rockinb Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I have wasted over a day trying to install the horrible 2.80 update for my Helix floor. I surrender ! I am stuck with an unusable unit .. Could someone PLEASE tell me the steps required to go back to my 2.71 version which i did backup prior to entering the Hell of the 2.80 install .. My updated HX edit does not recognize my Helix. It either doesn't see it at all or tries to connect, fails, and says connection interupted. My Line6 Updater recognizes my Helix about one out of ten tries but all attempts to install 2.80 then fail ..! When I turn my Helix on , it briefly says my version is 2.80 (which never installed) just before going to a boot failure screen. I have tried many USB cords and all USB ports with no hubs involved . Someone please tell me (and many others) how to go back ... step-by-step ! this sucketh bigtime ... gig tomorrow !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I'll wait for a pros response but my helix edit keeps loosing connection - never did that before getting annoying - think I may roll back to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Rockinb see here - I think I will roll back see how it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Rolled back - all seems fine - if you didnt create a backup before installing 2.8 you can still do this it works but you will have to probably have to resort out your snapshots It also put my global settings back which is nice 1. Uninstalled Helix Edit 2.8 2. Launch the Line6 updater the new version is fine - you will see big Helix 2.8 graphic - click on it it will now bring up older versions 3. Click to update to 2.71 4. Strange part while it was updating got some 2.8 message just hit ok - it continued and started to update to 2.71 - appeared for a bit it was stuck so I x out and got message that said do you really want to do this - I said no then it finished updating 5. Installed Helix Edit 2.71 launched it then in Helix Edit menu I hit restore to a backup I made before doing 2.8 - let it do its thing - all set everything back again Me thinks it could be an issue with Helix Edit program not 2.8 update in the Helix unit - but not sure - I will wait till things get sorted out before updating again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinb Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 thx so much rsvette12 for the response. Unfortunately, my Line6 Updater still does not recognize my Helix when I open the Updater. Please tell me if you just turned your Helix on or did you push any buttons while you booted ( i.e. 6 & 12 for a safe boot) . Also , at what point did you reboot (turn on) your Helix . I got the Updater to see my Helix once , but when I tried to install 2.71 , it said it was but nothing happened. I even did the x out and pushed "no" but still no progress on the install. Any further info MOST appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunedinDragon Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 3 hours ago, rockinb said: thx so much rsvette12 for the response. Unfortunately, my Line6 Updater still does not recognize my Helix when I open the Updater. Please tell me if you just turned your Helix on or did you push any buttons while you booted ( i.e. 6 & 12 for a safe boot) . Also , at what point did you reboot (turn on) your Helix . I got the Updater to see my Helix once , but when I tried to install 2.71 , it said it was but nothing happened. I even did the x out and pushed "no" but still no progress on the install. Any further info MOST appreciated. Make sure you aren't running HXEdit when you run the Line6 Updater and that your Helix is up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, rockinb said: thx so much rsvette12 for the response. Unfortunately, my Line6 Updater still does not recognize my Helix when I open the Updater. Please tell me if you just turned your Helix on or did you push any buttons while you booted ( i.e. 6 & 12 for a safe boot) . Also , at what point did you reboot (turn on) your Helix . I got the Updater to see my Helix once , but when I tried to install 2.71 , it said it was but nothing happened. I even did the x out and pushed "no" but still no progress on the install. Any further info MOST appreciated. Hi, I posted a reply to your original request for help - I didn’t see that you had started a separate thread. That makes life difficult for all of us. Now I don’t know if my response in the other thread will be any more help than the ones here. Seems like most of it has been covered. EDIT: Oh, yeah. You never mentioned something really important - what computer system you are using. If it’s a Windows machine, the reason for the failed update could be due to an issue with the drivers in Window. Read this thread for a possible solution. https://line6.com/support/topic/48425-installed-28-helix-rack-bricked-cant-roll-back-boot-mode-does-fail/?page=3&tab=comments#comment-305430 Edited August 1, 2019 by datacommando Additional info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinb Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Hey guys .... i appreciate what help i got. i tried every combination of updates, cords, ports, restarts, safe boots for the last 36 hours ... although i don't know why ... i finally was able to get the 2.80 updater to recognize my helix ; after many attempts to reload version 2.71 that failed ... i finally got one to go through and restore my unit to 2.71. all of my presets. snapshots, and settings relaoded automatically. i did not have to restore my backup with HXEdit. .... not sure why .. but glad for it !! Future updates will have to be bullet proof for me to try this again .. !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Great news happy for you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 2 hours ago, rockinb said: Future updates will have to be bullet proof for me to try this again .. !! Best settle in for a looooooong relationship with 2.71, then...;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 hour ago, cruisinon2 said: Best settle in for a looooooong relationship with 2.8, then...;) Do you mean 2.71 he stated hes back to 2.71 finally got one to go through and restore my unit to 2.71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, rsvette12 said: Do you mean 2.71 he stated hes back to 2.71 finally got one to go through and restore my unit to 2.71 I stand corrected... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 hour ago, cruisinon2 said: I stand corrected... Nah your way smarter than me :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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