[Elecraft] K3 Beta test firmware instructions

[Dick Dievendorff]

The K3 Utility creates just one "default" firmware folder, under
...\Application Data\Elecraft\K3 Firmware.  

The folder containing Beta firmware is created by you, or by your choices
made with the program that expands the downloaded zip file.

The K3 Utility needs to know what folder you have placed the firmware files
into, and you tell it that by providing the folder name in the text box on
the Firmware page under the label "Local folder for firmware files", either
by typing/pasting it into the text box, or by navigating to it with the
browse-for-folder dialog that is launched when you click the "Browse..."
button.

Creating appropriately named folders under ...\Elecraft\K3 Firmware is a
fine way to retain beta versions in an easy-to-find place. But there's no
magic to any of the folder names. The unzip program probably created the
K3FW2R20 folder for you based on its defaults which may be dependent on the
zip file name or the folder the zip file was in.

If you point the K3 Utility to the same folder you unzipped the files into
it should work.  There's no requirement that the firmware folder be in a
subdirectory of the default firmware folder.  For example, the "manual file
transfer" technique described in K3 Utility help describes using a flash
drive as the "firmware folder".  It's just normal file system stuff, no
magic is intended here!

The "send" buttons are disabled if the firmware folder you have selected
(with the above-mentioned text box on the firmware page) does not contain
the necessary files to load the K3.  "Send New" is disabled when the version
of these firmware files is not newer than the firmware installed in the K3.


Dick, K6KR


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of eaonj at optonline.net
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:23 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Beta test firmware instructions

Success!!
Dave, G3TJP hit the nail on the head.    
 
Whatever you call the folder you created to bring in the Beta Zip File from
Elecraft web site, the utility creates another folder called, "K3fw2r20",
for this particular beta version, when you un-zip it.  This is the location
that you need to direct the utility to.  The 2 upload buttons are then
active and now you can click, "Send All Firmware to K3".
 
Thank you all for your help.
 
Gene, W2BXR
K3, 1188
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