[Hackrf-dev] DFU

[Michael Ossmann]

I'm very unclear on exactly what you are trying that isn't working.  You
should always be able to perform the recovery steps here:

https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf/wiki/Updating-Firmware#recovering-the-spi-flash-firmware


On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 10:30:33AM +1000, Graham Cottew 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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