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Been fiddling around today for many hours trying different combinations of things with this 64GB FlashAir card. I think I have made some notable progress as well as other notable things that I believe don't work. And should probably be avoided in future attempts. Lastly, I hope this information will help others who are trying to get a 64GB card to work on their Apple system. Hopefully to complete success in the near future.
First, the flops.
Every time I partition the 64GB card into two 32's, the ResMed machine immediately reformats it into one 64GB partition and reformats it to MS-DOS (FAT32). So, partitioning to two 32's seems to be out.
I used Disk Utility to format two 32GB and/or one 64GB partition(s) (all combinations thereof) as MS-DOS (FAT) / ExFAT, Master Boot Record / GUID Partition Map. In every combination, I used FlashAirFWUpdateToolV4_v40004_K which results in three eject/remove/insert cycles ending in a message saying I don't have a Flashair card installed. The Config file is there as it should be, but the password never changes to "********" after the card is ejected/removed/inserted. So I have come to the conclusion that whatever the "Updater" utility is supposed to do (update software), it isn't successful.
Per the flop above, I believe the only formatting method that is viable is to use the ResMed (or other xPAP machine) to do the initial formatting. I believe a year ago, I also had success formatting the card with my Nikon camera.
Second, the positive progress.
Initial formatting with my ResMed ASV.(good)
Run FlashAirFWUpdateToolV4_v40004_K utility. (Goes through 2 of the 3 cycles. 1st one "Preparing..." is quick. 2nd one, "Installing..." appears to hang, non-responsive, then continues, (several times) then after 13 minutes or so, it completes the progress bar, but definitely hangs. I then have to force quit the process. This appears to be enough to make the card work properly.) (presumably good enough)
Copy and paste new Config parameters using Text Edit. (This switches to APPMODE=5, amongst adding many other parameters - see my Config data below. Interesting note, I discovered that the default Config file has several lines and numerous space characters at the end of the file. Don't know why, but I decided to leave that area alone in case there was some purpose to it being there. Several times I would edit the Config file by only changing the "**************" password string back to my actual password, eject, remove/insert, and the password was encrypted back to "**************". That told me that the card did have its "software" installed correctly and it was likely actually reading the Config file.) (assumed to be working to some extent)
Next hurdle.
I believe the next step would be to go into my Airport utility and map the card as a network drive. But the new "NO NAME" drive does not appear with my other network drives. I believe the parameters from the AirPort Extreme are plugged into the Config file correctly.
I pinged the IP address, but I don't know how to interpret the information that is returned.
Next Step.
Relax and forget about it for a little while. At least I have things ironed out that appear to be repeatable to the point of what is outlined above. Any ideas - am I on the right track? Just another small tweak and I've got it?
General Info.
2018 MacBook Pro - Mojave - 10.14.6
Editor used - Apple's Text Edit.
Card - FlashAir W-04, 64GB, Type 3
Update tool - Version 40004 (or 4.04 depending on where you look)
RayBee ~ Self-Treatment - via ApneaBoard experts. ~ Self-Pay - no help from Kaiser other than getting my script, then a pat on the butt and out the door. ~ Self-Educated - via ApneaBoard experts, its many users, and posted reference material. ~ Complex Apnea - All Night AHI=34.2/h, Supine AHI=45.5/h ~ Using a 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max, 32 GB, 1 TB, macOS Monterey V12.6.2. ~ Pay no attention to the dog behind the cup, he ain't a docta, and does not give medical advise. ~ Woof, woof.
You have me confused. You are pinging a 192.168.0 network but you have your FlashAir set to a 192.168.20 network. I don't understand what you are trying to accomplish. Unless you have the subnet mask set to 255.255.0.0 on all devices, you aren't going to see anything with those settings, at best.
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(06-10-2020, 07:04 PM)Crimson Nape Wrote: You have me confused. You are pinging a 192.168.0 network but you have your FlashAir set to a 192.168.20 network. I don't understand what you are trying to accomplish. Unless you have the subnet mask set to 255.255.0.0 on all devices, you aren't going to see anything with those settings, at best.
It's just called - getting tired and my eyes are glazing over.
I edited the Config file - I refreshed my network password, changed subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.
Eject/removed/insert the card.
Checked my password - updated to all *'s again.
Ping -c5 192.168.20.77
Here's what I got.
RayBee ~ Self-Treatment - via ApneaBoard experts. ~ Self-Pay - no help from Kaiser other than getting my script, then a pat on the butt and out the door. ~ Self-Educated - via ApneaBoard experts, its many users, and posted reference material. ~ Complex Apnea - All Night AHI=34.2/h, Supine AHI=45.5/h ~ Using a 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max, 32 GB, 1 TB, macOS Monterey V12.6.2. ~ Pay no attention to the dog behind the cup, he ain't a docta, and does not give medical advise. ~ Woof, woof.
Changed IP_Address=10.0.1.44 (does not appear in the screenshot below)
My LAN IP addresses are all 10.0.1.xx
RayBee ~ Self-Treatment - via ApneaBoard experts. ~ Self-Pay - no help from Kaiser other than getting my script, then a pat on the butt and out the door. ~ Self-Educated - via ApneaBoard experts, its many users, and posted reference material. ~ Complex Apnea - All Night AHI=34.2/h, Supine AHI=45.5/h ~ Using a 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max, 32 GB, 1 TB, macOS Monterey V12.6.2. ~ Pay no attention to the dog behind the cup, he ain't a docta, and does not give medical advise. ~ Woof, woof.
Machine: ResMed Airsense 10 Autoset Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: ResMed F30 Humidifier: Built in CPAP Pressure: 10-14 CPAP Software: ResScan
OSCAR
Other Software
I may be wrong but in the config file your "Default_Gateway" looks like your public IP address. Try changing it to your local network. Usually it would #.#.#.1
In your case it would be 192.168.20.1 or 10.0.1.1, whichever you are using now.
Now we are getting somewhere. If your network is using 10.0.1.xx then you can set you FlashAir to a 10.0.1.44 (or something) and reset the subnet mask back to 255.255.255.0.
The subnet mask is a way of limiting the network range access. Basically, if the subnet mask octet is "255", then it means that the corresponding octet in the IP must match exactly to be in the network. If the octet is set to "0", then any value(1-254) is allowed. A subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 means the first 3 octets (10.0.1) must all match in number to be in that network. The fourth octet being 0 will allow any value (1-254) to be used as a device number on that network. Your FlashAir can be considered as the 44th device on the 10.0.1 network.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
Machine: ResMed Airsense 10 Autoset Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: ResMed F30 Humidifier: Built in CPAP Pressure: 10-14 CPAP Software: ResScan
OSCAR
Other Software
(06-10-2020, 07:04 PM)Crimson Nape Wrote: You have me confused. You are pinging a 192.168.0 network but you have your FlashAir set to a 192.168.20 network. I don't understand what you are trying to accomplish. Unless you have the subnet mask set to 255.255.0.0 on all devices, you aren't going to see anything with those settings, at best.
It's just called - getting tired and my eyes are glazing over.
I edited the Config file - I refreshed my network password, changed subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.
Eject/removed/insert the card.
Checked my password - updated to all *'s again.
Ping -c5 192.168.20.77
I have to wonder if you copied that IP address of 192.168.20.77 from one of my posts, because that is the IP address of a FlashAir card in my network, which is 192.168.20.*. You need to pick an address in your network.
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