Sam,
Thanks for helping out. I have a similar problem with an old CAP 1.0 which I brought back from Kenya. It needs a new hard drive. I have installed a blank Toshiba drive, but I cannot get my recovery USB (from RACHEL_Recovery_USB_1-2-16_9.1.1_20161205.img) to complete. It does not even generate the update.log file.
I am trying Method 2 just to set up the flash memory. I am ready to try anything you recommend. {I must admit that I am using a 8 GB flash drive from Sandisk but tried a 16 GB drive from PNY and left that drive with Bonface in Kenya. I should get some 16 GB Sandisk drives today.]
If you wish, I can open a new forum topic to discuss this.
I was thinking of going back to the Intel USB recovery files just to see if I can get the CAP hardware to work. I cannot remember how far back to go to start with the Intel files. The oldest Intel file on the Google Drive in the CAP>Firmware folder is “package_1.1.0.tgz,” but I remember we used to start with “package_1.2.4.tgz,” or “1.2.6.” The newest file is 1.2.10." There is also a file named “package_1.2.10_root.tgz.”
Also, in the Google Drive CAP>USB Recovery Images>original-usb-recovery-images folder there is this file: IntelCAP_USB_Recovery_1_2_4_SSH_2015_01_28.zip
What do you suggest I try first?
Best, Ed