From: Joseph C. Lehner Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 20:49:57 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Update README.md X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9bb6324cd27d4c012fe10f7407078041cd8394e0;p=oweals%2Fnmrpflash.git Update README.md --- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d1aff05..8362036 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -172,11 +172,22 @@ on the device. ###### "Ignoring extra upload request." Extraneous upload requests are usually sent by the device if the image validation -failed. If you downloaded a firmware that's contained in an archive (a `.zip` for +failed. Some possible causes are: + +* If you downloaded a firmware that's contained in an archive (a `.zip` for example), you must extract this file, and then use the contained firmware file as the argument to the `-f` parameter. Some examples for file extensions used for firmware: `.chk`, `.bin`, `.trx`, `.img`. +* Some devices prevent you from downgrading the firmware. See if it works with +the latest version available for your device. If you're already using the latest +version, it might be possible to patch the version info of the firmware file. A +future version of `nmrpflash` might incorporate an auto-patch feature for these +cases. + +* Your device might expect a different image format for `nmrpflash` than when +flashing via the web interface. + ### Building and installing ###### Linux, Mac OS X, BSDs