Astro firmware refresh

Batwings21 · Post by **Batwings21** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:05 am

I have a I-button that says it is a astro 25 portable firmware refresh. Am I correct that this is for the xts5k and such, making it useless to me and my astro saber. Also will this only work on certain radios, or any xts5k that has lower firmware?

Post by **Mfire39** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:40 am

Yes, that is for the Astro25 series of portables only.. IE, XTS5000, XTS2500, and so on.. It wont work with the Astro Saber or XTS3000.

-Marc

Post by **batdude** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:55 am

wanna bet on that?

doug

Batwings21 · Post by **Batwings21** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:57 am

care to elaborate?

Batwings21 · Post by **Batwings21** » Fri May 25, 2007 7:20 am

BatDude, does this have anything to do with new enhancements in CPS 5.02? Saw something interesting in the release notes. Please help an Astro newbie out.

Post by **akardam** » Fri May 25, 2007 7:39 am

If you ordered a firmware refresh kit for an Astro25 product, it would have come with an iButton and the firmware disc for whatever radio(s) you ordered it for. Remember, the refresh iButton does not itself contain the firmware, it just contains the authorization for X number of firmware refreshes.

Batwings21 · Post by **Batwings21** » Fri May 25, 2007 7:43 am

That is what I was hoping you would say. So the button does not know the specifics, it just says okay you have X number of firmware refreshes.

Bruce1807 · Post by **Bruce1807** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:12 am

It may also be flashcode dependent.
If it is made for a FSB it may have the XTS 1500 XTS2500 and XTS5000 as well as the XTL series in it.
If it was ordered for a specific radio it will be just for that model and flash code.

jmr061 · Post by **jmr061** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:35 am

The key here is that its a REFRESH i-button. It allows any flashport radio to have it firmware upgraded as long as you have the firmware upgrade file.

If its a flashcode upgrade then it will be made for the specific model/flash.

Jason

Batwings21 · Post by **Batwings21** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:42 am

The upgrade file, is it one file, or multiple? What is the extension? It has been years since I did these upgrades on some 5k's. Lokking for specific info on the astro saber files if anyone knows what they are called.

jmr061 · Post by **jmr061** » Fri May 25, 2007 2:11 pm

The extensions can very. Each radio/firmware version has a different file. There literally couly be a hundred or more firmware version files.

You figure the XTS5k is at 9.00.03,the XTS3k is at 7.71.00, etc. Just think how many flashport radios types there are and how many firmware revisions there have been for each.

Jason

Batwings21 · Post by **Batwings21** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:20 pm

What hardware is required for the upgrade, I have the firmware refresh i-button and reader, with available flashes. My astro saber, a saber service cable with the pin moved on the db25 to program the astro sabers, and access to a smartrib. The smartrib is a version "c" I think I read that it had to be a "d" is that true? Will this cable work or do I have to get/ build a new cable.

Bruce1807 · Post by **Bruce1807** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:49 am

you need a d version and thats about it

n7maq · Post by **n7maq** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:33 am

Batwings21 wrote:What hardware is required for the upgrade, I have the firmware refresh i-button and reader, with available flashes. My astro saber, a saber service cable with the pin moved on the db25 to program the astro sabers, and access to a smartrib. The smartrib is a version "c" I think I read that it had to be a "d" is that true? Will this cable work or do I have to get/ build a new cable.

The Saber cable will not work for flashing, even with the one line moved. It does not have the boot line.

Jim

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