[Hackrf-dev] Did I break my HackRF One?

[Michel Bisson]

Hi,

I bought my HackRF One in around 2014 and had no problem with it.
I kept it unused for a while and this week after having restarted my
Android and the App for it (RF Analyser)
I noticed that the app must have been upgraded since the display didn't
look the same
and kept on freezing when connected to my HackRF One when I tried to
change the scan frequency.
So I compiled the hackrf program on my Mac in the intent to upgrade the
firmware to the latest: release 2007.02.01
Using the compiled tools I got the following info from the unit:

#> *hackrf_info*
hackrf_info version: unknown
libhackrf version: unknown (0.5)
Found HackRF
Index: 0
Board ID Number: 2 (HackRF One)
Firmware Version: 2014.08.1 (API:1.00)
Part ID Number: 0xa000cb3c 0x006e476a

Trying to sweep with this command gave me the following:

#> *hackrf_sweep -f1:3000 -w100000 -l32 -g8*
call hackrf_sample_rate_set(20.000 MHz)
call hackrf_baseband_filter_bandwidth_set(15.000 MHz)
Sweeping from 1 MHz to 3001 MHz
hackrf_init_sweep() failed: feature not supported by installed firmware
(-1005)

Obviously something seems to be wrong here. So I then tried to upgrade
the firmware as follows:

#> *hackrf_spiflash -Rw
Downloads/hackrf-2017.02.1/firmware-bin/hackrf_one_usb.bin*
File size 21960 bytes.
Erasing SPI flash.
Writing 21960 bytes at 0x000000.
Reset is not supported by firmware API 1.00

and then:

#> *hackrf_spiflash -Rw
Downloads/hackrf-2017.02.1/firmware/cpld/sgpio_if/default.xsvf *
File size 37629 bytes.
Erasing SPI flash.
Writing 37629 bytes at 0x000000.
Reset is not supported by firmware API 1.00

I then asked for the new firmware version with hackrf_info but it hadn't
changed at all.
I read that I needed to reset the unit after a firmware upgrade.
So I pulled the USB cable out and then back in: *BUMMER !! *

The unit only shows the green power led(3v3) and the red (TX) leds and
it is no more seen by the hackrf_info command.

Did I break it?
Or is there a way to revive it?
If not, can I send it to you for a proper (paid)firmware upgrade?
Any suggestion or help of any kind would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[Patrick Sathyanathan]

I think you only need the first hackrf_spiflash command below. Try just that...

--Patrick

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From: HackRF-dev <hackrf-dev-***@greatscottgadgets.com> on behalf of Michel Bisson <***@linuxint.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 8:48 AM
To: hackrf-***@greatscottgadgets.com
Subject: [Hackrf-dev] Did I break my HackRF One?


Hi,

I bought my HackRF One in around 2014 and had no problem with it.
I kept it unused for a while and this week after having restarted my Android and the App for it (RF Analyser)
I noticed that the app must have been upgraded since the display didn't look the same
and kept on freezing when connected to my HackRF One when I tried to change the scan frequency.
So I compiled the hackrf program on my Mac in the intent to upgrade the firmware to the latest: release 2007.02.01
Using the compiled tools I got the following info from the unit:

#> hackrf_info
hackrf_info version: unknown
libhackrf version: unknown (0.5)
Found HackRF
Index: 0
Board ID Number: 2 (HackRF One)
Firmware Version: 2014.08.1 (API:1.00)
Part ID Number: 0xa000cb3c 0x006e476a

Trying to sweep with this command gave me the following:

#> hackrf_sweep -f1:3000 -w100000 -l32 -g8
call hackrf_sample_rate_set(20.000 MHz)
call hackrf_baseband_filter_bandwidth_set(15.000 MHz)
Sweeping from 1 MHz to 3001 MHz
hackrf_init_sweep() failed: feature not supported by installed firmware (-1005)

Obviously something seems to be wrong here. So I then tried to upgrade the firmware as follows:

#> hackrf_spiflash -Rw Downloads/hackrf-2017.02.1/firmware-bin/hackrf_one_usb.bin
File size 21960 bytes.
Erasing SPI flash.
Writing 21960 bytes at 0x000000.
Reset is not supported by firmware API 1.00

and then:

#> hackrf_spiflash -Rw Downloads/hackrf-2017.02.1/firmware/cpld/sgpio_if/default.xsvf
File size 37629 bytes.
Erasing SPI flash.
Writing 37629 bytes at 0x000000.
Reset is not supported by firmware API 1.00

I then asked for the new firmware version with hackrf_info but it hadn't changed at all.
I read that I needed to reset the unit after a firmware upgrade.
So I pulled the USB cable out and then back in: BUMMER !!

The unit only shows the green power led(3v3) and the red (TX) leds and it is no more seen by the hackrf_info command.

Did I break it?
Or is there a way to revive it?
If not, can I send it to you for a proper (paid)firmware upgrade?
Any suggestion or help of any kind would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

--
Michel Bisson
Bosestr. 40
12103 Berlin
Tel:[phone]