new Taranis Plus Special Edition * *corrupted SD card**

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new Taranis Plus Special Edition * *corrupted SD card**

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Hi,

I just got a new Taranis SE to replace my old Taranis original X9D. It seemed to work fine until I plugged it into my computer so I could load some models. It seems that the SD card is corrupted as the f: drive just shows nonsense characters instead of the normal folders. It also seems to act funny because after I unplug the USB cable, instead of the menu showing back up where you can select "EXIT" it stays in the USB connected mode. At that point I can't even turn the radio off and must disconnect the battery in order to reboot it. I could send it back but would rather fix it myself.

Where can I find the SD image for 2.1.6 (this is what it came with) or newer?

Thanks for your help.

Oh yes I should have told you that I've tried updating it with OpenTX Companion and it says it can't see the radio.
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Update:

I was able to rebuild the files on the card but it quickly became corrupted again. Could this be a problem with 2.1.9?
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You say 2.1.6 at one place and 2.1.9 at the other - more importantly, what is your bootloader version?
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The radio came with 2.1.6. I updated to 2.1.9 which it is running now. The bootloader is 2.1.6.
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Update the bootloader to 2.1.9 also. I think there was a problem with some factory loaded 2.1.6 bootloaders.

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I tried several times to rebuild the card and initially it would work but every time I tried to make setting changes with companion the card would become corrupted again. Once corrupted I would see the behavior that when I disconnected the USB cable the radio would still show that it was still connected. Only disconnecting the battery would turn it off at that point. Then, when I would connect the radio again I would get an error from my computer saying the SD was corrupted and companion could no longer see the radio.

Finally I just tried a new card that I had from an old camera. It seems that was the solution. Didn't frsky have an SD card problem before?
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Thanks jtaylor but shouldn't the bootloader have been automatically upgraded when I upgraded from 2.1.6. to 2.1.9 using companion? If not how do I upgrade just the bootloader? Even though things seem to be working now I'd like to make sure I have the latest BL too. Thanks.
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Ah! I see...when I upgraded I was in BL mode so the BL didn't get upgraded. After I watched a Painless 360 youtube video I saw that he just connected the radio without turning it on to the USB. Now my BL is 2.1.9
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