how to use python2 instead of python3

[Guacamole-1]

==RfCatYS1CCBootloader.hex building==
sdcc -Iinclude -DBUILD_VERSION=`../revision.sh` --xram-loc 0xF000  --code-loc 0x1400 appFHSSNIC.c chipcon_usb.rel chipcon_usbdebug.rel chipcon_dma.rel bootloader.rel cc1111rf.rel global.rel cc1111_aes.rel -DYARDSTICKONE -DCC1111 -DUSBDEVICE
packihx <appFHSSNIC.ihx >bins/RfCatYS1CCBootloader.hex
packihx: read 628 lines, wrote 1207: OK.
if [ ! -c /dev/RFCAT_BL_YS1 ] ; then ../rfcat --bootloader --force && sleep 1 ; fi ;
Entering RfCat Bootloader mode, ready for new image...
===== RESETUP set from recv thread
rfcat_bootloader /dev/RFCAT_BL_YS1 erase_all
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/rfcat_bootloader", line 4, in <module>
    __import__('pkg_resources').run_script('rfcat==1.9.2', 'rfcat_bootloader')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 667, in run_script
    self.require(requires)[0].run_script(script_name, ns)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 1470, in run_script
    script_code = compile(script_text, script_filename, 'exec')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/rfcat-1.9.2-py3.8.egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/rfcat_bootloader", line 22
    print "Writing", line[:-1],
          ^
SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'. Did you mean print("Writing", line[:-1], end=" ")?
make: *** [Makefile:371: installRfCatYS1CCBootloader] Error 1

im trying to update firmware and im getting this error, im assuming it is using python3 instead of python2 how do i fix that?

[mnhauke]

There are still some pending pull requests with fixes for the python3 port....
#79
#80
With the changes from the mentioned pull requests rfcat_bootloader should work fine.

[Guacamole-1]

There are still some pending pull requests with fixes for the python3 port....
#79
#80
With the changes from the mentioned pull requests rfcat_bootloader should work fine.

nothing changed

[Guacamole-1]

10 hours trying to update firmware to the yard stick one and cant find a way to make it work

[atlas0fd00m]

i apologize, @Guacamole-1
once i looked into your concerns, it appears i failed to update the print statements for rfcat_bootloader.

i've pushed an update which should remedy this. please test it out and let us know how it works.

thanks!
@

[kaskrex]

I'm getting this error instead after pulling the latest version. Any fixes?

kali@kali:~/rfcat/CC-Bootloader$ python rfcat_bootloader
  File "rfcat_bootloader", line 198
    if _name_ == '_main_':
                             ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[atlas0fd00m]

just pushed the update. please try again.

also, be careful when pushing new firmware! SDCCv3.8.0 does not work with RfCat and could possibly corrupt the bootloader.
if you are compiling and pushing your own firmware, be sure to use SDCC v3.5.0 or prior!

just running into some of these issues. not sure what the problem is yet, but there is certainly an issue.

[Guacamole-1]

i have pushed the firmware update with the rfcat-firsttry worked no problem. the version of sdcc that i have is 3.5.0

[Guacamole-1]

i have a question can you transmit sound or at least a beep in the fm range (with the yard stick one)?

[atlas0fd00m]

it depends. RfCat does not transmit, to my knowledge, in the "FM Radio" range (88-108MHz). it gets close, but not quite. *but* if it did, the best you could do is ASK with a baudrate to transmit 0's and 1's.... not exactly the highest quality sound... but anything can be translated to sound. eg. GQRX and SDR to capture and spit sound out the computer's audio.

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[atlas0fd00m]

thanks for the headsup, btw. glad to know it was broken, and now that it worked for you.

[Guacamole-1]

it depends. RfCat does not transmit, to my knowledge, in the "FM Radio" range (88-108MHz). it gets close, but not quite. but if it did, the best you could do is ASK with a baudrate to transmit 0's and 1's.... not exactly the highest quality sound... but anything can be translated to sound. eg. GQRX and SDR to capture and spit sound out the computer's audio.
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just for curiosity can ask why it cant transmit?

[atlas0fd00m]

it can transmit just fine, but only in the defined frequency ranges the radio was created to use.
for the most part, this includes the following ISM Bands (for CC1111 dongles like the YS1): 315MHz, 433MHz, 868MHz, and 915MHz. for the CC2511 dongles, you can interact with 2.4GHz at up to 500kbps.

you can push the boundaries of the defined specs around those frequencies farther than the documentation suggests, but not exceptionally far. since FM Radio signals are in the 88-108MHz ranges, the radio and analog front-ends simply can't support interacting with a common FM radio (or AM radio, since the AM radio bands are in the kHz)

RfCat uses ChipCon radio chips. they are not software-defined. they are software-configured, but definitely a fully hardware radio.