Is there a way of updating the built in sat in my Octavia VRS without the dealer. I have the Columbus in it tried downloading it to an SD card and it’s not doing anything or reading it etc. Phone a dealer and they say it should have a SD card which it don’t as it’s a built in sat nav and I’ve searched every where for a removable SD card to no avail. So any help would grately be off assistance. The updates on the Skoda site did the phone but not the map I may point out. 

 

Cheers. 

Dealer told you wrong, Columbus doesn't have the maps on an SD, that only applies to Amundsen.

 

You have to put the map update onto an SD, from memory there should be a MIB1, MIB2 folder and a metadata file. Then you have to go to map, settings, software update or something along those lines to tell it to update the maps.

 

What version do you have currently and what version are you trying to update to?

Have a look here.

 

 

I’ve tried that. Downloaded it to the SD card and popped it into the usd reader and the sd card slot and it’s having none of it. It’s in the right format as they suggest and file types. 

 

I’m at a lost as to why it won’t update to the newer version. 

7 minutes ago, Wolveslad said:

I’ve tried that. Downloaded it to the SD card and popped it into the usd reader and the sd card slot and it’s having none of it. It’s in the right format as they suggest and file types. 

 

I’m at a lost as to why it won’t update to the newer version. 

 

Are you trying to update the maps or the firmware?

The maps. 

Have you tried the SD in the other slot? Can you show a screenshot of the files/folders from the root of the SD? 

 

Something isn't right as the map update process should work as advised.

I have tried the sd card in both ports and the usb and I got the update from the Skoda site and I can screen shot the file no problem. 

You are trying to update from the Nav menu and not the main columbus update menu?

I have got the update from the Skoda site downloaded it to the SD card as per the instruction. Put it in the car and gone into the nav and the searches for updates and it’s searching for newer version or software to update and nothing. It’s say no update fount please insert data or software etc. 

 

So so if there’s summit I should be doing fire away please say. 

 

Cheers. 

Lee. 

The update comes as a zipped file, have you extracted the data to SD? Or just put the zip straight on the SD?

Edited 6 October, 20187 yr by ahenners

I haven’t extracted just put the file on a sd card is that where I’m going wrong then?  

You have to upzip the file on a pc first.

This is the current map and the one I’m trying to install. As you can see neither file is zipped. 

50 minutes ago, Wolveslad said:

This is the current map and the one I’m trying to install. As you can see neither file is zipped. 

 

There's your problem then. As per my post earlier in this topic, you need the MIB1 and MIB2 folders and the metainfo file at the root of the SD and nothing else.

 

You need to remove everything else and pull the files/folders out of the HIGH12_P169_EU_201819 to the root.

 

There was a post with a screenshot of exactly how it should be in the topic link @logiclee provided.

Edited 6 October, 20187 yr by ahenners

Had this exact problem with mine. Tried SD slots 1&2 Tried various ways of putting the files onto the card (both folders, just the mib1 folder etc)

 

In the end put it on a usb stick, exactly what I had on SD card, popped it in and it worked! 

 

So try it via a usb stick. Think others have had similar issue via SD card, seams a bit hit and miss.

I had to update mine this way

 

 

This is the problem using the "direct link" method instead of the Skoda downloader.

If you follow the instructions on the website using the Skoda downloader it will download the file & then copy it correctly to the SD-card for you.

 

As an SD-card is quite slow, you can also use a USB stick or USB-harddrive to update the Columbus.

You need to copy the contents from Inside the folder: HIGH12_P169_EU_201819 onto the SD-card.

From memory, you should end up with 2 folder:  MIB1 & MIB2 plus a text file called metainfo.txt

 

Put it in the USB or sd-card slot then turn on the Columbus, it should recognise the update after a few seconds if its in the correct format.