[Elecraft] Firmware Update Crash! Fixed

[John Huffman]

Thanks to Dave, Ken and Don for the help and suggestions.

Dug out the old laptop from under the bed.  It has a real serial port.  
The transfer went fine and now all is working.

Joy!

73 de K1ESE
John

Don Wilhelm wrote:
> John,
>
> The blinking TX LED and screen with backlight off is exactly the 
> condition that you are looking for.  Go on to the next step and Test 
> Communications between K3Utility and the K3.  If that is successful, 
> start the firmware download.  If the communications test fails, check 
> the serial port and serial cable (or USB to serial adapter), or try 
> another computer, preferrably with a real serial port.
>
> I quote from the K3Utility Help file:
>
>    * Press and hold the K3 Power button for about 10 seconds until the
>      red TX LED under the Power button begins to blink and "MCU LD"
>      appears in the LCD display. The LCD back light may be off.
>    * Click "Test Communications" on the Port page. You should see a
>      status message indicating that the K3 is ready for MCU firmware
>      load and is communicating at 38,400 bps.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> John Huffman wrote:
>> Dave -
>>
>> No joy.   I did as the Utility Help said, but after the 10second 
>> start it goes back to the red TX led flashing and the screen is dark.
>>
>> I took out the KIO3 thinking that something was in transmit mode.  
>> Again, no joy, same symptoms.
>>
>> I can't even get a screen display.  I'm holding off taking out the 
>> KPA3 to see if there are other suggestions.  I'd like to avoid that.
>>
>> This is very frustrating, but I appreciate your suggestion....
>>
>> 73 de K1ESE
>> John
>>
>> Dave G4AON wrote:
>>  
>>> John in the K3 Utility Help file it explains what to do, it's under
>>> troubleshooting - Force K3 into firmware load required mode
>>>
>>> Hope that fixes the problem...
>>>
>>> 73 Dave, G4AON
>>> K3/100 #80 (f/w 3.68)
>>> -----------------------------
>>>
>>> I attempted to update my K3 to version 3.68 and now my K3 no longer 
>>> works.
>>>
>>> It was working fine. I updated to version 3.67 yesterday. I tuned the
>>> radio on just now. It was working fine. I downloaded and extracted
>>> version 3.68. I opened the K3 Utility. The utility read the K3's
>>> firmware and saw that the 3.67 MCU file was newer. I clicked on "Send
>>> all new firmware to K3".
>>>
>>> The K3 screen said something like MD D. The utility said something like
>>> D didn't echo, remove power. I couldn't turn the K3 off, so I removed
>>> power. I reconnected power and turned on the K3. Now the red TX led
>>> flashes slowly and I can't turn off the K3 without removing power.
>>>
>>> Now what???
>>>
>>> 73 de K1ESE
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>>       
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