This still sounds like a COM port problem in the computer. I have been
using a USB to serial port converter for a couple of years and it has
worked
perfectly on the my Orion II, a friend's 'original' v. 1x Orion, my old
TS-870, plus numerous other devices.
FWIW, I found that all USB-to-serial converters are based on two
different
chips...one seems to work all the time and the other is flakey, but I
don't
know which one is which! What I do know is that the one made by "Cables
To
Go" works for me every time, so I bought four of them and keep one
everywhere I think I might need one.
BTW, I use this on a Sony P-4 laptop with XP Pro.
Ron N6IE
www.N6IE.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx@swva.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Cc: <jmiller1706@cfl.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] FW Update Problem w/O2
> Jim and Billy, thanks for your inputs, but I'm continuing to have both
> an
> exasperating and mysterious series of problems with the FW
> installation.
>
> Apparently, those messages that I was receiving on the Orion screen
> were
> indicative of the FW code being loaded albeit at a very slow pace. I
> went
> back and tried it again several times and on some occasions the
> transfer
> would stop at an early line and the update software would close. The
> furthest I got before the transfer stopped was program flash 266. The
> speed seemed to be erratic, but it was generally quite slow. It made
> little difference whether I used hardware flow control or none and
> 57.6K
> speed or slower. Even though I usually received the error message that
> there was no communication between update software and the Orion, the
> Orion display showed
>
> I am currently using a multi-serial port PCI card for serial ports. It
> has worked flawlessly for several years with a number of different
> applications. I tried Jim's suggestion of using a USB-to-serial
> adapter
> and his port settings, but there appeared to be nothing happening based
> on
> no info being displayed on the Orion screen. I went back to the PCI
> serial port and now, unlike my earlier experiences, saw no info
> displayed
> on the screen that indicated data transfer (or anything else for that
> matter). (So Jim's remedy may have been working, but I couldn't tell.)
>
> Finally, I ran a serial port analyzer program and it showed that
> communication between the port and the Orion was established
> practically
> instantaneously, but then the data transfer slowed to a snail's pace
> when
> the update software started transferring code. (This is when the error
> message about loss of communication is generated. Apparently, it has
> slowed, but it has not stopped.) One line of code was being
> transferred
> every 6-7 seconds. I decided to allow the transfer to continue
> overnight
> and by this morning about half the code had been loaded and there are
> still no messages on the orion screen.
>
> I haven't the vaguest idea why I'm having this problem. It seems that
> most users have had no problems, although a small minority have had
> problems similar to mine. I never had any problems loading Orion I FW
> with the same setup. Really mysterious.
>
> 73, Joe
> K2XX
>
>
>
> /I had the same problem, others have mentioned it also. I finally had
> to
> buy
> a cheap USB to serial converter and use it. I suspect that something
> in
> the
> latest indows version doesn't like the older serial card I was using.
> I
> think some folks think it may be a Windows XP or Vista problem. But
> also
> be
> sure you have your serial port set to 57600 bps, no parity, hardware
> flow
> control. You do this in the Windows Device Manager, under COM and LPT
> ports.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Joe Giacobello
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:35 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] FW Update Problem w/O2
>
> I have just been trying to install FW 2.041XL and have major problems.
> After starting the update, I first get an error message indicating that
> there's no communication with the radio. If I repeat the update one or
> two more times, I finally get a message on the Orion screen that says
> "Erase Flash" which then switches to "Program Flash 1." The number in
> that message continuously increments every 10 seconds or so, but
> nothing
> else happens. I can stop the numbers from incrementing by just
> shutting
> down the update software. So there must be some communication between
> the software and the O2.
>
> I've tried both master resets and RAM clears w/o any effect, and I also
> re-downloaded the FW file. I can't even re-install the original FW.
> Never had problems updating the original Orion.
>
> Anyone seen anything similar or have any thoughts on what might be
> going
> on?/
>
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