HomePatrol-1 Extreme Upgrade Post-Release Thread

[UPMan]

Since the hosting site is getting hammered, I've copied the relevent page below.

HomePatrol-1 Extreme Update / Upgrade Instructions
Everyone Do This!

Before upgrading the firmware in your HomePatrol-1 to the latest Version 2.00, you need to install the latest version of HomePatrol Sentinel, the PC software that supports the new features in the firmware. To install HomePatrol Sentinel:

1. Click HomePatrol Sentinel v2 to download the HomePatrol Sentinel 2.0 zip file.
2. Unzip the files in the above link to a temporary directory on your PC.
3. Run Setup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions to install HomePatrol Sentinel.

Note: If you have an earlier version of HomePatrol Sentinel, you do not need to remove it before installing the new version.
If You Have Favorites Lists

Start HomePatrol Sentinel, then select "Read from HomePatrol." This will save your current Favorites Lists as they are in your HomePatrol-1.
Update your HomePatrol-1 Firmware

1. Connect your HomePatrol-1 to your PC using its USB cable.
2. In HomePatrol Sentinel, select "Update Firmware."
3. Download the new HomePatrol-1 Owner's Manual by clicking HomePatrol V2 Owner's Manual.

Follow the on-screen prompts to update your HomePatrol-1's firmware to version 2.00.
If You Purchased the Extreme Upgrade

1. Be sure you've updated the HomePatrol-1's firmware following the above steps.
2. On your HomePatrol-1 select MENU --> Advanced Menu --> Advanced Option --> Register Advanced.
3. Enter the registration key provided when you purchased the Extreme Upgrade, including the hyphens.
   • You can retrieve your key by logging into http://my.uniden.com and selecting "All My Scanners."
4. Download the latest HomePatrol-1 Extreme Owner's Manual by clicking HomePatrol-1 Extreme Owner's Manual.

Serial Drivers for HomePatrol-1 Extreme

To use the serial mode features of the HomePatrol-1 Extreme Upgrade, you must install the proper drivers. See the detailed instructions in the HomePatrol-1 Extreme Owner's Manual. You can download the drivers by clicking HomePatrol_Serial_Drivers.zip.

 

[WX4JCW]

Downloading Now Woohooo!

 

[wise871]

downloading now woohooo!

Same here, pretty fast.

 

[WX4JCW]

I'll report on how it went shortly

 

[wise871]

Running the checking for Firmware and it says 1.03.01 is the most current.

 

[UPMan]

Sorry, uploading the payload, now.

 

[WX4JCW]

it downloaded the updater and told me to rmove the serial cable but no update

 

[BearMan54]

avgering about 132 kB/s in AL....

 

[UPMan]

Try it now.

 

[WX4JCW]

downloading now thanks UPMAN bet you can sleep tonight

 

[rckydenver]

Downloading now about 10 mins to go. 54.kb secs

 

[Jay911]

Both my HP1s worked as far as sending the updater to the scanner when I used Sentinel V2 to check for firmware updates. It said that when I disconnected the USB cable, the scanner would update automatically, but it just returns to normal operation.

Further attempts to run Sentinel's firmware update say the scanner is the latest version, even though the menus on the scanner still say 1.03.

 

[UPMan]

How long ago was that? The "payloads" for 2.0 were activated at 11:38:30.

 

[BearMan54]

Same here.... v2 Sentinel will not install..... I'm going to download it again..... I bet that will fix it....!

maybe

 

[trido]

Worked great I just did 2 extreme upgrades very easy.
Thanks

 

[Jay911]

How long ago was that? The "payloads" for 2.0 were activated at 11:38:30.

Probably before that. I'll try again.

EDIT: Restarted Sentinel, did the check for firmware update again - this time, the subsequent download is much longer. Sorry for the impatience.

 

[UPMan]

Same here.... v2 Sentinel will not install..... I'm going to download it again..... I bet that will fix it....!

maybe

Was there a particular error message? "zip" files are pretty robust. If it unzipped w/o an error, downloading again shouldn't do anything to fix it.

 

[Linn]

I just did the firmware update with no problems.

 

[wise871]

Update went smooth. Now I'm going to test out the new features. THANK YOU.

Note: The hardest part was entering the key.

 

[WX4JCW]

update and extreme activation flawless