planeswalker Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Hello! I just managed to get my hands on a pre-owned Pod XT Live. It is working fine and already up to the latest firmware version, but the previous owner overwrote all the presets, so I'd been wanting to reinstall the firmware in order to recover the factory tones. However, nothing I've tried works. I have installed the 4.2.7.7 drivers, downloaded Monkey 1.77, Line 6 Edit, and even Gearbox. Output to a DAW works wonderfully, Line 6 Edit works (I managed to backup the current tones), and Gearbox works too. Line 6 Monkey is the one that refuses to "see" the device, even when importing the settings file provided elsewhere in this site. I've tried every combination of USB port in my PC, USB controller, driver version, I even tried to do it through a Win 8.1 virtual machine, to no avail. I also tried some startup button combinations suggested by google searches, but nothing works. Has anyone had any success in doing this? Or alternatively, does anybody have a backup of the PodXT Live default banks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Line 6 Monkey has been retired; see banner at top of this page. I would open a support ticket for advice from Line 6 Tech Support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurghanico Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Below here a solution that would most likely work, but I take no responsibility, so it's up to you. Read this about the workaround to get the Monkey app to work at least in offline mode (actually, the only possible mode currently): --> Line 6 Monkey Pending Retirement Download the linked below here firmware file (which I saved years ago when I used the XTL) to update your device in offline mode (where essentially, Monkey, by selecting the relevant option, uses the already downloaded firmware file in offline mode instead of attempting to download the necessary file directly online): --> PODxtLive 3.01 firmware IIRC doing so you'll get back all the factory presets. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeswalker Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Thank you for your replies. I was already aware of Monkey being retired, and had already tried the steps hurghanico suggested. I have opened a support ticket as silverhead indicated, and will update with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeswalker Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Support offered variations on the solutions already explained here. Since those are not working for me, and I don't expect to be able to get my hands on an older PC, I'm giving up on flashing it for the time being. I'll make another post trying to see if someone has saved a bundle of the default patches, to load with Line 6 Edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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