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10/4/2020 8:56 AM
 

Well, here I go again.  I removed the SD card from my iFly720, and proceeded to do the wokraround update using my desktop, but this time it would not work.  Got an error message:

 

 
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10/4/2020 8:58 AM
 
Mitchell Silverman wrote:

Well, here I go again.  I removed the SD card from my iFly720, and proceeded to do the wokraround update using my desktop, but this time it would not work.  Got an error message:

 

No, although the error code says "write protected," it's not.  Or at least the small gray slider on the side of the SD card is not in the lock position.

 
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10/4/2020 9:24 AM
 
Mitchell Silverman wrote:
Mitchell Silverman wrote:

Well, here I go again.  I removed the SD card from my iFly720, and proceeded to do the wokraround update using my desktop, but this time it would not work.  Got an error message:

 

No, although the error code says "write protected," it's not.  Or at least the small gray slider on the side of the SD card is not in the lock position.

 

Did you immediately re-try to update?  I just had my 740 check for updates, and it reported, "Unable to access iFly servers. Please confirm you are properly attached to the Internet, or try again later." I tried again immediately and got "Your login has been granted beta acess; please select which dataset to use for this update.  Beta / Production"  I chose Beta and soon got "Update Complete."

 
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10/4/2020 11:02 AM
 
Mitchell Silverman wrote:

Well, here I go again.  I removed the SD card from my iFly720, and proceeded to do the wokraround update using my desktop, but this time it would not work.  Got an error message:

 

Mitchell,

I'm a little confused by the background of your photograph.  It looks like maybe you tried to re-install the iFly Connect tool, which is not required.  The first time you use the tool, you need to download it from the iFly website and install it, but after that you should just launch the installed app directly from your computer. I go to the search box in the lower-left corner near the Start menu icon, type in "iFly", and choose "iFly Connect" when it pops up in my list of apps.

I wonder if you tried to install the tool again while it was already installed, and something got confused?  If that's the case, then maybe an uninstall / reinstall cycle would clear that up?

If that's not the problem, then I assume you tried removing and reseating the SD card?  Moving the slider on the SD card? Moving it back? etc?

If you try all that and get the same result, try this and report what happens:

1) Insert the iFly SD card into your computer.
2) Open a File Explorer window and open the top level folder listing on that SD Card (drive D: or E: or F: or whatever it shows up as on your computer)
3) Inside that File Explorer folder listing window, right-click on some blank area of the window, click "New >", and pick "New Folder".

If the card is not write-protected, you should see a new folder appear with the name "New Folder".  Otherwise, you'll get an error message.

 
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10/4/2020 6:45 PM
 

I've had iFly Connect tell me the SD card is locked a number of times.  I've just removed the card, slid the lock/unlock button up and down a few times, returning it to the unlock position, put it back in the card reader and iFly Connect is now able to update the card.

 

 
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