airspy/airspyhf

Source code for hfplus_ppb and hfplus_reboot missing

sdr1234 opened this issue · 7 comments

sdr1234 commented

I can't update the firmware because I don't have a Windows computer.

touil commented

These tools are not open source.

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sdr1234 commented

@touil It is fine if there is some Windows specific code in there right now. Is that the reason why they are not? If this is not the reason why, then what is? How will Linux users update the firmware?

touil commented

Non-Windows users who want to flash => Return the unit to your retailer for flashing.

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Sevyls commented

This comes as a surprise as the homepage stated:

Supported Operating Systems
Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10
Linux
*BSD
OSX
-- https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus/
Come on, you can't be serious in claiming it is a Windows only toolset for flashing an upgrade!

touil commented

Which is 100% accurate. Take any unit and it will operate nominally on any of these platforms.
Flashing is not a normally used functionality during the standard operation. It's not even described in the product specs. Furthermore, all firmwares are binary compatible with the hardware and the existing API. You will never be forced to flash the firmware as long as you are using the official user-mode driver - which is fully open source.

If you think Windows stinks, then return your unit to the reseller. They will be more than happy to flash it for you.

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touil commented

And you think you are smart?

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