Help!! Checksum Fail 01/92

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Help!! Checksum Fail 01/92

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hey guys, so i need a new codeplug for my astro saber with option H14 written in and need some help on how to load it into lab and then on to the radio. i got the error when i attempted the read on the first go using lab. need some help THNKS!
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Prana12 wrote:hey guys, so i need a new codeplug for my astro saber with option H14 written in and need some help on how to load it into lab and then on to the radio. i got the error when i attempted the read on the first go using lab. need some help THNKS!


Have you tried to read it, then write back to the radio without changing anything? Many times the radio will see a check sum error and give you that error display. This happens all the time when your hacking the Spectra radio features. The fix for that radio is to just read it and write back to it without making any changes. The software fixes the check sum error in the process.

Jim
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Re: Help!! Checksum Fail 01/92

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yes i have i get the same error. i have no codeplug to write to radio
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Re: Help!! Checksum Fail 01/92

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Jim202 wrote:
Prana12 wrote:hey guys, so i need a new codeplug for my astro saber with option H14 written in and need some help on how to load it into lab and then on to the radio. i got the error when i attempted the read on the first go using lab. need some help THNKS!


Have you tried to read it, then write back to the radio without changing anything? Many times the radio will see a check sum error and give you that error display. This happens all the time when your hacking the Spectra radio features. The fix for that radio is to just read it and write back to it without making any changes. The software fixes the check sum error in the process.

Jim
I believe you are thinking 82, not 92. I had this happen to my spectra. 82 was a corrupt codeplug checksum. 92 was a corrupt command board checksum. It happened when I exited service mode (F2 in RSS) incorrectly. Going into service mode, and then exiting fixed the problem. Go "deep" in the service menu (as in Test mode or something, get it to read some service values first) and then exit.

Check the original thread out. http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=87731

I know its a different radio, but it may help.
Radios I own: Spectra VHF 110W with A7 head, HT1000 VHF, ICOM IC-F30 VHF, and a Puxing PX-888 VHF.
Scanner I own: Radioshack Pro-164

If you want to get around the 16 mode scan limit on the Motorola Spectra, then read this guide and go to the original thread Here! 8)
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Re: Help!! Checksum Fail 01/92

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what i did was entered into astro lab, F2 then got the error. This was in a dos window while running in windows
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that is why it happened. You CAN"T run a DOS program in Windows. If its a DOS program it has to be under DOS. They dont play well.
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when i run full dos i go through the whole read process but at the end i get a block type error
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Prana12 wrote:when i run full dos i go through the whole read process but at the end i get a block type error
Did you try my technique, but in PURE DOS? Enter the Service Menu and exit. PURE DOS though, as in MS-DOS 6.22 or similar.
Radios I own: Spectra VHF 110W with A7 head, HT1000 VHF, ICOM IC-F30 VHF, and a Puxing PX-888 VHF.
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If you want to get around the 16 mode scan limit on the Motorola Spectra, then read this guide and go to the original thread Here! 8)
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Re: Help!! Checksum Fail 01/92

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i did, and this time lab kept telling me timout happened will try again
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