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Unication 1.40 firmware
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Even those of us in the 1.4 testing do not know. Alot of people in the beta testing rolled back their firmware off the 1.4 due to issues and lack of communication from unication. I love the g5 pagers, but the beta at this point is all but dead on the testing.
Good to know. Thanks for the info. I sure hope they continue to develop the firmware for these pagers. They've got a really good thing going on with this pager.
that is good to make a dedicated scanner but don't let all people on the beta firmware without support we are not supposed to roll back and wait till next version 1.5 but when this version will be available maybe unication can give us some kind of answer are they still alive or not
anybody had issue with the roll back or everything is fine ???
anybody had issue with the roll back or everything is fine ???
That’s my thought as well. I’ve heard talk of a 1.5 version as well. I just hope they don’t abandon the future versions.
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After backing up my profile, I rolled back to 1.31 just this morning. So far, all is well.
Is there any special place where a person could possibly find v1.4??
So if I go back can I re-import my profile without any problems?
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That is correct.
Back up and export your current profile using the current PPS for 1.40.
Select the "Download Firmware V1.31" button on the Unication USA website and follow the instructions for using the Unication AutoUp application. During the actual firmware installation, you will receive an error with a message that all the data on the pager will be erased. As long as you made a backup of your current profile, all will be fine. Agree to continue and the pager data will be erased and the 1.31 firmware will be installed in the pager. Once the firmware update is complete (make sure you do not unplug your pager until it is), the pager can be unplugged and the updater software closed.
Open PPS 3.16 Beta 24, import your previously exported profile and send the programming to the pager. You will then be back in business with 1.31.
Back up and export your current profile using the current PPS for 1.40.
Select the "Download Firmware V1.31" button on the Unication USA website and follow the instructions for using the Unication AutoUp application. During the actual firmware installation, you will receive an error with a message that all the data on the pager will be erased. As long as you made a backup of your current profile, all will be fine. Agree to continue and the pager data will be erased and the 1.31 firmware will be installed in the pager. Once the firmware update is complete (make sure you do not unplug your pager until it is), the pager can be unplugged and the updater software closed.
Open PPS 3.16 Beta 24, import your previously exported profile and send the programming to the pager. You will then be back in business with 1.31.
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The beta test firmware is based on the serial number of the G4 or G5 pager. If you were not in the original group to receive the firmware from Unication Taiwan, the firmware will not load into the pager. The timeline to apply to be a beta tester has closed.
I rolled mine back a few days ago. Seems like Unication has abandoned the 1.4 beta.
Thanks for the help. Worked this time. The CPS still throws up error messages but the programming worked.
Unication shouldn't have abandoned those beta testers without any communication or direction whatsoever. What kind of support is that?
in all fairness, it was a test, it's quite possible they couldn't overcome certain issues, have to remember this is a company making public safety pagers, not scanners yet, yes it would be nice but they don't have to, and as much as we value ourselves as hobbyists, our money is only a trickle of what they get from Public Safety
just because of that i will not purchase new product from Unication before this problem is solved
downgraded yesterday to 1.31 everything look good i will test this tomorrow
I haven't heard from Tim in quite a while. I can't even remember what I emailed him about. I know it's in the sent folder, but I don't have a G4 anymore. I may get another but I don't have any interest. I can stick with SDRTrunk for now.
Unication is probably accustomed to working through it's network of dealers, who handle the bulk of product support issues. There are some excellent dealers who more than make up for any lack of direct Unication support. I would keep that in mind when evaluating future purchases.
When backing up, has anyone successfully cloned the entire HD inside their pager? To be clear: I'm not suggesting anything illegal. It's like a PC. When we program firmware 1.31, it's just flashing a portion of the HD. These are Linux-based radios, and there's a kernel that can get corrupted (dreaded red light issue that 3-button reset won't fix). I'd love to be able to re-install the entire kernel/OS and firmware. Would save on future Support charges when the kernel corrupts.
Having that full kernel/OS + firmware backups would give me the peace of mind to move around firmware versions. Every time I have a mild panic attack I'm about to take 5-10 pagers OOS if the flash fails.
Having that full kernel/OS + firmware backups would give me the peace of mind to move around firmware versions. Every time I have a mild panic attack I'm about to take 5-10 pagers OOS if the flash fails.
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You won't have access to the firmware. It is stored on a ROM, EPROM, or something similar. Different area than the programming storage you have access to.
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