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Updating firmware is not very likely to affect receiver sensitivity. Your description sounds like the "classic" damage due to overload.? (Input transistor burnout) I think your best option is to send

I agree. If you want to see it through on a mac though. let us know.

I checked and unfortunately I cannot reproduce the steps for you because the USB to Serial Prolific device doesn’t have drivers for macOS Ventura yet. Homebrew is a software package repository for

Thank you Nick. I’ll try to contact them and see if they can help me

Can you borrow a windows laptop to update your 5105? I would not try to use a Mac unless I had access to a Mac guru who can walk you through the process, too many ways to create other issues. If you

oh, and we are both Advanced class too. we are a dying breed

Nice QRZ page Lou, we have similar interest in vintage rigs, projects and CW. Give me an old boat anchor with a grid block keyed oscillator and ripples on the scope coming off the full wave rectifier

oh, I see. Thank you. Well I downloaded X5105_App_V3.00_build008.xgf on my macbook and I have the mackbook connected to the X5105 but no way to transfer X5105_App_V3.00_build008.xgf from mac to X5105.

If you screw up updating the firmware that's what you'll be left with. . . . A Brick! Roy WA0YMH

“Brick” is an industry-term for any piece of electronics that has a failed firmware upload that cannot be recovered. Essentially the embedded device is broken/useless, or a useful as a

Roy, what do you mean turn it into a brick?

who in the states does service and repair?

I would suggest that you send your radio in for inspection and evaluation before you turn it into a brick! Roy WA0YMH

thanks Joe, this all seems confusing to me. that link is a blog. It states?How to transfer a file via XMODEM using Minicom. What is XMODEM and what is Minicom. are these mac programs, where do you

It looks like minicom supports XMODEM protocol and can be installed using home brew. https://ixnfo.com/en/how-to-transfer-a-file-via-xmodem-using-minicom.html

Oh I am sorry. I think I got confused with another firmware update project I worked on. I think I did end up using my windows machine to do this update.

Thanks Doug, I downloaded that update but how do I get it into the X5105 with a mac? Joe was saying there was a?command line utility application for the Mac but I cand find the program anywhere on

Try this - https://www.radioddity.com/pages/xiegu-download Click on "X5105". Firmware and manuals are available there. Their support department can be helpful answering questions, too. But I think it

Trying to get the X5105 firmware and the download kings send me to a 404 nothing found page. is this the correct site to download the firmware? this would be my first time upgrading the firmware,

Thanks, where can I download that command line utility aplocation for Mac, what’s it called?