Firmware Recovery C-200

Easy and suitable for everyone.

Applicable to the following NMT

Popcorn Hour NMT models:	C-200

Follow these instructions to recover the Popcorn Hour C-200 if the firmware update fails.

Note: This method is only applicable for the Popcorn Hour C-200, and you do not use these instructions under normal firmware installation.

Running a firmware before 03-04-110530-21-POP-408-000 version

Download the following zip file: http://files.syabas.com/popcornhour/download/c200_recovery_090729.zip
Unzip recovery-image.bin file into the root of a USB thumbdrive (must be format to FAT32 or NTFS file system only).
Connect the Popcorn Hour C-200 to a TV through the Component or Composite or HDMI outputs.
Power up the Popcorn Hour C-200.
Component or Composite or HDMI video will display blue background with "Firmware recovery. Please insert USB"
Plug the USB thumbdrive into the Popcorn Hour C-200 USB port to start the recovery process.
After successful recovery, power cycle will bring it up again to 02-01-090729-17-POP-408-000 firmware.

If steps 1 - 7 stated above fail, follow these instructions:

Insert a jumper on uart0

Power down the Popcorn Hour C-200.
Insert a jumper on uart0
Plug the same USB thumbdrive with the same bin files into the Popcorn Hour C-200 USB port and the same component or composite or HDMI cables into the Popcorn Hour C-200 and TV. If these cables have not been removed since you followed steps 1-7, just leave them plugged in.
Power up the Popcorn Hour C-200
Follow steps number 5-7 above.
After the update process completed, power down the unit when the screen showing a message "rebooting in 10 seconds"
Remove the jumper.
Remove USB thumbdrive, component and/or composite cables.
Your Popcorn Hour will is now using 02-01-090729-17-POP-408-000 firmware.
Plug in desired connectors (HDMI, Component, Network, optical, etc.) and pat yourself on the back for successfully fixing your Popcorn Hour C-200.

Download the following zip file: http://files.syabas.com/popcornhour/download/c200_recovery_110531.zip
Unzip recovery-image.bin file into the root of a USB thumbdrive (must be format to FAT32 or NTFS file system only).
Connect the Popcorn Hour C-200 to a TV through the Component or Composite or HDMI outputs.
Power up the Popcorn Hour C-200.
Component or Composite or HDMI video will display blue background with "Firmware recovery. Please insert USB"
Plug the USB thumbdrive into the Popcorn Hour C-200 USB port to start the recovery process.
After successful recovery, power cycle will bring it up to 03-04-110531-21-POP-408-000 firmware.

If steps 1 - 7 stated above fail, follow these instructions:

Insert a jumper on uart0

Power down the Popcorn Hour C-200.
Insert a jumper on uart0
Plug the same USB thumbdrive with the same bin files into the Popcorn Hour C-200 USB port and the same component or composite or HDMI cables into the Popcorn Hour C-200 and TV. If these cables have not been removed since you followed steps 1-7, just leave them plugged in.
Power up the Popcorn Hour C-200
Follow steps number 5-7 above.
After the update process completed, power down the unit when the screen showing a message "rebooting in 10 seconds"
Remove the jumper.
Remove USB thumbdrive, component and/or composite cables.
Your Popcorn Hour will is now using 03-04-110531-21-POP-408-000 firmware.
Plug in desired connectors (HDMI, Component, Network, optical, etc.) and pat yourself on the back for successfully fixing your Popcorn Hour C-200.

Additional tip if you still have problems (it boots, but the screen just goes black - hangs) then rename the latest firmware file, the file ending in .bin to recovery-image.bin. Then try again with the jumper on uart0