Manually Update Firmware
To manually update to the latest firmware version, you will need an SD card, computer, and access to internet. This step may need to be completed during setup if you do not have an HDMI cable or TV/Monitor to connect to.
⚠️ This method applies to Monument 1 devices only.
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Steps on Computer
- Insert a blank SD card into your computer
- Download and install Etcher by clicking the link below
- Download the firmware to your computer by clicking the link below
- Monument Firmware
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Note:
- Do not open this file (it will not open)
- ⚠️ This firmware is compatible for Monument 1 devices
- Open Etcher and press Select Image
- Select the file you just downloaded
- Select your SD card drive
- Press Flash
- You may be asked to enter your computer password
- You may be asked to enter your computer password
- Wait for the process to complete
Steps on Monument
- Unplug the power cable from Monument
- Unplug any connected hard drives
- Insert the SD card into the front of Monument
- Reconnect the power cable
- Monument will start to update (LED will color cycle)
- The update takes approximately 10 minutes
- The LED will remain solid green when complete
- Remove the SD card
- If you have a monitor/TV connected, you can see the latest version in the lower left corner of the screen
- The LED will be flashing blue if setup still needs to be completed
- The LED will be white if setup was previously completed and you're just updating
Comments
5 comments
will existing photos still be available?
@Ge Lee
Existing photos will be still available after updating firmware. It is just like updating firmware OTA but you did it manually.
@Hunter: Awesome, thanks for the quick reply. I am seriously loving my Monument, and being along for the development ride is pretty neat also - if you need beta testers with pretty large photo collections, I'd be more than happy to let you guys get all the diagnostics and logs you need.
Cheers
Scott
Did this update with the SD card, so now going again, all good.
Thanks, guys for keeping us M1 users going.
Cheers Peter.
It's important to follow these instructions exactly. First time I switched off the device to remove the SD card after the LED turned to green. After powering on the device again, there was only a white LED (and a white screen) and no further action possible. Second time I remove the SD card as described and Monument was back to life.
Just wanted to tell, if there were others observing such a behaviour.
Would be nice if this process would be a bit more fault tolerant.
BTW: This is a Linux box, why is it not possible to use an ext4 formatted USB drive? Using Linux on my computers this would be more convenient, and should be more performant, I guess, because it's natively supported by Linux.
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