Map updates - Again!!!!

[JR RS]

51 minutes ago, Sandgroper said:

Both!

 

Weird.

Mine is MY17 and I've never had an issue with either the Skoda Update Portal (using my VIN) or VW Maps Portal (no VIN required), using my SD card.

I can't update via the online method as the MIB2 doesn't have this feature.  This was introduced from MY18 models with the MIB2.5 units.

 

U r getting the right maps for ur unit yes?

[BOD20]

This is the procedure for the Satnav update for a Columbus 9.2 inch using a Windows 10 PC to download and prepare the update. No extra software required for a Windows 10 pc (i.e. you don't need to use 7zip or anything else).

 

The procedure for Amundsen is different.

 

1. Went on to the Skoda update portal, put in my VIN and the ECE2020 maps update was available.

 

2. Downloaded the map file to my PC. It was 26 GBytes and took about 2 hours on my average 32Mbps broadband connection

 

3. This gave me a zipfile called "HIGH12_P184-EU_2020.zip"

 

4. I unzipped this to the hard drive of my PC (Right-click on the file and select "Extract All")

 

5. This took a while but I ended up with a new folder with the same name as the original zip file ( "HIGH12_P184-EU_2020")

 

6. Inside this folder were two subfolders - Mib1 and Mib2 - and a file called metainfo2.txt. These 3 items are all that you need.

 

7. Took a 32 GByte USB stick, connected it to the PC, and formatted it to FAT32 (go to "This PC" in File Explorer, right-click on the USB stick icon, select "Format" and select "FAT32" as the "File system").

 

8. I selected the three items from step 6 above (i.e. the folders Mib1, Mib2 and the file metainfo2.txt ) and copied these to the USB stick

 

9. This process took about another 2 hours

 

10. Connected the USB stick to the USB socket in the car.

 

11. Switched on ignition, opened Satnav, tapped the settings icon, then "Version information", then "Update (SD/USB")

 

12. It took a few minutes but then it started to upload the data with a percentage display showing progress

 

13. It took about 40 minutes to complete the upload - ignition has to be on so best to do this whilst driving somewhere.

 

 

That is it -  but note the time it takes to download, copy to USB, and install in the car.

 

Note there should only be 1 file "metainfo2.txt" and 2 folders "Mib1" and "Mib2" at the top (root) level of the USB stick. If there are any other files showing in addition to those then delete them from the USB stick before step 10 above.

[Sandgroper]

That is exactly the same process that I have followed several times. I have used different formats out of frustration, but Fat32 was on most.

 

I have contacted a local Skoda agent who will do it at no charge and I will probably take this route in conjunction with my MOT later this year. I understand that the use the internet process direct.

 

Thanks for everyone who has offered suggestions etc. I am plainly not the only owner who has suffered!!!

[MartiniB]

1 hour ago, BOD20 said:

3. This gave me a zipfile called "HIGH12_P184-EU_2020.zip"

newest is P187

-> https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/481746-columbus-map-update-2020-2021-mib1mib2mib2h/

 

[BOD20]

23 minutes ago, MartiniB said:

newest is P187

-> https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/481746-columbus-map-update-2020-2021-mib1mib2mib2h/

 

Yes, and that means the downloaded file at step 3 is now   "HIGH12_P187-EU_202022.zip" which will unzip to a folder called  "HIGH12_P187-EU_202022".

 

Everything else should be the same.

[Sandgroper]

And that is what I have. I notice that on windows 10 the default format has changed. Whether that would just be the problem I wouldn't know. I have tried FAT32 in the past anyway wil no result.

 

As far as I can see the download process is good, here are no odd files in there, I have mib 1 & mib 2 & the text file. 

I' ll keep trying but  will use the agent if necessary.

 

Of course my Columbus might be duff, though everything seems to work ok.

[digifish]

Looking at what is in the 32 GB you download, it's crazy to me they have everyone downloading map data for the whole world. 

 

Why they simply can't have files by region is beyond me. 

[Rustynuts]

6 hours ago, Sandgroper said:

And that is what I have. I notice that on windows 10 the default format has changed. Whether that would just be the problem I wouldn't know. I have tried FAT32 in the past anyway wil no result.

 

As far as I can see the download process is good, here are no odd files in there, I have mib 1 & mib 2 & the text file. 

I' ll keep trying but  will use the agent if necessary.

 

Of course my Columbus might be duff, though everything seems to work ok.

Just because...

Are you absolutely certain you have a Columbus? You don't have a Skoda SD card in one of the SD slots in the glove box do you?

[Sandgroper]

The two slots have SD cards with my media choices on them. The nav says that it has spotted the usb stick but when I tap the 'update' tag it searches but can't find the update. Same when I put the update in as an SD card.

 

I guess that there will be in indication on the handbook details, along with the VIN, which indicates the infotainment model.

[Rustynuts]

If the SD slots are populated with non Skoda cards then I guess you have a Columbus. 😉

[Sandgroper]

Thanks Rusty!  I am beginning to doubt everything tbh!!! I wonder if there is something that I haven't done after buying it, having bought it from a large secondhand group. I have used the Sat Nav etc which works fine, set the seat arrangement and so on, but is there anything else? 

 

I have connected to the Skoda portal and registered there, also downloaded maps from there, got my service printout from My Skoda . So I can't see any reason why it won't work. 

[Sandgroper]

Noticed on an old post that BOD20 transferred the three update files Mib1, Mib2, and Text file to the USB individually, or so it reads.

 

Another poster specifically states that the files need to go on the USB 'root'. He seems to reject the simple transfer of the HIGH 12 extracted file.

 

I am not sufficiently computer savvy to understand this but could that individual transfer method make that subtle difference?

[BOD20]

13 minutes ago, Sandgroper said:

Noticed on an old post that BOD20 transferred the three update files Mib1, Mib2, and Text file to the USB individually, or so it reads.

 

Another poster specifically states that the files need to go on the USB 'root'. He seems to reject the simple transfer of the HIGH 12 extracted file.

 

I am not sufficiently computer savvy to understand this but could that individual transfer method make that subtle difference?

 

Not sure what you mean here, but the file "metainfo2.txt" and the two folders "Mib1" and "Mib2" (and all their contents) should be copied to the root of the USB stick. So when you open the USB stick using File Explorer in Windows you see the following - 

 

 

What you don't want to do is create a new folder on the USB stick and have these items inside that folder. 

Edited 18 July, 2020 by BOD20

[Sandgroper]

On it as we speak! I just copied the unzipped HIGH12  direct to the usb.

 

If I understand you correctly the three files need to be transferred separately.

 

I am atm transferring the three files individually to my USB stick and will try again. Sorry for my computer ignorance but will that get to the 'root' of the usb?

 

Just noticed your location! Funnily enough my Superb 3 SE l Estate was previously owned in Glasgow!

Edited 18 July, 2020 by Sandgroper
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[JR RS]

7 minutes ago, Sandgroper said:

 

If I understand you correctly the three files need to be transferred separately.

 

 

There is no such requirement at all, and will yield no benefit.

 

It should b as simple as right-click the zip and extract to sd-card or USB drive.

[BOD20]

15 minutes ago, Sandgroper said:

On it as we speak! I just copied the unzipped HIGH12  direct to the usb.

 

If I understand you correctly the three files need to be transferred separately.

 

I am atm transferring the three files individually to my USB stick and will try again. Sorry for my computer ignorance but will that get to the 'root' of the usb?

 

Just noticed your location! Funnily enough my Superb 3 SE l Estate was previously owned in Glasgow!

 

The "root" is the top level on the USB stick. If the USB stick is completely empty and you copy a file directly to it , then it will end up in the "root". You should NOT end up with a folder called "HIGH12_P187-EU_202022" on the USB stick - only the 3 items mentioned previously.

 

It's not necessary to copy the 3 items individually but it won't do any harm either - just as long as they all end up on the USB stick.

 

Note that it can take a LONG TIME to copy the "Mib" folders to the USB stick - it can take 2 hours or more.

 

 

[Sandgroper]

Thanks for your help BOD20 - time isn't a problem (particularly in lockdown!). 

 

I hope that this is the answer to my difficulties. The Nav sees the usb but can't find the data so I guessed that it was something that I either wasn't doing or was doing by the wrong method!

 

I will certainly post if it works!!!!!

 

Stay safe!!!!

[Sandgroper]

Success at last!!!!!

 

Problem was that I had transferred the unzipped 'HIGH12' folder to my usb in its whole form, that is rather than transferring its three units individually. Simples!!!

 

Thanks to BOD20's detailing of the process I am up to date!!!

[BriskodaJeff]

10 minutes ago, Sandgroper said:

Success at last!!!!!

 

Problem was that I had transferred the unzipped 'HIGH12' folder to my usb in its whole form, that is rather than transferring its three units individually. Simples!!!

 

Thanks to BOD20's detailing of the process I am up to date!!!

Great to hear @Sandgroper. But in case anyone uses this for reference, what you actually did is slightly different from what (i think) you described. @BOD20 is spot on - the two folders and the metainfo file need to be copied to the root of the card / stick. They can be copied at the same time - you don't have to do them individually. But it sounds like originally you copied the whole high12 folder onto your card, meaning the two mib folders and metainfo file were not at the root. Thus the car couldn't read them.

 

Sorry for the pedantry, but it might help someone else 👍.

[Sandgroper]

I'm pedantic myself about things that I understand! No need to apologise!

 

I was a pre WW 2 child and my computer knowledge has been acquired through making many mistakes rather than by tuition. Rather annoyingly my son is a teacher and an IT specialist and my grandson is doing a degree in Cybersecurity but they are in Adelaide which is rather a long commute!

 

Can't let them know that I am a computer duffer though can I? (LOL)

 

Stay Safe!

 

[BOD20]

46 minutes ago, Sandgroper said:

Success at last!!!!!

 

Problem was that I had transferred the unzipped 'HIGH12' folder to my usb in its whole form, that is rather than transferring its three units individually. Simples!!!

 

Thanks to BOD20's detailing of the process I am up to date!!!

 

That's great that you have it sorted at last. Well done.

 

Looking at the files it seems that the Columbus unit searches the root (top) folder of the USB stick or SD card for the file called "metainfo2.txt". If it doesn't find that file in the top level folder then it stops at that point and says that it can't find any data. The Columbus doesn't seem to look inside any folders on the USB stick/SD card - it expects to find the file in the root/top level.

 

The file "metainfo2.txt" contains information identifying the location of the "Mib1" and "Mib2" folders (basically it says that these folders are also in the root folder). The Columbus then uses that information to locate and read those folders.

 

So, as long as you ensure that "metainfo2.txt", "Mib1" and "Mib2" are in the root/top level folder of your USB stick or SD card then it should work ok.

 

 

If you extract the downloaded zip file directly to the USB stick/SD card then check if the extraction process creates a new folder and copies the files inside that folder. That would mean the required files would NOT be in the root/top level but would be inside a folder and therefore would not be found by the Columbus. This is why I recommend extracting the zip file to the hard drive of the computer first, then copying the resulting files manually to the USB stick/SD card as this gives you more control over where the files are copied to.

 

This is how the USB stick/SD card should look at the root level

 

Edited 19 July, 2020 by BOD20

[Sandgroper]

I have established a file with the method required - memory doesn't always serve!!!

 

Regards.