Hello,
This past week I onboarded my new hotspot, between the initial sync to the blockchain and the POC v11 shenanigans this was a frustrating experience. I knew from the start about having a wired connection, a static IP, and port forwarding #44158 and knocked that out to keep problems minimal. Eventually my hotspot did fully sync, but kept falling behind for a few hours then would sync, rinse and repeat… Through my research I came across many people recommending to upgrade the original micro SD card.
Well I gave it a shot, opting for a Samsung 256GB with V30 A2 rating. Following a guide I found, I formatted the card to exFat, downloaded and unzipped the latest firmware (2021.12.14.1), and flashed it with Etcher, then installed into the unpowered Blackspot. After giving it a solid hour powered back on in the Helium Diagnostic, it is showing no inbound/outbound, no IP, no connection to the blockchain, and 0% sync. I’m at a loss here, can someone please enlighten me on what I’m doing wrong?