jet460 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I have not touched my Helix in over 2 years, because after buying a new computer with W10, the updater does not show any devices connected. I attached a screenshot. I was told this was a common issue with some people. I figured at some point an update would have fixed that. More than 2 years later, I still cannot update this thing,or use the editor, or do anything with it really other than play through it. Anybody else have this issue? I am the farthest thing from a computer nerd, so I have no idea what to do here. The computer is a brand new dell laptop, that works perfectly with everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Did you install HX Edit? That is the preferred way to do the updates now. Also, when you install HX Edit, the applicable drivers will be installed. Without the drivers, the software won’t recognize the hardware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet460 Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 I have been told by literally everyone,including line 6, that the updater is the first thing to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 19 minutes ago, jet460 said: I have been told by literally everyone,including line 6, that the updater is the first thing to install. Nope… The HX Edit app actually contains Line 6 Updater, so ideally, you should never really have to run Updater on its own. The HX Edit installation package will install HX Edit, Line 6 Updater, and all the drivers. So that’s the only thing you need to manually download from the Line 6 site. The update process did change awhile ago, but Line 6 Updater was never the first thing you needed to download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierM Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 35 minutes ago, jet460 said: I have been told by literally everyone,including line 6, that the updater is the first thing to install. That's a thing of the past. Today, just follow the Phil advice, and install the HX Edit app. It will install everything you need to communicate with Helix (drivers), to update the firmware and to make/edit/download/upload the patches from/to your unit. Just carefully read all the instructions before to proceed, and everything should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet460 Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Ok, I will try it later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet460 Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Ok, you were right. Seems to work now. In the middle of updating to 3.1.0. I was on 2.1.7, I think. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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