[Hackrf-dev] DFU

[hackgnar]

Yes, re-flashing with rom_to_ram is what I typically do after doing a DFU in your situation Graham.  It should stick.  You are using the hackrf_spiflash tool to flash the rom_to_ram image correct?

Ryan

On Aug 7, 2013, at 7:30 PM, Graham Cottew <gc at zendata.com> wrote:


> Yes I can do that as well but it doesn't "stick" and as soon as I power off it's back to ground zero.

> I have to go through DFU again to get the board up able to be recognised by hackrf_info.

> 

> I have also been running 'make program' from the hackrf_usb directory with the same results.

> Once after about 50 DFU's it programmed successfully and I started to write a email to this group to announce I had it licked. 

> I used it on another machine and it was powering on and off and booting fine but then after I did a hackrf_spiflash to update to the 2013.07.01 firmware it nuked it back to the present state again and I had to accept defeat.

> 

> On 08/08/2013, at 3:47 AM, Russell Hande <zefie at persona.cc> wrote:

> 

>> I think once it is booted in DFU mode, you should be able to re-flash

>> the rom_to_ram firmware.

>> 

>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 3:26 AM, Graham Cottew <gc at zendata.com> wrote:

>>> With the hackrf_usb.dfu file you sent me and dfu-utils v 0.7 I can do a DFU that appears OK

>>> 

>>> The Jawbreaker is then found by hackrf_info and works fine with gnuradio on Tx and Rx

>>> VCCLED, 1V8LED and LED1 are all on when it is idle

>>> 

>>> Problem is when I power cycle the board the DFU firmware just disappears and I am left with

>>> VCCLED on

>>> 1V8LED off

>>> LED1, LED2, LED3, USB_LED0, USB_LED1 all dimly lit

>>> 

>>> Can you suggest what I can do to overcome needing to DFU every time I use the Jawbreaker?

>>> 

>>> DFU:

>>> 

>>> $ sudo dfu-util --device 1fc9:000c --alt 0 --download hackrf_usb.dfu

>>> Password:

>>> dfu-util 0.7

>>> 

>>> Copyright 2005-2008 Weston Schmidt, Harald Welte and OpenMoko Inc.

>>> Copyright 2010-2012 Tormod Volden and Stefan Schmidt

>>> This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY

>>> Please report bugs to dfu-util at lists.gnumonks.org

>>> 

>>> Filter on vendor = 0x1fc9 product = 0x000c

>>> Opening DFU capable USB device... ID 1fc9:000c

>>> Run-time device DFU version 0100

>>> Claiming USB DFU Runtime Interface...

>>> Determining device status: state = dfuIDLE, status = 0

>>> WARNING: Runtime device already in DFU state ?!?

>>> Found Runtime: [1fc9:000c] devnum=0, cfg=1, intf=0, alt=0, name="DFU"

>>> Claiming USB DFU Interface...

>>> Setting Alternate Setting #0 ...

>>> Determining device status: state = dfuIDLE, status = 0

>>> dfuIDLE, continuing

>>> DFU mode device DFU version 0100

>>> Device returned transfer size 2048

>>> DFU CRC does not match

>>> Warning: File has no DFU suffix

>>> bytes_per_hash=346

>>> Copying data from PC to DFU device

>>> Starting download: [##################################################] finished!

>>> unable to read DFU status

>>> 

>>> HackRF_Info:

>>> 

>>> $ hackrf_info

>>> Found HackRF board.

>>> Board ID Number: 1 (Jawbreaker)

>>> Firmware Version: git-b056efc

>>> Part ID Number: 0xbc654755 0xbc654755

>>> Serial Number: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x505062c8 0x367b9917

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