How To Flash New Firmware On Your Betaflight Flight Controller -

In todays video we will learn how to flash our Betaflight Flight Controller with new firmware. First we learn how to put the board in boot loader mode. Then we go through all the possible scenarios of how flashing with new firmware could go wrong. There are quite a few videos out there on how to flash your flight controller, I have not seen where they show you how to put it in boot loader and what to do if you can't get it into boot loader mode so today we learn how to do that.
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[@ki6hzs]

This video saved me. My meteor65 pro had erased its own memory. The company I got it from couldn’t figure out how to fix it, BetaFPV couldn’t figure out how to fix it. MANY emails back and forth with the manufacturer and the sales company in the US over many days couldn’t figure it out. I watched your video and 15 minutes later my quad was working. I’m in my 70’s and was very frustrated with it all. This morning BetaFPV said that my FC was defective and they had offered to replace the quad. I tried the drive fixer as a last ditch effort. Quad is bound to the TX and working. Thanks for posting this video!!!

[@mx118racer]

Explained slowly and carefully. Thanks from this rookie . Got my flash updated .

[@toddmcclure757va2]

Thanks so much man!! I hit every roadblock you talked about and had to go to impulse driver. It went smooth. I just followed right along with you. Appreciate it!!!

[@Michael-wg7ry]

You are awesome my man. Your video was the only one of many other videos that got my drone into DFU mode. Thank you so much!!

[@polycut8991]

3 years later..super helpful. I got stuck getting into DFU, ImmersionRC driver fix got me running. thank you!

[@mmjrry543]

Regarding firmware flashing and update, this has to be one of the best video. Yes I've seen quite a few. Many thanks.

[@longboarderebright]

Thank you drainman I was missing impulse rc and was trying to hit dfi mode for an hour and watched like 6 different videos

[@carlos0259774]

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[@arthurdegrez1179]

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[@jeramboo8511]

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[@gpstrek]

Thanks, got the Impulse update and DFU mode worked after that.

[@manuelhaenggi]

You saved my day! Thank you for this perfect explanation! Helped a lot!!!

[@michaelwayland4421]

Awesome video, great explanation! Mine wouldn’t go into boot loader. Thank you for talking about all the options to enter boot loader. Drain man and driver fixed to the rescue!

[@ddsllc4290]

Thank You!!! You solved my rookie build/flash issue. Much appreciated.

[@835FPV]

You saved my quad’s life today, my friend!

[@RHINOTACTICAL]

Awesome explanation. Thanks brada!

[@ProPain2go]

Thank you so much. I was able to update firmware. cheers

[@HMRezoanDuranto]

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[@Dylan-W]

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[@liukang81]

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[@mightyquinn69]

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[@rmwil9]

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[@arundath3812]

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super helpful. Thanks, man!

[@fstwalkr1463]

This video is still helping pilots in 2021. Thanks for posting this video!!!

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and 2022! just got me up and running

[@reckonsin_fpv]

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Very helpful, thank you

[@Coldboris]

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[@Bl4ckSupra]

drivers did it for me :) Thanks

[@megacanam]

Thanks dude... forgot to run ImpulseRC for the driver!! Much appreciated.

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very well explained and thanks for the fix file appreciated!

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[@CorrexPoE]

Thanks! The driver fixer saved my day/quad

[@DrainManFPV]

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Thanks brother!

[@MichaelRogersJesusrules]

Awesome mate ,hopefully i can now fix this speedybe..nothing but trouble.even betaflight discontinued putting it on there software..more headaches..its my first drone so i went cheep n nasty...dont want to smash the house up first test flight ..i subbed as well..best explinated sofar.enough dribble.God bless thanx 4 the vid n much love from outback sth aussie! Peace bro!

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Thank you!!!

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Thanks it help me out..

[@dabiz1216]

Thank you, Noob here and am trying to set up first Drone. GEPRC mark 3 with a T18. Somehow I cleared my firmware and no UARTS were showing. Still cant get T18 to work consistantly, but you got me so i can at least connect to drone in Betaflight.

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[@Nocoda7]

hey man that was a awesome thank you

[@stephenoleary1221]

Jesus lad iv being trying for the last week to update all my quads with no success...tried to update drivers through betaflight still didn't work ...so went on KZbin and found this vid and omg within 10 mins I downloaded impluseRC and bang all my drones went into dfu mode and updated them..... Thanks so much for that very clear and understanding vid...No bullshit like others...Thanks man 4.0.6 here we come lol

[@DrainManFPV]

That's so awesome!! Thanks Stephen

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[@grantolsen173]

Great info! I'm just troubled with having my drone plugged into power, if I'm unable to take props off at the moment, how do I get power to the air unit to make these modifications? Trickle charge? Thanks!

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tanks a lot

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[@DrainManFPV]

Haha! Glad i could help, i was having mic trouble in that one. sorry about that, glad you got it done tho

[@brentrickert9400]

I have a babyhawk r pro 4 inch and I flew it for a few days then I went and turned it to 200mw and after that the camera started acting weird. It has an emax osd that I cant change, and the reception is crap like 10ft away it cuts out. So I did this firmware hoping it will fix it but it didnt. Do you have an idea on what the problem might be?

[@rueda82nd]

Thanks easy, peasy

[@techFPV5964]

Drain man all i want to do is reload my original 4.1.5 into my hglrcf405 and for the life of me i cannot get that firnware to load. The problem is if i load a higher fm level then 4.1.5 my rcvr won't bind and i cannot solder the rcbr to update new fw cuz the rcvr xm+ is incompatible and i cant solder cuz my hands whake to bad. What can you recommend. Jus5 so you inow my rcvr green, red lught both stay on? I can really use sone help!!

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[@williamwilkinson2748]

Many thanks from me too.

[@SnakeCakeExotics]

thanks drainman unfortunately mine keeps getting stuck mid flash and doesn't finish the flash. any suggestions?

[@P.G._FPV]

Have a question. Can you update the Firmware on a flight controller with it all hooked up in the kwad? I have a Xilof4 FC and I have it all wired in and hooked up to a Crossfire nano and a Caddx vista... All it says is too many things connected... Thanks

[@bcc1955]

I came to the right place :-)

[@marwanabdullah2354]

Hi Drainman. Do you know how to backup manufacture target before flash to new firmware?

[@terrysowell7279]

Hey man. Love your content, but I was wondering if you could help me with updating the firmware on my Babyhawk R? It was last updated in Sept. of 2019 and won’t bind with my Zorro which was updated in Feb of 2022.

[@123myfelix]

Geprc f722 aio holding boot button and plugging in and still fail. Can’t download the driver listed on beta flight (stm usb vcp driver) on mac. Any ideas?

[@andresmaldonado1024]

You are the best I am new in this world and it took Days to learn how to update in this version of Betaflight. thank you

[@DrainManFPV]

That is so awesome!! Let me know if there are any other videos that would help!! Happy Flying my brother!

[@andresmaldonado1024]

@@DrainManFPV Thanks, I'm new to my first drone but the only problem is that when the engines are out of control. can you help me

[@DrainManFPV]

@@andresmaldonado1024 what do you mean

[@andresmaldonado1024]

@@DrainManFPV The engines accelerate and I can't control it with the remote control

[@DrainManFPV]

@@andresmaldonado1024 This can be numerous things, please contact me via Facebook and I will help you fix it.

[@michaelbryant3643]

I can’t bind after I did flash firmware. Help do i need to paste the Dump file I copied?

[@SamirKhan-mq6ib]

Dear when I arm my fpv it is drifting little bit like some times in forward, backwards,left,right direction what is the issue

[@spencersuislide4984]

Bruh is like a cop explaining a ticket lmao

[@HumbleHeartMinistry]

First time i actually understood what the heck the video instructor was talking about! You do a great job of explaining and showing what your doing so it can be understood! Most go so fast and don`t explain alot of things, i guess assuming everybody knows it! Thank You! Liked and Subscribed! Quick question. I got a new bnf drone that bound to transmitter and everything works on radio right, But in Betaflight it connects and shows osd, and settings, but can get no stick movement in receiver tab, and no switch movement in modes tab. I got latest version of B.F. and can`t set modes or do any changes to drone in B.F. except the OSD. Would be very thankful for any help!

[@DrainManFPV]

Hey friend! Sounds like you aren't bound and/or you have the wrong protocol set. What type of receiver do you have, make sure configuration is set to that receiver

[@HumbleHeartMinistry]

@@DrainManFPV Thank you for answering! I am bound, and have flown it on my x-lite, but only has acro, but flies pretty good. I have checked all the settings and all are set right. I think I will just take this one to a hobby shop, and see if they can figure it out. I have gotten to frustrated, and hey its a fun hobby, and I been messing with it for too many hours to be fun, and tried all the things that others suggested with no success! Thanks for your time! Really Appreciate It!!!!

[@lancelotlalla7561]

When my fc enters DFU mode the fc shuts off,no lights and beta flight does not see the fc untill I unplug it and plug it back in.

[@nathanbunten4299]

in the version of bataflight i downloaded it doesn't show the software it just shows successful. Also my radio didn't work at all. I had to add ibus on the bootloader screen not the other stuff and it fixed the problem. you might wat to tell people about this. thanks

[@kaptkrunchfpv]

What if the FC isnt recognized at all by the pc? I have a brand new mamba f7 22 mnk4, when i plug in the usb only the red led comes on, no gyro no mcu no nothing. Holding the boot button doesnt do anything.

[@rcpete7055]

It says access to com port 3 is denied when impulserc driver fixer is running? What do I do??

[@abidikar]

Thanks. Very useful.

[@martinbauer3021]

Hey man can you help me setup my EMAX HAWK PRO using Android betaflight

[@10valleybassinf43]

thanks for the help. i thought i bricked my tinyhawk 2

[@patrickfontenot8953]

I know this video is old but why not click the no reboot sequence?

[@backcountrybluegrass4770]

after you flash it you have to go and re tune and set everything up all over again?

[@DrainManFPV]

Yes, you will lose everything, be sure to save it, or write it down if you want to keep it!

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

What can I do when I press Flash Firmware and nothing happens? There's no progress bar or anything. It remains in DFU mode.

[@johngreen5837]

Dude. I messed up and clicked something in the firmware and now it won't even connect to betaflight anymore. Did I just completely mess up?

[@sosquadcopter6634]

Thanks man. Your video was very helpful. Any ways. I am about to sell my quadcopter stuff.. Tired of little problems, twicks here and there... too much for me right now.

[@DrainManFPV]

Awe man 😔 that blows, it should be fun to do tweaks and repairs and tuning etc.

[@kaskalo2]

I did this to my Moblite7, (yes, correct target and latest stable version), but it is not the same as original. Receiver was set up wrong, VTX not working, it is useless. My first drone... wasn't working from start. I am so frustrated. I waited 3 months for delivery :(

[@djdubz]

great vid drainman as always. so if I plug in my FC and it only gives a red solid light, and never finds my FC using the impulse driver fixer, does that mean my FC is bad? Tried the driver fixer and all you mentioned in your vid, but no cigar. When I plug in a lipo it makes all the sounds for ESC tones, but FC stays solid red. New FC needed at this point?

[@DrainManFPV]

The LEDs are really different on all FCs it's hard to say that a certain color is bad or good without knowing the model. Which FC do you have? Have you checked the board for a short circuit?

[@djdubz]

@@DrainManFPV thanks drainman!! It's the HGLRC FD445 Forward F4 Mini. I flashed it to bf 4.1.4 and all was well but I don't know what I did but I saved something and then nothing after that. One thing I noticed was the target was omnibusf4v6 and bf had that target but what was in parentheses, after omnibusf4v6 (airb) was different than the hglrc one. So target omnibusf4v6 was same except what was in parentheses after it.. Would that make a difference? So u have a video on checking for shorts? Sorry semi noob when it comes to that.. thank you very much for help btw!!

[@SamirKhan-mq6ib]

❤

[@rcpete7055]

Don't understand it says: An error occurred while entering bootloader! Access to the port 'COM3' is denied. While trying the impulserc driver fixer. Have tried over and over all different ways but says same thing.. I can use betaflight fine with COM3 but cannot enter dfu..? Please 😣.

[@grun4405]

Hey there, I have the same problem. Impulse Rc Drive fixer is loading and than Error 99 :/ Do you find a solution for it?

[@subhajitsaha992]

Sir can I use 10.6 configarater and flash betaflight 3.5.7 on my cinehoop but 4.2 for my other freestyle quad ?????

[@DrainManFPV]

Yes you can flash different versions with the same Config, I am not sure exactly which version will not flash which version though. All you can do is try.

[@subhajitsaha992]

@@DrainManFPV thank u sir

[@MooseKnuckleTHF]

Great video man, Thanks you! I always forget if I'm doing it right.. I only have to boot like once a year so I always have to go watch a boot vid to jog my memory. Tips. Look at the camera while talking and your audio has a bit of static like your too close to the mic. and get a haircut hippy. *jokes

[@christroutman382]

Aloha

[@Gavin-oq5nl]

Com3 or any of that stuff never showed up on my computer downloaded all the stuff etc. still won’t show

[@DrainManFPV]

Try impulse RC driver fixer.

[@Gavin-oq5nl]

DrainMan FPV thank you it worked!

[@myname2263]

ImpulseRC failed , An error occurred while entering bootloader , Unexpected number of devices detected .

[@trialfreak9433]

same😕

[@super_ninja9375]

Dont watch any other video this the one!

[@etab83]

Followed everything you said but when I hit flash nothing happens?

[@DrainManFPV]

Did it load the firmware

[@etab83]

@@DrainManFPV it erased all settings for tinyhawk s.

[@DrainManFPV]

@@etab83 Did you use correct target? Also you have now lost all your tinyhawk settings? that were originally on the flight contoller?

[@etab83]

@@DrainManFPV yes I did. Can you tell me how to recover? I'm a noob

[@DrainManFPV]

@@etab83 Hit me up on FB ill help you get it back

[@jelojones]

Close chrome before you use impulse.

[@amen_ra6926]

ImpuiseRC Driver Fixer fails repeatedly. An old thread in RC Groups claims disconnecting the R-XSR receiver fixes the problem. I haven't tried it yet so stay tuned. Whoever has a pipeline to the BF Devs needs to tell them this is total B.S. if that is the solution. Having to rip everything apart just to do this should not be required. Especially if the receiver is jammed in a place that makes it hard to disconnect. This hobby seems to be filled with more hurdles and stumbling blocks every time we want to make a change. And the community wonders why people get so frustrated. . Update: Apparently this was the case. I had to open my frame and disconnect the R-XSR. I disconnected the vTx while I was at it. This is a pretty inconvenient and counter-intuitive step. One shouldn't have to go to this length to do something so simple. I hope BF fixes this because pulling on such a thiny connector or de-soldering after everything is together is a hassle. Also there is this thing with vTx Tables. Another hassle.

[@lucalive1302]

This shit impulse drive fixer don't work :x