[Elecraft] XG3 firmware load problem continued
The window for firmware loading is showing the last message line as XG3 firmware file checksum reconciliation word is x Also, none of the other tabs other than the initial screen and the firmware tab show anything other than grayed out text. Greg K2UM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] XG3 firmware load problem continued
Not a solution Greg but I doubt you need a firmware update. Mine came with 1.04 installed which is the latest on the website. ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/XG3/firmware/ 73, Bill -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/XG3-firmware-load-problem-continued-tp6297577p6297589.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] XG3 firmware load problem continued
Thanks, Bill. I was simply testing the utility. And, the utility shows it is communicating with the XG3 and when I select the firmware tab it shows only dashes for the firmware version I have installed in the XG3 and that 1.04 is available. Also, none of the other pages selected by the tabs (e.g. Operate, Configuration, etc.) allow me to enter any data or change the scan and so forth. All of the content of those pages is grayed out. I am using a FTDI chipset serial to USB converter, 32 bit Windows 7 (has worked for all other Elecraft utilities -- K3 and P3 as well as utilities for other ham radio equipment I have here). Also, I checked COM devices in the Control Panel and all is fine and even checked for an updated driver --- there was one and I installed it and rebooted my computer and tried the connection again. Funny, everything shows that the computer on COM 5 is communicating with the XG3 but the Utility shows nothing, only dashes, for the firmware version I have and no other operations (via the tabs) are permitted (every thing is grayed out). I am at a loss. Usually, I am pretty good at figuring out computer communications problems (part of what I dealt with very often in my former life -- profession) and I am stumped. Thanks, again, for the note, Bill. 73, Greg K2UM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] XG3 firmware load problem continued -- more info
The manual says that when I click on TEST COMMUNICATIONS that it should indicate in a pop-up window the speed of the communications -- which it does -- 9600 baud -- and should show the firmware version installed in the XG32 -- which it does not -- instead it says XG3 boot loader is ready for firmware load. COM 5 RS-232 9600 bits. I won't beat this to death as I have given all the information I can. The unit still is working on the default frequencies and as received from Elecraft, but is useless for doing anything else right now -- changing the default frequencies, scanning, sending custom commands and so on. Either I or somebody smarter than me will figure it out, I have tried three different FTDI chipset based USB-Serial converters and three different computers XP and Windows. No joy. 73, Greg K2UM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] XG3 firmware load problem continued
Is it possible that trying to install the first version of the software as an update has resulted in some kind of deadly embrace, where the outcome, installing a yet to be coded future version, has not had an opportunity to be tested? 73, Guy. On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Bill W4ZV btipp...@alum.mit.edu wrote: Not a solution Greg but I doubt you need a firmware update. Mine came with 1.04 installed which is the latest on the website. ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/XG3/firmware/ 73, Bill -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/XG3-firmware-load-problem-continued-tp6297577p6297589.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
