[Flexradio] Broke it....

Sat Oct 3 17:20:08 EDT 2009

Yes, the radio shows up in the driver....

Brett

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Ellison" <tellison at itsco.com>
To: "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.gazdzinski at verizon.net>; "FireBrick" 
<w9ol at billnjudy.com>; "flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector" 
<flexradio at flex-radio.biz>
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Broke it....

> Brett,
>
> If you are in demo mode when PowerSDR starts, then the problem is that the 
> radio and the PC are not communicating with each other at the Firewire 
> level.  You have to resolve this first.
>
> So to do this, lets start with a clean slate because it might be 
> impossible to figure out what is actually causing the problem. Do these 
> steps and do not take any short cuts.
>
> 1.) Turn off the FLEX-5000 and remove the power from it (this results in a 
> hardware reset)
> 2.) Using the Control Panel "Add and Remove Programs" or what ever they 
> call in in your version of Windows, uninstall the FLEX Firewire driver.
> 3.) Reboot the PC - do not power up the radio.
> 4.) install the latest Firewire driver 
> (http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=292) using the directions 
> in the KB to the letter 
> (http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50137.aspx).  Make sure you 
> reboot when indicated and also make sure the PC is completely up before 
> powering on the FLEX-x000 to finish the driver installation.
> 5.) In the referenced article above, do step 14 to validate that the radio 
> is communicating with the PC.
> 6.) If PowerSDR 1.18.3 is installed, un-install it using the Control Panel 
> "Add and Remove Programs" applet.
> 7.) Delete the folder c:\Program Files\FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDR v1.18.3 
> to make sure the old database is not retained.
> 8.) Install a fresh copy of PowerSDR 1.18.3 
> (http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=294)
> 9.) After it is installed run the setup wizard and you should see the 
> wisdom file creation dialog box.  After the wisdom file is created, it 
> should ask you what radio you are using after a few warning popups. 
> Select the FLEX-5000.
> 10.) When you start PowerSDR again after the setup wizard is done, you 
> should see the program creating a EEPROM backup and then it will transfer 
> EEPROM data into the database.  If you do not see this happening or it 
> takes a long time, then there is something wring with the communication 
> between the radio and the PC. And we have to figure out what that is 
> before proceeding.
>
>
>
> -Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Gazdzinski [mailto:Brett.Gazdzinski at verizon.net]
> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 1:33 PM
> To: Tim Ellison; FireBrick; flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Broke it....
>
> I reset the data base by going into demo mode, after it fails during int 
> hardware.
> After the data base reset, I get error opening radio driver...
>
> Brett
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Ellison" <tellison at itsco.com>
> To: "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.gazdzinski at verizon.net>; "FireBrick"
> <w9ol at billnjudy.com>; "flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector"
> <flexradio at flex-radio.biz>
> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 1:22 PM
> Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Broke it....
>
>
> Do a database reset from the Setup form.  If you are not presented to 
> select
> the correct radio when PowerSDR is re-started, then you may have a driver
> problem.
>
>
>
> -Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flexradio-bounces at flex-radio.biz
> [mailto:flexradio-bounces at flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Brett Gazdzinski
> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 1:19 PM
> To: FireBrick; flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Broke it....
>
> Psdr 1.18.3, firmware updated ok, driver version 3.4.2.6300, all the 
> latest
> stuff, while I can update the radio firmware, when I open psdr it does not
> see the radio...only gives my sound card options, the driver does list the
> 5000.
>
> Brett
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> To: "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.gazdzinski at verizon.net>; "flex-Radio E-Mail
> Reflector" <flexradio at flex-radio.biz>
> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Broke it....
>
>
>> Brett
>> Which version of PWSDR are you trying to start?
>>
>> Do you have the correct Driver installed.
>> While the Driver should work for all versions.
>> Did you remove it?
>>
>> The Firmware is version dependent.
>> Did you remove the Firmware, and if so did you reinstall the correct
>> Firmware version appropriate to the PWSDR version your trying to start.
>>
>>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brett Gazdzinski" <Brett.Gazdzinski at verizon.net>
>> To: "flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector" <flexradio at flex-radio.biz>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 11:54 AM
>> Subject: [Flexradio] Broke it....
>>
>>
>>> In an effort to go back to the default config, and also try older
>>> versions of Psdr, I now cant get the radio to work at all.
>>> It does not seem to communicate with the PC and wants to go into demo
>>> mode.
>>>
>>> Funny (sort of) when I did not have the radio, demo would not work,
>>> now that I have the radio, demo is all I can now get to work....
>>>
>>> I have removed everything and reinstalled, but that does not seem to
>>> erase the device driver or something...
>>>
>>> When I power on the 5000, I get two beeps like normal, open psdr and
>>> it says it cant communicate with the radio.
>>>
>>> I have tried deleting the database files, still no go.
>>> Anyone got any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brett
>>>
>>>
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