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ASTRO Firmware history and service mode help
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:43 am
by pacrat551
My Firewall will not allow me to view the PDF file direct from the website. Can someone email it to me direct?
I'm in the process of updated my firmware in my ASTRO spectra.
pacrat551 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Thanks,
Re: ASTRO Firmware history
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:39 am
by alex
pacrat551 wrote:My Firewall will not allow me to view the PDF file direct from the website. Can someone email it to me direct?
I'm in the process of updated my firmware in my ASTRO spectra.
pacrat551 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Thanks,
You make it sound like there's a spreadsheet floating around with what changes were made between firmware revisions for the astro spectra?
-Alex
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:10 am
by pacrat551
I was referring to this
link
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:11 pm
by akardam
The PDF you refer to deals with the Astro25 line, not the Astro line, so it doesn't necessarily pertain to your Astro Spectra (an Astro line product).
Perhaps it might be more helpfull if you explained what information relating to firmware updates you were lookng for.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:14 pm
by wavetar
I emailed you the file, but as Akardam pointed out, it doesn't apply to the Astro Spectra.
Todd
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:15 pm
by pacrat551
akardam wrote:The PDF you refer to deals with the Astro25 line, not the Astro line, so it doesn't necessarily pertain to your Astro Spectra (an Astro line product).
Perhaps it might be more helpfull if you explained what information relating to firmware updates you were lookng for.
Ok, thanks, I missed that.
I was just curious as to what fixes / enhancements for each firmware release was. As stated, I'm in the process of updating my firmware..I have 06.04.xx.xx right now. (I'm not sure what the xx.xx means, as my local radio shop got this too when they read it with their CPS) I'm working with them and my Motorola rep to get my radio flash upgrades to P-25 CAI and update the firmware
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:06 pm
by pacrat551
Can anyone help me with this information and tell me what it means?
When I put my radio in service mode the displays shows the following:
AMR0604
I040310
CNTLHD24
then shows model number and serial number
I've never seen an astro spectra display like this before. The first line should be the firmware version but this is different.
This is a 110 w radio with W9 control head. Model number is T04KLH9PW9AN
Thanks,
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:09 pm
by akardam
First line is HOST
Second line is DSP
Third line is control head firmware rev
That Host/DSP I believe indicates VSELP firmware. What is the flashcode?
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:10 pm
by pacrat551
Flashcode is 440001-000000-7 I was told in another thread that this radio is VSLEP. I was mainly curious as to what those numbers actually meant.
I know it's Digital ID display, multikey and conventional.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:18 pm
by alex
From:
http://www.akardam.net/moto/decode2.pl
Code: Select all
H14/G114 H14/G114 Digital ID Display
H869/W969 H869/W969 Hardware Multikey Operation
H35/G48 H35/G48 Conventional Operation
Is what that flashcode translates to.
-Alex
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:21 pm
by tvsjr
pacrat551 wrote:Flashcode is 440001-000000-7 I was told in another thread that this radio is VSLEP. I was mainly curious as to what those numbers actually meant.
I know it's Digital ID display, multikey and conventional.
Yes, you have a dirt-old, non-2.5KHz, VSELP radio.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:24 pm
by pacrat551
pacrat551 wrote:Flashcode is 440001-000000-7 I was told in another thread that this radio is VSLEP. I was mainly curious as to what those numbers actually meant.
I know it's Digital ID display, multikey and conventional.
Thanks for all the input. I need to clarify what I was curious about which numbers.
I was referring to the string of numbers and letters while in service mode, it had just seemed Odd to me to have those letters and numbers like that.
Thanks again
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:44 am
by pacrat551
I just heard back from Motorola and my EEPROM is not big enough to support the latest firmware or a P25 upgrade.
Does anyone have any suggestions or spare 1meg eeprom? I have an encryption XL & DVP card thats currently in the radio to begin trading.
I also may need to update the RF board to do narrowband.
Thanks,