Changing Firmware
Changing Firmware
** THIS PAGE IS WORK IN PROGRESS. NOT ALL OF THE FILES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE YET **
The Reciva radios all use the same 'core' barracuda module. Currently, it is believed that there are two hardware releases of this board (A and B).
Reciva build the firmware for all manufacturers, who check it on their hardware, and then request Reciva to make it available for their customers to upgrade. Not all manufacturers are pro-active in checking the firmware, and supporting upgrades, which is why there are some radios that are on very old releases.
The firmware process submits the hardware type, and Reciva provide an upgrade file iff an upgrade is supported and warranted.
If you want to apply a different version of the firmware, it is not possible without 'hacking' the radio, and fooling the system into downloading the upgrade.
This is now possible with the Sharpfin patchserver. If you are starting from scratch, this is a two-stage method.
We do not host the Reciva patches, or any proprietary Reciva software or firmware on the Sharpfin site. You need to apply the Sharpfin patch, and ensure you are using the latest webserver files.
- either Download and Patch the Radio using the latest sharpfin-base (0.2) - see Enabling Login
- or if you have already patched the radio, make sure you are using sharpfin-www (0.5)
- Click on the 'New Firmware' link on the Sharpfin Radio Webserver
- Enter the firmware you wish to download (see table below)
- The radio will download the patchfile from Reciva
- Save the patchfile and readme file to your hard drive
- Run the patchserver, using the downloaded patchfile
- Follow the patching instructions on Enabling Login