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Software reboot?

rfoust
rfoust Member ✭✭
edited March 2017 in New Ideas
I think the 6000 is running some flavor of Linux (educated guess)?  Is it possible to have an API command to do a OS reboot?  I'm mostly thinking of remote operation (where remote could be somewhere else in the house).  I could easily call the reboot command from the command line if the API supported it.

I've seen some flakyness where (i assume) the radio thinks SmartSDR-Win is already connected but it really isn't.  When I try to load SmartSDR-Win, it will immediately bomb out with "connection lost" but a reboot of the radio fixes it.

Haven't done an exhaustive test of this condition but I figured a OS reboot would be a easy workaround/fix and would just be a handy tool to have in the bag either way.

Thanks!
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  • Steve-N5AC
    Steve-N5AC Community Manager admin
    edited March 2017
    The command you are looking for is "exit reboot".  It works now and is undocumented.  If you are regularly encountering problems that require a reboot, it is important that we know what these are and go fix them.  We do not want to see an application in the field that has a "reboot the radio" button and we consider it our responsibility to fix anything that would require this.  Does this make sense?
  • rfoust
    rfoust Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Yep, totally makes sense.  It's been pretty rare that I've actually needed to power cycle.  If it happens again I'll do some troubleshooting to see if I can find any hints that point to the source of the problem.

    Thanks!

    -Robbie

  • Flexed
    Flexed Member ✭✭

    FRStack has a reboot radio option. I wonder if they are using the same command.

  • K7GFH
    K7GFH Member ✭✭
    edited June 2025
    "The command you are looking for is "exit reboot"."

    Thank you for this! I have run into issues a few times since acquiring my new Flex 6400 which required a reboot in order to fix connection issues, "spinning star" then connection timeout. Happened this weekend most recently as I was alerted by my remote users, rebooting the Flex solved the issue. Question, is there a log file that can be downloaded from the Flex to help troubleshoot these connection issues?

    Thank you

    Jay

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