XTS-3000 Code Plug Info

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jwood
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XTS-3000 Code Plug Info

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Is the Flash options of the radio embedded in the code plug? or is it embedded in the radio it self?
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It's in the codeplug. If you take a codeplug with one flashcode and "convince" it into another radio, it'll take on the flashcode options of the original radio. Motorola doesn't like you to know this little nugget, but it works.

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Post by jwood »

Thats kinda what I was thinking! just wanted to confirm it.... :wink:

also I found this information as well...

It is presumed that cross-FlashCode cloning will work perfectly on any radios that are VSELP based. The Lab RSS is merely a tool for reading and writing to the radios in the most basic of modes, and could really care less of what all the features are.

So, this version of RSS CAN be used in place of the FlashPort system in some situations. Provided that you understand that this is an all-or-nothing cloning operation at this time. For example, MODAT WILL transfer, and so will some other features, but no clue as to exactly which ones, yet.

However, IMBE/VSELP conversions are NOT going to happen this way.

We are under the impression that this technique will work on H-options, not Q-options. We believe that Q-options actually require reprogramming the firmware in the radios, and H-options merely need to be switched on and off. Q-option changes would absolutely REQUIRE a SmartRib and upgrade files, since the programming voltages for the firmware chips need to be provided externally if Motorola is to be believed.

ExKa|iBuR wrote:It's in the codeplug. If you take a codeplug with one flashcode and "convince" it into another radio, it'll take on the flashcode options of the original radio. Motorola doesn't like you to know this little nugget, but it works.

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