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Receive is very very attenuated - maybe need to update

 

I forgot the rig was on in the shack and I was working CW on another rig. I thing I overloaded the front end and I'm not ever able to copy the FT8 on 7.075. This sucks!

anyway, Is there a known fix for this or maybe a factory reset or sortware update?
 

Can the firmware be updated with a Mac book?

I have a USB connected from Mac to X5105 com port and can see the USB connection on my max as USBSerial-1130 but now what. Is there a program I need to download to run the firmware upgrade?
Joe K9SZ
 

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Yes, there is a command line utility application for the Mac, too.?

You can follow the steps in the manual.

Let us know if you have any questions after that.


On Mar 22, 2023, at 3:13 PM, KG2RG <justinandyazny@...> wrote:

Can the firmware be updated with a Mac book?

I have a USB connected from Mac to X5105 com port and can see the USB connection on my max as USBSerial-1130 but now what. Is there a program I need to download to run the firmware upgrade?

 

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

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, what is the latest version I need?
 
Edited

Try this -

Click on "X5105".
Firmware and manuals are available there.
Their support department can be helpful answering questions, too.

But I think it is more likely that the receiver is damaged from the input overload.
Try the update and find out if helps.? If not, check with a Xiegu dealer (seller) for repair service.
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Doug, K8RFT
 

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 the net
Joe K9SZ
 

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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.?

On Mar 23, 2023, at 8:35 AM, KG2RG <justinandyazny@...> wrote:

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 the net

Joe K9SZ
 

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It looks like minicom supports XMODEM protocol and can be installed using home brew.





On Mar 23, 2023, at 8:35 AM, KG2RG <justinandyazny@...> wrote:

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 the net

 

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 download them??
 

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

Roy
WA0YMH?

On Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 9:06 AM KG2RG <justinandyazny@...> wrote:
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 download them??

 

who in the states does service and repair?
 

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

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“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 “brick”.

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I hope that helps.

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Lou N2JPR

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From: KG2RG
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:20 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [X5105-Users] Receive is very very attenuated - maybe need to update

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

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

Roy
WA0YMH?

On Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 9:20 AM KG2RG <justinandyazny@...> wrote:
Roy, what do you mean turn it into a brick?

 

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. so thats the wall I'm stuck at.
 

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 and I'll upgrade the filter capacitors and smooth out the ripples. But if I try to update some firmware on a X5105 with a mac and I'm lost hi hi
 

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

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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 were the individual who damaged the receiver with another transmitter I would have zero expectation that firmware will resolve the problem. A phone call to Radioddity might point you in the right direction for repair.?

Nick Marsh
WB4SQI

On Mar 23, 2023, at 10:44 AM, KG2RG <justinandyazny@...> wrote:

?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. so thats the wall I'm stuck at.

 

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

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