemble it.
UPDATE: Just got this cable from China today. I took the USB end apart and it's exactly like the one in the picture up the page. Just took a while for it to get here. I guess it's better to have one and not need it, than need one and not have it. Ennywho, the price was right. And did I mention that I'm CHEAP!
$1.43 shipped is a great deal. Did it come with drivers or have you verified that it works with drivers available online?UPDATE: Just got this cable from China today. I took the USB end apart and it's exactly like the one in the picture up the page. Just took a while for it to get here. I guess it's better to have one and not need it, than need one and not have it. Ennywho, the price was right. And did I mention that I'm CHEAP!
No drivers came with it and I hadn't thought about that part? I guess I need to contact the seller to see if I can download them online.
Needs Windows XP, Vista, or 7 also. I never could get one to work with 8 or 8.1. Not tried 10 yet.
There supposed to be a new one that works with 8 and up, don't remember the part number off hand though.
There supposed to be a new one that works with 8 and up, don't remember the part number off hand though.
Heh, well, I did a google search for the driver and found it. It's a PL2303HX USB TO TTL Serial Cable and that search found the chipset driver and I just got through installing it and on reboot Windows XP found the driver and automatically installed it. We be jamming now, IF, I ever need to that is.
Thanks guys
KE4EST the driver version number I just downloaded is 1.10.0.20140925 Here's the release notes for this version:
PL2303 Driver Setup Installer, Prolific Edition
Setup Installer Revision Note History
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System Requirement:
. USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 Host Controller
. Device using PL2303HXA/XA/HXD/EA/RA/SA/TA/TB version chips
. Supports the following Windows OS Family (32 and 64 bit):
- Windows 2000 SP4
- Windows XP SP2 and SP3
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008R2
- Windows 8
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2012R2
NOTE:
- Windows 8/8.1/Server2012/Server2012R2 are NOT supported in PL2303HXA/XA EOL chip versions (discontinued).
- Download latest PL2303 CheckChipVersion tool program to check chip version in Windows 7.
- Windows 98 and ME driver support are discontinued.
- Windows 2000 and XP support are also discontinued.
Thanks guys
KE4EST the driver version number I just downloaded is 1.10.0.20140925 Here's the release notes for this version:
PL2303 Driver Setup Installer, Prolific Edition
Setup Installer Revision Note History
==================================================
System Requirement:
. USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 Host Controller
. Device using PL2303HXA/XA/HXD/EA/RA/SA/TA/TB version chips
. Supports the following Windows OS Family (32 and 64 bit):
- Windows 2000 SP4
- Windows XP SP2 and SP3
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008R2
- Windows 8
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2012R2
NOTE:
- Windows 8/8.1/Server2012/Server2012R2 are NOT supported in PL2303HXA/XA EOL chip versions (discontinued).
- Download latest PL2303 CheckChipVersion tool program to check chip version in Windows 7.
- Windows 98 and ME driver support are discontinued.
- Windows 2000 and XP support are also discontinued.
Well go break it,so you can fix it !
Yeah, like the old saying, "if it ain't broke, you can still probably fix it!"
Sort of like, "Hey ya'll, watch this!" (insert yee-haw here) Then "Oh crap!"
Which is the Red Neck version of the first one.
