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How To Update The RT6 System - Guide

DKZ5745

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Hi. Was going to buy the updated map for the RT6 on my Peugeot 3008, and stumbled across this site.

I've downloaded the latest maps zip from the first page and extracted it to my hard drive. If I only want to update the UK maps do I still copy the entire content onto a USB stick? My firmware version is fine I think, and it's just the UK map I need to update.

Also the "deactivation of activation code" link says I don't have access and need to request it - has the link changed?

Many thanks
You need to download the full map software to usb, then when you update your maps, you can choose which ones to do.
You have to do them one at a time anyway.
I’m not sure about the deactivation link, you could try messaging @tianorth to see if he has a solution.
 

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With the on screen prompts do I have to click yes to everything for the firmware update? Cos half way through I decided to click "no" as it want to change random things which I thought wasnt relevant,like volume and different beep noises?
 

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currently running 2.80
 

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Hi guys,
anyone got Australia / Oceania maps?
I have successfully repaired a bricked rt6 with faulty SD card but can only see UK/Europe maps online...:(
TIA
 

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arggh cant get the damn thing to work 🤬. wasted a lot of time trying but still cant get past corrupt data bit. Used 3 usb sticks (formatted to FAT32) one for each, software update, deactivation & map. Tried burning several CD's for software update and each time I try anything its either corrupt data (usb) or cant read disc (cd)...
Only thing left to do is yank out the unit to replace the sd card, but I dont want to go down that route....
I am currently running 2.80 software. Any help appreciated.
 

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is that what you have to do to replace the SD card, mattautolec? Strip the unit as shown in the above picture which I took from somewhere else
 

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Thanks so much for pointing me in the correct direction. I managed to fix the audio issue as well as an issue whereby my steering wheel button to change audio source wasn't working. I've updated my previous post on this thread to detail what to do. 😁

What I don't get on the screen anymore is the indicator if I open a car door, or the "Checking" progress messages if I press the "Check" button below the speedometer. Any ideas on these? Surely it's another setting or two that enables these. Settings which aren't covered by that script.

EDIT: I fixed the above as well (having the screen show me when car doors are open, pop-up messages, etc. This is more complicated. You need to download the original MiraScripts (this is where the Deactivation of Activation Code files come from) for the RT6. You run this on a USB stick and select an option that saves your RT6's entire configuration on to it. This USB stick is then plugged into a computer with the program DatExplorer that allows you to edit specific RT6 settings one by one. This is where you find and enable the pop-up messages on the RT6. You can customise a lot more here too. Once you save changes, you plug in the USB stick back into the car and instead of saving the configuration, you replace it with your modified one. A reboot of the RT6 and it's done. The RT6 MiraScripts and DatExplorer are all available through here: http://mira308sw.altervista.org/en/
If anyone needs any help doing this, I'm happy to guide you.
Hi,
I have same problem as you, with no pop-up messages and not showing doors are open.. after changing faulty sd card. Please can you help with procedure to restore these options back ? Thanks!

Kind regards
 

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I just wanted to update on my situation above because I have no doubt someone will have this issue and will be as desperate as I was. I managed to fix it!

The culprit is the RT6's MicroSD card. Inside the RT6 is an 8GB MicroSD card that stores the firmware. As with everything, these can become corrupt over time and fail. This causes a myriad of issues such as the RT6 crashing and rebooting, the RT6 getting stuck in a boot-loop, the RT6 saying "Checking in process" every single time you start it, the RT6 failing to upgrade firmware as mine did, etc.

The fix is simple - it needs a new MicroSD card. You first need to remove the RT6 unit from the car. I used the following YouTube video of a Peugeot 308 that has the same dashboard layout as my Peugeot RCZ (it has English captions you can enable):


Once you have the RT6 in your hands, you can follow this guide to change its MicroSD card:

How to Replace the Internal MicroSD Card - RT6 - French Car Forum

I didn't do the battery disconnection procedure. I simply left the car off with the battery connected the whole time. Anyway, the RT6 does not support a MicroSD card larger than 16GB. I found a Sandisk Class 10 (high-speed) 16GB MicroSD card for €5 and went with it. You do not need to format the MicroSD card first. Just take it out of the original box and put it into the RT6. The RT6 will format it once you install firmware on it.

Now, since the MicroSD card is blank, the RT6 will start with a blank screen and the disc drive will make a noise every 30 seconds or so, as if seeking a disc. You will need to use a USB stick to flash the firmware on to the RT6. You can download the RT6 2.86 firmware from the links posted above by tianorth.

The USB stick you use must also be 16GB or smaller. Format it on a computer with the FAT32 file system. Once blank, copy over the contents of the RT6 2.86 firmware update on to it. Then, open the Windows Command Prompt in administrator mode. Note which drive letter in Windows is your USB stick (say it's E drive), then type:

del "E:\System Volume Information"

This is a hidden folder Windows creates on newly-formatted USB sticks and its presence makes the RT6 firmware update fail. As soon as you use the above command to delete the folder, unplug the USB stick from your computer and do not plug it back in (as it will re-create this folder when you plug it back in).

Insert the prepared USB stick into your car's USB port and switch on the car's engine. The RT6 will pop up and say "CRC checking media" as it reads the USB stick you plugged in. It will flash the firmware automatically. After about 15 minutes (with a new, high-speed MicroSD card, this is what it takes), you'll be sorted!

An issue you may have after you do all this, is lack of audio output from any source (Radio, AUX, Bluetooth, etc). At least this was the case for me with the JBL addon for my RCZ. The button on your steering wheel to change audio source may also not work anymore. To fix this, you need to now use the Deactivation of Activation Code files posted by tianorth above. You need to repeat the process above to prepare a USB stick with this. Namely, formatting the USB stick (16GB or smaller) as FAT32, copying the files over and then deleting the System Volume Information folder that Windows generates, using the Windows Command Prompt.

Once your USB stick is prepared, insert it into the car while the car is on and the screen will begin asking you a series of Yes or No questions. Answer No to everything until you are asked about Audio Mode. Here, for me it was currently set to 3 and I was asked if I wanted to change it to 4. For the JBL addon on your RCZ, you need to set it to 2. Just select Yes multiple times until it sets to 2 (it will cycle through values). Once set to 2, select No to continue. Again, answer No to everything again until you are asked about VMF/VCCF. Here, make sure it is set to 0. Mine was set to 1 and it asked me if I wanted to change it to 0, which I answered Yes to. Once set to 0, keep answering No until you get to the question on Maps DRM. If this is currently set to 1, answer Yes to change it to 0 and then proceed. At the end it will ask if you want to reboot. Definitely answer Yes here, as the reboot is needed to apply the settings. When the screen turns off to reboot, remove the USB stick from the car.

When your screen returns, you'll have your JBL audio as well as the steering wheel's button for audio source working again. Having set Maps DRM to 0, now allows you to install the maps and map warnings as per instructions in this thread. You can leave this setting as it is as well (no need to change it back to 1).

For reference, I found what each of the Audio Mode values represents:

0 = Normal (internal amplifier)
1 = Hi-Fi (external analogue amplifier)
2 = Hi-Fi CAN (external digital amplifier)
3 = Arkamys (internal amplifier with Arkamys DSP audio)
4 = Arkamys + Hi-Fi (external analogue amplifier with Arkamys DSP audio)

I tried 3 (the default set when I fixed my RT6) and 1. Neither worked with my JBL addon. 2 is the correct setting it seems.

Hopefully the above helps someone.
This was amazingly helpful !!!
Thanks to you I was able to get my RX6 working again.
However I was not able to solve sound issue :( So i don't have any sound in the car now. This advaise with deactivation cod doesn't work on my case. Is this possible that ther is any other paramether that I should change ?
Regards
 

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Today i've noticed some things weird. RT6 unit is "ON" and radion should play but stil have no sounds, but on the dashboard it sais "Radio OFF" is this posible that this have something to do whit no sound issu?
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Once you have unzipped files on a UBS stick. How do you start the update. Insert the USB and then switch on the Sat Nav, switch on and then insert or it does not matter.
Also, is it the same procedure for the firmware, maps & risk alerts.
Thanks
 

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Once you have unzipped files on a UBS stick. How do you start the update. Insert the USB and then switch on the Sat Nav, switch on and then insert or it does not matter.
Also, is it the same procedure for the firmware, maps & risk alerts.
Thanks
I insert the USB to port an then start the engein, radio starts automatisk.
That's a 508 isn't it? I had a 2.2 GT a few years ago.
Yes it is 508
 

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Does anyone have later map files than the 2021 files in the first post? I think there have been two updates since then
 

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Does anyone have later map files than the 2021 files in the first post? I think there have been two updates since then
Maybe try this - https://psa.download.navigation.com...SpNANBw8ud7OaMPlsh-igUl0IkDHlULL_zszeimowdEoo

Keep in mind, there are no JAVA files included in the zip that are needed to complete the installation. They are linked below. I believe the installation guide is the same. I do not have RT6 so no idea if everything is included.

  • Java (to run the card activator) or here.
  • The Java generator: here or here
  • A minimum 8GB USB key formatted in FAT32 with 64KB of allocation.
  • Mapping: (Size: 5.41GB compressed in ZIP)
 

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Hi friends, I have a Peugeot RCZ and the screen has been stuck on the logo peugeot for some time
Does anyone know where the problem comes from?
 

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