This howto explains how to update the firmware running on your rad1o.

The rad1o firmware consists of these main parts:

• The bootloader
• Applications (camp, hackrf, testapp, …)
• l0dables (snake, schedule, …)
• Other files (configuration files, fonts, graphics)

See firmware:releases for the most recent version and a release history.

• A rad1o
• A computer with a USB-Port
• A micro USB cable
• A firmware file

• turn off the rad1o
• connect the rad1o with the 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
• unpack the firmware file and copy all the contained files to the mounted device and overwrite the existing files

cd /mnt/FE49-AB84

tar -xzvf ~/Downloads/rad1o-revXX.tgz
sync

(The paths will probably be different on your system)

• wait until the left bottom LED stops flashing
• unmount the device
• turn your rad1o off and on again
• check in the menu item INFO if the FW revision changed to the new revision number

• your rad1o should now run the most recently released firmware. You can check the release version of your firmware in the “INFO” menu.