Lightning Software Updates using FDRS

[nag_beer]

More than a week ago

Thank you. What do you think about my car not seeing APIM update as I still have old version of sync with rev 539?

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[Mike G]

Nothing is wrong with your car, there is an issue with the database feeding FDRS right now

Well that's interesting, and answers a question from the Mach-E forum as to why one of their members wasn't seeing the latest updates to get that car to Sync 640 as well.

 

[Mike G]

@Mike G, I really appreciate your posts. I followed your posts and try to use FDRs to update the car. Dealer was no use in my case snd could not resolve the missing options under my software update section. When i used Fdrs i had two updates ApIm and GWM pending. I tried APIM and it failed to load binary files. I updated GWM and after that i don’t see APIm update anymore, i am still missing new 4.x.x version of sync system. Can you please help me to figure out what is wrong with my car? My VIN is 1FT6W1EV7NWG01946

Sorry, I just now saw your post....I wasn't aware until Gimme posted that there was a FDRS issue, but that makes sense because others on the Mach-E forum are having the same issue. Doing a ton of updates in FDRS and then they just run out of updates..but they haven't gotten to the new Sync 640 APIM update yet. I didn't know they were having issues like that.

Hopefully it will clear up soon.

Just ping me in a few days and I'll check for you and let you know if something shows up (unless you bought your own annual license).

 

[Mike G]

As an additional note regarding FDRS updates (currently) the issue as reported on the F-150 FDRS programming thread seems to be a problem with the server creating the index for downloads of the GWM, APIM, and TCU updates. Those are all USB based updates. CAN bus updates are not affected. I'll post back when I see that this has been fixed.

 

[nag_beer]

Sorry, I just now saw your post....I wasn't aware until Gimme posted that there was a FDRS issue, but that makes sense because others on the Mach-E forum are having the same issue. Doing a ton of updates in FDRS and then they just run out of updates..but they haven't gotten to the new Sync 640 APIM update yet. I didn't know they were having issues like that.

Hopefully it will clear up soon.

Just ping me in a few days and I'll check for you and let you know if something shows up (unless you bought your own annual license).

thank you Mike and Gimme. I will wait for the FDRS issues to be resolved.

@Mike G , I will contact you with in few days to see anything pops up for my VIN as I don’t have annual membership. I will buy 2day license when APIM updates pops back up

 

[eopiela]

Any updates on the database issue? I used FDRS to update all my pending modules (PSCM is still showing as needing update after updating it twice), but still stuck on 4.1.1 and the old interface. My 2 day expires on Sunday. Was quite an adventure getting this set up. Had to buy a cheap Windows laptop as apparently FDRS won't authorize its license in a virtual machine on my MacBook and BootCamp for Windows 10 won't install it either. No joke on needing battery power supply hooked up. Each of these can bus updates suck a ton of power running all types of pumps throughout the vehicle.

 

[data003]

Any updates on the database issue? I used FDRS to update all my pending modules (PSCM is still showing as needing update after updating it twice), but still stuck on 4.1.1 and the old interface. My 2 day expires on Sunday. Was quite an adventure getting this set up. Had to buy a cheap Windows laptop as apparently FDRS won't authorize its license in a virtual machine on my MacBook and BootCamp for Windows 10 won't install it either. No joke on needing battery power supply hooked up. Each of these can bus updates suck a ton of power running all types of pumps throughout the vehicle.

Works fine for me in Bootcamp?

 

[eopiela]

Sorry I wasn't clear--I couldn't get Bootcamp to install Windows 10 professional or Windows 11 to then install FDRS, so had to get a PC laptop.

 

[Mike G]

21 Mar 23 and there's progress.

I checked my VIN late this afternoon and found a new APIM update as the sole thing on my list.

I have already been running Sync 640 (new Sync UI) for a while now as those who follow this thread know.

I was kindof expecting a new APIM update because my '21 Mach-E (as well as those with '23 models for some reason, but not many '22s) have gotten Sync 713 about two or three weeks ago.

I hopped in the truck to move it over to the shop to do the update and noticed I had a software download for PowerUp 4.2.1 that said it had "not completed" but the notes were there. (On the Mach-E OTA 4.2.1 was a GWM update and the notes on the Lightning matched what the notes were for OTA 4.2.1 on the Mach-E so I figured it's the same).

In the 30 seconds it took to move the truck the screen changed and said that the 4.2.1 update was now completed.

I connected up the laptop and the APIM was still in the list so I downloaded and ran the update. Took a while to do the download this time, like 15 minutes, and then to about half as long to copy the almost 4GB of data to the USB drive.

Plugged the drive in and about 5 minutes later was told to shutdown and leave the driver's door open and then come back for the restart after 10 minutes.

All went as planned. Sync version is now 713, like my Mach-E, and the software revision version is also the same as my Mach-E at "NU5T-14G676-EC" revision (it was "-BB").

So this Sync 713 has the same two new games (Bridge Battle and Parking Lot) and that matches the Mach-E that got this update as PowerUp 4.2.2. So it's fair to assume that when this APIM update arrives as a PowerUp it will indeed be 4.2.2.

Have a great evening (unless you had other plans).

 

[irpete]

I upgraded to this APIM version today with FDRS. I didn’t previously have the new UI. I do now. It took a very long time as the files were 6 GB.

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