** ...Being that its the weekend, I didn't expect to hear anything from Kemper Support until next week and since I don't know if I could screw My Kemper up any further I decided to take a leap into a world I usually try my best to avoid. Flash etc..Freaks me out because I don't truly understand it. Since I have a second functional Kemper I decided to go for it.
From a post I located somewhere on the web. I performed the BOLD section then restored a previous back up from a few days ago and IT WORKED!!!!:
"Flash memory erase\updateIf the Profiler’s memory has been messed up by a defective profile\maxed out and the unit doesn’t boot properly any longer, try this ([burkhard]. NOTE: all the rigs will be erased during this procedure):push and hold soft button 1 (top left above display) while switching on the unit into Tuner Mode;keep pushing the button until the Booting Maintenance Mode message appears;in Maintenance mode push Maintenance, Memory, Init Flash, Yes, Ok, and shut down;start Profiler normally, enter your owner name at the end of the welcome sequence, then enter System Menu and push the Factory Rigs button. This will restore the factory rigs.The initialization of the flash memory was only necessary after a bug in 1.0.5 where a memory corruption bug could also mess up the flash memory organization. We've all heard about flash memory failures resulting from too many writes, but the Profiler’s flash can be definitely updated several hundred times. In those cases when a flash memory reset is advisable, and the operation doesn’t bring the expected results, you can try and update it more than once: the firmware flash has several partitions and the update process will try them one after another. Before you do that, turn off the unit by leaving it on and pulling the power cord. Then wait 1 minute. After that, connect the stick, press and hold the Page buttons and turn the unit on.timowas editing some delays. Saved my performances after. suddenly the Kemper freezes".
** I WILL FORWARD MY UPDATE TO SUPPORT IMMEDIATELY ** But still hope they investigate the cause.
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Short version:
Rebooted to find Software error message
Tried holding RIG while booting up. Same
Tried holding <> while booting from USB. Same
Wiped USB, reformatted from my other Kemper currently running 4.0.6 . Opened on mac, made sure none of the folders had any info. EMPTY. Dragged 4.0.6 KAOS bin onto the drive NOT into the folder
THEN PRESSED <> to boot from thumb drive again. SAME
Opened a Ticket with Kemper just now.
Something went wonky. I was using version 3.??? something with no issues for the last 8 months or whatever it has been. Recently updated to 4.?? but my Kemper didn't like it so went back to 3.???
I have Two Kempers. Kemper 01 is pooched at the moment - Kemper 02 seems fine. I did notice that last upgrade, Kemper 2 had the Pederson stobe tuner Kemper 01 didn't even running on the same update. THAT is where my first issue began. I wiped Kemper 01, copied all files from 02 WITH back up and installed into Kemper 01. Seemed to work fine unitl last night.
So Kemper 02 now runs 4.0.6 with no issues, all backed up on multiple USB drives and on my mac. As soon as I get Kemper 01 fixed, I'll re-install my rigs Of which I only use 5.
Is ANYONE able to offer something in terms of a fix I may have overlooked while I wait for Support to get back to me?
Here is the initial error message before I attempted any resolutions:
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When I boot up the Kemper, it appears want to load and I see it going through the usual start up motions. Screen shot:
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Followed by this message:
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tia
matty