# Error: Activation failed. \[code=15, message="Edition Mismatch"\]

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [October 8, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915 "2019-10-08T13:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![lorenzo.milesi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lorenzo.milesi/32/10045_2.png) [@lorenzo.milesi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lorenzo.milesi)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915/1 "2019-10-08T13:32:18Z")

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Hi.  
I need to switch license from an existing device (linux-arm) running Edge to a new one (linux-amd64). I’ve deactivated it on the old one but when trying to use the code on the new installation I get the error above.

This license includes external modules but they should all be installed.

I installed Gateway via ZIP file, by extracting all files and running `ignition.sh install`.

thanks

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**Author:** ![grietveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grietveld/32/6984_2.png) [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915/2 "2019-10-08T13:44:17Z")

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Edition mismatch sounds like a versioning issue. What version Ignition was the existing device and what is installed on the new one?

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**Author:** ![lorenzo.milesi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lorenzo.milesi/32/10045_2.png) [@lorenzo.milesi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lorenzo.milesi)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915/3 "2019-10-08T13:49:19Z")

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They’re both 7.9.12, both linux

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**Author:** ![grietveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grietveld/32/6984_2.png) [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915/4 "2019-10-08T13:50:53Z")

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Both edge? Only asking since I don’t think there are many external modules for edge.

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**Author:** ![lorenzo.milesi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lorenzo.milesi/32/10045_2.png) [@lorenzo.milesi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lorenzo.milesi)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915/5 "2019-10-08T13:53:07Z")

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Well, they should. For Arm there’s only the Edge package, while for amd64 there’s a generic package. As said I installed using ZIP, I fear it’s using something other than just the Edge

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915/6 "2019-10-08T14:49:16Z")

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Call into support and have them look up your license. It’s possible it was upgraded to version 8 at some point.

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**Author:** ![lorenzo.milesi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lorenzo.milesi/32/10045_2.png) [@lorenzo.milesi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lorenzo.milesi)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-activation-failed-code-15-message-edition-mismatch/28915/7 "2019-10-08T21:00:00Z")

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By using the zip file I erroneously installed full instead of edge only. That’s why it’s throwing this error.