SpectraLink Versity 95 Series Technical Bulletin
Bootloader menu
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Technical Bulletin CS-19-03
Versity BootLoader Menu
This technical bulletin explains the Spectralink Versity BootLoader menus and how to use or
recover from each of the different boot modes.
System Affected
Spectralink Versity – all handset models
Description
The Spectralink Versity handset has a bootloader menu that provides access to different boot
modes depending on what you need to do with the handset. The primary purpose for the
bootloader menu is for support, manufacturing and development but there are ways that
customers can interact with these menus. And in some cases those interactions can result in
making the phone largely unusable until it can be recovered. Because this can happen,
Spectralink has intentionally made it difficult to get into the bootloader menu in the hope that it
will prevent accidentally impacting the usage of a device.
First, let's cover how to access the bootloader menu to make it clear how someone might get
into one of these states before we discuss how to resolve them or how they might be used. The
following figure (Figure 1) shows the various buttons on the device and the ones highlighted
with the red boxes are the buttons that are used in the process of accessing the bootloader
menu.
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- Page 1 Because this can happen, Spectralink has intentionally made it difficult to get into the bootloader menu in the hope that it will prevent accidentally impacting the usage of a device.
- Page 2 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu Figure 1 Note Please be aware that the method for accessing the bootloader menu is different depending on the version of software on your Versity handset. Handsets running version 1.1.0 or earlier will use only the Volume Down and Power Button to access the bootloader menu.
- Page 3 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu You will now see a screen that looks like Figure 2: Figure 2 You can use the Volume buttons to cycle through the different bootloader menu options. Quite often you will end up on one of these other options when coming into the bootloader menu simply because you were holding the Volume Down button.
- Page 4 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu The Restart bootloader screen is perhaps one of the more basic menus as it simply causes the phone to reboot and return the current menu. Figure 3 You have the option of then choosing a different selection from the bootloader menu or you can always hold the Power button until the phone powers off.
- Page 5 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu Figure 4 The handset will reboot and return to a new screen that displays the Android icon on its side as shown in Figure 5. CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu.docxCS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu May 2019...
- Page 6 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu Figure 5 From this screen you will need to press and hold the Power button and then quickly press the Volume Up button to enter the Recovery Menu screen. The display will then change to what’s shown in Figure 6.
- Page 7 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu Figure 6 Figure 6 is quite hard to read here so we’ll list out the menu options available to make the discussion of the options easier. 1. Reboot system now 2. Reboot to bootloader 3.
- Page 8 PC if you are running Windows 8.x or Windows 10. Install to your C:\ drive, perhaps to C:\Android_SDK, to ensure the program is able to run properly. You will also need the version of Versity software you want to apply. Spectralink Versity software is available for download from the Spectralink Support Portal: https://support.spectralink.com/versity...
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Page 9: Time Saver
Now you can connect the phone to your PC and you should hear your PC play a tone indicating it is recognizing the connection and attempting to install drivers. You may need to install the Spectralink Versity drivers in order to use ADB properly. Drivers are available from the Spectralink Support Portal: https://support.spectralink.com/system/tdf/resource_files/SpectralinkUSBDriver_v2.0.0. - Page 10 Caution The Spectralink Versity handset cannot be downgraded to prior releases of software. You can attempt to push downrev software to a Versity handset via ADB using the sideload method but at the end of the upload process the handset will report that the software update failed.
- Page 11 It also allows you to see how the phone booted up and whether any failures occurred. It’s unlikely a customer would find this information of much value but it may aid Spectralink Technical Support or Spectralink Development in resolve potential issues.
- Page 12 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu Figure 10 From this menu you can press the Power button and it will immediately cause the handset power down. Pretty self-explanatory behavior. The next menu item in the bootloader is “Boot to FFBM”. This is an exclusively manufacturing menu item and would have no value to anyone but manufacturing.
- Page 13 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu Figure 11 If you boot a handset into FFBM mode the display will consistently boot into the same mode over and over again which will prevent the user from utilizing the handset for its normal purpose. Figure 12 shows what the screen looks like if the handset gets into this state.
- Page 14 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu Figure 12 It is possible to recover from this state using the bootloader menus. To accomplish this you will need to do the following: 1. Press and hold the Alarm button and Volume Down button. 2.
- Page 15 Just remember that none of these states will damage the phone or require it to be replaced. If you have additional questions or encounter issues not covered by this document, please contact the Spectralink Support team at 800-775-5330, or review the regional contact options here: https://support.spectralink.com/contact-support CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu.docxCS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu...
- Page 16 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu.docxCS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu May 2019...
- Page 17 Technical Bulletin CS-19-03 Versity BootLoader Menu Document Status Sheet Document Control Number: CS‐19‐03 Document Title: Versity BootLoader Menu Revision History: I01 – Released May 8, 2019 I02 – Released I03 – Released Date: May 8, 2019 Status: ☒Draft ☐Issued ☐Closed ...
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Page 18: Warranty
The drawings and specifications contained herein are the property of Spectralink and shall be neither reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written approval of Spectralink, nor be implied to grant any license to make, use, or sell equipment manufactured in accordance herewith.
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