get message: EEPROM format version 5 not compatible with this firmware (requires 5)

- Downloaded APM Planner 0.4.24
- ran Action/Update Check
   (seemed to update OK)

- Ran Action/Upload Firmware
  selected Ardupilot Mega 2.1
  completed successfully

- Went to terminal, ran Setup and Reset commands

- When rebooting, get this message:

    EEPROM format version  5 not compatible with this firmware (requires 5)

Attached: firmware update screen dump
Below: terminal window transcript

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Opened com port

Init ArduPilotMega 2.0

Free RAM: 1940
load_all took 996us
using 2223 bytes of memory

Entering interactive setup mode...

If using the Arduino Serial Monitor, ensure Line Ending is set to Carriage 
Return.
Type 'help' to list commands, 'exit' to leave a submenu.
Visit the 'setup' menu for first-time configuration.

Move the slide switch and reset to FLY.

ArduPilotMega] setup

Setup Mode

IMPORTANT: if you have not previously set this system up, use the
'reset' command to initialize the EEPROM to sensible default values
and then the 'radio' command to configure for your radio.

setup] reset

Type 'Y' and hit Enter to perform factory reset, any other key to abort: 
FACTORY RESET complete - please reset APM to continue

Init ArduPilotMega 2.0

Free RAM: 1940

EEPROM format version  5 not compatible with this firmware (requires 5)

Forcing complete parameter reset...done.

Entering interactive setup mode...

If using the Arduino Serial Monitor, ensure Line Ending is set to Carriage 
Return.
Type 'help' to list commands, 'exit' to leave a submenu.
Visit the 'setup' menu for first-time configuration.

Move the slide switch and reset to FLY.

ArduPilotMega]

Original issue reported on code.google.com by marhar@gmail.com on 3 May 2011 at 6:41

Attachments:

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kostakis52 / ardupilot-mega

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