XMC-1 newb questions

[phicar2]

Hi all, I actually got my XMC-1 last summer but unfortunately life got in the way of lots of things and I only just unboxed it yesterday. Got it set up and had a couple intro questions I was hoping y'all could answer.

First, can I upgrade the firmware via ethernet? I was hoping that was the case as I recall that being a selling point years ago but in quickly looking over the manual it sounded like I would have to use a USB thumbdrive and that the ethernet port was pretty useless.

Second, in looking over the resource page on the emotiva website I saw the following section and didn't know what this was about or if I needed to do it. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Drivers:
Unified USB Drivers v1.11a - WinXP/Vista/Win7/Win8.x (11/05/2014) (.zip)
Drivers v1.01a - Windows 10 ONLY (8/10/2015) (.zip)

Driver Documentation:
Configuring WASAPI Mode in Audio Players (PDF)
Instructions for Emotiva Unified USB Drivers v1.11a - WinXP/Vista/Win7/Win8.x (11/05/14) (PDF)
Instructions for USB Drivers v1.01a - Windows 10 ONLY (8/10/2015) (PDF)

USB Stream Input Update (adds USB Stream Input support for sample rates up to 24/192):
Note: This update is already included on all XMC-1’s shipped after October 2014
Note: If you install this update, and use a Windows computer, you will also probably need the latest drivers (v1.11a)
XMC-1 USB Stream Input update (11/05/2014) – READ THIS FIRST (PDF)
XMC-1 USB Stream Input update (11/05/2014) (.zip)

[geebo]

1. No internet firmware update. But the thumb drive update is stupid simple.

2. The drivers and procedures are only necessary if you will but connecting a source to the USB input of the XMC. You probably already have the update and would only have to load the drivers for USB use.

Oh, the Ethernet connection isn't useless. It's required for Dirac use.

[phicar2]

Got it, thanks!

[geebo]

Glad to help. Enjoy the XMC. It's a great piece of gear!