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Astro firmware refresh
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:05 am
by Batwings21
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?
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:40 am
by Mfire39
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
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:55 am
by batdude
wanna bet on that?
doug
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:57 am
by Batwings21
care to elaborate?
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:20 am
by Batwings21
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.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:39 am
by akardam
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.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:43 am
by Batwings21
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.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:12 am
by Bruce1807
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.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:35 am
by jmr061
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
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:42 am
by Batwings21
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.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:11 pm
by jmr061
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
Re: Astro firmware refresh
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 7:20 pm
by Batwings21
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.
Re: Astro firmware refresh
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 2:49 am
by Bruce1807
you need a d version and thats about it
Re: Astro firmware refresh
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:33 am
by n7maq
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