I have a Motorola MTS2000
I am running version R02.00.01 lab on freeDOS.
This is a real bad combo. MTS2000, & lab. Write to your radio, & it will be a brick. I suggest you use normal RSS.
t appears my radio is experiencing the same problem as described below. Can anyone help?
The following information was passed along to me and is a potential hazard if you use LAB RSS and write to the radio (reading is fine):
"ToolProof" Error Information
This is (Service Repair Note) SRN 1173
Date March, 1995
Deadline Date n/a
Memo To SRN Mailing List
From Radio Network Solution Group/Product Services, Plantation
Subject MTS2000 Programming Sources - Unauthorized Tool Usage
Symptoms Radio Inoperative Error 01/93
Potential Problem Radios MTS2000 Models Only with firmware 5.42 or greater
Cause Implementation of Toolproofing in release 5.42 and greater
Motorola has been shipping FLASHport software upgrades on the MTS2000 radio since September of 1994. To date, 9,000 units have been upgraded in the field. To protect against illegal software copying and/or radio upgrades, Motorola is implementing "TOOLPROOFING" into the MTS2000 radio at the Florida factory beginning 2/27/95.
The result is many existing upgrade tools (PCON Plus, Depot RSS, Lab RSS, etc.) will no longer work with the MTS2000 radio. If these tools are used with MTS2000 radios that ship after the 2/27/95 date, the radio will fail upon power up. Any questions that arise as a radio fails to power up should be directed to Florida Product Services for diagnosis and further instructions. The number is 1-800-523-4007 FREE. Once an issue is diagnosed with the TOOLPROOFING as the violation, the individual will be instructed to send the radio(s) into the nearest depot location, where the "FLASHport depot tool" will be used.
Corrective Action
All Motorola owned Depots and International Regional Support Centers (RSC s) will be equipped with a FLASHport depot tool . This proprietary tool will ONLY be distributed to the National Subscriber Depot in Schaumburg, the Florida Regional Support Center, and 18 previously established International Regional Support Centers Worldwide who have signed license agreements not to copy or distribute the tool. This new tool will have the capability to reprogram as required to perform repairs.
This bulletin is for information only, no warranty is implied.
Toolproof Explanation
Now, above is the official explanation of the toolproof situation and its rectification. What follows below is what we have been told is the way this silly protection scheme is implemented.
First, a little info on the structure of the MTSX series codeplug.
In its native format (the format that is actually dumped to the radio), the codeplug file is actually a standard Motorola S-record. It is unpacked from the archive file format and converted to an s-record which is stored in memory when the codeplug is read from disk. When the codeplug is written to disk, the s-record is packed and converted to the archive file that is stored.
The native codeplug is a list of blocks or records. The first block/record begins at address 0000h of EEPROM space. The format of each block/record follows the general s-record format:
S<TYPE><LENGTH><ADDRESS><DATA....><CHECKSUM>
