Firmware updating procedures
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Drag and drop the old repeater firmware file from the CRP DISABLED
drive onto the terminal window
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Its path will be added to the end of the rm command, for example:
MyComputer:~ myname$ rm /Volumes/CRP\ DISABLD/firmware.bin
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Confirm that the command line is correct and refers to the proper file
and the GPS repeater drive, then press Return
Note: Once a file is deleted with the rm command, the file is truly
deleted and not recoverable. Make sure you are deleting the
correct file!
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Type the command
cp -av
and press the spacebar
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Locate the folder containing the new firmware file (we will assume it
is located on the desktop in a folder named NEWFILE)
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Drag and drop the NEWFILE folder from the desktop into the terminal
window to add the full path to the command line
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Press the Delete key once to remove the trailing space
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Type
/*
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At this point the command should look similar to this:
MyComputer:~ myname$ cp -av /Users/myname/Desktop/NEWFILE/*
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Press the spacebar
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Drag and drop the CRP DISABLD folder from the desktop onto the
terminal window
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Type
/
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The command line should now look similar to this:
MyComputer:~ myname$ cp -av /Users/myname/Desktop/NEWFILE/*
,!
/Volumes/CRP\ DISABLD/
Note: The
,!
symbol indicates that this is part of the previous line,
but split to fit the format of this manual.
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After confirming that your command line looks like the above, press
Return to copy the new firmware file to the repeater
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The computer should display something similar to this:
/Users/myname/Desktop/NEWFILE/RPTR-NEX_V36_LEX-BASIC.bin
,!
-> /Volumes/CRP DISABLD/RPTR-NEX_V36_LEX-BASIC.bin
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Right-click on the CRP DISABLD icon on the desktop and select Eject
to "eject" the GPS repeater from the computer
Note: If you disconnect the repeater from the computer and reconnect
it, the name of the firmware file as well as its size and date/time
will revert to firmware.bin, etc. This is to be expected.
Note: The above procedure MUST be used on Mac OS X systems. A
simple drag-and-drop operation will NOT work. This is due to
the Mac’s use of resource forks - a drag-and-drop copy will cause
the repeater to try to load the resource fork instead of the actual
firmware file.
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