No,
I have taken a break for a bit. I am back with it now. I have a project that I am trying to complete. I used GitHub.com to get some feedback from a couple of people from SeeedStudio.com.
I have been unable to get the updated firmware but I see that the update is from 2014. Like you said, the systems have been updated. I can use chmod to make files executable if necessary.
I will keep trying.
Seth