Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
That is the latest one thst installs the OLD way, so if you have that installed, you can go ahead with the new driver. Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to ca...@dxbase.fogbugz.com Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 2:22 AM, Erik Jakobsen e...@urbakken.dk wrote: 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. 1.3.0.8 is ok or ? 73s-Erik-OZ4KK ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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 nealk...@gmail.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
Thank you Neal. 73s-Erik-OZ4KK That is the latest one thst installs the OLD way, so if you have that installed, you can go ahead with the new driver. Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to ca...@dxbase.fogbugz.com mailto:ca...@dxbase.fogbugz.com Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 2:22 AM, Erik Jakobsen e...@urbakken.dk mailto:e...@urbakken.dk wrote: 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. 1.3.0.8 is ok or ? 73s-Erik-OZ4KK ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz mailto:FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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 nealk...@gmail.com mailto:nealk...@gmail.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
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) t...@flex-radio.com 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 FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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/
Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
First firmware to 1.3.0.8 after the driver. Whith powersdr 2.0 we will have firm 2.0. Firm 2.0 will be updated with this new driver. gafenw...@att.net escribió: 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) t...@flex-radio.com 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 FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/
Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
George, No you just need to update your firmware in the radio to 1.3.0.8 before updating your FW driver to .7171. Then you will at least have the FireWire Driver updated before the new version of PowerSDR and firmware hits.Just remember to remove your current driver in the Add/Remove programs first and REBOOT before installing the new driver. Here is a firmware update tip, after you update the radio firmware, it's a good ideal to cycle the power on the radio before bringing up PowerSDR. The firmware sometimes does not get a complete Reset after updating (that is the relay clicks when the firmware finishes updating) 73, Dudley WA5QPZ gafenw...@att.net wrote: 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) t...@flex-radio.com 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.
Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
First, upgrade your radio's firmware to 1.3.0.8 After that is complete, follow the instructions to upgrade your flex driver to 3.5.0.7171 Carl Moreschi N4PY 121 Little Bell Drive Hays, NC 28635 www.n4py.com - Original Message - From: gafenw...@att.net To: Flexradio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available 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) t...@flex-radio.com 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
Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
Will this update make the F3K compatible with the pal-pb branch? -Larry On Dec 12, 2009, at 12:58 PM, Dudley Hurry jhu...@austin.rr.com wrote: George, No you just need to update your firmware in the radio to 1.3.0.8 before updating your FW driver to .7171. Then you will at least have the FireWire Driver updated before the new version of PowerSDR and firmware hits.Just remember to remove your current driver in the Add/Remove programs first and REBOOT before installing the new driver. Here is a firmware update tip, after you update the radio firmware, it's a good ideal to cycle the power on the radio before bringing up PowerSDR. The firmware sometimes does not get a complete Reset after updating (that is the relay clicks when the firmware finishes updating) 73, Dudley WA5QPZ gafenw...@att.net wrote: 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) t...@flex-radio.com 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
Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
No. There are other dependencies related with PB-PAL such as firmware and a DLL you have to manually install. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Larry da Ponte Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 4:16 PM To: Dudley Hurry Cc: Flexradio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available Will this update make the F3K compatible with the pal-pb branch? -Larry On Dec 12, 2009, at 12:58 PM, Dudley Hurry jhu...@austin.rr.com wrote: George, No you just need to update your firmware in the radio to 1.3.0.8 before updating your FW driver to .7171. Then you will at least have the FireWire Driver updated before the new version of PowerSDR and firmware hits.Just remember to remove your current driver in the Add/Remove programs first and REBOOT before installing the new driver. Here is a firmware update tip, after you update the radio firmware, it's a good ideal to cycle the power on the radio before bringing up PowerSDR. The firmware sometimes does not get a complete Reset after updating (that is the relay clicks when the firmware finishes updating) 73, Dudley WA5QPZ gafenw...@att.net wrote: 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) t...@flex-radio.com 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
Re: [Flexradio] An updated FLEX Firewire driver is available
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. 1.3.0.8 is ok or ? 73s-Erik-OZ4KK ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
