Firmware updates for RNS510 units in Australia/NZ

[Oztig]

SD action was dead end - as DVD not working to load software.

New DVD faulty - locked closed & unable to load DVD.

Now have no function, but the radio.
Press the media button after 5min & get the screen below.



Interrogate secret menu for DVD status & get screen below after 5 min.



Any suggestions for replacement would be greatly appreciated?

Can go to jku.com.au (Maroochydore)

for $1650

or (Chinese) -

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...372501014.html

for $300?

[kamold]

If you want to drop the unit and drives to me I can see what I can do for you.
Have tools to connect via the multimedia adapter at back to the system.
I can work on it on the bench.

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[Oztig]

Many thanks for your reply Kamold, & kind offer, much appreciated. We live up near Inverell, in the North West NSW, so will have to wait till our next trip to Sydney, & will be in touch then to make arrangements, if still convenient for you.
Thank you again.

[singlefished]

Hello good people! More anxiety in my future with a forthcoming dreaded firmware update but a couple of quick confirmations first

My RNS510 (HW: C, FW: 3810) started playing up a few months ago and navigation will only work with the disk inserted.... no worries, I listen to ABC all the time anyway and don't use the navigation much. I figured my 2016 Christmas holidays project would be to install a new SSD to see if it would solve the problem ~ popped in here to see if there was a specific 3810 firmware available for the PATA 64Gig SSD I've ordered..... and low and behold, firmware 523x is on the front page and will apparently work with my older unit (previously 4020 was as high as I could go!)..... so, this now has me wondering:

A) 523x... really, it will work?
B) Do I need to do anything special or are the ratios all good with 523x for a 64G SSD?
C) IF it fails, will my old FW 3810 installation disk download from Dec/2014 be ok to install over the top of any partitions created by the 523x firmware on the new SSD?
D) Anything else I may not be aware of.... (does the SSD need to be formatted in any particular way before install?)

Thanks for any advice, it's been 2 years since my last firmware update adventure and I'm feeling the heat already!!!! It's a different ball game with a possible new FW being thrown into the equation

[kamold]

a. Yes it will.
b. No
c. There is no need to go back to an earlier version. In fact 3810 was a beta release and should not in general be used
d. No, the firmware install will format the drive appropriately
e. If you go into the 'hidden' menu (by holding down the setup button for 30 seconds) what does it show for HDD status? You may be able to resolve the issues by simply upgrading firmware (which will reformat the HDD) and reinstalling maps.

[singlefished]

a. Yes it will.
b. No
c. There is no need to go back to an earlier version. In fact 3810 was a beta release and should not in general be used
d. No, the firmware install will format the drive appropriately
e. If you go into the 'hidden' menu (by holding down the setup button for 30 seconds) what does it show for HDD status? You may be able to resolve the issues by simply upgrading firmware (which will reformat the HDD) and reinstalling maps.

Thankyou Sir! I'll check the HDD status shortly.... Good to know the firmware may sort it out - could try that this weekend, will report back soon

It'll probably be a few weeks before SSD arrives as it's en route from China - firmware this weekend would give me a chance to check out the update and have a play with it before taking the thing to bits.

[singlefished]

HDD STATUS:

temp/power status: DEGRADED
volume size : 0

HDD failure I'm thinking.......

[kamold]

Ignore the temp status. That's normal.
Size of 0 is problematic however.
What about the other fields?

[singlefished]

Temperature -
altitudestatus OK
Volfilesystem 0
Volume size 0
vollabel
Remaining size 0

Frked???

[kamold]

Sounds at best sub-optimal...