XG-100P stuck on boot screen

[arbitergvadam]

Hello,
I have a XG-100P that is stuck on the Harris XG-100 boot screen after powering the unit up.
I have attempted the trick of holding down the PTT and 2 menu buttons on the side only to no avail.
when reading the radio details in Radio personality maintenance utility most of the line items show up like the model number and the latest firmware. However the serial number sections shows "NONE" I am assuming this is where the issue resides. Its not a high profile radio so I have already written it off.
I was just curious if anyone has a recommendation aside from throwing it out the window to possible revive the radio.
Thanks in advance.

 

[prcguy]

I've (thankfully) never had one in that condition but does anyone know if you can read or write to the radio in boot screen mode? If so maybe load firmware and see what happens.

 

[arbitergvadam]

I've (thankfully) never had one in that condition but does anyone know if you can read or write to the radio in boot screen mode? If so maybe load firmware and see what happens.

Cannot read or write to the radio unfortunately.

 

[lbd1123]

Was the radio connected to a system before it started doing this?

 

[arbitergvadam]

No it was only used for conventional channels

 

[merlin]

Have't heard of one this bad off yet. This is not like the stuck in burnapp mode thing.
What you might try is blowing a new burnapp, then a new bootapp.
Find the packages with the *.bat files along with the *.exe files. (run the bat files.)
Doesn't matter what version, the idea here is to get RPM to load a recent firmware upgrade.
Now if the RS232 just won't read on the radio, then some catastrophic failure has occured
and the radio is a paperweight.

Here is a link to a recent burn/boot app

264.8 KB file on MEGA

mega.nz

 

[prcguy]

Have't heard of one this bad off yet. This is not like the stuck in burnapp mode thing.
What you might try is blowing a new burnapp, then a new bootapp.
Find the packages with the *.bat files along with the *.exe files. (run the bat files.)
Doesn't matter what version, the idea here is to get RPM to load a recent firmware upgrade.
Now if the RS232 just won't read on the radio, then some catastrophic failure has occured
and the radio is a paperweight.

There has been a number of radios on fleabay sold cheap as is with the boot screen and the sellers have not been able to make them work.

 

[merlin]

There has been a number of radios on fleabay sold cheap as is with the boot screen and the sellers have not been able to make them work.

Yea, but hese feebay flippers still ask prices so high, they think they will work.
I am in the market for such dud, but I think $100 is about all I would go. Don't expect to make it work, but make for an experimental platform.
How many of these sellers even have a programming cable. (As IS Unable to test further).

 

[mikedaly]

Hello,
I have a XG-100P that is stuck on the Harris XG-100 boot screen after powering the unit up.
I have attempted the trick of holding down the PTT and 2 menu buttons on the side only to no avail.
when reading the radio details in Radio personality maintenance utility most of the line items show up like the model number and the latest firmware. However the serial number sections shows "NONE" I am assuming this is where the issue resides. Its not a high profile radio so I have already written it off.
I was just curious if anyone has a recommendation aside from throwing it out the window to possible revive the radio.
Thanks in advance.

Mine did the same thing. You need to hold down the 2 softkeys under the display and the PTT then turn on. It will wipe the radio and load a default in.

 

[TDR-94]

Mine did the same thing. You need to hold down the 2 softkeys under the display and the PTT then turn on. It will wipe the radio and load a default in.

He mentioned that he already tried that.

 

[merlin]

If it were just stuck in burnapp, there ia a front key sequence to get it back to normal.

 

[RRR]

What does the XG-100P do when inhibited?

 

[nikronzo]

If it were just stuck in burnapp, there ia a front key sequence to get it back to normal.

XG100P doesnt have burnapp, it has unified bootloader sequence, if its stuck it will be on general XGP code update

What does the XG-100P do when inhibited?

It makes a nice door stop, which is only slightly worse than a non inhibited 100P since its already a piece of garbage

 

[prcguy]

XG100P doesnt have burnapp, it has unified bootloader sequence, if its stuck it will be on general XGP code update


It makes a nice door stop, which is only slightly worse than a non inhibited 100P since its already a piece of garbage

It still does just about everything an APX8000 does for 1/8 the price. Programming one is a breath of fresh air compared to APX.

 

[mikedaly]

He mentioned that he already tried that.

No he didn't . He stated he held the PTT and the two buttons on the side of the radio,not the front as I stated to do.

 

[TDR-94]

I think he might have misspoke. Since there is no "trick" involving holding down the 2 lower side buttons and those buttons aren't usually associated with the radio menu.

 

[TDR-94]

However, it's still quite possible he performed a "merlin".