IMPORTANT NOTICE - Only use good quality brand name USB Memory Sticks for upgrades

[BestRadarDetectors]

We had a few units get locked out of their CPU's over the past update. (CPU's Shut Down) After testing it was realized that the few customers affected were using low end USB Memory sticks which wrote corrupt firmware data to the ALP causing it to lock up. AntiLaser is working on a way to prevent this from happening in the future but the easy fix is to use good quality USB drives. On the Firmware Update site AL does list the following: USE ONLY quality USB flash drives, such as Crosair, Lexar, Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston, Verbatim, etc. If you have some cheap USB drive or some non brand name please pick up a new USB drive for your ALP.

[radargeek]

Does the CPU verify the firmware's checksum/CRC/whatever on the stick before flashing itself? That would prevent this sort of thing.

[BestRadarDetectors]

Does the CPU verify the firmware's checksum/CRC/whatever on the stick before flashing itself? That would prevent this sort of thing.

Yes, The file passed all checks but the write was corrupted.

[Tman]

And for those with cpus locked out : what is the solution to regain the cpu ?

Do they have to return it for repair ? or they can just re-install the firmware ?

[BestRadarDetectors]

And for those with cpus locked out : what is the solution to regain the cpu ?

Do they have to return it for repair ? or they can just re-install the firmware ?

Corrupted CPU's need to be replaced. One user was our customer and they already received a new replacement unit.

[Tman]

That is good service.

That is the reason i had suggested a ''big'' reset button
that would resurrect the most dead cpu
(according of course it is not the harware that is broken)
I understand electronics is electronics ...

Hopefully Al will implement a solution at the source.

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Out of topic

I experienced now the frustration of sending back my Lukas 7300G to Korea ,
due a full lock-out after installing a fully approved firmware under fully approved
procedure....pita.
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[Mirage]

That is good service.

That is the reason i had suggested a ''big'' reset button
that would resurrect the most dead cpu
(according of course it is not the harware that is broken)
I understand electronics is electronics ...

Hopefully Al will implement a solution at the source.

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Out of topic

I experienced now the frustration of sending back my Lukas 7300G to Korea ,
due a full lock-out after installing a fully approved firmware under fully approved
procedure....pita.
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Unfortunately with all the CPU cloning that has been seen in the past this is necessary to protect the asset of the ALP. While it is a bit of a nuisance it does keep people from tampering with it.

[Tman]

Unfortunately with all the CPU cloning that has been seen in the past this is necessary to protect the asset of the ALP. While it is a bit of a nuisance it does keep people from tampering with it.

Right , i did not think of this issue ...proof there is always 2 sides to a coin.

[deano]

was it me that had my CPU replaced tim from don't get caught replaced mine a few month back the unit would not power up soon as I plugged in another cpu it worked right away

[beingaware]

I've also had a toasted CPU but mine had a DOA port lol.