HT 1250 problem

resqman57 · Post by **resqman57** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:32 pm

My radio is shot, HT 1250 VHF, only beeps and displays "EEPRM CS ERROR" Is there anything I can do short of sending it in and paying $278?

thebigphish · Post by **thebigphish** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:28 pm

find someone with programming software, a rib, a cable and a codeplug and try to program it with a good codeplug. Most MSS shops have these for programming them, and might even have a good codeplug kickin around...

resqman57 · Post by **resqman57** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:20 am

i have all of that stuff, it wont program.

thebigphish · Post by **thebigphish** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:45 pm

what version of CPS are you using?

resqman57 · Post by **resqman57** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:22 pm

professional CPS 6.0

HLA · Post by **HLA** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:30 pm

your cps is kinda old. what message does it tell you when you try to write a good codeplug to the radio? and what did you do to it that you got the cs error on the radio?

resqman57 · Post by **resqman57** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:43 pm

"unable to unpack Type Control Block", just walking around, it turned off and this was the error when it turned on.

HLA · Post by **HLA** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:32 pm

you could try the newest cps and it might help. i've actually had that happen to me, i turned the radio on with a very low battery and it asked for my password, when i entered it and pushed enter, i got eeprom cs error. but i just wrote the codeplug back to the radio with a charged battery and it was ok.

resqman57 · Post by **resqman57** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:18 am

Where can i get a newer version of CPS?

HLA · Post by **HLA** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:30 am

Motorola (1-800-422-4210). same place you got your current version.

Post by **escomm** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:37 am

HLA wrote: same place you got your current version.

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:47 pm

Sometimes you can force a firmware upgrade and revive them.

Post by **wavetar** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:58 pm

jim wrote:Sometimes you can force a firmware upgrade and revive them.

Yes, that often works when overwriting with a good codeplug doesn't. It just depends on exactly where the checksum (CS) error resides.

Todd

resqman57 · Post by **resqman57** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:59 pm

i guess im still new at this, how do i do a firmware upgrade?

Vercomm · Post by **Vercomm** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:12 am

You need to have the firmware from motorola and a flash adaptor key, also from motorola. The firmware is on motorolas dealer web site. If you are not a dealer then I'm not sure how you could get the firmware, I guess call the big M and see if they will sell it to you along with the newest version of CPS.

Jamie