The serial on this unit is #373. I tried using ao-load (Ubuntu 16.04, altos
1.6-1) to load a couple of different firmware revs, but it wanted a "map"
file, which I eventually figured out was a symbol table I didn't have. So
on a whim, I tried ao-rawload, and that worked. The TeleDongle connected
over USB, and I was then able to re-flash it using the 1.9 AltosUI,
manually fixing the serial number. I suspect I just hit some sort of
transient error the first time.

However, I do think the RF calibration value is bad, because the TeleDongle
won't talk to either of my TeleMega units OTA. Do you still have #373 in
your database?

Casey

On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 6:54 AM Keith Packard <[email protected]> wrote:

> Casey Barker <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > I'm pulling an old rocket out of mothballs to fly at NAR NSL, so I
> started
> > by updating firmware. I updated my old TeleMetrum v1.1 to AltOS 1.87 and
> > (ignoring the manual stating it wasn't necessary) figured I might as well
> > upgrade my TeleDongle v0.2 while I had the casing off, so I flipped the
> > umbilical and reset everything.
> >
> > The first flash attempt failed. The second flash completed OK, and the
> > light on the Dongle blinked, so I unplugged it. But after plugging it
> back
> > in, the Dongle isn't recognized over USB, and I can't get it to re-flash.
> > The error I get is:
> >
> > Cannot determine target device type
> >> Image is fffe:000c
> >> TeleDongle-v0.2 Flash anyways?
> >
> >
> > If I say "OK," nothing happens in the UI, and the port gets stuck open
> > until I restart things.
>
> That's odd. I have to admit I haven't tried to flash an 8051-based
> device for quite a while though; always possible we've messed something up.
>
> > This seems bad. Is there any way to recover from this state? If not,
> that's
> > OK. This Dongle is 8+ years old, and I've been eyeing a TeleBT
> > anyhow....
>
> If you've got a Debian desktop around, you can install altos and use
> ao-load to flash the device with C code instead of Java. You'll want the
> radio calibration value, which we can probably provide if you send us
> the serial number.
>
> --
> -keith
>
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