This should actually be sent to JVI, but I can not log in to their Forum.
I am routed to an "Old" forum that was closed 3 years ago and does not have an administrator that can tell me what the problem is !
I was looking for an Improvements and Suggestions group, but did not find any,
Being new to Mavic Pro (but not to drones), I had a lot of things to go through.
Firmware updates, configuration, calibration etc etc.
I have had the MP for a few days, it showed out that the device left the factory as early as one year ago.
Laying on the shelf in a shop here, probably the last one, discounted and obsolete due to the MP2 introduction,
Now the subject : Firmware Upgrade.
The firmware packets are quite big, 250 - 300 Mb.
It takes time to download from an overloaded JVI server and a crappy Internet !
I have been using the GO 4 app for downloading and calibration.
I might be wrong, but it seems that the download of the firmware restarts from scratch if the download fails by some reason.
Instead of continuing from where it was interrupted.
And what happens if the data transfer to the Mavic fails, does the process start over agin, from the beginning ?
I propose that JVI provides all the firmware as Torrents.
That there are separate (or built in) automatic services for validating the downloads (checksums, CRC or whatever)
as is standard in the Linux world.
This is a Win-Win concept !
............................................
The users/customers get their firmware faster and they can be assured the files are valid (not corrupted).
Also, for an emergency case, they have their firmware available on some media, should it be necessary
to refresh the firmware in the drone.
There are probably a lot of users all over the world right now, that downloads firmware 24/7 !
JVI will benefit from happier customers.
And the load on their servers will be substantially reduced !
Meaning less investments.
I hope somebody from the JVI support reads this and can comment it.
And push it through !
Happy Downloading and Flying !
I am routed to an "Old" forum that was closed 3 years ago and does not have an administrator that can tell me what the problem is !
I was looking for an Improvements and Suggestions group, but did not find any,
Being new to Mavic Pro (but not to drones), I had a lot of things to go through.
Firmware updates, configuration, calibration etc etc.
I have had the MP for a few days, it showed out that the device left the factory as early as one year ago.
Laying on the shelf in a shop here, probably the last one, discounted and obsolete due to the MP2 introduction,
Now the subject : Firmware Upgrade.
The firmware packets are quite big, 250 - 300 Mb.
It takes time to download from an overloaded JVI server and a crappy Internet !
I have been using the GO 4 app for downloading and calibration.
I might be wrong, but it seems that the download of the firmware restarts from scratch if the download fails by some reason.
Instead of continuing from where it was interrupted.
And what happens if the data transfer to the Mavic fails, does the process start over agin, from the beginning ?
I propose that JVI provides all the firmware as Torrents.
That there are separate (or built in) automatic services for validating the downloads (checksums, CRC or whatever)
as is standard in the Linux world.
This is a Win-Win concept !
............................................
The users/customers get their firmware faster and they can be assured the files are valid (not corrupted).
Also, for an emergency case, they have their firmware available on some media, should it be necessary
to refresh the firmware in the drone.
There are probably a lot of users all over the world right now, that downloads firmware 24/7 !
JVI will benefit from happier customers.
And the load on their servers will be substantially reduced !
Meaning less investments.
I hope somebody from the JVI support reads this and can comment it.
And push it through !
Happy Downloading and Flying !