SX900 Firmware Update Problem

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... I have yamaha psr sx 900 trying to upgrade firmware from 1.05 to 1.11
tried as per instructions but all the time insert flash drive when drive already
in usb drive is flashing looking for but fails to update can please help what i am doing wrong Please

Our new forum member "samp" sent me a PM with the above request. Since I don't answer general technical questions via PM, I started this thread for samp.


Best regards,
Chris

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Once again a warm welcome here to the PSR Tutorial Forum, samp!


The following is important for performing a Firmware Update:

- Make sure that the USB stick used basically works on the SX900. Ideally it was formatted directly on the SX900. In any case, it must be formatted as FAT32.

- First unpack the downloaded zip file on the computer and then copy the unpacked .PRG update file to the USB stick. Note that the file is copied to the root directory of the stick, NOT to a folder on the stick.

- Connect the USB stick to the switched off SX900.

- Press and hold the STYLE START button while turning on the SX900. Only release the START button when the black Boot Loader display appears.

- Follow the instructions on the screen. (Normally the START button must now be pressed again.)

- When the update is finished, the SX900 must be restarted.

- Check in "Menu > Utility > System" whether the new version 1.11 is displayed correctly there.

- I recommend performing a system reset now, i.e. resetting the system settings to factory settings. However, this is not absolutely necessary. For a reset, please go to "Menu > Utility > Factory Reset/Backup (page 1/2)". Make sure that only "System" is ticked and touch "Factory Reset".

See also the attached screenshot.


Good luck!

Best regards,
Chris

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[samp]

thank u very much it reset worked
but i still not been able to upgrade firmware from 1.05 to 1.11
error shows looking for media which is flashing but fails to
give go ahead to press Start button
thanks in anticipation

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thank u very much it reset worked
but i still not been able to upgrade firmware from 1.05 to 1.11
error shows looking for media which is flashing but fails to
give go ahead to press Start button
thanks in anticipation

Hi samp,

I recommend the system reset described above (immediately) AFTER the successful firmware update to V1.11. (But of course the reset didn't do any harm at the moment... )

The file you downloaded may be incorrect. Please download the SX900 Update V1.11 again here:
>>> https://uk.yamaha.com/en/support/updates/firm_psr-sx900.html

Unzip the zip file ("psr-sx900_v111.zip") on your computer and check in the properties whether the unpacked file ("PSR-SX900SETUP.PRG") has exactly the file size 284,609,024 bytes. (See also the attached screenshot.)

Then copy this .PRG file to USB stick and try again. If it still doesn't work, try another USB stick.

Good luck again!


Best regards,
Chris

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[samp]

HI Chris
Thank you so much for your help re updating firmware 1.11
yes your recomend worked very thankful
kind regards
sam

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HI Chris
Thank you so much for your help re updating firmware 1.11
yes your recomend worked very thankful
kind regards
sam

Thanks for your kind feedback, Sam! I'm glad to could help you. 


Best regards,
Chris