I have a problem in installing the V4 firmware in my MED500X. Here's what I did:
1. I downloaded
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED500X/MED500X_V4_INC_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.zip2. I unzipped it and copied the install.img file to the root directory of the USB. I did not any more copy the Version_Info text document in the root directory of the USB.
3. I started installing as instructed in the guidelines from the mede8er forum. The installing process seems to be ok. The LED on the front fascia of the Mede8er flashed red-blue. My TV displayed a progress bar which indicated that installation was in progress. And then a message prompted that the installation is already complete.
The problem came during the rebooting. After the installation was complete, the TV displayed the logo of the Mede8er (the one that is shown in the TV when you turn on the Mede8er) so I waited for more than 2 minutes, thinking that this is the rebooting process which will take for about 90 seconds. However, it seems that it's not rebooting anymore, just like when a computer hangs. So I disconnected the power jack at the rear of the mede8er and connected it again and switched on the power. The logo of the Mede8er was displayed in the TV and that was it. It's not functioning anymore. It seems like there's a probelm in the bootloader so I tried downloading
http://www.mede8er.org/public_beta/0017L_bootloader_patch.zip. However, when I unzipped the folder, there's only one file, the install.img, and there is no install.dat file. I did not anymore install the 0017L_bootloader to the mede8er since there's no install.dat file.
I did not anymore try the other remedies which involves formatting the USB with the utility at
http://www.chip.de/downloads/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool_23418669.html. I can not understand it and I don't know how to reformat.
Any suggestions/ comments. I just hope my Med500X is not permanently broken.