Hey everyone,
I recently found an old RSMedia robot, sadly without a remote. It won't boot though: when I turn it on, he moves a bit but then does nothing. The screen just shows Wowwee, flashes black and then loops doing that. I soldered some wires to it so I could access it via a serial connection, and when I connect to it, it also loops the following:
Device ID:22BA
Press any key for alternate boot-up options ... 00
Copying kernel from Nand Flash to RAM ...
Booting kernel ...
Does anyone have any advice how (or if) I can fix this?
Thanks in advance!
Hello Surzh,
I suspect that his kernel firmware is corrupted. There is a way to fix it but its quite involved. You need to 'boot strap' the RSMedia to boot a downloaed kernel, then reinstall a new kernel to the firmware.
See this thread (from comment #12). I have done it twice to my RSMedia.
http://www.robocommunity.com/comment/47448#comment-47448
If you want to give it a go, then reply below of PM me and I will find the files for you.
There are also full copies of the V1 and V2 firmware available here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/rsmediadevkit/files/RSM%20Firmware/
(But to apply these you need a working kernel, which your robot doesnt currently have.)
Regards
Helibot