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by towe
19 May 2020, 15:02
Forum: General — Displays, Graphics & More
Topic: XL2420Z V3 Firmware
Replies: 4
Views: 3628

Re: XL2420Z V3 Firmware

Does anyone still have the v003 firmware file?
by towe
19 May 2020, 11:29
Forum: BENQ Zowie Tweaking — Strobe Utility / Blur Reduction / DyAc
Topic: Firmware upgrade using Linux tool, requires no hardware
Replies: 577
Views: 652965

Re: Firmware upgrade using Linux tool, requires no hardware

I gave my XL2420 another go today. Since I no longer have a PC with a compatible output, I opted to use a Raspberry Pi for flashing. Hardware: Connect SDA, SCL and GND to the Raspberrys headers using 2.54mm female-female jumper cables and a male-male VGA cable. Enable I2C in "raspi-config" Install f...
by towe
28 Jul 2019, 05:59
Forum: BENQ Zowie Tweaking — Strobe Utility / Blur Reduction / DyAc
Topic: Firmware upgrade using Linux tool, requires no hardware
Replies: 577
Views: 652965

Re: Firmware upgrade using Linux tool, requires no hardware

Tried it again today with a DVI cable and my NVIDIA card. It still failed to flash (mismatch at 0x00000030), but at least the display started working again. It does show up as V004, but there's a few quirks: The OSD menu sometimes shuts itself down. When pressing the EXIT key, some sort of color ser...
by towe
27 Jul 2019, 13:32
Forum: BENQ Zowie Tweaking — Strobe Utility / Blur Reduction / DyAc
Topic: Firmware upgrade using Linux tool, requires no hardware
Replies: 577
Views: 652965

Re: Firmware upgrade using Linux tool, requires no hardware

I bought a XL2420Z yesterday, which was still on firmware version 1. After some troubleshooting because of the ancient guide and no longer existing repositories, I sorta got it to work - I could start flashing the firmware. However, after some time, it reported the following: Erasing and writing fla...