cRio limbo

[Greg McKaskle]

Without knowing what the error text says, I can only give general info.

The cRIO has to change IP addresses and reboot several times during the formatting operation. Various computer ethernet cards and drivers respond to this very differently. For many computers, you just cable them and format. Others will reconfigure their network adapter each time the cRIO reboots, and still others will start trying to use the wifi or other network options at some step of the process.

For best results disable wifi and any additional network configurations on the computer. Instead of direct cabling the laptop and the cRIO, plug both into a router or switch, such as the blue Cisco. Setup the Cisco to the same IP address as the laptop if it isn't already. The switch will not reboot during the format, and will keep the laptop from reconfiguring its enet when the link goes away. Then follow the safe-mode formatting instructions.

If it fails, please copy the errors and include them in your next post.

Greg McKaskle