Firmware Locked

[MW0MWZ]

If you have a problem with your MMDVM Hat seeming to have been locked by the vendor, you can try this to unlock it:

SSH into your Pi-Star, stop the services trying to use the Hat:

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sudo systemctl stop pistar-watchdog.timer
sudo systemctl stop pistar-watchdog
sudo systemctl stop mmdvmhost.timer
sudo systemctl stop mmdvmhost 

Unlock the MMDVM_HS:

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sudo /usr/local/bin/firmware/utils/stm32flash -k -i 20,-21,21:-20,21 /dev/ttyAMA0
sudo /usr/local/bin/firmware/utils/stm32flash -u -i 20,-21,21:-20,21 /dev/ttyAMA0

Update the Firmware:

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sudo pistar-modemupgrade

The above command will only show you the update options, find your desired modem from the list, and run the above command with the suffix for your modem.

Please note: *I* do *not* have a modem with locked firmware to test this on, you follow these instructions at your own risk.

This information originally posted by KY4DAG here: viewtopic.php?p=20776#p20776

[VE9LEG]

For my board, this didn't work. I suspect if you have a board with "jumpers", there's a definite possibility this could work.

I also suspect that somebody with more knowledge of the STM32 microcontrollers and who would know how to get the proper pins in the correct state, could get my board and STM32 microcontroller to -u "Disable the flash write-protection" and -k "Disable the flash read-protection".

This instructions posted could be very valuable for certain board owner, so I would recommend they give it a shot if their flash is read and/or write protected. Those appear to be the commands to disable the protection, but it appears as if you need to the the microcontroller in a state to accept those commands.

FYI: I'm no expert to this topic either.

[VE9LEG]

Update: I was able to flash it by pulling pin 20 to ground. At least I believe that's pin 20.

Either way, I followed the image and I'm now at firmware version 1.6.1

PS: This is not my image, jut a copy of the one which was provided to me.