I'm an idiot (Astro Saber codeplug/srec request)

KI4IHC · Post by **KI4IHC** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:52 pm

I just picked up an astro saber from batdude, and when I tried to program it, I got the dreaded "Codeplug too new for this application".
So, I came to the forums to try to find a quick fix. Long story short, I ended up using astrolab 3.04 to brickify my nice new astro saber (of course, I read after I was done killing it that you should never mix IMBE and astrolab 3.04 - next time I'll read the entire article)

So now I'm humbly asking for a codeplug or s-record that I can use to revive my saber (using mtsx lab!)

The radio is an H04RDC9PW5AN - 403-470 - Model 1

I have astro RSS 6.05, and I might be able to get my hands on 9.03, if necessary - so a codeplug readable by one of those versions is preferable

Of course, I'd prefer an flash that is IMBE capable, but I'll settle for anything

If you can help me out, please email the cp or srecord to danny at dannyweb dot com
If you can't help me out, feel free to make fun of me incessantly for breaking a perfectly good radio.

Thanks

jmr061 · Post by **jmr061** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:11 am

Lab 3.04 and imbe work fine together for reading and forcing s-recs.

What did you do to it.

Jason

tvsjr · Post by **tvsjr** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:35 am

I suspect he actually read/changed/wrote the radio using ASTRO Lab... not just forced an SRec with it.

He also apparently did this without making a backup of his SRec and/or codeplug.

D'oh.

KI4IHC · Post by **KI4IHC** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:14 am

tvsjr wrote:I suspect he actually read/changed/wrote the radio using ASTRO Lab... not just forced an SRec with it.

He also apparently did this without making a backup of his SRec and/or codeplug.

D'oh.

I made a backup of the srecord with lab 3.04, but when I tried to put it back in the radio, it didn't seem to fix it.

In any case, d'oh - d'oh indeed.

jmr061 · Post by **jmr061** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:16 am

send me ur s-rec

He sent it to me and it is a valid s-rec, unpacks in higher dos rss. You just need to properly re-write the s-rec to the radio.

Jason

KI4IHC · Post by **KI4IHC** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:31 am

Ok, so I think I fixed it - I cloned my other astro saber (vselp - basic flash) into the dead astro saber (imbe - had a imbe/smartzone flash) and it seems to be working now - it thinks that it has the serial number of it's clone source, but really, who cares about that?
Oddly enough, even though it doesn't have a flash for imbe, it seems to be passing it just fine. wtf?

jmr061 · Post by **jmr061** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:36 am

See my above edited post and check ur email.

Jason

KI4IHC · Post by **KI4IHC** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:01 pm

Ok, so like I've already said, i was able to get this radio to work by cloning a vselp astro saber into it, it even will do imbe (confirmed P25 with a scanner). I would still like to get the original codeplug back into it, however.
I sent KB9KST the s-record I pulled before I started, and he said that it looks fine. I tried using astro lab to put it back in the radio, and it took it, but it wouldn't pass self test (when it started up, it made a lower tone beep than normal, and didn't do anything from there). I was able to read and write to this radio using several other versions of astro rss, but the radio simply would not work.
Any other suggestions?
The way I see it, the logical next step would be to try to force in a s-record or codeplug from another AS 1 of the same bandsplit with IMBE in it's flash and see if I can get it happy that way.

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Just an update - KB9KST was able to help me out, and get my original s-record fixed. Thanks!