[TenTec] Firmware download site

[Rick W]

Art here's a thought - are you using an RS-232 to USB converter?  Somewhere in the archives I'm sure you'll find discussion on the weird interactions of some of the USB/Serial converters.  I'd suggest you look for a a computer with  a "real" serial port and try another install.

 
Good luck!


73,
Rick
VE7TK


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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Firmware download site 
From: art davis <n4uc at hotmail.com> 
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 22:31:56 -0500 
Curses, foiled again! I am now able to download the file (v. 2.064) from the wiki site (thanks again) 
and then use the update utility to load it to the radio. After loading all the 
lines of code, the installer utility declares that the file was successfully 
installed and the radio displays "SYSTEM LOADING" as it should. Then it asks me 
about resetting filters and clearing memories. But no matter how I answer 
either question it momentarily displays "SYSTEM LOADING" again and then asks 
the questions again. It repeats all this cycle and never gets to the 
operational mode where it displays 14.250. I was able to install this version back when it first was released, but had the 
same problem.  I remember I had to repeat several installs before it magically 
worked for some reason. So far, I haven't been so lucky this time. In comparison, both of the previous two versions (2.062 and 2.063) load 
correctly with no issues.  I read a couple of posts where it was suggested that the memory battery might 
be low which could affect the bootup. My snaphat memory battery reads 3.1 V 
which indicates to me that it was probably replaced when the factory performed 
the v. 2 upgrade. Lastly, when I do a "verify program", the update utility indicates that the 
load is correct and successfully installed. Any ideas about why one version would install and one not?