From what I have tried so far, it appears that the battery that came with the drone, has a problem. When I use the battery that came with it, the quad does not try to "boot" or turn on. When I replaced the battery with one of my others, it started trying to "boot" every ten min. on the dot. Still not working, but every 10min, it beeps, the camera dances, and it tries to start.
I am even more convinced that the "Main Controller Data Error" is my problem. It is beginning to look like a hardware failure, instead of a firmware, or calibration issue.
If it is a hardware issue, sending it off or even buying the controller and going that route is hardly worth it, as you can now buy a P3-S for less than $400.00.
If you have another battery you can try, do that.