Just got notice of an OTA update. I'm on the road so hesitant to install it. It says the purpose is to make software better and it must be installed to get further OTA updates.
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That's strange. It failed twice with me with a good cellular signal and was successful the first time when connected to to my home wifi.
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@nebula1701 is right ...my truck wouldn't update...even though I was checking for updates every time I was in it. I normally park in the garage within range of my WiFi, but, even turning it off didn't do it. Only fair coverage in my area. I have to be on the 2nd floor of my home to maintain 2 bars consistent.
I just happened to have some construction going on in my home (I work from home). So instead of parking in the garage I had my truck moved out to the edge of my property for several days in a row. The 2nd day I had it out there the update popped up in my app.
My guess is that the mothership needs to be able to communicate back and forth consistently in order for the update to get pushed.
I just happened to have some construction going on in my home (I work from home). So instead of parking in the garage I had my truck moved out to the edge of my property for several days in a row. The 2nd day I had it out there the update popped up in my app.
My guess is that the mothership needs to be able to communicate back and forth consistently in order for the update to get pushed.
i've tried to update mine every day for almost a month with full 5G bars, wide open area and still have yet to receive an OTA. I've tried many different locations including home connected to wifi and full 5G service and no luck. Hoping once I update the modules and the radio myself it will fix whatever is preventing them.
I've had my Silverado EV for about 11 months and I just received and successfully installed an OTA update (build is "burmese_orange-user 12 W41E-174.5.1-M170-SQBR5-189.3 189 release-keys"). Just posting here because I have seen questions / confusion about whether they are happening or not.
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What's new in your update?
FINALLY got my first OTA update with this latest one
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Can we learn what the update included?
I checked for the lates OTA that re-activates Low Ride mode. Nothing showing. Is there a way to push this update to the truck? (2024 RST First Edition).
I did successfully get the dealership VWP update that gave me the turn signal cameras last week.
I did successfully get the dealership VWP update that gave me the turn signal cameras last week.
I thought you had to get an EV tech to run the SPS diagnostics while connected to the OBD port in order to add turn signal cameras?
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That's what VWP (vehicle-wide programming) is.
I thought VWP was a more basic vehicle update and the service advisor knows about it from GM service bulletins, while the service advisor does not receive information from GM about many module updates which can only be discovered by the EV tech running SPS software. I guess I need to update my understanding of the nomenclature...
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My understanding is that VWP is a one-click option in SPS2 to update every module that has new calibrations available. The VWP option only seems to appear when logged in under a dealer license.
That is consistent with my experience.
Then there are some modules that don’t get programmed the same way, and need special attention like the USB stick update method of the radio unit, which is what is apparently often missed.
Also, the cellular/onstar unit is special too.
Is the USB infotainment update file specific to your VIN or something? I would think this should be a file we could download from GM to a USB drive and load it via our vehicle's USB slot. I don't understand why you have to go to a dealer for this.
My wife's Kia infotainment can be updated via OTA or by downloading the file from Kia.
My wife's Kia infotainment can be updated via OTA or by downloading the file from Kia.
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USB updates are not necessarily VIN Specific but they need to be prepped and installed along with SPS2 to configure and generate Warranty codes.
I understand that, but I still see no reason GM can't put infotainment updates on their website so owners can download them. That should be pretty foolproof. I can also understand why module updates would be more of an issue.
I'd really like to get the latest infotainment update since it apparently improves audio performance (not that it's bad now, but I'll take any improvement) and more importantly allows adding new apps including video apps. Anyway, I'm waiting for the new OTA update and hope it will include these improvements.
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Some infotainment updates require updates to the module as well.
What was the gm understanding of "OTA update" ?
GM should consider to tarnsfer the files and check for CRC and checksum i.e. in the infotainment flash drive, before upload such files into each modules over VIP Ethernet... Also if modules had two partitions storage that could boot up automatically from the other known good partition, would have prevented majority of these failure in corrupted code updates. similar to this is done in many other IT gears...
reading these failed OTA, dealership visits, VWP, failures and module to module differences makes me 🤢 and 🤮
GM should consider to tarnsfer the files and check for CRC and checksum i.e. in the infotainment flash drive, before upload such files into each modules over VIP Ethernet... Also if modules had two partitions storage that could boot up automatically from the other known good partition, would have prevented majority of these failure in corrupted code updates. similar to this is done in many other IT gears...
reading these failed OTA, dealership visits, VWP, failures and module to module differences makes me 🤢 and 🤮
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