"The Download is Not Requesting

it used to depend on your computer operating system, what are you using??
have you installed the driver for the cable???

Using Vista mate and have installed the drivers.

Have a look at this post here and see if any of it helps, also read through some of the other posts

in that thread, some suggest using an older computer so you don't need usb adapter and with windows xp, but have a read it might help you

i would suggest to find a pc with xp and a serial port,vista can be a right royal pain.

So is the connection i'm using fine then? Like the cable?

Most likely, as Cactikid says, there have been problems with vista

same problem now with doing it on a xp laptop! so frustrating

box has to be powered off first,press download and power box on,its all in the tuts if you followed them closely,if it still does not work try another com port setting if they dont work you may have a serial cable as in wired straight,null modem has a cross over wire for flashing,was that cable used and worked before?

when you said laptop does it have a rs232 port same as box?

Originally Posted by cactikid

box has to be powered off first,press download and power box on,its all in the tuts if you followed them closely,if it still does not work try another com port setting if they dont work you may have a serial cable as in wired straight,null modem has a cross over wire for flashing,was that cable used and worked before?

when you said laptop does it have a rs232 port same as box?

How can you tell if its wire strated or is a cross over?

Im running a usb to rs232 converter(male) putting a female adapter on the end of it for it to fit onto the box