Tim, I feel very dumb, but I don't fully understand what you are saying here.
"you CAN NOT upgrade 1.x.x.x based firmware with the new 3.5.0.7171 Firewire driver." "Therefore, you should upgrade your radio's firmware to the latest 1.x.x.x version BEFORE installing the updated FLEX Firewire driver. " That would seem to be contradictory! Do you mean we must upgrade to firmware 2.x.x.x before installing 3.5.0.7171? I'm using firmware 1.3.0.6 and driver 3.4.2.6200. (5000A, XP) What should I upgrade to and in what order? George W2AIV -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Tim (W4TME)" <[email protected]> > > To all FLEX-5000 and FLEX-3000 users, > > There is a new FLEX Firewire driver that is available for upgrade. > > > ===[ Special Instructions ]================================== > > >>>PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAVEAT - IT IS VERY IMPORTANT <<< > > With the release of the new FLEX Firewire driver, version 3.5.0.7171, we > are changing the way firmware is updated on your software defined radio. > Previously, you executed a file that was known an "auto loader". When > you executed this file, the firmware was placed on your PC's hard driver > and then a DOS or Command window was displayed instructing you through > the remainder of the firmware upgrade process. Running this command > prompt based utility cause a few problems for some newer Windows > operating systems which is one of several reasons we are changing the > firmware upgrade method. The new way of updating firmware is by using > an "applet" embedded in the FLEX Firewire control panel. > > Because current FLEX-x000 firmware with a version number of 1.x.x.x was > created with an older version of the Firewire driver, you CAN NOT > upgrade 1.x.x.x based firmware with the new 3.5.0.7171 Firewire driver. > > Therefore, you should upgrade your radio's firmware to the latest > 1.x.x.x version BEFORE installing the updated FLEX Firewire driver. If > you do not do this or need to revert to a earlier version of firmware > after loading the new driver, the firmware install process becomes a bit > more difficult due to the firmware binary and driver dependency that exists. > > When PowerSDR v2.0.0 is released, it will require v2.x.x.x based > firmware that is 100% compatible with the new Firewire driver, so once > the updated version of PowerSDR is released this caveat will no longer > be applicable. > > > ===[ New Features ] ========================================== > > 1.) The new FLEX Firewire driver, v3..5.0.7171 is fully compatible with > Win7, Vista and XP using either the 64 or 32-bit "flavors". It is also > compatible with all released versions of PowerSDR. > > 2.) The new Firewire driver has feature that can check the compatibility > of your Firewire host controller (Firewire card) with the FLEX Firewire > driver. > > With this version of the FLEX Firewire driver, you can run a control > panel applet that will check your Firewire card's chipset and tell you > if it is compatible with the FLEX Firewire driver. It will also inform > you of any missing service packs or Windows system driver configuration > problems. This new feature will take the guess work out of determining > if your Firewire card will work with the FLEX Firewire driver. > > To access the new applet, once the driver is installed > 1.) Open the Firewire control panel > 2.) Click on the SYSTEM button at the top. > 3.) Check the "Look Online for latest info" option > 4.) Check the "Show Additional Details" option > 5.) Click on the "Scan Now" button > 6.) A description of the Firewire host controller's chipset(s) in your > system will be displayed indicating the support level and any > configuration error that my be present. > > If your Firewire host controller's chipset is not fully supported, then > you should consider getting an adapter with a supported chipset. > > > ====[ Upgrading your Firewire driver ]========================== > > When upgrading your FLEX Firewire driver make sure you follow the > instruction very carefully in the following KB article. The screen > displays shown in this article will be a little different because of the > version change, but the process is still the same. It is recommended > that you power off your FLEX-x000 SDR and remove the existing driver and > reboot your PC before installing the new driver. > http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50137.aspx > > >>> PLEASE REVIEW THE AFOREMENTIONED KB ARTICLE BEFORE PROCEEDING. <<< > > You can download the new firmware using the following URL > http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=306 > > > -Tim > -- > W4TME > FlexRadio Systems - Info Management Admin. > "Tune in Excitement" > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > Message delivered to [email protected] _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to [email protected]
