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Omnimaga => News => Topic started by: critor on May 05, 2012, 09:46:34 am

Title: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: critor on May 05, 2012, 09:46:34 am

Yesterday (http://ourl.ca/16079), we managed to dump the last TI-Nspire CAS+ OSes.

We had packed them into TNC files installable on your CAS+ with the Ti-Nspire Computer Link 1.0.

And today, the first TI-Nspire CAS+ OS installations in 6 years after the initial flashing in TI factories have been performed successfully! ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)



If your TI-Nspire CAS+ was running an older OS like 1.0.529, you can now update it to the latest 1.0.554 OS! ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)

(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=79&image_id=804)(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=79&image_id=803)

And much more important... If your TI-Nspire CAS+ had no OS anymore because of the use of the Menu+Enter+P combo for example, you can now unbrick it! ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)

(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=79&image_id=799)

Upon reboot, the newly installed CAS+ OS will show you 2 popups and automatically open the sample document:

(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=79&image_id=800)(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=79&image_id=801)
(http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/13/23/13/53/newcas10.gif)(http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/13/23/13/53/newcas11.gif)(http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/13/23/13/53/newcas12.gif)

Note that the CAS+ problem is not completely fixed yet, as you'll remain blocked for now with an antic 1.0 OS.



Download CAS+ OSes, watch bigger images and read more information in the TI-Planet news:
http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9227

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: Jim Bauwens on May 05, 2012, 12:18:32 pm

Also, now we can start doing bigger experiments without the fear of bricking our devices :)

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: apcalc on May 05, 2012, 12:28:25 pm

Great news, and good luck in future experiments! :)

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 06, 2012, 07:49:30 pm

Wow those menus looks quite different O.O

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: critor on May 07, 2012, 09:58:31 am

Quote from: DJ_O on May 06, 2012, 07:49:30 pm

Wow those menus looks quite different O.O

Yes, the menus are completly different on the Phoenix/CAS+

I've just added the following image to the news:
(http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/13/23/13/53/newcas12.gif)

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 07, 2012, 03:22:10 pm

Oh I also meant the select language one. I don't recall that gray ish background on OS 1.1 or higher. And nice image.

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: garbage on June 04, 2012, 05:08:51 am

Thanks guys! I repaired my CAS+ as I removed OS by accident  :banghead:
Now I'm waiting for you guys to develop Ndless or figure out if it is possible to upgrade CAS+ to production model or not.

Anyways, BIG THANKS!!

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: Jim Bauwens on June 04, 2012, 07:06:14 am

It will not be possible to upgrade it to a production model, as the hardware is too different.
We are testing if certain flaws used in Ndless 1.0 work on the CAS+ OS.

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: garbage on June 04, 2012, 08:16:14 am

OK I understand now why newer OSs won't work on CAS+ (different processor). I'm still looking forward to see progress with Ndless.

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: garbage on September 19, 2012, 11:58:00 am

Any news on Ndlessing a CAS+ ?

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: Jim Bauwens on September 19, 2012, 12:13:06 pm

There have been some attempts, but none successful so far.
But this is mainly because we aren't putting much time in the device, because it's not that important (I mean, there are more important thing to do than spending hours on a prototype that almost nobody owns).

Anyway, we still want to do it, but it will take it's time.

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: Lionel Debroux on September 19, 2012, 12:13:34 pm

There are news on thorougly owning the entire Clickpad series (now production models as well, in addition to prototypes); but no news on the CAS+, AFAICT.

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: critor on September 20, 2012, 05:09:17 am

Quote from: Jim Bauwens on September 19, 2012, 12:13:06 pm

But this is mainly because we aren't putting much time in the device, because it's not that important (I mean, there are more important thing to do than spending hours on a prototype that almost nobody owns).

CAS+ aren't prototypes that allmost nobody owns.

And it's important to care about everyone. :)

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: Adriweb on September 20, 2012, 06:23:37 am

Well, probably something around a hundred worldwide :P
Probably TI knows how many based on how many weren't returned as planned...

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: critor on September 20, 2012, 09:08:55 am

Quote from: adriweb on September 20, 2012, 06:23:37 am

Well, probably something around a hundred worldwide :P

You seem to be underestimating things.

We're talking about CAS+ prototypes - not about ClickPad prototypes.

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: Adriweb on September 20, 2012, 09:52:23 am

Oh, I know it's the CAS+.
But I wuldn't say more than a few hundreds worldwide maximum anyway.

the prototype clickpad etc. would be rather a few dozens max worldwide :P

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: critor on September 20, 2012, 03:44:53 pm

Quote from: adriweb on September 20, 2012, 09:52:23 am

Oh, I know it's the CAS+.
But I wuldn't say more than a few hundreds worldwide maximum anyway.

the prototype clickpad etc. would be rather a few dozens max worldwide :P

A few hundreds CAS+ in France, and a few dozens ClickPad prototypes in France should be nearer to the truth.

Worldwide, it's much more than that.

It's not because they aren't sold online anymore now that everybody cares only about the CX, that such prototypes have disappeared.

Title: Re: Update or repair your TI-Nspire CAS+
Post by: Lionel Debroux on September 21, 2012, 01:54:02 am

There are fewer Clickpad prototypes than CAS+ prototypes, Adriweb... and unlike owners of Clickpad prototypes, owners of CAS+ prototypes have no way to upgrade that scam.
TI is fully aware of the problem. We have told them that they should release one OS version, so that at least, scammed customers can unbrick their calculators. We have told them about some schemes that would make it possible for them to show they care about scammed customers (e.g. a calculator exchange offer... for several thousands of calculators, it would even enable them to get rid of unsold Clickpad stocks). They don't seem to care, since they haven't moved on that front for nearly a year.

However, it's true that the number of production Clickpad handhelds dwarfs the number of Clickpad prototypes and the number of CAS+ prototypes.