Ethos v1.5.7 and X18, X20 series User Manual
Select the ‘Write bootloader’ option, then click on the dark grey download button
next to the selected option. Ethos Suite will download the latest bootloader to
the radio, which will be shown in the versions list after completion. In the
example above bootloader 1.4.3 was re-written.
The updating firmware progress messages will be:
◦ Switching to firmware…(switches to Ethos mode)
â—¦ Waiting for disk...
◦ Copying bootloader to flash…
◦ Flashing bootloader… (see example screenshot above)
â—¦ Update Successful!
Updating from older versions
If you are updating from 1.2.8 or earlier, Ethos Suite may not be able to flash
the bootloader automatically. In this case the following guide dialog will pop up
to provide guidance with completing the flash manually:
It would also be prudent to eject the drives manually before unplugging the USB
cable.