iFly GPS Forum

Am I the only one that has trouble with updates not working?

I thought it was a matter of ‘size’ but that doesn’t seem to pan out!

I am using the included thumb drive so I know I am not exceeding the 2GB limit.

My latest headache is that I am trying to update 6, Terminal Area Charts plus WX & TFRs…

This results in a 58 MB zip which is promptly rejected by the iFly 700!

I tried it with only 4 of the 6 TACs and eliminated the WX ~ fail (41 MB)

3 Files + WX & TFRs ~ fail (25 MB)

Then down to no WX/TFRs & 3 TACs ~ Success! (24 MB)

Then another without WX/TFRs and 4 TACs ~ Success! (36 MB)

It leaves me just doing trial & error trying to find just the Right Package (the Goldielocks Update…

In my attachment, note that only iFlyUpdatePackage(4) & (5) worked:



Software: 6.0.8
OS: 3.0.11
BootLoader: 3.0.1
Launcher: 1.0.2

That does seem to help...

Still have one that simply will not load even after re-downloading it 3 times.

It may be a USB socket issue on your '700. I have a number of thumb drives and two of them work without fail on my '700, while others will work only if I insert them in my '700 and hold at them a slight angle. All of them connect and work just fine with my PC and other USB devices. I just stick with the ones that connect properly with my '700!

That said, I would like to cast my vote for the ability to update my '700 SD cards directly from my PC as described in some earlier threads today! I always carry a back-up SD card and being able to update directly from my PC would make it much easier to keep both current.

David

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