[TenTec] Updating Orion II Firmware

[K3GHH]

Aah, just noticed the bar at the bottom of the laptop "Flash Update 
Utility" window, slowly creeping up, now at 9210 of 11175 lines 
processed." So despite the quiet Orion it looks like progress.

On 4/4/19 7:47 PM, K3GHH wrote:
> Apologies for the elementary question, but with 3.033xa running (and 
> even that was installed by the factory, after service) I obviously 
> don't do this very often. Now trying to go to xe.
>
> I'm using an old Windows XP laptop with a cable from the O-2's serial 
> port to a laptop USB port through an adapter. After trial and error I 
> found that COM3 did not give me a "Port not found" error, so I'm using 
> that. The "Ten-Tec Flash32 Flash Update Utility" seems to be running, 
> and the laptop screen shows a "11175 total data lines in file" 
> message. A couple of the laptop lights are blinking; one looks like a 
> disk icon and another like a battery.
>
> But there's no action showing on the Orion screen --- just "FLASH 
> UPDATE MODE" and "Press any key to exit." From previous work I 
> remember progress being shown on the O2 screen, as the manual says it 
> should be.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> -- John K3GHH
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-- John K3GHH