Tytera MD-380 How to reset the PC programming password (SOLVED)

Tytera MD-380 How to reset the PC programming password (SOLVED)

It can happen that a “PC Programming Password”, set on the Tytera MD-380/Retevis RT-3 “CPS” programming software, is lost or forgotten. If that happens, there is no way to program the radio from your PC ever again.
However, there is a simple workaround:

1.) install the md380tools by Travis Goodspeed KK4VCZ; follow carefully his instructions for installation;
2.) issue the following commands:

./md380-dfu read mycodeplug.img
printf '\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF' | dd conv=notrunc of=mycodeplug.img bs=1 seek=$((0x20a0))
./md380-dfu write mycodeplug.img

3.) when done, turn off the radio and back on again;
4.) your PC programming password is now empty;