<p>What exact firmware did you download? One of the &quot;.bin&quot; files? Those are already compiled and can not be edited, you'll need to download one in .zip format, where the whole Marlin &quot;configuration.h&quot; etc. structure is present.
Except for the very last option on their download page (&quot;Ender-3 Pro_1.1.6.2V_Source Code.zip&quot;), all files (illegaly) only contain the .bin or .hex files.</p>
<p>1.1.9 is ancient and obsolete.</p>
<p>It's probably a good idea to download a fresh copy of up-to-date Marlin (<a href="https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin</a>) and copy over the correct configuration files from <a href="https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Configurations/tree/import-2.0.x/config/examples/Creality/Ender-3%20Pro" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Configurations/tree/import-2.0.x/config/examples/Creality/Ender-3%20Pro</a> to get you started.</p>

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<p>Basically,</p>
<ul>
<li>I got the XL</li>
<li>I installed the kit</li>
<li>I downloaded the firmware from the Marlin GitHub page (Version 1.1.9 for Ender 3 Pro v2)</li>
<li>I put it in VSCode but it says that it is not binary or uses unsupported text so VSCode can't even show me what is going on.</li>
</ul>
<p>Question:</p>
<ol>
<li>How can I make it into a supported text or read it?</li>
<li>Did I do it right using this method?</li>
<li>If not, what is my next option?</li>
</ol>

<creality-ender-3><firmware><file-formats><microsd><400xl>
I was updating my firmware for my 400XL kit for Ender 3 Pro and got an original firmware from the Creality website, but VSCode couldn't read it
Federico
# I was updating my firmware for my 400XL kit for Ender 3 Pro and got an original firmware from the Creality website, but VSCode couldn't read it

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-04-03)

Basically,

* I got the XL
* I installed the kit
* I downloaded the firmware from the Marlin GitHub page (Version 1.1.9 for Ender 3 Pro v2)
* I put it in VSCode but it says that it is not binary or uses unsupported text so VSCode can't even show me what is going on.

Question:

1. How can I make it into a supported text or read it?
2. Did I do it right using this method?
3. If not, what is my next option?

**Tags:** creality-ender-3, firmware, file-formats, microsd, 400xl


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-04-04. Score: 1

What exact firmware did you download? One of the ".bin" files? Those are already compiled and can not be edited, you'll need to download one in .zip format, where the whole Marlin "configuration.h" etc. structure is present.
Except for the very last option on their download page ("Ender-3 Pro\_1.1.6.2V\_Source Code.zip"), all files (illegaly) only contain the .bin or .hex files.

1.1.9 is ancient and obsolete.

It's probably a good idea to download a fresh copy of up-to-date Marlin (<https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin>) and copy over the correct configuration files from <https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Configurations/tree/import-2.0.x/config/examples/Creality/Ender-3%20Pro> to get you started.


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