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Recent content by Clarky3rdNut

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    Mambo Refusing To Update

    Just wanted to report on some developments. The snow has made it here so, with a day off work to enjoy it with the kids, there won’t be much time for playing with the reluctant drone until later. However... Last night I installed V4.2.4 of FF Mini onto my Android device, using the link...
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    Mambo Refusing To Update

    Some excellent suggestions yet again Dirk. Thank you. I will give them a go this evening and report back tomorrow. In the meantime, I just wanted to pass on that I am the original owner of the drone. I have enjoyed using it many times but it didn't really make it out of the cupboard during 2018...
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    Mambo Refusing To Update

    Ok so I have attempted both things as mentioned above. After updating on these attempts, I waited until the Mambo switched off automatically, despite the lights only remaining orange for a second or two. Each time however, still resulted in the software version displaying as 2.6.6 This is from...
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    Mambo Refusing To Update

    First of all, I would just like to say Dirk, thank you for your awesome support so far! Secondly, I will try the above today -I have attempted factory resets prior to updating before, without making difference. Nevertheless, I will follow your above instructions precisely and report back...
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    Mambo Refusing To Update

    I’m not sure if the 2 second flicker of orange light is what would happen if attempting to update a drone that is already at the latest software version? Once the update process has finished, the Mambo.plf file is gone, as if the update was successful. Software Version: 2.6.6 Hardware Version...
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    Mambo Refusing To Update

    Hi Dirk, thank you for responding. So it seems I am running FF Mini v5.5.8 as this is the latest version on the Apple AppStore. Since joining this forum today, I have downloaded and attempted to update to version 3.0.26 from the link available in the 'Thanks for Mambo subforum' topic...
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    Mambo Refusing To Update

    Hello all, Brand new to the forum and hoping you can help me. I have an early Parrot Mambo (Pilot & Play from 2016). It is on software version 2.6.6 and refuses to update. I open FreeFlight Mini and once connected to the drone, the 'Update required' message begins flashing. If attempt to...