How to update firmware (*not* Pi-Star) software on your MMDVM Hotspot

Amateur radio: SSH Updating hotspot firmware via Pi-Star

Firmware release notes on GitHub: ZUMspot/MMDVM_HS

  • ZUMspot board connected to GPIO: sudo pistar-zumspotflash rpi
  • MMDVM_HS_Hat board with 14.7456 MHz TCXO1 connected to GPIO: sudo pistar-mmdvmhshatflash hs_hat
  • MMDVM_HS_Hat board with 12.288 MHz TCXO connected to GPIO: sudo pistar-mmdvmhshatflash hs_hat-12mhz
  • MMDVM_HS_DUAL_Hat board with 14.7456 MHz TCXO connected to GPIO: sudo pistar-mmdvmhshatflash hs_dual_hat
  • MMDVM_HS_DUAL_Hat board with 12.288 MHz TCXO connected to GPIO: sudo pistar-mmdvmhshatflash hs_dual_hat-12mhz
  • Nano Hat board connected to GPIO: sudo pistar-vyehsflash nano_hs
  • HS_DUAL_HAT (VR2VYE) connected to GPIO: sudo pistar-vyehsflash hs_dual_hat (m0ppr)
  • NanoDV NPi board: sudo pistar-nanodvflash pi
  • NanoDV USB board: sudo pistar-nanodvflash usb
  • BD7KLE/BG3MDO devices: sudo pistar-mdoflash
  • ZUMspot duplex board connected to GPIO: sudo pistar-zumspotflash rpi_duplex
  • ZUMspot USB key: sudo pistar-zumspotflash usb
  • USB-connected Libre Modem: sudo pistar-zumspotflash libre

Be patient, this step takes a bit of time during which it doesn’t look like anything is happening.

2 thoughts on “How to update firmware (*not* Pi-Star) software on your MMDVM Hotspot

  1. KC3VJZ says:

    root@pi-star(rw):pi-star# sudo pistar-vyehsflash hs_dual_hat
    Press any key to write the hs_dual_hat firmware to this modem or Ctrl-C to quit…
    Flashing your hs_dual_hat modem to the latest version
    No URLs found in -.

    I do believe this is either out dated, or broken.. .

    Have you tried to compile new firmware and flash recently?

    Reply
    1. admin says:

      Hi, no, I did it roughly a year ago and I have not tried since then 🙁

      Reply

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