[A89] Fixing my TI-89

To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: [A89] Fixing my TI-89
From: MuntaKHib@cs.com
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:55:50 EDT
Reply-To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org

I recently purchased two TI-89 calculators. I updated the operating system of 
one of them by downloading the AMS (Advanced Mathematics Software) 2.05 / 
Hardware Version 2.00 update from Texas Instrument's website. Once my first 
calc (C1) was updated, I tried sending the new operating system from C1 to my 
other calc (C2). I entered the Var-Link Menu and chose "Send Product SW". A 
warning sign came up that said all the memory on C2 would be erased when the 
AMS 2.05 update would be installed on it. I chose ok, and on the C2, I chose 
to "Receive Product SW." C1 started sending the AMS update and went all the 
way to the end (98/99% done). Then suddenly, an error popped up on C1 that 
said "Error: Unregistered Flash Software Detected." I cleared the error, but 
C2 (which had only flash software from TI's main site, so it was all legit) 
still had the "Receive Product SW" screen on, and it has been on since then 
(on C2; C1 is fine). It can't turn off, and I tried removing the batteries 
(Triple AAA and watch battery that protects the RAM). Nothing seems to work. 
Whenever I pop the batteries back in, the "Receive Product SW" screen pops 
back up (This screen reads, on separate lines: "Texas Instruments","Press I 
to install code", and "Boot 1.04 build 13.") When I press I to install code, 
it reads "Waiting to Receive". I tried sending the OS update from the 
computer, and again it transferred up to 98/99% before "Link Error" popped up 
on the computer. C2 keeps reading "Waiting to Receive," until I pop out all 
the batteries, and then it goes back to "Press I to install code". Is there 
anything I can do to fix this?

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