[hpsdr] Hermes, no Firmware Update possibile

[Joe Martin]

Hi Kjell, 

Yes, I too ALWAYS use bootloader mode to change firmware in any of the OpenHPSDR/Apache Labs platforms, as like you, I find the various HPSR Programmer programs much less reliable.  Bootloader always works simply and flawlessly.  

I can’t speak to the OpenHPSDR site links.  I personally always search for any software/firmware versions on the GitHub repository.  

73, Joe K5SO

> On Feb 9, 2018, at 7:49 AM, Kjell Karlsen <la2ni at online.no> wrote:
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> Hi Joe.
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> I have not seen the information about this upgrade and when I searched for it on the OpenHPSDR site I found nothing pointing to Github for Hermes firmware and the same when I searched on Apache Labs.
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> I downloaded and used Bootloader programmer to upgrade and it worked OK on the first attempt.
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> I prefer to use the Bootloader for programming as I have never had any problems with it. The HPSDR Programmer can be a bit tricky to use.
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> 73, Kjell
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> På Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:21:51 +0100, skrev Joe Martin <k5so at k5so.com>:
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>> Chris,
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>> Perhaps you are downloading the .rbf file incorrectly from the GitHub site?  Use:
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>> https://github.com/TAPR/OpenHPSDR-Firmware/blob/master/Protocol%201/Hermes/Hermes_v3.3.rbf
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>> Be sure to click on the “Download” button at the above URL.  DO NOT use “Save As” from your browser.  Then after the download completes ensure that the file size shows as 649 KB.  If you do use the download button the file size will be much smaller and the file will not be the file you intended to download. Several people have fallen prey to that trap before;  just thought I’d remind you about it.
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>> 73, Joe K5SO
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