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Re: [TenTec] FW Update Problem w/O2

To: Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] FW Update Problem w/O2
From: <jmiller1706@cfl.rr.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:39:36 -0500
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I also moved to another COM port, so I'm not sure if that solved the problem or 
it was something else.  Eventually set the USB adaptor to COM3 if I remember 
correctly.  Try setting it to another unused COM port.

---- Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net> wrote: 
> This still sounds like a COM port problem in the computer.  I have been 
> using a USB to serial port converter for a couple of years and it has worked 
> perfectly on the my Orion II, a friend's 'original' v. 1x Orion, my old 
> TS-870, plus numerous other devices.
> 
> FWIW, I found that all USB-to-serial converters are based on two different 
> chips...one seems to work all the time and the other is flakey, but I don't 
> know which one is which!  What I do know is that the one made by "Cables To 
> Go" works for me every time, so I bought four of them and keep one 
> everywhere I think I might need one.
> 
> BTW, I use this on a Sony P-4 laptop with XP Pro.
> 
>          Ron  N6IE
>       www.N6IE.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx@swva.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Cc: <jmiller1706@cfl.rr.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 6:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] FW Update Problem w/O2
> 
> 
> > Jim and Billy, thanks for your inputs, but I'm continuing to have both an 
> > exasperating and mysterious series of problems with the FW installation.
> >
> > Apparently, those messages that I was receiving on the Orion screen were 
> > indicative of the FW code being loaded albeit at a very slow pace.  I went 
> > back and tried it again several times and on some occasions the transfer 
> > would stop at an early line and the update software would close.  The 
> > furthest I got before the transfer stopped was program flash 266.  The 
> > speed seemed to be erratic, but it was generally quite slow.  It made 
> > little difference whether I used hardware flow control or none and 57.6K 
> > speed or slower.  Even though I usually received the error message that 
> > there was no communication between update software and the Orion, the 
> > Orion display showed
> >
> > I am currently using a multi-serial port PCI card for serial ports.  It 
> > has worked flawlessly for several years with a number of different 
> > applications.  I tried Jim's suggestion of using a USB-to-serial adapter 
> > and his port settings, but there appeared to be nothing happening based on 
> > no info being displayed on the Orion screen.  I went back to the PCI 
> > serial port and now, unlike my earlier experiences, saw no info displayed 
> > on the screen that indicated data transfer (or anything else for that 
> > matter).  (So Jim's remedy may have been working, but I couldn't tell.)
> >
> > Finally, I ran a serial port analyzer program and it showed that 
> > communication between the port and the Orion was established practically 
> > instantaneously, but then the data transfer slowed to a snail's pace when 
> > the update software started transferring code.  (This is when the error 
> > message about loss of communication is generated.  Apparently, it has 
> > slowed, but it has not stopped.)  One line of code was being transferred 
> > every 6-7 seconds.  I decided to allow the transfer to continue overnight 
> > and by this morning about half the code had been loaded and there are 
> > still no messages on the orion screen.
> >
> > I haven't the vaguest idea why I'm having this problem.  It seems that 
> > most users have had no problems, although a small minority have had 
> > problems similar to mine.  I never had any problems loading Orion I FW 
> > with the same setup.  Really mysterious.
> >
> > 73, Joe
> > K2XX
> >
> >
> >
> > /I had the same problem, others have mentioned it also.  I finally had to 
> > buy
> > a cheap USB to serial converter and use it.  I suspect that something in 
> > the
> > latest indows version doesn't like the older serial card I was using.  I
> > think some folks think it may be a Windows XP or Vista problem.  But also 
> > be
> > sure you have your serial port set to 57600 bps, no parity, hardware flow
> > control.  You do this in the Windows Device Manager, under COM and LPT
> > ports.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> > On Behalf Of Joe Giacobello
> > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:35 PM
> > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TenTec] FW Update Problem w/O2
> >
> > I have just been trying to install FW 2.041XL and have major problems.
> > After starting the update, I first get an error message indicating that
> > there's no communication with the radio.  If I repeat the update one or
> > two more times, I finally get a message on the Orion screen that says
> > "Erase Flash" which then switches to "Program Flash 1."  The number in
> > that message continuously increments every 10 seconds or so, but nothing
> > else happens.  I can stop the numbers from incrementing by just shutting
> > down the update software.  So there must be some communication between
> > the software and the O2.
> >
> > I've tried both master resets and RAM clears w/o any effect, and I also
> > re-downloaded the FW file.  I can't even re-install the original FW.
> > Never had problems updating the original Orion.
> >
> > Anyone seen anything similar or have any thoughts on what might be going 
> > on?/
> >
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