Firmware updates for RNS510 units in Australia/NZ

[FJ Steve]

I would steer well clear of attempts to update on older units to 4120 or higher as the radio board is not compatible and will likely damage your unit requiring hardware to be replaced.

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+1

The gurus in Europe have advised that the Radio board from version D (I think) onwards is only suitable for such an upgrade. A & B units stand a very good chance of being bricked (some classic examples on the Euro forums of guys who have gone in boots 'n all just to have the latest Firmware, and haven't paid attention to to the guys in the know - like our good friend kamold - and now have the "white or black screen of death")

[Ryan_R]

Number of C units (mine included) have upgraded ok. That said I'm not sure if having radio text enabled is reducing reception quality, noticing a tiny bit of static on some stations occasionally.

[dArK5HaD0w]

+1

The gurus in Europe have advised that the Radio board from version D (I think) onwards is only suitable for such an upgrade. A & B units stand a very good chance of being bricked (some classic examples on the Euro forums of guys who have gone in boots 'n all just to have the latest Firmware, and haven't paid attention to to the guys in the know - like our good friend kamold - and now have the "white or black screen of death")

i have an A-unit, and successfully upgraded from firmware 272x to 412x with no probs.

3T0 035 680 A
HW: H41
SW: 2724
B 26.08.2010

[FJ Steve]

i have an A-unit, and successfully upgraded from firmware 272x to 412x with no probs.

3T0 035 680 A
HW: H41
SW: 2724
B 26.08.2010

And you have Radio Text now? If not, what improvements have you noticed?

[dArK5HaD0w]

And you have Radio Text now? If not, what improvements have you noticed?

my apologies, i got it wrong - i upgraded to "402x with no probs", not firmware 412x.
so pls ignore my earlier post.

[golf6]

FJ Steve

Can I go directly to 4020 from 2840 (it makes new partition in the HDD and format them)? I see in many posts that I must update first to 3810. As there are a lot of firmwares I don´t know which I must use (sw3810.iso or 3810a_noru.iso or FW_4020_70_20_5.ISO or FW_4020_a_70_25_5.ISO or 4020_nfb.iso or SWL_CD_4020_M3_EUR.iso ...). Can you help me?

Thank you

[kamold]

i have an A-unit, and successfully upgraded from firmware 272x to 412x with no probs.

3T0 035 680 A
HW: H41
SW: 2724
B 26.08.2010

It's not an A unit. Part numbers are different for Skoda. It's what would be called a C unit for vw.

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[FJ Steve]

It depends what version/Model unit you have.
I have always felt that installing new firmware in incremental steps is the safest option.

FJ Steve

Can I go directly to 4020 from 2840 (it makes new partition in the HDD and format them)? I see in many posts that I must update first to 3810. As there are a lot of firmwares I don´t know which I must use (sw3810.iso or 3810a_noru.iso or FW_4020_70_20_5.ISO or FW_4020_a_70_25_5.ISO or 4020_nfb.iso or SWL_CD_4020_M3_EUR.iso ...). Can you help me?

Thank you

[R36 DSG]

Thanks guys, I guess I'll stick with 3810 as it's working perfectly with my A version.

[Yao]

Thanks guys, I guess I'll stick with 3810 as it's working perfectly with my A version.

+1. I'm not sure the "enhancements" with the new firmware is enough for me to risk bricking my unit