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Integrator’s Reference Manual
3-8 80-99208-1 Rev. D
• Boot block software — contains a minimal set of
functionality needed to “boot” the modem (get it started).
Most software upgrades are application upgrades. Upgrading
the boot block software is rarely required.
Once you obtain a software upgrade file from QUALCOMM
Globalstar Customer Service, you can use the UTPST to load
it onto the modem.
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Steps
TO DETERMINE THE MODEM’S CURRENT SOFTWARE VERSION
1. Connect your PC to the modem as described in Using the
UTPST on page 3-2 and run the UTPST.
2. In the UTPST’s
Phone menu, select Show Phone
Information
.
The Phone Information dialog appears, including the UT
Software Version Information, for example, “R5.2.0.”
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Steps
TO UPGRADE MODEM SOFTWARE
1. Obtain a software upgrade file from QUALCOMM
Globalstar Customer Service. To contact Customer
Service, see Appendix D.
2. Connect your PC to the modem and run the UTPST.
3. Follow the procedures documented in the Globalstar UT
Program Support Tool User’s Guide, Chapter 8,
“Upgrading Phone Software.”
Note
Upgrading boot block software requires you to short two pins on a
jumper on the modem. See the illustration and instructions in Chapter 8
of the Globalstar UT Program Support Tool User’s Guide.