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7.4 Recovering from a failed Firmware update
If you have tried to install a new firmware on your camera, and the procedure has failed, your camera may be
unresponsive. If the firmware update failed, and your cameras BIOS loader has become corrupted, your cameras LED
will be flashing green when turned on.
If this has happened, we advise you to get in contact with your cameras reseller or Y‐cam directly who may be able to fix
the camera.
There is a procedure you can try yourself, however it is quite advanced, so should only be attempted by those with a
solid understanding of TCP/IP and running commands from the DOS command prompt.
For this procedure, you will need a Crossover Network Cable. This is not a standard network cable as provided in the
box with your Y‐cam. A Crossover Network Cable flips the transmit and receive pairs of wires in the cable, allowing your
computer to talk to the Y‐cam directly.
Procedure:
1. Download the correct new firmware for your camera from
and save this to your hard
disk.
2. Unzip (uncompress) the firmware to a directory on your PC. Copy the firmware .MFW file to an easy to access
place, such as C:\firmware.
3. Write down the full name of the firmware .MFW filename.
4. Connect the camera via the Crossover Cable directly to your computer.
5. Open Network Settings, and make a note of your current TCP/IP Settings.
6. Now change them to the following:
IP Address: 192.168.168.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.168.1
7. Click OK to save these settings.
8. Open an MS‐DOS Command Prompt, or choose “Run” from the start menu and type “cmd.exe”.
9. Change the path in the command prompt to the location of the camera firmware (as in step 2) e.g. C:\firmware
and then leave this window open.
10. Power off the camera, wait 5 seconds, push down on the reset button on the side of the camera, and with the
reset button still pressed down, power on the camera again.
11. Release the reset button. The Green LED should start flashing indicating that the camera is in the Firmware
Dump Mode.
12. Go back to your Command Prompt window on your PC.