Hello Steve,

I have installed the firmware 2.51 a long time ago and I didn't had any problems. The upgrade was not done from1.02 but from a 2.x version. Did you get any message during the update process?

Piet

Hi Piet, thanks for your reply.

It said upgrading firmware and then activating new firmware or something like that, still won't read 2GB cards so I suspect it hasn't upgraded the firmware to the newest one as it should read these cards.

I don't think the update changes the firmware to 2.51, something like 1 xxx. Could you check your firmware version for me? 

Alternatively does anyone know what the latest firmware version is?

Best wishes,

Steve.

Solved!

The BS2 wouldn't upgrade the firmware to the newest version 1.1.0 12 because of a problem with the sd card. Apparently it needs to be able to write to it to enable the upgrade. Bought a new card and now working. 

One other problem now is that if I copy directly from my MacBook Pro to the sd card (it has a card reader/writer built in) BS2 doesn't see the files, even although they work on a BS3. I've tried pressing the two down arrow keys which are supposed to update the playlist, but to no avail.

I can copy via iTunes, but it is very slow, and would like to use drag and drop.

Anyone got this to work?

Many thanks,

Steve.

You need to use single level folders.  It will not see root level files or nested sub-folders.  I think the BS3 is a little more forgiving in this respect.  Also, do you have it in "Mac Mode" (I suppose you must, if you've used it with iTunes, but never hurts to double check).

Stan

If you want to verify the version of your firmware  download 

BeoSound 2 firmware reader (for windows XP, as I remember)

Hi thanks for the info guys. I've checked with the firmware checker on XP and it is the newest firmware now.

I have copied a whole folder onto the sd card so that it appears in the root level as album/tracks, but when i try to play the album the BS2 ignores it. When I hold down the 2 down arrow keys for 2 seconds I don't get audible feedback that the playlist is being updated. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong here. Should the BS2 be on the dock when doing this or with headphones connected? Anyone got it to work?

Many thanks,

Steve.

Steve

I struggle with my MacBook Pro and my old 12" Powerbook. The only way I can get it to work is to use iTunes (but only the 8.1 version, not the newer one) and drag and drop into the music folder on the BS2, then create new playlist folders for each album. A card reader wouldn't work for me when I tried it, as it just lumped every track into one huge 'virtual' album, and I could only skip through individual tracks and not albums as I wished.

Unfortunately B&O software support for the BS2 is still rooted in the era of Noah, large boats and excessive rainfall.

You're not using any odd characters in your folder names - I remember there was some problem years back with Japanese - I'd recommend just alpha-numeric (numbers and letters, no punctuation) until you get it working.  I haven't loaded any new music in a while, I will (time permitting) give it a shot and see if it jogs any more memories about what is required to make it work.

Stan

Hi John and Stan, thanks for the replies.

i'm not using any unusual characters or spaces. The drag and drop puts music on the card but it doesn't show up in iTunes or play back on the BS2.

I suspect that there is a particular way of dragging and dropping requiring the tracks or albums to be created at a particular level on the card, or perhaps the folders need to be created in iTunes after all the tracks have been dropped onto the music folder not enclosed in their own folders. I still can't get the playlists updated by holding the two down arrow keys for two seconds-no audible feedback, no response.

I'll get there in the end!

Best, Steve.