
Most of this came from 1 forum thread outside of here and 3 separate Reddit posts so I am compiling the working procedure in a very simple to find and follow format for us ECF folks. just needed to get the procedure down before I forgot about it and passed out. Like I said, I will come back and edit this with screen shots, links and more. VIVI-98_FOR_NANO120_VB1.0.3_20170323.binġ6: Now select under Programming APROM & CONFIG and make sure these are the only two selections made.ġ7: Select START and wait for the Successful prompt.Ģ0: I'm sure you can figure out the rest from here. You should get a confirmation it was OKġ4: Configure the Chip Options to this and then select OKġ5: Select the APROM button and navigate to the 1.0.3 firmware located in the same folder as ISP. This is only for the VB version of the Alien!!!Ģ: Disregard SMOK's instructions as they are WRONG!!!!ģ: Unzip the firmware to a location you can findĥ: Make sure USB is selected and select ContinueĨ: Make sure the USB cable is plugged into your computer but not the Alien yetĩ: Find a big rubber band, hair tie or zip tie and lock the fire button downġ1: Now plug the USB cable into the Alien, it should connectġ2: Select ERASE ALL and only ERASE ALL and select the Start button. I will edit this later with screen shots and more instructions later. If you have not attempted upgraded from 1.0.2 then proceed here below.

Even the fixes needed fixes so I am compiling my notes (sourced from all over) here for posterity reasons and maybe save someone the headaches of the firmware upgrade that I just endured.

Holy crap what a PITA it was to upgrade from VB 1.0.2 to 1.0.3.
