Software update re-named the music on the hard drive!!

[Breaker]

Recently had my Z4's first service and it had a software update. I noticed today that whatever it was that was updated, the album titles on the hard drive have all been re-named! :?
The track titles are still there but the album title list shows the albums names as "Ripped 1, 2, 3" ect?? I will have to go through them all and re-name them now!! :|

 

[lacroupade]

Big Brothers watching you LOL

 

[Maniac]

Ah, but did the update add anything? My original software for example, makes me enter city, street etc in the navigation as separate entries, while I'm told the newer software you can just reel off any entire address and it breaks it apart for you. Numerous other updates, but not sure you can have the newer software on the original cars (2009 cars that is)...

 

[m999psw]

I am glad somebody else has this I thought it was me. I had the software updated a few months ago but noticed the 'ripped' description recently and assumed it was something I had done the last time I updated the HD.

 

[Anonymous]

I had a 6 hour software update yesterday after having a new idrive pad replaced - and seems the same. But also the excellent dealer that is HR Owen in London, replaced the door entry guards, without asking me, as the previous ones had become split - now thats good service.

 

[davidmbell]

Oddly enough my hard drive in the idrive threw a wobbly yesterday.

Mid playback just stopped playing.

No matter what I tried to do it went back to the first track on the entire hdd and stuck, the track counter not going up at all.

Seemed to recall a reset procedure from somewhere, so held power button down for 20 secs (or so) till powered down and reboots.

All sorted again.

 

[Anonymous]

Thats good to know, how to do a reset - thanks David

With the cupholders being so bad and close to the idrive pad - had to have mine replaced due to liquid damage. Why oh why can't we have the cupholder like they have in the US, which we used to have in the 6 Series....

 

[davidmbell]

Talking of the idrive controller, I'm going to try send BMW Germany some feedback/suggestion as to improve the drive controller.

It should have rollover touch sensitivity like the hu shortcuts.

So that instead of glancing down to remember which is cd and which is radio / phone / nav (which even after 7 months ownership I still get wrong!) it would pop up on the display as you rest your fingers on the buttons.

 

[iwatchlive]

Talking of the idrive controller, I'm going to try send BMW Germany some feedback/suggestion as to improve the drive controller.
It should have rollover touch sensitivity like the hu shortcuts.
So that instead of glancing down to remember which is cd and which is radio / phone / nav (which even after 7 months ownership I still get wrong!) it would pop up on the display as you rest your fingers on the buttons.

great idea- gesture control, would love that.

David- are you aware about setting up favourites buttons?

NOTE: for anyone that wants it -I have the internal BMW technician version of the CIC system pdf, which is a 70 page document on the E90 (same as E89 I think) Car information computer including items like unlocking the service menu option on the iDrive control, gracenote, etc. I was interested once I read"This menu can be used to select and adjust settings that are not visible for the customer." it also explains how to go about:

Resetting the CIC
Unlocking the ServiceMenu Option
Setting favourites buttons
As well as a full breakdown of system components, processors & modules used etc. Great for us geeky nerds huh! (did you know about the YAW sensor?)

FYI - The following CIC applications are stored on the integrated hard disk drive:
• Music collection
• Music track database (Gracenote®)
• Navigation software (application)
• Navigation (map material)
• iSpeech (voice recognition system)
• Contacts (database with address data)
• System operating software

 

[Rpenhale]

Hi iwatchlive I would like the cic manual if you wouldn't mind please?

 

[iwatchlive]

Hi Rpenhale, see PM