Juanes007 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 My Firehawk Fx stopped working. Nothing is displayed on the interface. A red light shines at the "A" button. Nothing so far has worked: Factory reset, connecting it through the USB and trying to update it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkedspider Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Did you end up getting anywhere with this issue? Mine is doing the same thing now. Nothing works, wont factory reset.. $400 paperweight. Im waiting for a response to my support ticket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucleusPrime Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I have seen the Firehawk do this when the unit cannot read the firmware from the internal SD card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 4/15/2021 at 5:16 AM, Juanes007 said: My Firehawk Fx stopped working. Nothing is displayed on the interface. A red light shines at the "A" button. Nothing so far has worked: Factory reset, connecting it through the USB and trying to update it. Could be the SDcard inside, sometimes you just need to remove and insert again You need to remove, the screws at the back side (NOT THOSE IN THE MIDDLE) only the screws at the plastic support Now you can slide de front and remove carefully Now remove all the nuts and the screws at the ouput side You will see a large and a little electronic board, turn CAREFULLY the little one and you will see the micro sd card 8 GO class 4 Try to remove it and insert again you can power on the FH to take a look if restart or not If not : The image is broken on the Sdcard you need to reinstall a new .bin image on the sd card The sd card can be fixed with a little bit glue, take care to not add glue on the connector of the sd card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucleusPrime Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Punkyboy said: Could be the SDcard inside, sometimes you just need to remove and insert again Solid A button would indicate the SD is detected, but firmware was not found on it. It's unlikely the card is loose/dislodged. That scenario typically has only the display backlight on(dim blue light, no text) with no switches lit up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 16 minutes ago, NucleusPrime said: Solid A button would indicate the SD is detected, but firmware was not found on it. It's unlikely the card is loose/dislodged. That scenario typically has only the display backlight on(dim blue light, no text) with no switches lit up. Try it first otherway = rewrite the firmware on the sdcard with imageUSB (free software don't need to instal, just launch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucleusPrime Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 31 minutes ago, Punkyboy said: Try it first otherway = rewrite the firmware on the sdcard with imageUSB (free software don't need to instal, just launch) I think you're confusing me with the OP. I don't need to try it. I'm the one who originally posted the backup process to the FB group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, NucleusPrime said: I think you're confusing me with the OP. I don't need to try it. I'm the one who originally posted the backup process to the FB group. Some people say that sometimes just need to move the sd card works ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucleusPrime Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 56 minutes ago, Punkyboy said: Some people say that sometimes just need to move the sd card works ! I know you are just trying to help. But I don't think you fully understand how the unit works. Or how to recognize the various ways it can fail to start up. I've done extensive research and testing on the Firehawk FX. It's not guesswork. When the A Button is lit solid the problem is NOT the SD card being loose or missing. The Firehawk has detected the card if the A button is lit, but was unable to load the firmware. Meaning it's a problem with the firmware itself. It's either not on the SD card or the data was somehow corrupted. It's not difficult to take the Firehawk apart, but there's a fair amount of time and energy required to do it. There's no point in recommending someone disassemble their unit when it stands no chance of fixing the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krischtel Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 hello, i have a Problem, thats pretty similar to this one. But sadly my SD-Card isn´t readable anymore, so I can´t make an image. Is there any other way to get the .bin files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guv_75 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 My fix for this issue is as following. Take sd card...directions in this thread. Blank the sd card by formatting on a pc. Re insert and then connect the usb to the pc with the line 6 updater app...boom the firehawk is recognised and updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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