Updating Sat Nav software

gadgetJunky72 · Post by **gadgetJunky72** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:01 pm

Hi,

I've just come across a sat nav software upgrade CD on eBay. Are they safe? Has anyone had a go yet?

If you search for 'bmw v29.1' on eBay UK you'll come across a whole load of them.

Thanks

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:15 pm

You can download the same from Here

Post by **sp3ctre** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:18 pm

Be careful with it... if you get a corrupt disk you could knacker your unit...

davidpfitz · Post by **davidpfitz** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:18 pm

Don't waste your money buying it from eBay!

If you don't want to get it from your dealer, and don't mind the shady legalities of it (although no shadier than buying from someone on eBay) you can find it elsewhere and burn it to a CD yourself.

The chaps at X5World's Navigation Forum will have details of everything you need.

D.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:21 pm

It is safe as long as you verify the cd before you load it. Using Alcohol to burn it at the slowest speed, no issues.

I updated both my units without issues.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:22 pm

No legal issues though? It is just firmware, not maps

Post by **sp3ctre** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:31 pm

yeah, I know that... just warning, as it's not a download from an official site that's all.

davidpfitz · Post by **davidpfitz** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:34 pm

Apparently this is on the disc:

(C) 1999, VDO Car Communication Germany GmbH
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced
or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic,
or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, recording
taping, or information and retrieval systems) without the
written permission of the copyright owner.

tehdarkstar · Post by **tehdarkstar** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:00 pm

What are the benefits of this updated version? Any new features?

davidpfitz · Post by **davidpfitz** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:12 pm

Depends from which version you are upgrading from. But apparently has more 'aggressive' routing algorithms. Which is odd, because mine *still* routes me from the A40, to the M4, to the M25 to the M40 (London to somewhere west) when it is clearly a hell of a lot quicker to just stay on the A40 until it meets the M40.

Bananas!

I'd like a SatNav which learned that when I repeatedly override a route portion with a route of my own I mean I know better than it does, and it should switch to guiding that way from then on. I should probably patent that.

D.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:30 pm

Can you also patent that if you take a particular route on the way to a location, that you want to go back via the same route and not via yet another one ...

davidpfitz · Post by **davidpfitz** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:34 pm

pvr wrote:Can you also patent that if you take a particular route on the way to a location, that you want to go back via the same route and not via yet another one ...

I'll do my best ... one way streets be damned!

Shunt · Post by **Shunt** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:38 pm

Email [email protected] I got mine with speedcameras and traffic rerouting. no problems at all.

RCNet · Post by **RCNet** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:23 pm

If you update the Nav firmware yourself it also allows the opportunity to personalize your Z4 a little bit more. The instructions on how to update the firmware can be found here on Z4-Forum in this thread.

I updated my splash screen to this when I updated my firmware:

gadgetJunky72 · Post by **gadgetJunky72** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:52 pm

hi shunt,

thanks for the recommendation. that's exactly whom i'm getting the update from.

I get the feeling that burning my own cd brings it's own risks so i'll try someone else (hopefully with more experience).

Z4-forum.com

Z4-forum.com

Updating Sat Nav software

Updating Sat Nav software

You can also update your splash screen