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Unable to Upgrade Firmware From 1.8.x on RetroScaler N64 Adapter #954

Closed FairyKid64 closed 2 months ago

FairyKid64 commented 2 months ago

BlueRetro firmware version

1.8.3 (or perhaps 1.8.2)

BlueRetro firmware specification

HW1

BlueRetro firmware variant

System specific

BlueRetro hardware type

External adapter dongle (1 port only)

Manufacturer

RetroScaler

System used

Nintendo 64

Bluetooth controller brand & name

No response

What is problem? (only list ONE problem per report)

I updated my RetroScaler BlueRetro adapter last year to I think 1.8.3 (or 1.8.2?), and now I've been trying to connect to update the firmware or enter the advanced config page at blueretro.io, and it doesn't connect. The log output just freezes on "Getting BlueRetro Service...".

I don't know if this is related, but the update and advanced config pages appear to have broken around the same time as this website update was made.

It's also worth mentioning that not all pages on the blueretro.io site are broken. For example - the BlueRetro N64 controller pak manager page does still work. Also, I can still connect controllers to the adapter to play games on the Nintendo 64 - I just can't update or change the configuration.

What did you expect to happen?

I expected to be able to use all the features of the blueretro.io website like update to the latest firmware and change the advanced configuration like I used to be able to.

Attach files like logs or Bluetooth traces here

Requesting Bluetooth Device... Connecting to GATT Server... Getting BlueRetro Service...

Then it just freezes there and never updates. If I turn off the N64 while it's "Getting BlueRetro Service", then it prints out this message:

app_ver_is_hw2: false app_name_is_hw2: false Init Cfg DOM... > Bluetooth Device disconnected

darthcloud commented 2 months ago

Is this ota page work better?

https://darthcloud.github.io/BlueRetroWebCfg_Beta/ota.html

FairyKid64 commented 2 months ago

Is this ota page work better?

https://darthcloud.github.io/BlueRetroWebCfg_Beta/ota.html

Hi DarthCloud - thanks for responding to this issue. I just tried this beta ota site on my Mac using Chrome as well as on my Android phone using Chrome, and it's still not working.

darthcloud commented 2 months ago

You mentioned the n64 page work, what firmware does that page report?

lpuzzello commented 2 months ago

Facing the same issue and tried some troubleshooting from my end. Hope this is useful:

The interesting part is that the behavior/error messages changes depending of the page/operation:

If needed I can perform more tests and provide more information.

Thanks !

FairyKid64 commented 2 months ago

You mentioned the n64 page work, what firmware does that page report?

It actually doesn't show a firmware version on the Memory Pak page. But from what I remember, I think I last updated to 1.8.3 or 1.8.2. This is what it shows on the Memory Pak page:

Please consult the documentation found on the wiki: 7.1 - N64 controller pak manager page

Connected to: BlueRetro_N64_AD42 (10:97:bd:93:ad:42) [1]

Download latest FW v1.9.2 from itch.io Select BlueRetro controller pak bank:

darthcloud commented 2 months ago

Ok I understand now, its running a custom FW from retroscaler and they didn't populate the FW version field properly. So the OTA probably dont like that.

I'll see what I can do.

FairyKid64 commented 2 months ago

You mentioned the n64 page work, what firmware does that page report?

It actually doesn't show a firmware version on the Memory Pak page. But from what I remember, I think I last updated to 1.8.3 or 1.8.2. This is what it shows on the Memory Pak page:

Please consult the documentation found on the wiki: 7.1 - N64 controller pak manager page

Connected to: BlueRetro_N64_AD42 (10:97:bd:93:ad:42) [1]

Download latest FW v1.9.2 from itch.io Select BlueRetro controller pak bank:

Ok I understand now, its running a custom FW from retroscaler and they didn't populate the FW version field properly. So the OTA probably dont like that.

I'll see what I can do.

Ah, I see. Yeah, the last time I updated I'm pretty sure I downloaded the official firmware, but it was a few months ago, so maybe I'm remembering incorrectly. Although I also tried doing the factory reset, so perhaps that put the adapter back to the custom RetroScaler firmware. Thanks for looking into this.

lpuzzello commented 2 months ago

Ok I understand now, its running a custom FW from retroscaler and they didn't populate the FW version field properly. So the OTA probably dont like that.

I'll see what I can do.

Thank you DarthCloud. I was checking the code of the OTA page and found this line: image

I changed to '1' in my local cache and could update sucessfully to 1.92 image.

darthcloud commented 2 months ago

The latest beta page should fix the issue: https://darthcloud.github.io/BlueRetroWebCfg_Beta/ota.html

Let me know if that work.

FairyKid64 commented 2 months ago

The latest beta page should fix the issue: https://darthcloud.github.io/BlueRetroWebCfg_Beta/ota.html

Let me know if that work.

Yes - that beta page worked! I was able to update to 1.9.2. I am also now able to enter the advanced configuration page. Thank you DarthCloud! And thank you Ipuzzello for helping debug!

darthcloud commented 2 months ago

Awesome, I updated the regular page too