Pro-668:what's the latest firmware?
- Thread starter thegriff
- Start date
-
- Tags
- brickhead whistlesmack
- Status
There are PLENTY of threads on here warning people not to try Whistler F/W updates on Radio Shack units.
Its best to educate yourself.
Blackswan73
Active Member
That is in relation to the 651/652 because there is no factory firmware to reflash them with. If there was, they could be unbricked as well.. In the case of the 668, the firmware is available, so reflashing is not a problem. As a matter of fact, it even says in the release notes it can even be flashed even tho the firmware is current. So it is fully recoverable, as has been demonstrated. In fact, you could say Whistle-Shack did everyone a favor by showing the 668 is unbrickable via flashing, a very important fact.
PSR-800 uses a different DVSI vocoder and a few other changes. So even if you could get firmware flash on it successfully, it more likely won't work correctly on the PSR-800. The only one I could see is the RadioShack Pro-668, as more likely same revision PCB as the Whistler 1080, as don't see Whistler retooling PCB, or using different components as they get discounts buying by bulk. With the PSR-800 a different story as years old and components more likely wasn't available, so they had no choice. Yes DRM decode would be nice, due to licensing issues, no scanner manufacturer will include that feature as proprietary codec.
If you have this Whistler-Shack, a picture showing scanner with firmware loaded would be good prove with detail steps on how you loaded that firmware?
Blackswan73
Active Member
Probably most of you all on here have never heard of him, but this guy reminds me of a fellow named Blacklist. He even writes in the style of Blacklist
And all of us bantering and debating back and forth about BIN files, downloads, CPU versions, etc. are playing exactly into his grand scheme.
You would be correct and that what I suspect. Not even a picture showing he manage to get it to work? I just sit back and watch. Plus have a 325p2 that I am currently testing and playing around with and a Pioneer RT-909 I am finishing restoring I have to finish before Monday, so don't have the time now.
Last edited:
Whistle-Shack
Member
Let me clarify a few things.First thing,the firmware that i call WhistLe-ShacK is not the ws1080 firmware.Although there is some similarity.The stock firmware for these scanners was written rather sloppy,to many cpu calls, run out processes etc.I have completely gone through,cleaned up,rewritten and added functions.Second thing im not a scanner manufacturer,i can decode anything i want.Third thing,the firmware comes with a loader that can be used with all three scanners.
In the words of Tompall Glaser, "Put Another Log on the Fire Baby."
Last edited:
Boatanchor
Member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2011
- Messages
- 991
I/we see no evidence of this being anything other than vaporware.
If you are the 'real deal' and have the skills to 'decode anything', then you would have no difficulty whatsoever in producing custom start-up graphics on the LCD and amended menu functions and posting a video as proof of life.
Until that happens - I call b*llsh*t!
Scanners will need to have AMBE+2 vocoder from DVSI chip that is needed $30 each, which none have currently. The Whistler WS1080 uses
AMBE+ Vocoder speech compression, not capable of DMR. So no you can't just decode what you want, as hardware has to be capable to.
They can't even barely design a receiver to correctly to decode P25 1/2 simulcast? The problem is the typical customer will buy anything regardless of how lousy and poorly performing it is and even defend it, so manufacturer are lazy and don't care.
To those that truly want a HT DMR radio for around $200, a Connect Systems handheld DMR radio performs so much better than any "DMR scanner" ever will more likely be, cable can be found for cheap and programming software is free. If at home SDR# and DSD.
Last edited:
MTS2000des
5B2_BEE00 Czar
No pics=didn't happen.
I have a friend, who's brother's girlfriends neighbor, has a cousin, who's boyfriend's co-worker's uncle is a sanitation engineer at Radio Shack and he says the hashing will be placed in the stream soon to disable any firmware hacks. So no more free movies and football games.
Anyone using this BIN will have their radios bricked with "SCANNING OVER" showing on the screen. So don't use your scanner for awhile, it will be bricked by the hashing!!!!!!!!!!
You all need the "Executive 3M BIN" for the radio, which will be coming soon from a secret group in Canada, it unlocks all the decoders, even the ones that the radio does not have. I have it, of course, and it has never been broken because of it's double-secret code encryption that hides it from the stream.
The group will release soon, requiring shipment of your scanner to them and a fee of $199.
Anyone using this BIN will have their radios bricked with "SCANNING OVER" showing on the screen. So don't use your scanner for awhile, it will be bricked by the hashing!!!!!!!!!!
You all need the "Executive 3M BIN" for the radio, which will be coming soon from a secret group in Canada, it unlocks all the decoders, even the ones that the radio does not have. I have it, of course, and it has never been broken because of it's double-secret code encryption that hides it from the stream.
The group will release soon, requiring shipment of your scanner to them and a fee of $199.
I probably have much better luck, leaving both the Whistler WS1080 and RadioShack Pro-668 in a room together, put on some low music and dim the lights and leave the room for a while and hope in 9 months to see a Whistler-Shack radio, I guess if I want DMR, I will have to leave a Connect Systems CS700 DMR handheld in the same room?
Wonder what will happen when you put a Uniden and Whistler in the same room together? Suspect they will just end up fighting and more likely end up with a broken scanner?
Wonder what will happen when you put a Uniden and Whistler in the same room together? Suspect they will just end up fighting and more likely end up with a broken scanner?
Last edited:
Blackswan73
Active Member
Writing a standalone loader would not be difficult, since it is already a subroutine in the current software. Standalone loaders were used all the time with the FTA boxes. A sat coder would have no trouble with writing one, which, for some reason, I have a gut feeling Whistle-Shack was. He probably used a disassembler to analyze the code. Like I mentioned before, on my laptop, I have a slew of cracking and hacking tools.
Last edited by a moderator:
Refer to post # 138
When he said he going to add DMR support, when the vocoder is not capable, then I know to refer to post # 138. You can rewrite the firmware as many times as you want and still won't have DMR support. It has to have that DVSI ambe+2 speech compression vocoder, or it a not going to happen.
When he said he going to add DMR support, when the vocoder is not capable, then I know to refer to post # 138. You can rewrite the firmware as many times as you want and still won't have DMR support. It has to have that DVSI ambe+2 speech compression vocoder, or it a not going to happen.
Whistle-Shack
Member
Not necessarily True.What i have done is create a new function that i call Virtual Radio,That gives me a platform for DMR Decode,it also gives the radio the ability to record an active object while another object is active.
Last edited:
DonS
Member
So, I can listen to one talkgroup live while another (live) talkgroup is being recorded? Do they have to be on the same trunked system?
Whistle-Shack
Member
Yes
Added main menu item. Main Menu>Vradio Select = Vdmr/Vrecord/Off
Vdmr mode: DMR Decode/Normal Recording/Normal radio operation
Vrecord mode: No DMR Decode/Select any one object to record regardless if another object is active/Normal recording
Off mode: No DMR Decode/No Vrecord/normal radio operation.
Spitfire8520
I might be completely clueless! =)
Since you appear to be taking requests, do you think you could add a decryption feature to these scanners? I'd like to hear what some of these agencies are hiding!
- Status
Similar threads
