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Carbo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:54 am

ThompsonJim wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:50 am1.What criteria is involved and,
2.What advantages will the upgrade offer me?

It is presumably easier for supporters, if newbees use the latest release too. .............

That is one persuasive reason to do so Carbo!
Thanks,

Jim.

And also, thanks to Kilrah and tonnie.

................................................ Knowing where you reside and might make upgrading more desirable. If you bought from Aloft it will most likely come with the latest release sanctioned by the OpenTx developers, 2.2.3. Other vendors vary. YMMV Thanks for the reply Dean. I am in Austra...

jhsa wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:06 am You can also update your Taranis with ErSky9x. It runs on all Taranis radios. I have been using it since many years without any problems..
João

That brings in another choice for which I, as a beginner, am ill equipped to make.
Any clues to assist me in this regard Joao?
Thanks.

I am totally new to Taranis and have one coming in the mail. When I receive it, I will be faced with the question of what firmware/software to use. Leave it as supplied or upgrade to "OpenTX 2.2", or similar? I have no information upon which to make this decision. Is it a reasonable questi...

Kilrah wrote: ↑Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:53 am The linked thread shows that 18.03 is too old as well.

Ok.
So, I will download and install Mint 19.
Thanks again.

Jim, ......................... Read the release notes to see what new features were added and what bugs were fixed and make your own decision. Ok, I understand. Will do so. As to the hazards of updating: Thousands of people update firmware with no problem. A few have problems. .............. That ma...

I don't use Mint but similar problems with older versions of Mint have been reported before so perhaps this thread will help: https://openrcforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=11380.............. Yes thanks, it did help. Upgrade my operating system! Edit: 17.3 appears to be a 5 year old relea...

I tried to download the Companion 2.2 in my Linux Mint 17.3 operating system. It downloaded ok, but would not install. The error notice (Dependency not satisfied........or similar) can be seen in the attached picture. What should I do? Take this up on the Linux forums? Or can someone assist here? I ...

................................My Stupidity in flashing to a radio in bootloader mode. There should be a check in companion for that. Thanks again. Can someone please explain the full details of the above for me? I have a new Taranis coming in the mail. I am totally new to Taranis; however, I have...

I ordered a Taranis just today, it will be a couple of weeks before I get it. I would like to do some reading about getting my Linux Mint operating system to talk to the Taranis. I hope I am not posting in the wrong place, my apologies up front if I am. Please admonish me a direct me to where I shou...