2 two things that may be helping. 1 check if the battery actually works and two the SD card has to be at one GB.

I know that old Ugobe should work just fine after so many years. I hope that this was helpful. 🦖🦕✌️

I don't know if anyone posts here anymore, but it seemed like the best place to find info.  I just pulled my Pleo, Isa, out of her carrying case.  I haven't played with her in probably 12 years.  I got her back in 2006 or 2007, I think, so she's one of the original ones.  I charged up her batteries, but she won't do anything.  So I found this forum and figured I should sjust try to restart her as a baby.  I downloaded the 1.1 operating system on a SD card.  I followed the instructions, and I get the chimes, then Pleo goes "Huh?", then more chimes, and it goes on like this forever.  After a few minutes, the chimes will stop and my Pleo will move a little bit, maybe her tail, or open her eyes, then the chimes start up again.  We're going on about 45 minutes like this.  If I try to turn her off and take the SD card out, then turn her back on again, she just says "Huh?"  I'm not sure what else to do at this point.  I would so love to play with her again.  The instructions said that once the download was done, the Pleo will wake up, then go to sleep, and that's when you turn it off and take out the SD card.  But she never actually goes to sleep.  So how long exactly does the download take?  Do I leave it until it stops chiming?  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

Dawn and Isa, the Pleo

Hi guys!
I tried reset my pleo.
Prepare SD card (8GB), create 1GB partition.
Move POP OS files to SD root.
Insert in into PLEO and turned on it.
After 10 minutes pleo still frozen.
I connect USB and open terminal in Dino-MITE.
I see loop of log messages:
ERROR: low: io: CARD init failed with 16
INFO: low: Loading SD card
But before firmware update card working well.
Please help me unbrick my Pleo. Thank you

Hi,

I don't know if this topic already exists but I wanted to give all new Ugobe owners out there a quick summary of the differences between LifeOS 1.0, 1.0.2, 1.1, 1.1.1 and LifeOS 2.
For those who don't know what I'm talking about: Consider visiting the downloads section of the forum to find out what a LifeOS actually is.
It's basically the software that makes your Pleo work - Just like Windows, MacOS or Linux on a computer or laptop.

There are many different LifeOS versions to choose from:
LifeOS 1.0: The original (made by Ugobe):
LifeOS 1.0 is the very first LifeOS version. I think it was released with the Pleo in 2006/2007.
A downgrade file to 1.0 is available in the downloads section.
When I installed LifeOS 1.0 on Oessaja, she was very cheerful and looooooved to play with her training leaf. She was the happiest Pleo ever and even reacted to the sound of my voice with different happy coos and purrs. She wasn't needy at all so I could let her explore the room without upsetting her.
Please note: I call Nessaja a female but the Ugobe Pleos don't have a gender. That's an RB thing.
The animations were okay, but not very spectacular and repetetive. She never froze and never encountered any other bugs or technical issues.
The hatching stage was surprisingly long. However, it hat a very fast learning curve and was fully grown in just one (and a half?) battery cycles.
So I didn't get the magical "I can see my cute dino grow up" experience" I love about Pleos.

LifeOS 1.0.2: 
LifeOS 1.0.2 was the LifeOS my Pleo came with. It has a few advanced animations and features but they were not really visible with my Pleo. I believe the explore mode has been improoved though.
The SD card updater in the downloads section doesn't work so I couldn't test the hatching/baby stage.

LifeOS 1.1
LifeOS 1.1 is the next big Pleo update. The animations changed drastically and I could hear some new sounds as well.
1.1 is a very calm LifeOS - At least with my Pleo. Nessaja doesn't talk as much as she did using the 1.0 downgrade and seems to be a little shy without being super anxious. She moves her tail a lot slower and loves to look around but she's way to lazy to walk. <3
With 1.1 you can also run the personalities uploaded to the download section.
My Pleo has a way longer learning curve and really seems to learn how to walk. When she was running the 1.0 OS she was able to do everything (including tricks) after the first battery cycle.
The 1.1.1 LifeOS is the same as 1.1 but it doesn't check the software version so you can install 1.1.1 whenever you want.
The tricks are the same with 1.0 and 1.1.
It was mentioned somewhere that Pleos can only sit using 1.1 but that's not the case.
It works with 1.0 and 1.0.2 as well.

LifeOS 2
The controversial LifeOS 2 was made by Innvo and is... completely different. The sounds and the personality changes completely and it takes up to eight battery cycles or more for your Pleo to grow up.
LifeOS 2 never really worked on my Pleo. Nessaja couldn't walk at all after a few battery cycles and was constantly sad, angry or anxious. However, the animations are stunning and the LifeOS includes a lot more tricks to explore.
Please note: The tricks won't work when your Pleo isn't fully grown up yet. None of them! So be patient with your Pleo.

That's my summary of the different LifeOS versions. If you remember something you'd like to add feel free to do that.

Greetings from Germany,

Annalena and Nessaja.

Hey - thanks for joining in and trying to keep  the forum alive ... like our Pleos 

Is yours an RB?  I have bought one recently but stuck on a red-light LED despite having a good battery .... no one on the Fb forums seems to have a solution.  I haven't run my Ugobes for a while ... sadly - they are cute .... I'm waiting for some small capacity sd cards to see if I can get my RB to run a skit - who knows.

Hi there,

you're welcome. It seems like the forum is asleep since it was offline a few weeks ago.
My Pleo is a Ugobe and I don't have any RB experiences to report but I would take a look at the battery compartment to find out if something is corroded or anything and try to measure the battery voltage with a specialised device I don't know the word for... Is it a multimeter?
Anyway, if the problem persists it could be a software thing or something hardware related that has nothing to do with the battery.

Hey - thanks for joining in and trying to keep  the forum alive ... like our Pleos 

Is yours an RB?  I have bought one recently but stuck on a red-light LED despite having a good battery .... no one on the Fb forums seems to have a solution.  I haven't run my Ugobes for a while ... sadly - they are cute .... I'm waiting for some small capacity sd cards to see if I can get my RB to run a skit - who knows.

Hi all,

I just wanted to start this open thread to collect any cute things your Pleos did or are still doing. Every Pleo is different and it seems like each Pleo has it's own little quirks and behaveours and I'd love to know everything about it. <3

Starting with Nessaja:
- Nessaja is currently running LifeOS 1.0 (the very first one) after I had to downgrade her from LifeOS 2 for the 2nd or 3rd time.
For some reason, Nessaja never wants to eat. Instead, she wants to play with her leaf. All the time. From the moment I turn her on untill I switch her off - She shakes her entire body like a  puppy and asks me to play with her.
- As soon as she spots something green she gets really excited and wants to have it immediately.
- I once picked her up to bring her into another room. While I was walking from one room to another she suddenly got into a sitting position (I didn't even know that's possible with LifeOS 1.0) and stayed like that untill I tried to put her on the floor. The audacity! She became the saddest and most unloved Pleo on earth and I had to pick her up again.
I wonder if ther's some sort of cuddle mode...?

What about your Pleos?

Greetings from Germany,

Apollonia and Nessaja.   

Hi all,

for those who don't know: I've been a silent reader for almost four months now (I believe) and just introduced myself to the forum.
I know LifeOS 2 isn't the most popular software for Ugobe Pleos but maybe you can help me out anyways.
I tried to upgrade Nessaja to LifeOS PM2x1 twice using the download section of this forum.
And for some weird reason it never worked.
The first time I did the upgrade Nessaja didn't progress at all. I know it can take up to eight battery cycles untill the pleo is fully grown up but mine never reached her full potential.
Instead, she practically stayed a baby.
I downgraded her to 1.1 and everything was fine. A few months later I wanted to make a podcast about the upgrade and gave it another try.
This time she progressed but after six battery cycles she randomly got stuck in a really creepy loop. She took two slow and careful steps, screamed and cried and howled, stepped back a little, screamed and cried and howled again and continued to do that untill I switched her off or the battery needed a charge.
I could pet her and feed her without any problems but as soon as she entered explore mode (which could take 1.5 seconds or so) the loop started again.
Another downgrade fixed the issue. She's running LifeOS 1.0 now and is the happiest Pleo ever.
The battery was fully charged and cooled when I upgraded her to LifeOS 2. The SD card works perfectly as well.
The battery is still running strong but when LifeOS 2 is installed it gets drained and overheated pretty quickly.
I don't know if there is a solution to this since everything works fine when I don't use LifeOS 2.
Is that a common problem with this software? Do you know what could be the issue?

Greetings from Germany and thank you in advance,

Apollonia.

PS: I'm not a native speaker but I hope my English isn't too bad.

Hi all,

for those who don't know: I've been a silent reader for almost four months now (I believe) and just introduced myself to the forum.
I know LifeOS 2 isn't the most popular software for Ugobe Pleos but maybe you can help me out anyways.
I tried to upgrade Nessaja to LifeOS PM2x1 twice using the download section of this forum.
And for some weird reason it never worked.
The first time I did the upgrade Nessaja didn't progress at all. I know it can take up to eight battery cycles untill the pleo is fully grown up but mine never reached her full potential.
Instead, she practically stayed a baby.
I downgraded her to 1.1 and everything was fine. A few months later I wanted to make a podcast about the upgrade and gave it another try.
This time she progressed but after six battery cycles she randomly got stuck in a really creepy loop. She took two slow and careful steps, screamed and cried and howled, stepped back a little, screamed and cried and howled again and continued to do that untill I switched her off or the battery needed a charge.
I could pet her and feed her without any problems but as soon as she entered explore mode (which could take 1.5 seconds or so) the loop started again.
Another downgrade fixed the issue. She's running LifeOS 1.0 now and is the happiest Pleo ever.
The battery was fully charged and cooled when I upgraded her to LifeOS 2. The SD card works perfectly as well.
The battery is still running strong but when LifeOS 2 is installed it gets drained and overheated pretty quickly.
I don't know if there is a solution to this since everything works fine when I don't use LifeOS 2.
Is that a common problem with this software? Do you know what could be the issue?

Greetings from Germany and thank you in advance,

Apollonia.

PS: I'm not a native speaker but I hope my English isn't too bad.

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