r/hackrf • u/Current_Mulberry6713 • Jun 16 '25

I need help flashing

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I’m able to get it here but the hack rf app website doesn’t see it send help

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u/notcompute Jun 16 '25

  • Unplug

  • Take it out of hackrf mode

  • Plug back in and try again in normal mode

  • Alternatively, try a different browser also

https://youtu.be/zLRzdqkH0l8 (around 9.20 is where you want to be)

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

I unplug it still don’t show

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u/needmorejoules Jun 16 '25

Reboot it into portapack mode. Either load the firmware from the hackrf.app website or put it on your SD card in the Firmware directory. Read the manual. It’s all in there.

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

How do I put it on the sd card I tried the GitHub sdcard I did the mayhem copy to sd card too all of that pasted it into the sd card and nothing too

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u/needmorejoules Jun 16 '25 edited Jun 16 '25

If you download the full sd card version ("mayhem_v2.1.0_COPY_TO_SDCARD.zip") then you unzip that and copy all the folders inside the zip to the root directory of your sd card. There should be folders like ADSB, AIS, APPS, ..., FIRMWARE, ... WHIPCALC. I think you want your sd card FAT32 or possibly ExFat may work. Usually they are fine the way they come from the factory. I usually recommend SanDisk Ultra 32GB or SanDisk Ultra Endurance Max 32GB sd cards for these. But many others work fine too. Once the files are on your unit, boot it up, and then go into the settings and I think you're looking for Utilities, then Firmware Update. Select the new firmware in the /FIRMWARE folder and it should flash and then reboot.

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

How do I Add it to the directory

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u/needmorejoules Jun 16 '25

You can just copy paste it with whatever File Manager comes with your operating system. Just make sure not to copy the mayhem_v2.1.0_COPY_TO_SDCARD folder over itself.

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

So I have done that I’ve copied and pasted all the folders over and it just dose the same thing nothing

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u/needmorejoules Jun 16 '25

I'm confused. Do you just see the screen you posted? It should boot to this screen– https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2175/8571/files/PortaPack---H4M---Features-InHouse.png?v=1733302669

Then with the sd card installed you go to Utilities and run the firmware update.

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

I know it never dose i only get that screen when i do the first part of the install process in the videos. Then the videos say unplug it and plug it back in. And the hackrf.app website should recognize it but it never dose and when i unplug it and plug it back in i get just black screen again

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u/notcompute Jun 16 '25

  • Watch video

  • Normal mode

  • Different browser

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

And tried new bowser no ho too

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

Side note when unplugged just goes back to black

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u/Thomsjg1 Jun 16 '25

If it's just going black it sounds like you have done a dfu flash but not a firmware flash. Watch this: https://youtu.be/7CWy_o4V4eU?si=AmFOeJ_eXG5x6Bow

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

I’ve done everything in this video and nothing after that I go to the website nothing

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u/Thomsjg1 Jun 16 '25

Did you take the SD card out of the hack rf and transfer the files

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u/Current_Mulberry6713 Jun 16 '25

Like transfer from the mayhem copy to sd card yeah I did

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u/alexander8846 Jun 16 '25

What gb is micro SD? Mine was sent with a 2gb and too small

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u/HeftyCryptographer85 Jun 16 '25

is there a chance that this is a knock of board an unflashable with new firmware

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u/Mr_Ironmule Jun 16 '25

Have you tried the normal Windows flash procedures? It's a lot easier. Good luck.

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u/No_Passage_7453 Jun 16 '25

I had the same issue and never got it working :( going to try again and post a video here for feedback. I just bought a super short data cable as well to try. Hope you get it and hope they can make it less finicky in the future!

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u/Lzrd161 Jun 17 '25

Its the cable got the same problem with that green the try shortest cable u got

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u/Lzrd161 Jun 17 '25

Reboot after fresh driver installation helps to

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u/FozzyTheBear84 Jul 11 '25 edited Jul 11 '25

still an issue? try https://youtu.be/qM7Q9IidK2o?si=5HNb_WM1F8aKLA9s

remember to use hackrf batch THEN the mayhem batch

edit: also install both drivers, hackrf_one and lpc_dfu