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TPCrisis
Copper Member
USA
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 Posted - 03/14/2010 : 01:03:52
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| I recently purchased a Line 6 POD over craigslist and then I noticed there is a newer version 2.0 but mine doesn�t appear to be the newer model. I can�t find anywhere online what the differences between the original and 2.0 versions are. Thanks in advance for any information. |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 03/14/2010 : 02:17:11
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| there might be a firmware upgrade |
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TPCrisis
Copper Member
USA
11 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2010 : 05:14:59
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2010 : 07:17:51
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Hi TPCrisis
You don't list your country of origin in your profile.
But going by the fact the you mention CL, I assume it's the USA.
Yes you can upgrade the POD - it's ROM-EPROM swap out
so it's a combination of Firmware in hardware chip.
You might want to contact you line 6 dealer, Or even Line 6 themselves
they were sending out the new Chip for a nominal cost & were asking you to return the older one.
It's not possible to do a flash upgrade on the older POD.
If you go to Line6 & search through their support forum, you will find a document with a list of changes to the 2.x software.
Most important & notable is the addition on another 16 or 17 amps models, on top of the ones already listed on the front panel.
effectively doubling the number of available amp models.
I don't know Line6's current policy, but it's worth contacting them.
In some countries the Chip swap is a dealer/service center only deal.
Occasionally, I have noticed a few of the newer 2.x upgrade chips on evilbay.
Good luck.
Regards Dr. Bob 
PS - If you have a friend with an EPROM reader burner& another friend with the newer revision POD 
.... but you didn't hear it from me.
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TPCrisis
Copper Member
USA
11 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2010 : 07:48:25
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Originally posted by Dr. Bob
Hi TPCrisis
You don't list your country of origin in your profile.
But going by the fact the you mention CL, I assume it's the USA.
Yes you can upgrade the POD - it's ROM-EPROM swap out
so it's a combination of Firmware in hardware chip.
You might want to contact you line 6 dealer, Or even Line 6 themselves
they were sending out the new Chip for a nominal cost & were asking you to return the older one.
It's not possible to do a flash upgrade on the older POD.
If you go to Line6 & search through their support forum, you will find a document with a list of changes to the 2.x software.
Most important & notable is the addition on another 16 or 17 amps models, on top of the ones already listed on the front panel.
effectively doubling the number of available amp models.
I don't know Line6's current policy, but it's worth contacting them.
In some countries the Chip swap is a dealer/service center only deal.
Occasionally, I have noticed a few of the newer 2.x upgrade chips on evilbay.
Good luck.
Regards Dr. Bob
PS - If you have a friend with an EPROM reader burner& another friend with the newer revision POD
.... but you didn't hear it from me.
Thanks for the info. Also updated my geographic location. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2010 : 07:54:46
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Hi TPCrisis & Guys
I have just uploaded a picture & the higher-Res original blog link,
for the POD MainBoard fitted with a version 2.3 ROM-EPROM.
It will give you a better idea of what I'm talking about.
It's in the "Pedal Internal Thread"
http://www.bossarea.com/forum/pop_preview.asp
The picture clearly shows the 2.3 ROM-EPROM (bottom right)
& also the Lithium Battery for the back up memory. (Upper right)
I hope you understood my PS-Hint?
Thanks for updating your profile.
Here is a a copy so you don't have to go changing views.
Regards Dr. Bob
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TPCrisis
Copper Member
USA
11 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2010 : 08:04:26
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| Awesome, thanks again. Unfortunately I don't know anyone with a EPROM burner but it's not a big deal because I mostly play metal so it's easy to dial in a good crunchy tone with the version I have. Maybe I'll still look into upgrading sometime in the future. |
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