Odd Astro Saber keyload message...

Post by **akardam** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:44 pm

So, joy of all joys, my new crypto module for my Astro Saber came in the mail today. After installing it, and firing up the keyloader, I loaded my first key into the first slot in the radio (I have 4 total setup, slots 0-3). So far so good.

So I went onto the next key and slot, and loaded it. The keyloader (T3011DX) reported success (PASSED), but the Astro Saber boop-boop-ed and the following message was displayed on the screen:

KID/ALGID DUP
then
0/0003/0000

Now, I've played around a bit, and it would seem that:

1. All 4 different keys I've loaded actually work.
2. The keys work on both DES-XL analog and DES-OFB P25.
3. The non-CKR (PID) hardware key slots are setup correctly.

So I'm not so concerned about it, but any idea why this message would be coming up?

tvsjr · Post by **tvsjr** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:45 pm

It's telling you why... you've duplicated a Key ID (the value you enter after the 8-byte key). The Key IDs need to be unique throughout the slots of the radio... that's what the radio uses to identify each unique key.

Post by **akardam** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 9:37 pm

*smacks head*

I thought I'd entered unique KID's when I loaded my keys into the KVL, apparently not, since I redid the keys, reloaded, and now the error went bye bye.

Thanks for the tip! Problem solved.

tvsjr · Post by **tvsjr** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 9:48 pm

No problem... I only know from reading the manual... I'd never do any such thing myself (yeah, right

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