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      12-05-2018, 08:06 PM   #45
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Nice, just tried it, and it worked.

Edit: however, I currently have (2018 x30i):

Telephone: TB-006.016.002
Media: MB-006.016.002

This looks like a possible downgrade:



Not sure I want to attempt this.
My August built 2019 has:

Telephone: TB-006.025.001
Media is also the same number.

There is supposedly an update (doesn't show the number), but it only downloads as a bin file and I'm having trouble getting the car to accept it. Maybe that's a good thing since it seems to operate fine as it is.
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      12-05-2018, 09:29 PM   #46
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It accepted my VIN and I got an update downloaded, but the car says it is not compatible.
Too bad...
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      12-05-2018, 11:25 PM   #47
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You are probably getting the not compatible error because the software version that the website is serving up is older than what is already installed in your car
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      12-05-2018, 11:33 PM   #48
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There is supposedly an update (doesn't show the number), but it only downloads as a bin file and I'm having trouble getting the car to accept it.
I think our cars have much newer firmware than what's available for download.
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      12-06-2018, 07:34 PM   #49
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I think our cars have much newer firmware than what's available for download.
Hopefully that's it. But you would think that when I entered my VIN, it would have said there is no update instead of showing a downloadable update.
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      12-06-2018, 08:09 PM   #50
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Hopefully that's it. But you would think that when I entered my VIN, it would have said there is no update instead of showing a downloadable update.
Personally, I think BMW is too cheap/incompetent when it comes to web sites/services:
  • Connected drive: Earlier this year, it didn't work in the US for a couple of months or more. Canadian users were even more screwed, as it didn't work for them for several months (I think it started working around October for them).

  • Google's "Send to car" intermittently works -- a feature that BMW appears to support via the "Remote Services" ConnectedDrive subscription:

    Sometimes this works (takes a long time to arrive at the car), but it often fails with a "We couldn't communicate with your automaker" error.

  • IFTTT integration used to work, but now doesn't. It appears that BMW has shut this down.

  • Now we have this phone-related software update that appears to be ancient and much older than what's currently shipping.
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      12-06-2018, 08:16 PM   #51
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I was getting the same invalid VIN message but tried it again the other day and was able to download the update.

Before:
Telephone: TB-006.006.006
Media: MB-006.006.006

After:
Telephone: TB-006.007.032
Media: MB-006.006.006
HMI: HB-006.007.032
FWIW my M40i has all options less carplay and was built in 01/18.
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      12-08-2018, 09:49 AM   #52
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I downloaded the update, and it's a tar-file that you can peek into. Much older stuff than in my September build.
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      12-08-2018, 12:01 PM   #53
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I downloaded the update, and it's a tar-file that you can peek into. Much older stuff than in my September build.
Wow, thanks for that. It appears to be a tarball of tarballs containing encrypted RPMs. The "password" is stored in the car, and iDrive 6 appears to be implemented using arm linux/qnx.

Anyway, the internal dates for my downloaded UPD09032.bin update are Jan 29, 2018 and older (around 10AM Germany time).

Bleh.
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FYI - there is a new update out on the site now. It's now serving up UPD09041.bin (previous, UPD09032.bin)

https://www.bmw.com/en/footer/software-updates.html

I haven't applied it yet, but from the notes it looks like these are the new versions:
TB 001.063.040
MB 001.062.040
HB 001.062.032
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      12-13-2018, 12:48 AM   #55
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FYI - there is a new update out on the site now. It's now serving up UPD09041.bin (previous, UPD09032.bin)

https://www.bmw.com/en/footer/software-updates.html

I haven't applied it yet, but from the notes it looks like these are the new versions:
TB 001.063.040
MB 001.062.040
HB 001.062.032
Thanks!

What's up with BMW and these weird version numbers? Poking inside the update, there are interesting bits like:
Comment: Software Update 09/2018
Date: 2018-08-27
mainVersion: 006
subVersion: 063
patchVersion: 041
Has anyone tried to install this? Not sure I want to be a guinea pig.

Edit: I further poked around in the previous version (UPD9032.bin), and found the corresponding items:
Comment: Software Update 05/2018
Date: 2018-01-26
mainVersion: 006
subVersion: 062
patchVersion: 032
How the heck do you get updates with ancient timestamps? Was the clock really that screwed up on their build system?

(Of course, this assumes I'm interpreting the internal metadata correctly. It's confusing, and appears to only apply to software versions that we're not using.)

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      12-13-2018, 12:14 PM   #56
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Thanks!

What's up with BMW and these weird version numbers? Poking inside the update, there are interesting bits like:
Comment: Software Update 09/2018
Date: 2018-08-27
mainVersion: 006
subVersion: 063
patchVersion: 041
Has anyone tried to install this? Not sure I want to be a guinea pig.

Edit: I further poked around in the previous version (UPD9032.bin), and found the corresponding items:
Comment: Software Update 05/2018
Date: 2018-01-26
mainVersion: 006
subVersion: 062
patchVersion: 032
How the heck do you get updates with ancient timestamps? Was the clock really that screwed up on their build system?

(Of course, this assumes I'm interpreting the internal metadata correctly. It's confusing, and appears to only apply to software versions that we're not using.)
I just tried installing this in my car and it complained that this update was not for my car. Kinda weird. I wonder if the base software for idrive is too low for this update to be installed. Did it work for you?
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      12-13-2018, 12:22 PM   #57
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This update 9041 also did not work for me with the same error message as you.

My current software version says TB 006.006.006.
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      12-15-2018, 09:10 AM   #58
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This also didn't work for me, update is not compatible with my car.

I have f30 2018.

And running version:

Telephone: TB-006.016.002
Media: MB-006.016.002
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      12-15-2018, 01:50 PM   #59
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I just tried installing this in my car and it complained that this update was not for my car. Kinda weird. I wonder if the base software for idrive is too low for this update to be installed. Did it work for you?
Nope, not working for me, and I tried two old USB sticks. I'll see if I can try a couple more newer sticks later today.

The update also appears to be looking for specific (and mostly odd) version numbers. Mine is not included, and neither is Rockyz's. However, abcsoup's version (6.6.6 -- what an awesome version) is included, and so I'm surprised that it didn't work for him (it worked for Tenacious X who also had that version).
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Nope, not working for me, and I tried two old USB sticks. I'll see if I can try a couple more newer sticks later today.

The update also appears to be looking for specific (and mostly odd) version numbers. Mine is not included, and neither is Rockyz's. However, abcsoup's version (6.6.6 -- what an awesome version) is included, and so I'm surprised that it didn't work for him (it worked for Tenacious X who also had that version).
Add me to the list of failed updates. I was able to download the UPD09041 update using my VIN but cant install it.
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      12-15-2018, 11:28 PM   #61
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Nope, not working for me, and I tried two old USB sticks. I'll see if I can try a couple more newer sticks later today.

The update also appears to be looking for specific (and mostly odd) version numbers. Mine is not included, and neither is Rockyz's. However, abcsoup's version (6.6.6 -- what an awesome version) is included, and so I'm surprised that it didn't work for him (it worked for Tenacious X who also had that version).
Add me to the list of failed updates. I was able to download the UPD09041 update using my VIN but cant install it.
How far do you get?
Do the car recognize the usb stick, and show what's on it? If not, I guess same requirements as for the map update is valid, which I don't remember out of my head now, but FAT32 disk at least...
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      12-16-2018, 08:39 PM   #62
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Mine did recognize the update on the stick, but wouldn't update, saying it isn't compatible with my car (despite having used the VIN to get to the UPD09041.bin file download.. )

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      12-16-2018, 09:06 PM   #63
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Same here. No luck installing it.
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      12-23-2018, 06:39 PM   #64
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It looks like BMW is trying to fix their software update portal!

The form is now redesigned, and requires full 17 characters VIN number to check for update.

My VIN shows that my car is already up to date.

Share your outcome.
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      12-23-2018, 07:55 PM   #65
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It looks like BMW is trying to fix their software update portal!

The form is now redesigned, and requires full 17 characters VIN number to check for update.

My VIN shows that my car is already up to date.

Share your outcome.
Thanks. Mine says up-to-date, too. Not surprising, I guess, as it only appears to be an update for phone and USB compatibility.
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      12-23-2018, 09:11 PM   #66
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Mine says up to date. Oct 2018 build date...purchased on 17 Dec.
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