Can't get VIX working on my Solo

[jimbolgs]

When you say no response from the box..

What colour are the led light on the front of the box.. and what are they doing.. Flashing.. ? Steady.. ??

how long did you wait until deciding that nothing was working.. ?

Also.. Did you download the image from HERE.. ??

If yes.. then i would download a fresh image download from the above link.. and try again.. Dont forget to format your usb again in FAT32..

I've tried three different cards with the image downloaded from the link you've given.

I insert the stick
Press reset
The USB stick flashes
The led on the Solo goes orange then red then orange then flashes green
I remove the stick and press reset
I get a solid green led on the Solo and nothing else happens

[jimbolgs]

By the way, thanks everybody who's tried to help so far, I appreciate your efforts.

[judge]

It sounds like it has flashed so, how long does the flashing red light go on for?
When you reboot it after flashing, do any of the menu options work?

[jimbolgs]

The red led stays solid for a few seconds during the flashing.

It won't reboot — just sits there with a green solid LED.

[judge]

hasn't flashed so...
mine flashes red for a minute or two while the image flash is taking place.
try formatting your USB in another PC if you can.

[jimbolgs]

I should add that it's on HDMI2 on my Samsung TV and that isn't selectable after flashing... ie... no input signal from the Solo.

[jimbolgs]

I've tried three sticks formatted to FAT32 by a Mac and a PC all with the same result.

I tell you what I'll do... I'll make a quick YouTube clip and post a link here in case I'm doing something stupid.

Give me an hour, or so.

[jimbolgs]

I've tried three sticks formatted to FAT32 by a Mac and a PC all with the same result.

I tell you what I'll do... I'll make a quick YouTube clip and post a link here in case I'm doing something stupid.

Give me an hour, or so.

[jimbolgs]

Here you go — sorry about the low quality video — did it straight from iMovie which is shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcg8C0NaLyY

[jimbolgs]

And here's a higher quality version of that video: http://youtu.be/VvP8wgv22Zg

[wrigley]

when i flash my solo i disconet the power first then plug the usb in front and then re power up and leave it for about 10 mins and when i go back green light is flashing i then turn it off again by plug and then remove usb stick then i re power at plug doing it that way hasnt failed for me yet

[jimbolgs]

Have you ever had the problem I've had?

[jimbolgs]

Ok, tried it again with full power down before and after flashing with the same result.

Guess I'd better get in touch with the bloke who runs WOS who sold it to me.

Very disappointed and hope this can be resolved.

[Donnie]

When you extract the VIX image to USB do you have a folder called vuplus ?

[Stanman]

These are the flashing instructions for the SOLO

files go in a vuplus/solo directory from the root of the USB stick. You then put the USB stick in the front USB port on the SOLO, then turn on mains power and you should get:

ORANGE/RED LIGHT (CONSTANT) IN ROUND DISPLAY WINDOW - LED LIGHT FLASHING ON USB STICK (if yours has an LED)

after a min or two you'll then get

ORANGE/RED LIGHT FLASH IN ROUND DISPLAY WINDOW - NO FLASHING FROM LED ON USB STICK

then just a short while later

GREEN LED FLASHING IN ROUND DISPLAY WINDOW - NO FLASHING FROM LED ON USB

That's it, you can now remove the USB stick and turn the mains power off then back on. Once you turn the power back on again the green LED in the display window should be constant and it'll just be a black screen on the TV, you must wait a good while now, longer than you'd imagine, then eventually the VU+ setup wizard screen will appear and you are good to go!

Some people have reported success using these format tools

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool.shtml

or even this one

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/sh...ht=format+tool