[hpsdr] Bootloader issues

[John Ackermann N8UR]

Well, no joy.  I checked and winpcap is installed on the system, so 
that's not the issue.

On 04/18/2015 11:24 PM, Dave Larsen wrote:
> John--
>
> I am a the maintainer of HPSDRBootloader and HPSDRProgrammer
> You seem to have tried things in a logical manner.
>
> Just to help you understand, these two programs look similar but
> function in very different ways.
>
> HPSDRProgrammer is a program that uses UDP to talk to the Metis board.
> There needs to be a compatible firmware already installed  in the Metis
> board.
>
> HPSDRBootloader is a program that talks to the board with raw ethernet
> using the pcap library.  It does not use the url to address just the
> board MAC address.  It requires that the board be put in the bootloader
> mode with the jumper J1 on the Metis board.  The pcap library need to be
> loaded with apt-get on Linux or winpcap on windows.  The license for
> winpcap does not allow us to redistribute winpcap but you can download
> it for free. You will also have to be administrator for the machine to
> run the software.
>
> The problems you mention could come from not having pcap available or no
> bootloader firmware on the metis board.
>
> TAPR boards were loaded with a bootloader.rbf by Scotty and Dan during
> the testing phase.  People that build their own boards have to load this
> their self.
> I have worked on a couple of boards where the owner tried to use
> Quartus  to load the firmware.  The memory has a bootloader.rbf loaded
> in the first section of the Metis board memory and the Metis.rbf loaded
> in the  second half of the flash memory.  The process is possible with
> Quartus but complicated and it is explained in the Metis manual.  Often
> these people erase the bootloader and load the Metis firmware in the
> first half of the flash memory.  On these boards the firmware appears to
> work but it can not be updated with the HPSDRBootloader as there is not
> bootloader firmware to talk to.
>
> If this is the problem the easiest solution is to use Quartus to load
> the bootloader.rbf firmware.
>
> Then use the HPSDRBootloader software to find the board and program the
> Metis firmware into the second have of the flash memory.
>
> I hope this helps you find the problem.
>
> Dave KV0S
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 3:27 PM, John Ackermann N8UR <jra at febo.com
> <mailto:jra at febo.com>> wrote:
>
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>
>     I just don't seem to be able to get the knack of HPSDR firmware update.
>
>     I'm trying to update a Metis/Mercury/Pennylane system.  PowerSDR
>     recognizes it just fine.  HPSDRProgrammer recognizes it just fine.
>     I've been able to update Metis to firmware 3.0 via the programmer.
>
>     But HPSDRBootloader fails instantly with a MAC timeout error (or
>     interrogation timeout error if I push that button).  There's no
>     indication that bootloader ever finds Metis.  The "timeout" error
>     occurs within a fraction of a second after I push the button (which
>     seems odd...)  I *have* put the J1 jumper on.
>
>     Because the computer has two interfaces with my Hermes normally on
>     the other one, I thought network issues might be the problem.  I've
>     made sure the Hermes unit is turned off, of course.
>
>     So, I've (a) swapped NICs and IP networks, (b) disabled the unused
>     NIC; (c) reverted from latest bootloader version back to 2.0.4.0;
>     (d) tried another Metis card; and (e) downloaded and tried the Linux
>     version of bootloader on another machine on the network.
>
>     In each case, the only result is that the bootloader instantly fails
>     and tells me that I need to install J1.
>
>     So, I've basically swapped out everything except Atlas and LPU, with
>     the same results.  (Other info: Running Windows 7.  I've set
>     bootloader to run with admin privileges via the "compatibility" tab
>     in the shortcut.)
>
>     Any suggestions?
>
>     Thanks,
>     John
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