armymarshall1
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I was curious if anyone has ever had any experience with 6580s or 6550s becoming stuck in Flash zap boot loader mode and getting it out or unstuck of that mode and putting it back into service.
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XPR 6580 stuck in Flash Zap
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Usually, it is a bad flex and/or case. It happens on the XTS2500 as well. You can try a case/flex swap and see if the problem goes away. What's happening is that the Emergency and PTT buttons are being held down when you turn the radio on. Although you are not physically holding them down, the radio thinks that they are, so it goes into FlashZap mode.
armymarshall1
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thank you
I was unaware of that very good to know. However I believe that the issue I'm having is from someone trying to update the firmware and the radio becoming unplugged. Then the radio becomes stuck in that flash zap screen. I did try a housing swap, but unfortunately that did not work. While it's stuck in this screen, radio will not read. I thought I might be able to recover or update the radio. That also did not work. I have yet to dive into the detailed service manual to find a solution. I have a feeling though that the manual will only tell me to send radio to Depot. Which I am trying to avoid because I believe that it is a $300 fix.
Thank you very much for the quick response though. I am always happy to learn something new. If you have any other ideas on this matter. Please let me know, dying to find the fix.
I was unaware of that very good to know. However I believe that the issue I'm having is from someone trying to update the firmware and the radio becoming unplugged. Then the radio becomes stuck in that flash zap screen. I did try a housing swap, but unfortunately that did not work. While it's stuck in this screen, radio will not read. I thought I might be able to recover or update the radio. That also did not work. I have yet to dive into the detailed service manual to find a solution. I have a feeling though that the manual will only tell me to send radio to Depot. Which I am trying to avoid because I believe that it is a $300 fix.
Thank you very much for the quick response though. I am always happy to learn something new. If you have any other ideas on this matter. Please let me know, dying to find the fix.
I had an XTL get stuck due to Windows forcing an update during a firmware update of the XTL. It bricked the XTL. I just kept trying over and over to write the firmware to the radio and it finally took. Good luck.
armymarshall1
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thanks again.
Try using the Recover option in CPS.
armymarshall1
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I tried the recover, update, and convert options and they did not work. The radio that is stuck in the flash zap mode, refuses to make any connection through the accessory port while in that mode. I also tried an old trick that I have used to clear PWs out of CP200s. Use another radio just to start the process and then once it asks you if you would like to continue, switch radios.That also did not work 
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Thanks for the ideas
.....Thanks for the ideas
N4KVE
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My programming laptop has no way to get on the internet. Wifi is turned off on it, so no updates, or viruses are possible. I have a separate laptop for the internet, but it only updates when I power it down.
Does the PC still recognize when the radio is connected? (and sees that it's in FZ mode?)
Trust me. I had updates set to never, but Microsoft somehow figured out how to force the update anyway.
For me, I tried several different things. I swapped control heads and tried several different programming cables, but nothing worked. I was able to communicate with the radio, but the firmware update continued to fail. In the end, I sync'd the control head and then kept trying the firmware update. It must have failed half a dozen times, but it finally took.
For me, I tried several different things. I swapped control heads and tried several different programming cables, but nothing worked. I was able to communicate with the radio, but the firmware update continued to fail. In the end, I sync'd the control head and then kept trying the firmware update. It must have failed half a dozen times, but it finally took.
armymarshall1
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Yes, It still recognizes a connection being made but no actions are enabled.
jcarrasco4
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Hello, you could solve the problem I have a radio the same as the PC recognizes it in flashzap mode but when reading with the program it says that there is no connection
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