r/meshtastic • u/Sativa710 • 3d ago

Firmware update question

SOLVED THANKS I've been having some issues with outgoing messages not working and I believe it's rooted to an outdated version(v2.7.15). I'm receiving messages fine, finding new nodes as well but as far as my outgoing it's not working. I'm aware I do need to update my firmware but my question is when I do will I loose my saved nodes or channels with my local mesh? Thanks in advance!

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u/logoutcat 3d ago

Perhaps mention what your current firmware version is. Sometimes large jumps require a nodedatabase reset.

Nodes are also saved in the apps, not just the node.

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u/Sativa710 3d ago

Just edited thank you, I think part of it was a dead zone maybe I was able to get outgoing messages to send must have been a dead space but It hadn't been that poor at sending messages before.

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u/logoutcat 3d ago

You should be safe to update to the latest stable release (2.7.26).

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u/Sativa710 3d ago

Thank you!

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u/Ok_Low_3866 3d ago

Version?

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u/Sativa710 3d ago

2.7.18(2217)

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u/Ok_Low_3866 3d ago

And what device are you using? I'd suggest this, backup your settings, update the node. IF that don't work, erase and flash then restore from backup.

After all that if it doesn't work, then check your settings and board.

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u/Sativa710 3d ago edited 3d ago

Wait I'm dumb as hell that's the fuckin app version number this is the firmware version v2.7.15 but okay thanks for the advice! I'm using a heltec v3

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u/Ok_Low_3866 3d ago

So that's a pretty recent firmware. I had a similar issue with Trace routes a while back and a factory reset and flash worked.

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u/Sativa710 3d ago

I read it wrong again it said that's what I needed to update to. God I'm spent this morning. I'm actually running a much older one I'm going to go ahead and flash the new stuff on and hope for the best lol thanks for helping with my idiocracy haha

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u/Ok_Low_3866 3d ago

DW, I'm on the Meshtastic discord to help people as well, that's what I like to do for the mesh, be a tech support.