So I bought one of these direct from Viofo because they were not in sale in Canada yet, and I have it installed, trying to update the firmware on rear camera (front went fine), but I follow the instructions I can't make it work.
From this page: https://support.viofo.com/support/solutions/articles/19000117980-viofo-a129-plus-duo-dash-camera-firmware.
Please notice you need to upgrade the front camera and rear camera firmware separately.
Download and copy the FWA129S.bin, RearcamA129FW.bin, and RearcamA129FW.update to the microSD card (Please format the card as FAT32 file system first). - DONE
Plug the rear camera and connect the front camera with an external charger, it will start to upgrade the front camera automatically. After the front camera upgraded, the camera will restart automatically. - DONE (with vehicle running using hardwire kit)
The next step is where I am having issues:
After the camera restarted, and the camera screen shows the live video for both the front camera and rear cameras, short press the Wi-Fi button(the last button), the screen will show "Send FW to TX...";wait for about 1 minute, you will see "Tx Start Update FW...", wait until this popup disappears, and then reboot the camera.
I "short press" (tap) the far right button (wifi) and it just rotates the views on the 2 cameras. If I "long press" (hold) the Wifi enables. Nothing I can do can get this firmware to take.
I confirmed all files are present, card is FAT32. I mean it worked fine on front camera.
I searched menus, all I could find is the firmware screen which shows front is updated but rear is not (all V1.0 but different dates)
Anyone else know what the hell I am doing wrong?
Do other Viofo Dual Channels update the same way? (Front and rear separately?)
Thanks for your time.
From this page: https://support.viofo.com/support/solutions/articles/19000117980-viofo-a129-plus-duo-dash-camera-firmware.
Please notice you need to upgrade the front camera and rear camera firmware separately.
Download and copy the FWA129S.bin, RearcamA129FW.bin, and RearcamA129FW.update to the microSD card (Please format the card as FAT32 file system first). - DONE
Plug the rear camera and connect the front camera with an external charger, it will start to upgrade the front camera automatically. After the front camera upgraded, the camera will restart automatically. - DONE (with vehicle running using hardwire kit)
The next step is where I am having issues:
After the camera restarted, and the camera screen shows the live video for both the front camera and rear cameras, short press the Wi-Fi button(the last button), the screen will show "Send FW to TX...";wait for about 1 minute, you will see "Tx Start Update FW...", wait until this popup disappears, and then reboot the camera.
I "short press" (tap) the far right button (wifi) and it just rotates the views on the 2 cameras. If I "long press" (hold) the Wifi enables. Nothing I can do can get this firmware to take.
I confirmed all files are present, card is FAT32. I mean it worked fine on front camera.
I searched menus, all I could find is the firmware screen which shows front is updated but rear is not (all V1.0 but different dates)
Anyone else know what the hell I am doing wrong?
Do other Viofo Dual Channels update the same way? (Front and rear separately?)
Thanks for your time.