Forum: Penbex Radio modified firmware forum
Topic: New firmware for Centrios and Akira branded Penbex radios

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You can upgrade using the generic KW1004 firmware.

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In order to update the Centrios or the Akira you need to do a two part upgrade. First you need to upgrade with this file. After loading this upgrade you can upgrade with the regular 2.0.0.18 file that you can find here. |

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In order to update the Centrios or the Akira you need to do a two part upgrade. First you need to upgrade with this file. After loading this upgrade you can upgrade with the regular 2.0.0.18 file that you can find here. |
Hi, I'm new to upgrading as well. Thanks for the detailed info on the upgrades, which I believe I've done finally. Now I do not seem to be able to add any new stations from the internet radio part of the menu. Shoutcast says service not available, which I understand doesn't exist anymore, but even the World Station list is gone, it just hangs on "getting genres" then eventually times out.
There is no add live station option I can see as one poster suggested.
Any assistance appreciated, thanks.

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In order to update the Centrios or the Akira you need to do a two part upgrade. First you need to upgrade with this file. After loading this upgrade you can upgrade with the regular 2.0.0.18 file that you can find here. |
Hi William!
My Centrios 1315117 has firmware kw-1315117-1.0.3.33 12/17/07 - 1742
It doesn't update with this two part upgrade (BTW the link of the second part is inexisting ...).
I assume the firmware is too old to accept this one. Where can I get a mid-range version to act as an intermediate step?
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DM1950



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No, you are not on very old firmware.
You either need to update with KW-1315117-2.0.0.23.zip
or in case you updated the bootloader to generic KW1004 you need to update with KW-1004-2.0.0.23.zip
Use a SD card or USB stick with max 2 gb and fat32 formatting.
~William

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Currently my Centrios is:
F/W Ver: 2.0.0
uP Ver: 0x25
KW-1315117-2.0.0.15
Thanks so much for your help.

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However, in some cases the current firmware is too old to update directly to the latest firmware. What is your current firmware version?

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Hello,
If you do the above 2 step update your Centrios becomes a generic KW1004 as the bootloader is changed.
After updating the bootloader you need to update with the latest KW1004 firmware... that should work fine.

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I upgraded my Centrios 1315117 using the 2-step method outlined above (with the newest upgrade)- even used a tiny little 256 MB USB stick so I knew it was compatible.
It simply won't upgrade. My info still tells me I'm running KW-1315117-2.0.0.15 and none of the stations work. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

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Not that I know of.

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Check lockers and drawers or ask friends for an old USB stick max 2 gb.
The only reason why the device can not see the upgrade on a USB stick is because the stick is too new/modern.
Remember that the hardware was designed 10 years ago and that at the time the high speed usb sticks you can buy now did not exist back then.

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I don't seem to be able to manually upgrade firmware. Any previous upgrades were automatic. When I get to the page with the options "Load . . ." or "ONLINE", "ONLINE" is highlighted and I am unable to highlight "Load . . ." Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ray Centrios 1315117 O/S ver. KW-1315117-2.0.0.15 F/W ver. 2.0.0 |
Same thing here.
I am unable to upgrade the FW.
Please help


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I don't seem to be able to manually upgrade firmware. Any previous upgrades were automatic. When I get to the page with the options "Load . . ." or "ONLINE", "ONLINE" is highlighted and I am unable to highlight "Load . . ."
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ray
Centrios 1315117
O/S ver. KW-1315117-2.0.0.15
F/W ver. 2.0.0

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Thanks for helping to make this hobby so much fun!

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The most important fix is shoutcast working again. Also a new way of how stations are sorted (i need a bit of time to get the Genres working properly.
and there will be more soon....

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Any chance you can post a list of features/fixes that are included in this release?
(Last Edited: April 20, 2011, 3:28 am)

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In order to update the Centrios or the Akira you need to do a two part upgrade. First you need to upgrade with this file. After loading this upgrade you can upgrade with the regular 2.0.0.18 file that you can find here.
Important note: Do *NOT* load this file on other brands than the: Centrios 1315117, Akira, Neon, Watson, KW-1004, Proline, Goodmans and direct compatibles.
If you are not sure that you have the correct radio or if you want to participate in testing or finding out if there is an update for your model then contact me.
Thanks to Mike for testing.
Regards,
William.