saint2000 wrote:hey all! i've joined your forum in desperate need of help! My Alpine PMD-B200P is playing up, in that on my Alpine head unit I just get a blank screen when selecting "blackbird". I bought a new battery for the PMD since the previous owner left it without, this proved the device worked standalone. Stupidly I decided to upgrade the thing using Alpine's latest fw, maybe I did this wrong (used an SDHC when it said I shouldnt) but I now just get a Loading... screen on the PMD then nothing. Attempting the upgrade again (going to the shortcut upgrade, vol down + power) I get the Upgrade screen, but never leaves 0%.
I've gone over several download links in this forum but all appear dead / taken over by spam sites. Can anyone help resurrect my dead PMD?
...Okay, so I've got past the first upgrade screen, using an old SD card (not and SDHC) got the upgrade going, except once it reached 100% and rebooted, I just get loading on the screen before it goes blank. The battery is showing around 2-3volts, but not enough to power the device on, doesnt seem to be charging. I dont have the alpine connector to power the device on its own, instead I have to use the headunit to power the device, with this in mind and the screen going blank, I would have thought the main screen (headunit) should be displaying something? It recognises the device as a blackbird once its plumbed in, but I also get a blank screen! Help!