6/12/24 Uniden Firmware for 436HP/536HP/325P2/996P2

[n3617400]

@n3617400
You have to take your car to the dealer to get firmware updated I guess you think that is stupid also

you go to the dealer, wait in line, fill out a few forms and then the dealer says there is no firmware for your device.
Yeah, I think that's dumb.

 

[buddrousa]

You do not like the way Uniden does business start your own business and run it like you want.
We have a Scanner Manufacture that still supports us unlike the competition.

 

[jtwalker]

you go to the dealer, wait in line, fill out a few forms and then the dealer says there is no firmware for your device.
Yeah, I think that's dumb.

Or … you register with your car dealer/manufacturer and they will email you when an update is available.

 

[RandyKuff]

Or … you register with your car dealer/manufacturer and they will email you when an update is available.

Key word.... REGISTER
Just like MY UNIDEN

 

[Bmacs]

Wow... This thread went off topic

This new FW fixes OFT in the 436/536 radios as well as the 996P2 and 325P2. The radios can now capture ALL of the transmissions vs a small percentage before. I've only checked P25 so far, but I'll check DMR next...
This definitely added new life to some of the older models!

Thank you Uniden!

Bill

 

[n3617400]

Look what an amazing thing, I go to a competitor's site, look for updates and it turns out there is no need to register anywhere.
It's a miracle!

 

[Trucker700]

Updated my 436, 536 and 160. So far, everything seems to be working fine. I wonder if we will see updates to the SDS radios next?
James

 

[VicradioZone]

Because you have to register to see updates.
That's why it's stupid.

Hope you manage to pull through the trauma.

 

[garys]

It would be nice if the next SDS updates were to add features. What features? I have no idea, but hopefully there was a roadmap left by UPMan.

Updated my 436, 536 and 160. So far, everything seems to be working fine. I wonder if we will see updates to the SDS radios next?
James

 

[Ubbe]

If your using Sentinel your scanner uses a MicroSD card...
Pull the card from the scanner and plug it into a card reader on your computer. External card readers are not expensive. If you don't have one.
Sentinel will see it... Update the Firmware on the card...
Put the card back in the scanner and turn it on. The Firmware will update.

Sentinel needs to check the scanners firmware version. You can't check for updates using only the SD card. You will in some way already have the new firmware file in your possession and then copy it to the SD card, no Sentinel needed in that case.

/Ubbe

 

[RandyKuff]

Sentinel needs to check the scanners firmware version. You can't check for updates using only the SD card. You will in some way already have the new firmware file in your possession and then copy it to the SD card, no Sentinel needed in that case.

/Ubbe

You are wrong...

What do you think the scanner looks like in Mass Storage Mode to Sentinel...
A very expensive external card reader...
It works fine... I do it all the time...

 

[RandyKuff]

Sentinel needs to check the scanners firmware version. You can't check for updates using only the SD card. You will in some way already have the new firmware file in your possession and then copy it to the SD card, no Sentinel needed in that case.

/Ubbe

This is were Sentinel looks on the computer if there is an update... NOT on the scanner...
It's a hidden folder...

 

[buddrousa]

As normal he will not admit he is wrong.

 

[Bmacs]

I wonder if we will see updates to the SDS radios next?

One aspect of this update actually fixes something that was broken in these radios from the beginning (OFT). This was fixed 6 months ago on the SDS series, so these radios have now "caught up". I was patiently waiting for them to port the update to the "older" radios.

 

[dave3825]

For registered users only. That's dumb.

Why is it dumb?

Because you have to register to see updates.
That's why it's stupid.

Wrong.

Firmware updates and paid features are two different things. If you want a paid feature, like NXDN DMR Provoice or Waterfall, and I believe Extreme for Home Patrol, you need to register to make the purchase.

To see any and all firmware updates available for your scanner, you do not need to register. You can go to any of the the scanner firmware pages (as @cg posted) and see what is available.

A link to each of the recently posted firmware updates:

https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD436HPFirmwareUpdate BCD463HP:
https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD536HPFirmwareUpdate BCD536HP:
https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD325P2FirmwareUpdate BCD325P2:
https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD996P2FirmwareUpdate BCD996P2:

Sentinel will check for updates once you have your radio connected and click on check for firmware updates.

That only applies to scanners that use Sentinel. Just saying cause thread title mentions scanners that do not use Sentinel.

 

[Trucker700]

Wrong.

Firmware updates and paid features are two different things. If you want a paid feature, like NXDN DMR Provoice or Waterfall, and I believe Extreme for Home Patrol, you need to register to make the purchase.

To see any and all firmware updates available for your scanner, you do not need to register. You can go to any of the the scanner firmware pages (as @cg posted) and see what is available.






That only applies to scanners that use Sentinel. Just saying cause thread title mentions scanners that do not use Sentinel.

There is a separate application to check for updates for the other radios. I used it to update my BCD160DN last night. ( after downloading and installing a virtual serial port driver for Windows)
It has several selections for different radios. And was easy to use.
James

 

[garys]

I did the last update exactly that way. Downloaded it onto the Micro SD card that I took out of my SDS200, popped that back into the SDS 200 in my truck and turned on the power. Took no time at all and worked fine .

You are wrong...

What do you think the scanner looks like in Mass Storage Mode to Sentinel...
A very expensive external card reader...
It works fine... I do it all the time...

 

[garys]

That would be very time consuming.

As normal he will not admit he is wrong.

 

[Ubbe]

This is were Sentinel looks on the computer if there is an update... NOT on the scanner...
It's a hidden folder...

View attachment 164102

I checked now, by changing the file name of the firmware file in the updater folder to an older version, and it doesn't react to it and trigger a update. But if I go into the SD cards scanner.inf file and change the firmware file name there to an older name it triggers an update even if the scanner has the latest firmware.

So you are right, it should update using just the SD card but it is checking the inf file on the SD card and not that hidden folder.

In the past when I tried dumping older firmwares into a scanner to see in what version a bug was present, I never managed to update using only the SD card. I had to put it in the scanner and connect the USB cable and then it did the update. I wonder if the firmware version in that inf file only updates when Sentinel write the update to the SD card, and not when the scanner powers down.

/Ubbe

 

[RandyKuff]

I can drop an older version of the firmware (.bin file) in the Firmware Folder on the sd card (With an external card reader) and put the card back
in the scanner and it will load it when it's powered on... No USB cable used...


The INF file is were the menu pulls the firmware version number to display it in the scanner menu...
When it loads the new firmware by turning the scanner back on it updates that too...