Ok, readed tutorial and have last question before i start upgrade.
Its mandatory to have at least 1.5gb free memory?
Whats for it need this memory ? This is for buffering when installs new package, or installer first copy ex. full package with voices and after restart sync it replace old by new, and then delete old?
Im asking because i dont know do i need before upgrade remove grace and voice (you said i have only apps and voices, so probably already dont have grace so dont get free memory, if i free more memory by remove voices i dont know how many free memory i get, if not enough i still cant do upgrade, and will be without voices at all )
Ps. Sorry for my english, but i hope you understand what i mean
Thank you for your time and support
If you read the tutorial then I’m sure you read this fragment:
That’s the answer to your question. And if I may add: that comment is made for a reason. You are free to try it with less than that amount, if you ran into issues then you will know why. I’m not sure why we are talking about this, since it was also stated before that your unit has 3GB of free space…
About why is that free space needed is for package processing, remember your upgrade USB device has compressed files only.
I apologize, I didn’t read the previous log myself, just got hung up on what it was said by f150chief.
You are correct, you do not have enough free space.
I’ve personally reviewed your log, and there’s something strange with it.
According to that log, you only have 2 packages installed, so the only thing you would be able to reduce is the voice file, nothing else.
Which version of the interrogator log did you use?
Check the USB, does it end in -AB, -AC or -AD?
on usb i have one file GB5T-14G386-AC_1587495565000.TAR
in my log i dont see tag with [5U5T-14G391-AE] like posted @F150Chief
so i dont know whats happen when i use “small voice package replacement usb” if it will remove my voices how much memory i get, if will too low i cant do upgrade and dont have voices at all so i hope you understand why im so inquisitive before i start upgrade
btw, there is a bug in sync3updater with formating usb, it show will format but dont do that, ex, when i make usb for log i have 1 file in syncmyride folder, later when i make usb for upgrade with 4 files after “format” i have 5 files in syncmyride folder (4 files to upgrade and 1 file for log)
I see…
Please, create an interrogator log with the -AB package and see how it goes.
You can find information about how manually doing this in this link Tutorial: APIM Interrogator Utility/Create Interrogator Log that you previously found.
Can you attach the xml file that you already have?.
If I’m understanding correctly, that’s expected. There’s always a +1 file for the log of the USB creation. Post a screenshot if you have one.
Thank you for the file.
It does not say what APIM you have, which is strange. Question: prior the current 3.4 version you have, what version did the unit had? 3.0?
And if so, did you upgrade it on the past?
I dont know anything about apim, i bought car 2 months ago, never got ford and sync before, previous owner in poland do upgrade for polish language, i talk with him and he said upgrade was done by “sync expert” and dont know how its done. So for now i dont know anything, only that sync is in 3.4 version 19200 compilation with polish language and voices.
I dont know what version of sync was by default facory in 2018, but probably should be 3.4 out of the box
Ok, once you can access the unit, run the other interrogator version, to see if that makes sense.
Your log is not complete, so I’m not trusting it.
What I would like to know is which model the APIM is, if the car is from 2018 it’s not MY20 and could be reformated, but since you are not the first owner of the car, does not mean the owner did something to the car before it got to you.
There are some things that you can try yo reduce the space usage on the APIM, besides installing the small voice package. You can also downgrade the unit to 3.3, since 3.3 is smaller than 3.4. That will free up some space.
But first, lets try the interrogator log once again.
This is decoded from the “Embedded Consumer Applications Part Numbers 1” DID.
It looks like the APIM does not respond to the Interrogator files. This is due to corruption or some modification. Since you only have 956MB of free space, you should downgrade the unit to Sync 3.3.19052 and install the “small voice file” (North America) which will give you plenty of free space to run the reformat utility. At this point you could run the -AC version of the Interrogator file and see if the fields populate.
The Private Sub Node #1 Serial Number is the older series, VX2F0045, which is NOT MY20+. The 2020+ units have a new serial number range.
Once the unit is downgraded to 3.3.19052, reformat the unit with:
APPS - 5U5T-14G381-EU_1634769242000.TAR.GZ
VOICE - 5U5T-14G391-AR_1633363332000.TAR.GZ
There is no point in installing the ENH_DAB file unless the ACM (radio) has been changed to EU hardware.
I check once again on ford site to upgrade sync by official way by vin and it propose to download SYNC3 v3.0.20204 so original version is 3.0!
So what should i do first now?
Try to install small voice package to relase some free memory or just downgrade to 3.3 and then latest 3.4?
edit. im doing downgrade usb from sync3updater, its mandatory to set reformat or it can be as autoinstall? and when i will upgrade later to latest 3.4 should use autoinstall or reformat ?
So, create a downgrade USB (3.4 → 3.3, normal autoinstall)
Then create a small voice package USB
Then, try running the -AC interrogator to see if the log is better formed
After that, create a new 3.3 → 3.4 upgrade USB with the described packages, forcing reformat as method.
Then, try running the -AD interrogator log.
i made downgrade USB with autoinstall, but dont work
i insert usb, ignition on, and sync says updating system software… and nothing happened waiting about 70-80 mins - maybe have shitty usb, but log works, now makeing new usb
how long it should took?
edit: as i said before sync3updater dont format usb, now tested on few usb on windows 11, none of them was formatted, all was in fat32 and ntfs, maybe this wass a issue its mandatory to format exfat ?
ok, i format all to extaf,
usb1 - with led to see if working - after plugged tha same updating system software… but after about minute, led stop blink so do nothing, an after 15 minut i unplugged
usb2 - small voices - dont install anything
usb3 - log - dont install anything, no logfile
i try to open and close car, ignition on and off but for now cant install anything, sync working bot not upgraded or downgraded
That and “a potato” are the same thing.
So to rule things out, get a quality branded USB pendrive, not a disk or sd card.
A unit that does not want to process files may also be related to an unhealthy APIM, or that the unit does not have enough free space to process the files.