Help!!! Accident in programming HT1550

VR2WTF · Post by **VR2WTF** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:55 am

Oh, Please help me!
When I programme the radio but suddenly the cable is disconnected and then the display showing "EEPRM CS ERROR" and then I cannot programme back the original codeplug. The CPS shows "Type control block bit for Vector #21 is 0 but the vector is fd7f"
And I want to read the radio again but this time it shows "Imaga is Corrupted. Checksum for R/W region failed."
Oh......What can I do??

phrawg · Post by **phrawg** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:13 am

A common problem when aftermarket cables are used.
You can now be the proud possesor of a very pretty radio
shaped "brick" which makes a great paperweight or doorstop,
OR, send it through the proper Motorola channels where
you are located to the factory for a firmware reconstruction.
One way or another it goes home. Probably going to cost
at or near what a professional factory program cable costs to get fixed.

Sorry to be the bearer of not so good news. Phrawg

VR2WTF · Post by **VR2WTF** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:42 am

Is it using original cable that won't happen it even if disconnection during programming?

HLA · Post by **HLA** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:59 am

you will never be able to read the radio when it's got that error, the only thing you can do is open a codeplug and keep trying to write it to the radio. it will eventually write and you should be fine.

phrawg · Post by **phrawg** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:24 am

NO, you cannot remove the cable during programming
whether it is factory cable or aftermarket. It is just that
the aftermarket cables tend to not attach as securely and
are more prone to have intermitent connections much more
often. The price you pay for an original can be considered
as insurance that it wont be the cause of what happen to you.

VR2WTF · Post by **VR2WTF** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:40 am

HLA wrote:you will never be able to read the radio when it's got that error, the only thing you can do is open a codeplug and keep trying to write it to the radio. it will eventually write and you should be fine.

Hi HLA
You mean use the saved codeplug and keep writing to the radio until success?

HLA · Post by **HLA** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:08 am

yes, just open an old saved codeplug and keep trying to write it to the radio. don't try to read it until after you get it to write the saved codeplug sucessfully. after that you will never know it had that error and it will be good as new.

NSPD · Post by **NSPD** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:29 am

If the codeplug won't ever go back in, the radio will need to either be returned to Motorola, or you'll have to find someone who can reflash the radio.

ve3nsv · Post by **ve3nsv** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:57 pm

Some have said to have success writing to the radio with an older version CPS or even attempting to do a firmware upgrade. I think the latest Professional Series Firmware for Portables address the CS EPROM if using R05.11.03 Firmware, I doubt it would have helped in your situation though.

Item #1: Codeplug corruption during CPS programming.
While programming a radio with radio firmware R05.11.03 using the CPS,
corruption of the radio codeplug could occur in some scenarios.
This issue has been resolved with this current release of radio firmware.

HLA · Post by **HLA** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:16 pm

the firmware upgrade does not work in theese situations, for the upgrade tool to work it first has to read the radio for it's information so it knows which firmware to put in the radio, and since it's errored it won't work. there is over a dozen different firmware files in the program for every waris radio, portable and mobile, except for 4 line radios so it can't put the wrong one in the wrong radio.

NSPD · Post by **NSPD** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:37 pm

HLA wrote:the firmware upgrade does not work in theese situations, for the upgrade tool to work it first has to read the radio for it's information so it knows which firmware to put in the radio, and since it's errored it won't work. there is over a dozen different firmware files in the program for every waris radio, portable and mobile, except for 4 line radios so it can't put the wrong one in the wrong radio.

It works, i've done it on 3 different radios with EEPROM CS ERROR and EEPROM HW ERROR.

Post by **wavetar** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:42 am

NSPD wrote:
HLA wrote:the firmware upgrade does not work in theese situations, for the upgrade tool to work it first has to read the radio for it's information so it knows which firmware to put in the radio, and since it's errored it won't work. there is over a dozen different firmware files in the program for every waris radio, portable and mobile, except for 4 line radios so it can't put the wrong one in the wrong radio.
It works, i've done it on 3 different radios with EEPROM CS ERROR and EEPROM HW ERROR.

As have I, although sometimes it does give an error. For times like those, I start the procedure with an identical radio, then swap the 'bad' unit when it's time to bootstrap & squirt in the new firmware.

Todd

VR2WTF · Post by **VR2WTF** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:04 am

Really thanks to all here!
I am going to try again.
Hope it success!
73 de
VR2WTF

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:58 pm

You can fix it with the lab flashtool if the other methods do not work.

Andreas

Terriers618 · Post by **Terriers618** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:08 am

I had this problem with a CDM1250, droped from CPS version 6.7.01 to 6.4.00 and wrote in the original codeplug, no problem!

VR2WTF · Post by **VR2WTF** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:53 am

Jason618 wrote:I had this problem with a CDM1250, droped from CPS version 6.7.01 to 6.4.00 and wrote in the original codeplug, no problem!

Thanks Jason~~
I programme it with R06.06.00, let me find back how "old" of the CPS I got so I can try your suggestion.

73 de
VR2WTF