So I bought another main board from eBay and the same thing happened.
I got the firmware file from the Sony website. My model was listed and everything matched.
sony_tvupdate_2011_4027_aaa_auth.zip was the file.
Extracted to a folder: "sony_dtv0FA10A01A0A1_00000301"
with file: 00000301_07e8046a.bin inside.
Loaded it into the root of an otherwise empty USB thumbnail bought from around the same time as the TV. Not too old, not too new.. under 2Gig.
The file reads perfectly. Lots of "disk activity" for plenty of time.
All kinds of reassuring new and fun LED combinations, like it's all working.
Eventually the USB stops reading, like the TV is now writing. More reassuring LED blinks...
But after a few minutes I get 8 red blinks. Which means bad firmware.
From this point on, there is no possibility of going back, because the USB will never activate again. This is the dead end I reach.
Could Sony have different firmware files for use on a working TV (to update it) as opposed to the file a service technician would use? Seems like a rotten thing for Sony to do, but I guess it's understandable.
By the way, the TV works with its original board. The problem is the HDMI chip is bad from a lightning strike. It gets hot and shuts down the set after a few minutes.
I got the firmware file from the Sony website. My model was listed and everything matched.
sony_tvupdate_2011_4027_aaa_auth.zip was the file.
Extracted to a folder: "sony_dtv0FA10A01A0A1_00000301"
with file: 00000301_07e8046a.bin inside.
Loaded it into the root of an otherwise empty USB thumbnail bought from around the same time as the TV. Not too old, not too new.. under 2Gig.
The file reads perfectly. Lots of "disk activity" for plenty of time.
All kinds of reassuring new and fun LED combinations, like it's all working.
Eventually the USB stops reading, like the TV is now writing. More reassuring LED blinks...
But after a few minutes I get 8 red blinks. Which means bad firmware.
From this point on, there is no possibility of going back, because the USB will never activate again. This is the dead end I reach.
Could Sony have different firmware files for use on a working TV (to update it) as opposed to the file a service technician would use? Seems like a rotten thing for Sony to do, but I guess it's understandable.
By the way, the TV works with its original board. The problem is the HDMI chip is bad from a lightning strike. It gets hot and shuts down the set after a few minutes.
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