[asterisk-users] Polycom firmware: split vs. combined

[Jonathan Thurman]

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Warren Selby <wcselby at selbytech.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio <ken at jots.org> wrote:
>>
>> Howdy, all.  What's the difference between "split" and "combined"
>> firmware, which can be seen at the above link?  I've googled to no avail,
>> I'm afraid.

The release notes talk about which one to choose and why in Section
1.4 Distribution Files

http://downloads.polycom.com/voice/voip/relnotes/spip_ssip_vvx_release_notes_v3_2_3.pdf

> The split contains all the firmwares for the different model phones as
> separate files, the combined combines all of the firmwares into one big
> firmware file.  The combined will cover any supported polycom phone model,
> but it takes longer to load.

You also need to use the combined if you have a BootRom release older
than 4.0.0.

-Jonathan