M7300 Firmware Update

[cameron2645]

I am having issues installing new firmware on the M7300 radio, if anyone could help out in a step by step of how to do it. The best thing I have tried is:

-Load compression code
-select bootapp
-wait for the radio to show Ready MBAPP R11.0
-Scroll through the radio and select load ECP
-Confirm Y
-wait for computer to show Loading Code
-Computer shows Waiting on responce for Burn App (Kernel)

From there any option I try it fails

Any Advice or Ideas?

 

[Radioman96p71]

Not sure if your instructions are quite correct there.

First off, you'll want to read the SRN for the version of ECP/XGP you are using to make sure your radio meets the requirements or if you need to update BurnApp/BootApp.

Either way, you'll want to go into RPM > Radio > Load Compressed Code

Select the button to read Versions and see what all you have going on. Check those against the SRN to make sure they are good to go.

Code should always be loaded in the following order. Skip over a step if you don't need to load that particular firmware. (e.g if BurnApp is the correct version, jump to BootApp, etc)
1. BurnApp
2. BootApp
3. OTP or ECP/XGP
4. Encryption Modules

So if you are upgrading a radio that has everything outdated you'd check BurnApp, point to the new BurnApp code file and hit the Load button. Once you get the all clear go to BootApp and do the same. After that do the ECP/XGP and then the personality.

BurnApp/BootApp/ECP are all different things and CANNOT be interchanged. Loading ECP with BurnApp selected would most likely cause paperweight mode to load. The OMAP radios are some of the most finicky hardware I've seen in a long time. A sideways glance will scare them into a brick.

Good luck, let me know if you get an error and what it is.

 

[Muxlow]

Have you been able to read/write the pers file to the radio? Maybe you dont have the correct com port selected?

 

[cameron2645]

To: Radioman96p71
I am only trying to Load an ECP the weird thing is my XG-75's can take the ECP no problems what so ever the things I see and note is that my RPM askes for BootApp 12A00 and on the XG-75 is MBAPP 11.04. Then the M7300 it comes up as MBAPP 11.00. from there the steps i have taken is

1. Connect radio COM port 1
2. RPM > Radio > Load Compressed Code Select ECP
3. Wait for the radio to Come up with READY MBAPP 11.00
4. Scroll through the radio and select LOAD ECP
5 Confirm Y/N (Ofcourse yes)
6. Radio Reboots
7. Wait for the computer to say Loading code... file = (target ECP)
8. Radio once again Comes up READY MBAPP 11.00
9. Try Selecting ECP Again then on the computer "Failed to Recive Proper Response"

To Muxlow:
Yes I can read and write personalitys into the radio with no issues

 

[Radioman96p71]

Sounds like you need to update the BootApp to a newer version.

What is the output from the Show Versions button on that Load Compressed Code screen?