Problems loading Hog3 v3.0.2 Full Install

Hello,

I have been attempting to upgrade the software on the hog3 to get it up to version 3.0.2
I have downloaded the Full install version of the software from the site, checked the downloaded file with the MD5 checksum (which produces a result of OK) and burned the Iso disk image to a CD using DeepBurner as recommended so that I have a CD with 662 Files, 447 Folders totalling approx 278MB on it that I then stick in the desk.

On power up, I hold down the Pig button until the options menu appears then select Full Install and say Yes to the overwriting of show files. The Cd drive then whirrs away happily for 20 or 30 seconds and the screens flash to black then back to the Blue III logos. Then the desk goes quiet for a while before reading a bit more from the CD drive, a screen comes up saying that the desk is probing drives (which I assume is the desk trying to reboot) then freezes with just the blue screens on display and stays like that indefinitely (I have left the desk over an hour in this state.)

I have read through a lot of useful posts on these forums and from messages on there, I assumed that the issue was with the CD that I had originally made. I have now tried redownloading the software from the site again and burning multiple disks from different PC's using a variety of ISO burning software including Alcohol120%, Nero, DeepBurner and a few others at slower burn speeds with no change in the results. I have also downloaded previous versions of the software (v3.0 and v2.6.0) and tried them with no success.

The desk itself has the correct Bios loaded (Build 17 Nov 6th 2003) and has no other devices connected e.g wings, external peripherals or DP's. The internal drives appear to be connected properly and the desk was working properly before the software upgrade.

So, my question is, what do I try now?

Any help and advice greatly appreciated. I need to get the desk working within the next 5 days or so ideally.

Thankyou in anticipation.

Colin
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    Hi Mike

    Thanks for your reply, it is good to hear that someone else has had this problem and it isn't just me.

    The symptoms that you had with build 2440 sound absolutely identical to those that my Hog3 are showing. Since my last post, I have tried some new CD's for the install process which have been checked and verified on another board with no success.

    I have another solution provided by the helpful chaps in Tech Support which is to image the HDD on a working console and then stick it back in the board. If I understand correctly the problem IS caused by a flat BIOS battery. Apparently, this doesn't seem to cause any problems for the normal operation of the console other than the clock appearing incorrectly on the console. However, when the console is given a full install, the HD is wiped prior to the new software being installed on it. When the new install fiels are executed by the installer package, they reference part of the BIOS info including the time/date record. If this information is not in the BIOS then the installer software will freeze as is happening in these examples. This is not a problem with an upgrade as the relevant, problem files are already installed

    As you can only set the time/date within the software on a Hog3, you get stuck in a situation where nothing works.

    This explains why an apparently perfectly working desk stops going after an install. To be honest, I couldn't tell you if the clock was correct before attempting the install on my board.

    I have access to another Hog3 at the start of next week and I will be attempt to "piggyback" the desks together. I will post the results of the experiments once completed.

    I think that the important thing learned from all of this is to make sure that the battery is functioning before attempting a full install. Replacing the battery when the console has reached the stage that ours reached is too late.

    Live and Learn

    cheers

    Colin
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    Hi Mike

    Thanks for your reply, it is good to hear that someone else has had this problem and it isn't just me.

    The symptoms that you had with build 2440 sound absolutely identical to those that my Hog3 are showing. Since my last post, I have tried some new CD's for the install process which have been checked and verified on another board with no success.

    I have another solution provided by the helpful chaps in Tech Support which is to image the HDD on a working console and then stick it back in the board. If I understand correctly the problem IS caused by a flat BIOS battery. Apparently, this doesn't seem to cause any problems for the normal operation of the console other than the clock appearing incorrectly on the console. However, when the console is given a full install, the HD is wiped prior to the new software being installed on it. When the new install fiels are executed by the installer package, they reference part of the BIOS info including the time/date record. If this information is not in the BIOS then the installer software will freeze as is happening in these examples. This is not a problem with an upgrade as the relevant, problem files are already installed

    As you can only set the time/date within the software on a Hog3, you get stuck in a situation where nothing works.

    This explains why an apparently perfectly working desk stops going after an install. To be honest, I couldn't tell you if the clock was correct before attempting the install on my board.

    I have access to another Hog3 at the start of next week and I will be attempt to "piggyback" the desks together. I will post the results of the experiments once completed.

    I think that the important thing learned from all of this is to make sure that the battery is functioning before attempting a full install. Replacing the battery when the console has reached the stage that ours reached is too late.

    Live and Learn

    cheers

    Colin
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