[Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04

[Brian Alsop]

I hope all versions of Ubuntu come with a super decoder ring so that 
mortals can make sense of these obviously encrypted commands.

73 de Brian/K3KO


On 7/7/2012 16:51, KC6D wrote:
> I had trouble getting the KX3 Utility program to communicate with the radio
> in Ubuntu.   Here's what solved the problem for me.  I take no credit for
> figuring this out, these were postings by others that I found in three
> different places.  I decided to collect the details here so they'd be all in
> one spot.  Hope this helps someone.
>
> The FTDI drivers for the USB cable provided by Elecraft are a native part of
> Ubuntu 12.04 and do not need to be re-installed.  Just plug the cable into a
> USB port.
>
> I found these two additional steps are necessary before the Utility program
> will successfully operate:
>
> (Run in a terminal)
>
>       sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0
>
>       sudo apt-get install curl
>
> The first command is necessary to permit all users of the computer to access
> the "serial" port ttyUSB0.  Note: the last character in USB0 is a zero.
> Without this command you will get an error message telling you that the KX3
> Utility program can't communicate with the port.
>
> The second command installs the Linux function "curl" which enables Ubuntu
> to automatically communicate with and download from the Elecraft (and anyone
> else's) FTP server.  Note: the last character in "curl" is the letter L in
> lower-case.  Without this command you will get an error message stating the
> KX3 Utility program is unable to connect to the Elecraft FTP server.
>
> Once I did the above the Utility program ran smoothly and the firmware
> update and other functions all appear to work.
>
>               Don  KC6D
>
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