We have all heard the rumors from Logitech that Honeycomb 3.1 was coming. We also saw a photo of the latest update running over at GTVhacker. The Long awaited leaked update.zip file is finally available for you to kick that Revue back into gear. You will need a Logitech revue box and a formatted FAT32 USB drive to get started.
Keep in mind that this is 100% BETA. There are still some issues to work out and some bugs here and there that you will experience just like running any beta software for our devices. There is only one thing I have found that is preventing me from running this at the moment myself. There is no Netflix and the app in the market isn’t compatible yet. Most all of the apps aren’t working yet actually. There will be app support once the official update starts to hit the devices and developers can start to customize them for the big screen.
To install:
Copy the update.zip to a Fat32 formatted USB drive, place it in its root (ie /mnt/usb/update.zip or E:\update.zip)
Plug USB drive into Revue. Fully unplug revue. Plug it back in, count to One (a long one, say one mississippi), then hold down the connect button (keep it held). The Revue logo will come up, and the box will reboot, your tv will lose signal, and come back to the Revue logo. At this point, let go of the button.
The GTV logo will then show up, with an arrow and a horizontal “barbershop scroll”. At this point, on your Revue’s keyboard, press the FN key (in yellow) and the left arrow (to the left of the OK button). It will then come up to a recovery menu.
Hit “Apply update from sdcard:/update.zip”
The box will verify the update, and reboot. This is normal. It is installing an updated bootloader and recovery image (both, heavily encrypted).
Then, the box will come back on, and flash the latest kernel and system files. Once this is done, the box will reboot again.
This bootup may take a few minutes, at first you will see the Revue logo, then the Google TV logo, then the “new” logo (a grey tv over a ball glowing red). Just wait it out.
You can then begin setup, as normal. You may notice some crashes – this software is still beta, you should be able to force close and continue.
Source: GTHacker
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