Can't start OTA Update via serial, Unknown choice: u

[aceat64]

RTK Everywhere version: v2.1-Feb 20 2025
Board: RTK Postcard

Using the serial config menu, selection of the option u) Update to new firmware fails with Unknown choice: u.

SparkPNT RTK Postcard v2.1-Feb 20 2025
** Bluetooth SPP and BLE broadcasting as: Postcard Base-E626 **
Menu: Main
1) Configure GNSS Receiver
2) Configure GNSS Messages
3) Configure Base
4) Configure Ports
5) Configure Logging
6) Configure WiFi
7) Configure TCP/UDP
f) Firmware Update
i) Configure Corrections Priorities
p) Configure PointPerfect
r) Configure Radios
s) Configure System
u) Configure User Profiles
+) Enter Command line mode
x) Exit
f

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1-Feb 20 2025
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Enabled
u) Update to new firmware: v2.2-Mar 10 2025 - Not requested
x) Exit
u
Unknown choice: u

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1-Feb 20 2025
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Enabled
u) Update to new firmware: v2.2-Mar 10 2025 - Not requested
x) Exit

[PaulZC]

Hi Andrew (@aceat64 ),

Thanks for reporting this.

The root cause appears to be that newOTAFirmwareAvailable is never set to true. This line is the critical one. @nseidle was restructuring the code around the time of this commit. Looks like we missed something.

While we fix this, there is a work-around:

Open the "Debug Software" menu (s d). Set option "60) Print firmware update states" to "Enabled".

Exit the menus.

Re-open the Firmware Update menu.

Ensure you have "Allow Beta Firmware" set to "Enabled", and you should be able to update.

Best wishes,
Paul

[nseidle]

I believe this is no longer an issue in the RC. To test it, I overwrote the prefix to 'v' in firmwareVersionFormat() and manually set the firmware version in firmwareVersionGet()

firmwareVersionFormat(2, 0, buffer, bufferLength, includeDate);

With the above version set to 2.0 I get the following output:

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.0
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Disabled
u) Update to new firmware: v2.1 - Not requested
x) Exit
u

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.0
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Disabled
u) Update to new firmware: v2.1 - Requested
x) Exit
x

A successful update commences. This is expected behavior because the emulated version number is lower that the production release version.

firmwareVersionFormat(2, 1, buffer, bufferLength, includeDate);

With the above version set to 2.1 I get the following output:

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Disabled
x) Exit
c

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Disabled
x) Exit
x
...
Version Check: Firmware is up to date. No new firmware available.
...
Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Disabled
x) Exit
e

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1-May 21 2025
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Enabled
x) Exit
c

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1-May 21 2025
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Enabled
x) Exit
x
...
Version Check: New firmware version available: 2.2-May 21 2025
...
Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1-May 21 2025
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Enabled
u) Update to new firmware: v2.2-May 21 2025 - Not requested
x) Exit
u

Menu: Firmware Update
Current firmware: v2.1-May 21 2025
a) Automatic firmware updates: Disabled
c) Check SparkFun for device firmware: Not requested
e) Allow Beta Firmware: Enabled
u) Update to new firmware: v2.2-May 21 2025 - Requested
x) Exit
x

An update successfully commences. This is expected behavior, the production release is the same, but an RC is available.

I'm going to remove some of the FIRMWARE_VERSION_MAJOR == 99 checks and rely on the settings.debugFirmwareUpdate override for our own testing purposes.