CPLAYBOOT issue with Mac OS 12.6

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CPLAYBOOT issue with Mac OS 12.6

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I am BRAND NEW to Circuit Playground Express and am using MakeCode on a Mac OS 12.6. On my office laptop I was able to download the .uf2 file to the Express on loan from a friend. On my desktop computer at home, the CPLAYBOOT drive does not appear on the new unit I just purchased since I returned the other Express to my friend. I'm getting red to purple lights circulating on the board and resetting...either single or double clicking does no good. I believe that the CPLAYBOOT version on the Express may be outdated since. I read somewhere that I may need to update the playboot on this unit from an older computer. What am I missing?

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Re: CPLAYBOOT issue with Mac OS 12.6

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The first thing to check is that you are using a USB data cable and not a power/charge only cable.

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Re: CPLAYBOOT issue with Mac OS 12.6

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I am using a data cable. Bought a brand new one that said data cable on the package.

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Re: CPLAYBOOT issue with Mac OS 12.6

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OK, it sounds like you will, indeed, need to update the bootloader as described at https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-cir ... bootloader. The wrinkle is that you need to do that because you can't get the BOOT drive on your version of MacOS. You will need to use another computer to upgrade it: either a pre-10.14.4 Mac, a Windows/Linux computer.

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Re: CPLAYBOOT issue with Mac OS 12.6

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Thanks. The confirmation helps. I’ll give that a go. Cheers

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