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howto:update [2015/08/14 04:26] 151.217.77.161 [Tasks] hint at a possibly confusing situation after upgrade |
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* turn off the rad1o | * turn off the rad1o | ||
- | * connect the rad1o with the USB cable to the computer | + | * connect the rad1o (rad1o port A) with a micro-USB cable to the computer |
- | * push and hold ''UP'' while you turn on the rad1o. it will now boot in ''MSC'' mode, appearing as a mass storage device (like a USB stick) to the computer | + | * push and hold the joystick ''UP'' while you turn on the rad1o. it will now boot in ''MSC'' mode, appearing as a mass storage device (like a USB stick) to the computer |
- | * unpack the firmware file and copy all the contained files to the mounted device and overwrite the existing files | + | * [[firmware:releases|Download the latest firmware file]] |
+ | * unpack it and copy all the contained files to the mounted device, overwriting the existing files | ||
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cd /mnt/FE49-AB84 | cd /mnt/FE49-AB84 | ||
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sync | sync | ||
- | (The paths will probably be different on your system) | + | (The paths will probably be different on your system; For example, the mount point in Debian/Ubuntu/Mint may be in /media/[username]/[device name; e.g. 0FC0-CABC]) |
(The tar has the firmware files in a subdir, hence the ''--strip 1'' [at least rad1o-rev02.tgz does]; the new firmware files must go to the root of rad1o's file system, or the upgrade won't work.) | (The tar has the firmware files in a subdir, hence the ''--strip 1'' [at least rad1o-rev02.tgz does]; the new firmware files must go to the root of rad1o's file system, or the upgrade won't work.) | ||
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+ | (OS X users: If you unpack and copy via the Finder a lot of resource fork files will be generated, so tar is preferred.) | ||
* wait until the left bottom LED stops flashing | * wait until the left bottom LED stops flashing | ||
* unmount the device | * unmount the device |