Liejp2 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Hey guys, Brand new owner of a helix! Yaaaaaaay! Unpacked it! Admired it! .... ok let''s update first! Nope! Installed latest software, but it just keeps skipping the installation. Allost immediatly I get the post-installation screen telling the helix will reboot... not ... I uninstalled, i rebooted.... nothing Help Thnx Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzman Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Try doing a foot-switch 6-12 safe boot mode update... Turn off the Helix and then hold down foot switches 6 and 12 both are on the far right top and bottom and while holding down turn on the Helix... Should start up in safe mode then follow the update instructions and re-install the update.. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLaw Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Sorry to hear the update process has diminished your enthusiasm about the brand new Helix. What computer and OS are you using while attempting the update? Are you connecting the supplied USB cable directly between the Helix and a primary USB port on your computer (rather than a remote or hub USB port)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzman Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Your welcome jp2 lol! He probably got the update done and couldn't put the Guitar down yet! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liejp2 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Sorry guys, but living in Belgium so other timezone... No success till now. I run windows 10 and tried different usb ports. Tried the 6-12 update boot... when the display says entered update mode, I hear my laptop beep like i connected something, But nevertheless he skips the update screen... Very dispappointing so far... Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrViv Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Try other usb ports, try unpluggin others usb devices. I saw some people having problems to update their FW with all their Usb ports except one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liejp2 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Nope, nope and nope... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooey Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Do you have any USB 2 ports you haven't tried? USB 3 seems less reliable for some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klangmaler Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 ...guess it's better you get yourself a support ticket: http://line6.com/support/tickets/add.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Try to update it from a whole nother computer. If it still messes up its a bad Helix unit most likey. If it updates then u have computer issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwhite137 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Try to install using google chrome or some other browser. I had the same problem on a windows 10 machine using internet explorer (not edge) and it would not install. I thought I had bricked my unit for good. I could not boot up with any foot switch combinations. I finally used google chrome for the install after booting up into safe mode and at long last success. I think I booted into safe mode although I'm not sure it fully booted up. I only got a blank screen when I first booted up in safe mode. I started the off-line install anyway and it finally installed the update. I used goggle chrome to download the firmware update file. Couldn't get internet explorer to download the file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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