6.15.2021

BMW ICOM A2 LAN Not Working After Reset Factory Setting

 Problem:

How to restore BMW icom a2 after a factory reset? LAN doesn’t work after reset.

 

Answer:

You need to restore it with usb drive, here is the file you need and how to do it…… first restore then update …. you should search what is the last version of ista that support F

 

https://mega.nz/file/tBYzVSBY#imbaH6NeLbV7n7dutVb3BMXYMGLVw0Ear-HqTXUUZTs

icom_01_37_00 .rar

23.2 MB

 

  1. Update firmware BMW ICOM A1-A2-A3 (The next paragraph will list the details)

 

  1. BMW ICOM A1-A2-A3 Factory Restore (The last paragraph will list the details)

 

Step-by-step procedure on BMW ICOM A1-A2-A3 Factory Restore

Perform a factory reset if you face one of the following issues:

 -Single ICOM with at least one green LED, but does not become visible in ISTA

- Single ICOM with at least one green LED, but it is not available in Connection Manager and

therefore cannot be reserved

- Single ICOM is not working in WLAN

 -Single ICOM with at least one green LED, but Firmware Update is not possible neither via

ISTA nor via ICOM Web GUI

 

Prerequisites:

 -USB flash drive. 2.0 with a minimum of 60 MB free space formatted with FAT32 (e.g. by

Microsoft Windows)

- “ICOM_Restore.bin” file, which can be downloaded from this page. Make sure you always

use the latest file for the factory reset

 

Fix: Perform the following steps:

  1. Copy the “ICOM_Restore.bin” file to the USB flash drive
  2. Disconnect the network cable from ICOM A
  3. If ICOM A is placed in an OBD II jack of the vehicle, then pull it out (ICOM A must have status off”)
  4. Connect the USB flash drive to ICOM A
  5. This step has to be done in a maximum time of 5 sec or the update process will not start:

 Press the reset button on the ICOM A and hold it pressed:

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Connect ICOM A to the OBD II jack while the button is pressed (all LED will become red)

 Release the reset button and then press it 3 times

 The LEDs will flash red (if not, repeat the above steps)

 The process is finished after 3 minutes

 When the system LED is shining green, the update process is finished successfully

 Disconnect to USB flash drive

  1. Factory reset is done
  2. Disconnect the ICOM A
  3. Connect the LAN cable between the ICOM A and the network
  4. Connect the ICOM A to a vehicle or external power supply
  5. ICOM becomes visible now again in ISTA / work correctly again

 

Step-by-step procedure on BMW ICOM Upgrade:

  1. First step is to make sure the LAN adapter is set to DHCP and is enabled, here is how to do

it:

  • Open Network Connections by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel.

In the search box, type adapter, and then, under Network and Sharing Center, click View

network connections.

  • Right-click the connection that you want to change, and then click Properties. If you’re

prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide

confirmation.

  • Click the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, click either

Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6), and then

click Properties.

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The Network Connection Properties dialog box

  • To get IP settings automatically using DHCP, click Obtain an IP address automatically,

and then click OK.

  • To get a DNS server address automatically using DHCP, click Obtain DNS server

address automatically, and then click OK.

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  1. Connect ICOM to the car and to the UTP cable provided in the package

– there should be 4 green leds powered on

  1. Check that the network adapter has an IP like 169.254….
  2. Using the web browser go to http://169.254.92.38:60080

User: root Password: NZY1150263

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  1. Select channels menu and click only once on the button available there:

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  1. Go to firmware update and update with ICOM-BootImage-01-11-01.bin, then with ICOMApplicationImage-

01-15-01.bin, don’t reboot between parts:

– at the image type we have selected System, now Browse for the ICOM-BootImage-01-11-01.bin and

click on “Send the file” button and wait

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– click on Yes and wait

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-now click on Update Firmware to go and update with ICOM-ApplicationImage-01-15-01.bin

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– at Image type check the option called APPLICATION and Browse for ICOM-ApplicationImage-01-15-

01.bin and click on “Send the file” button and wait

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– click on Yes and wait

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  1. Reboot ICOM

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  1. After at least 2 minutes press on Home button and go to Update Firmware and check to see

the firmware versions for boot is 1.11.01 and application is 1.15.01:

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Alright, hope it helps!

 

FYI, this link includes all BMW ICOM NEXT source:

https://www.obdii365.com/producttags/bmw-icom-next.html


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6.07.2021

BMW ICOM Next Firmware Update to 1.44

 Available with BMW ICOM firmware update with latest ISTA, I’m posting here the images for both ICOM A2 and original Next firmware.

Upload via x.x.x.x:60080 url.

 

https://mega.nz/folder/qy5EmZwK#-cqyZ6fFpS-EyUvDzOVP_Q

including ICOM A2 and ICOM Next

ICOM applicationImage 01.44.00

ICOM BootImage 01.28.00

icom firmware 1.44 download 1

Suitable ICOM A2: Item No. SP168-D

 

ICOM Next app 010108

ICOM Next rootfs 010106

icom firmware 1.44 download 2

Suitable ICOM Next: SP269-1, SP269-B1SSP269-BSP269-B1

 

How to update BMW ICOM firmware V1.44?

 

1.Download BMW ICOM V1.44 firmware update file

  1. Please connect BMW ICOM A2 with computer using internet cable, power ICOM by 12V power adapter or from 1x DLC
  2. Unzip ICOM FW v1.44 upgrade files.
  3. Open IE Internet Explorer, enter address http://169.254.33.45:60080/ if you update Perfect version BMW ICOM, log in with

username: root

password: NZY1150263 
PS: to upgrade common version ICOM A2 A1, browse http://169.254.92.38:60080/  and the next steps are the same.

  1. Click “Update Firmware”, you will see ICOM firmware version information.

 

  1. Click “Browse” to select file “ICOM-BootImage-01-28-00.bin”, set image type as “SYSTEM”, click “Send the file”.
  2. When it pops up “Write the image file to the flash?”, click “Yes”, then ICOM indicator light will turn red.
  3. When it pops up “The SYSTEM IMAGE update was successful”, click “Update Firmware”.
  4. Choose “ICOM-ApplicationImage-01-44-00.bin”, set image type as “APPLICATION”, click “Send the file”, it will spend several minutes since the file is a little bit large.
  5. When it pops up “Write the image file to the flash?” click “Yes”, then the ICOM indicator light will turn red for the second times.
  6. When it finish upgrading, click “reboot”.
  7. Click “Home” – “Update Firmware”, you will find ICOM A2 firmware update to the newest version:
    Current SYSTEM IMAGE version: 01.28.00
    Current APPLICATION IMAGE version: 01.44.00

 

Additional Note:
Please be sure your computer is to obtain IP address automatically.

 

Have fun!

 

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