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Map updates with Chrome?
« on: 17 April 2020, 17:07 »
I discarded a windows device some time ago and only have a Chromebook.  I want to download the latest map updates for my Discover Pro but being a Linux based system I cannot run Windows software.  VW only offers downloads of the DiscoverCare software to manage the map download.  Anyone else been in this situation or got a workaround for me please?  thanks.
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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #1 on: 17 April 2020, 17:17 »
You can just download the file and unzip the maps to a USB stick or memory card - you don't need discovery care.
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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #2 on: 17 April 2020, 19:45 »
ok thanks...that's what i am doing.  cant believe it can take 4 hours to install according to vw's blurb.  is that the experience others have had?
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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #3 on: 17 April 2020, 22:04 »
Unzipping the file is what takes the time.
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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #4 on: 17 April 2020, 22:13 »
Depends on the speed of your memory device you are using to upload it to the car.
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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #5 on: 17 April 2020, 23:19 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 17 April 2020, 22:13
Depends on the speed of your memory device you are using to upload it to the car.
seems to be pretty consistent no matter what speed card you use. Downloading is speed dependant and I suppose unzipping could be too.
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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #6 on: 18 April 2020, 11:13 »
so i downloaded the update from https://webspecial.volkswagen.de/vwinfotainment/int/en/index/downloads#/ and put it on a 128GB SD card.  Popped it into SD1 in the glovebox, went to Nav, version and then Update and it couldn't find the file. 

Do i unzip it on my laptop and then put that file on the SD and do what i did above?  thanks.

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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #7 on: 18 April 2020, 11:46 »
You need to unzip the file to the SD Card to allow the car to see the update, there is a PDF with details on link below:
https://webspecial.volkswagen.de/vwinfotainment/dam/jcr:87a72c9d-8349-4d2b-bb04-79efdb7c14eb/Discover%20Media%20MIB%20Gen.2%20June_2019_EN.pdf
Cheers hope it works as I will be doing the same thing later, admittedly from a windows machine :laugh:
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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #8 on: 18 April 2020, 12:19 »
thanks for the advice.  i am unpacking the zip file now and will then transfer to the SD...takes a long time but hope to be able to install it later.  will update you on how it goes.
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Re: Map updates with Chrome?
« Reply #9 on: 18 April 2020, 14:58 »
well it unpacked but as another 4.55GB zip file...the original download was 25GB.  really confused by it now.
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