bgreenstone
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I had my Mini installed just before a long road trip from Texas to Colorado. About 8 hours into the drive the Mini simply shut down. I unplugged it and tried pressing buttons, but nothing would bring it back to life. I was convinced either the fuse on the car cable blew or the dash cam itself fried. There was no way to check the fuse until I got home where my tools were.
Well, I got home last night and my first test was to use the cigarette 12v cable. No luck - still dead. Then I took the Mini and plugged it into my computer. After about 15 seconds it suddenly came to life and I was able to see the files - the last file before it died was corrupt. Then I took it back to my car and the dash cam turned on and the app notified me of a software update. I installed it and now it seems to be operating fine again. No telling if it'll die after 8 hours tho.
The odd thing is that right before the trip there was a firmware update which I installed. Perhaps that was a buggy update and they knew it so they pushed out this new update a week later? I'm really disappointed, however, that I couldn't use my dash cam on my 2500 mile journey.
-Brian
Well, I got home last night and my first test was to use the cigarette 12v cable. No luck - still dead. Then I took the Mini and plugged it into my computer. After about 15 seconds it suddenly came to life and I was able to see the files - the last file before it died was corrupt. Then I took it back to my car and the dash cam turned on and the app notified me of a software update. I installed it and now it seems to be operating fine again. No telling if it'll die after 8 hours tho.
The odd thing is that right before the trip there was a firmware update which I installed. Perhaps that was a buggy update and they knew it so they pushed out this new update a week later? I'm really disappointed, however, that I couldn't use my dash cam on my 2500 mile journey.
-Brian