Looking for some guidance here if anyone can help. Ok so all this started from trying to activate a feature EID on my 5550e. My current version is R02.60.03. When trying to activate the RX Leveling EID, it tells me its not supported in the current codeplug version. So called Motorola and they added the R2.10.10 software package to my profile and I downloaded it. They told me this would have the features I need and I could use CPS16 to do the update and was as far as I could go without a subscription. I ran the installer for the firmware but when I try and update the radio, I get the error "No matching packages exist". So not really sure where to go from here. The Motorola tech said I could use CPS 16 so not sure if I'm in a situation where I need to do some step firmware upgrades or what. He said this is the earliest version they have available now is the problem if that's the case. Motorola has to have the strangest version numbering convention I've ever seen if R2.10.10 is newer than R02.60.03 but I guess CPS 2.0 is newer than CPS 16 so going backwards with versions seems to be the norm, lol. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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XPR Upgrading a 5550e to R2.10.10
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Thanks! Any idea where I can get 2.09 and do you know if I can go direct from R02.60.03 to 2.09? My challenge here seems to be the oldest I can get from Motorola is 2.10 and I need some older firmware to step from where I am to either 2.09 or 2.10
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Yes, Motorola broke their abacus for a while and they numbered some releases strangely such as 2.60 when it was really 2.06. But it should be a series of releases, R02.04, R02.05, R02.06 , R02.07, R02.08, R02.09 then the fun starts, R02.10 (2019) is a game-changing release as that's where they laid the group work for the SUM ($$s to upgrade) Eid and rewrote the memory in the subscribers and Released the new CPS2. Then the new numbering starts with M2020 R02.20.01, M2021.01, M2022.01, M2023.1
You should be able to update from a major release forward, but there are a few that you need to do the immediate step first. Unlike many here I think the SUM fees and CPS2 to current are worth the effort for the newer features like Talker Alias, and GPS on PTT.
MOTOTRBO® System Release Notes
Professional Commercial Radios (PCR) & Accessories
Version: R02.04.00
November 2014
MOTOTRBO® System Release Notes
Professional Commercial Radios (PCR) & Accessories
Version: R2.10.10
Date: February 21, 2020
MOTOTRBO® System Release Notes
Professional Commercial Radios (PCR) & Systems
Version: M2023.01
July 24, 2023
Yes, Motorola broke their abacus for a while and they numbered some releases strangely such as 2.60 when it was really 2.06. But it should be a series of releases, R02.04, R02.05, R02.06 , R02.07, R02.08, R02.09 then the fun starts, R02.10 (2019) is a game-changing release as that's where they laid the group work for the SUM ($$s to upgrade) Eid and rewrote the memory in the subscribers and Released the new CPS2. Then the new numbering starts with M2020 R02.20.01, M2021.01, M2022.01, M2023.1
You should be able to update from a major release forward, but there are a few that you need to do the immediate step first. Unlike many here I think the SUM fees and CPS2 to current are worth the effort for the newer features like Talker Alias, and GPS on PTT.
MOTOTRBO® System Release Notes
Professional Commercial Radios (PCR) & Accessories
Version: R02.04.00
November 2014
MOTOTRBO® System Release Notes
Professional Commercial Radios (PCR) & Accessories
Version: R2.10.10
Date: February 21, 2020
MOTOTRBO® System Release Notes
Professional Commercial Radios (PCR) & Systems
Version: M2023.01
July 24, 2023
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