Sentinel: Sentinel 2.5 Problem

kb9hgi

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I updated to Sentinel 2.5 yesterday and I was going to add a Starcom site to my favorite from the data base in the software. It won't let me add any sites for
some reason. Anyone else have this problem or am I doing something wrong. It's been awhile since I did any programming in Sentinel.
 

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I updated to Sentinel 2.5 yesterday and I was going to add a Starcom site to my favorite from the data base in the software. It won't let me add any sites for
some reason. Anyone else have this problem or am I doing something wrong. It's been awhile since I did any programming in Sentinel.
Are you trying to append a site from the database?
 

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I updated to Sentinel 2.05.03, but whenever I try to update the firmware, I receive an error message that states: Updating unit failed. Error 550.
 

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I updated to Sentinel 2.05.03, but whenever I try to update the firmware, I receive an error message that states: Updating unit failed. Error 550.
For the scanner you are trying to update firmware, have you put the scanner into Mass Storage Mode, before attempting to update firmware? You can only do that update in Mass Storage mode.

I would also set Sentinel to reflect the correct target scanner model.
 

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Did all of that. Even re-booted my computer. Same error message. I'm considering deleting Sentinel & re-installing. SDS Main is 1.21.00 & sub 1.02.01. And I had upgraded to Sentinel 2.05.03 before attempting the software update.
 

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Did all of that. Even re-booted my computer. Same error message. I'm considering deleting Sentinel & re-installing. SDS Main is 1.21.00 & sub 1.02.01. And I had upgraded to Sentinel 2.05.03 before attempting the software update.
Any chance that your anti-virus (or firewall) software is blocking this?
 

Photo3

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918Dave, I had that same issue as well. After 2 plus hours of trying everything it decided to work just when I was about to give up. I also have Cox but was thinking it was on Uniden's end after it started working.
 

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Anyone grabbed the actual bin file ..for us who like to just place on sdcard to update ..i hate sentinel im a proscan guy ..

Thanks in advance
 

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Anyone grabbed the actual bin file ..for us who like to just place on sdcard to update ..i hate sentinel im a proscan guy ..

Thanks in advance
If you have the creds for the FTP server, you can download them whenever you want.
 

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What version of windows are you using? Win 10 wouldn’t let me update. Had to use my Win7 computer to install the firmware and update the database. I did shut off all security on my win10 system but wouldn’t let me.
 

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Possible issue might be the new Win 11 update patch . In my case however, the win update created no issues with the latest sentinel upgrade.
 

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God I hate it when a Firmware upgrade screws up.

Help, can't create Favorite or append.
 
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station09

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God I hate it when a Firmware upgrade screws up. Does anyone know how to return to the previous firmware. This is ridiculous. This has never happened to me. I don't know what prompted me to do this. I had an odd feeling this was going to happen.

The radio was working great before this crap. If I want to see a waterfall, I will go to Austin.

Please, someone help. I cannot even append to a new Favorite.
Having the same problem
 

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No issues for me on windows 10 machine. Good luck
Yep... same here. Using Win 11 with all the latest updates and no problem at all using Sentinel 2.05.03. Everything works exactly as it did before the update.
 
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