[win12k]

Originally Posted by sbacchus

So my NBT system has been randomly rebooting, figured it was the hard drive and attempted to replace it with one of the Toshiba 500G disks others have been using. Booted up QNX on an old PC and ran create_hdd -i. As near as I can tell everything was created fine. Put the disk back in the NBT and let it boot up. It seemed to boot up fine, bluetooth appears to be working, but navigation was stuck at loading. So I figured I'd load the map via USB, plugged it in and nothing happened. Tried a media USB, nothing happened. Pulled the hard disk out again and looked at it in QNX. It's not locked, but the partition table is trashed and fdisk in QNX can't fix it. So it looks like this disk is toast. Before I go ruin another disk trying again, any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

You have to create all dirs on two of the partitions to get navi working.

After script execution, go to the file explorer end create directories:

####### here is part of the script... With #df -h command you can see mount points of the partitions...


!Do not execute these commands, they are just for example!


mount –t qnx6 –o ro /dev/umass0t177 /mnt/data

mount –t qnx6 –o rw /dev/umass0t178 /mnt/share

mkdir /mnt/data/car

mkdir /mnt/data/conn

mkdir /mnt/data/hmi

mkdir /mnt/data/mm

mkdir /mnt/data/nav

mkdir /mnt/data/speech

mkdir /mnt/data/sys

mkdir /mnt/share/car

mkdir /mnt/share/conn

mkdir /mnt/share/hmi

mkdir /mnt/share/mm

mkdir /mnt/share/nav

mkdir /mnt/share/speech

mkdir /mnt/share/sys

[win12k]

Originally Posted by sbacchus

Hi Zheez, the drive is not readable under windows anymore, I get device not ready errors. I even tried using a few USB booted disk recovery programs and none of them can access the drive anymore. The only thing that still accesses it is QNX, but it freezes if I try to delete the partitions.

Now you have to unlock the HDD with instruction above (DLC BOOT 2022) and then create the partitions with QNX.

[Nickmonc]

Hey Guys, has anyone ever checked the drive in QNX? What I mean is, I have run the script and I have created the drive manually. Everything looks fine once I am finished. If I close QNX and reopen it, check df -h and fdisk, the dormat in fdisk looks right but df -h looks all kinds of wrong. I haven't installed it in the unit yet because I just wanted to know if what I'm seeing is right.

I have attached the images of after running the script then after rebooting QNX. Thanks for any insights. The two screens displaying df -h results differ after reboot.

[fpvsportsguy]

Reviving the thread as I'm fortunate enough to stumble upon here after using the stupid AC vent foam cleaner as many others have and killed the my HDD. I'd highly recommend the PNY CS900 250GB SSD if you have NBT EVO. I tried a MSI SSD before but wasn't compatible.

Huge shoutout to Steve Ma from codemybimmer, he formatted the SSD in no time and showed me how to reinstall map files. Reach out to him if you're so technically inclined to mess around with QNX.

[steve@codemybimmer]

Originally Posted by fpvsportsguy

Reviving the thread as I'm fortunate enough to stumble upon here after using the stupid AC vent foam cleaner as many others have and killed the my HDD. I'd highly recommend the PNY CS900 250GB SSD if you have NBT EVO. I tried a MSI SSD before but wasn't compatible.

Huge shoutout to Steve Ma from codemybimmer, he formatted the SSD in no time and showed me how to reinstall map files. Reach out to him if you're so technically inclined to mess around with QNX.

Glad we could be of help!

[alamdias]

Hey guys!
This procedure works on an NBT HU, isn't it the EVO? Thank you everyone, I managed to do all the script procedures without errors, but maps, USB sticks, music via Bluetooth don't work.

[S1GE]

Hey guys!
Sorry for this late reply to this thread.
The hard drive started clicking on my 2015 X5 and I lost DVD, Bluetooth streaming, navigation, and USB functionality. I don't wanna buy a replacement HU since where I live they are extremely expensive and hard to find. Is there a way any of you can help me restore those functionalities? I have the replacement hard drive on order but do not have any experience with this kind of stuff whatsoever.

Thanks in advance!

[Um3k]

Hello, thanks for the procedure
Anybody knows if Kingston SSD 240g its compatible for the job?
Or could you tell me what kind of HDD is compatible 100%?
Brand and model.

Many thanks guys, im struggling with my navi, and wont do fix the problem.

[Homersbud]

Originally Posted by Um3k

Hello, thanks for the procedure
Anybody knows if Kingston SSD 240g its compatible for the job?
Or could you tell me what kind of HDD is compatible 100%?
Brand and model.

Many thanks guys, im struggling with my navi, and wont do fix the problem.

simply read the first post - the hdd is listed in there which one to use.

Toshiba 500GB 2.5-inch SATA Laptop Hard Drive (5400rpm, 8MB Cache) MQ01ABD050, Mechanical Hard D

[Um3k]

Originally Posted by Homersbud

simply read the first post - the hdd is listed in there which one to use.

Toshiba 500GB 2.5-inch SATA Laptop Hard Drive (5400rpm, 8MB Cache) MQ01ABD050, Mechanical Hard D

Many thanks, i read too fast those part, you´re wright.
gretings!
[[]]

[steve@codemybimmer]

Originally Posted by Um3k

Hello, thanks for the procedure
Anybody knows if Kingston SSD 240g its compatible for the job?
Or could you tell me what kind of HDD is compatible 100%?
Brand and model.

Many thanks guys, im struggling with my navi, and wont do fix the problem.

From our experience, NBTs are very picky about the type of drive and we've only been successful using the Toshiba MQ non SSD type drives.

NBT EVO on the other hand is more friendly with SSDs and we've been able to use PNY, Western Digital and many others.

[Um3k]

Originally Posted by steve@codemybimmer

From our experience, NBTs are very picky about the type of drive and we've only been successful using the Toshiba MQ non SSD type drives.

NBT EVO on the other hand is more friendly with SSDs and we've been able to use PNY, Western Digital and many others.

Hey steve, thanks
I have a NBT EVO, i will try the ssd kingston.
thank you!
[[]]

[MYF30ROCKS]

Originally Posted by steve@codemybimmer

From our experience, NBTs are very picky about the type of drive and we've only been successful using the Toshiba MQ non SSD type drives.

NBT EVO on the other hand is more friendly with SSDs and we've been able to use PNY, Western Digital and many others.

Hello Steve, Looks like my HU HDD is not working properly, occasionally Navi, USB's, Carplay and music file stops working. If it stops when i tap couple of times with palm under the HU, it comes back. Do you think its HDD issue or may be just some loose connection insise.
I am taking out HU to take a look for any loose connections. wondering if i need to replace HDD you can help me programing, service manuals, grace notes etc.

Thanks in advance.

[steve@codemybimmer]

Originally Posted by MYF30ROCKS

Hello Steve, Looks like my HU HDD is not working properly, occasionally Navi, USB's, Carplay and music file stops working. If it stops when i tap couple of times with palm under the HU, it comes back. Do you think its HDD issue or may be just some loose connection insise.
I am taking out HU to take a look for any loose connections. wondering if i need to replace HDD you can help me programing, service manuals, grace notes etc.

Thanks in advance.

If the issue is intermittent, I'd dust off and reseat the connectors to see if it's stable.

If you need to replace the drive, we can help with the initialization along with having the maps reinstalled. You can reinstall gracenotes on your own as I believe it is shared on this forum. User manuals would require a full flash on the head unit which we wouldn't recommend since it could result in a brick if you have other aged or worn internal components.

[MYF30ROCKS]

Originally Posted by steve@codemybimmer

If the issue is intermittent, I'd dust off and reseat the connectors to see if it's stable.

If you need to replace the drive, we can help with the initialization along with having the maps reinstalled. You can reinstall gracenotes on your own as I believe it is shared on this forum. User manuals would require a full flash on the head unit which we wouldn't recommend since it could result in a brick if you have other aged or worn internal components.

Thank you Steve, I opened the unit, screw for one of the module were loose, cleaned it and its back in car. I will let you know if the issue comes back.

[Chillnight]

Hey Guys, first thanks all for your comment on this thread. This helped me a lot to fix my HDD (which is now working). But I hope someone can still help me with my issue

I am still struggling with Navi/Maps update. As far as I unterstood i just have to get the correct maps for NBT and put them on usb + plug it in. Car is detecting an update and asking if I want to update it.
Starting it and nothing happens.
If i go to Navi, it's just stuck at "Navigationssystem wird gestartet..." (Navi stuck in startloop)
Bluetooth started working with the new HDD which was failing before.

Do I have to do something different first or is just my NBT fried?

EDIT:
For anyone in the future also encountering such issue, try to delete all errors in your car via e-com and format your USB on exfat.
This fixed the issue for me

[zayt]

Hi @Goldenadam and all

First of all, THANKS for a really cool guide on how to replace the NBT harddrive.

I've been STUCK trying to connect a USB to the VM im running through VirtualBox. How did you manage?? I cant for the life of me get QNX to detect the USB where I have the create_hdd.sh file.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.


What I've tried:
32GB USB FAT-32 formatted
VirtualBox USB section added a filter for a 3.0 USB
Booted QNX with USB attached to pc beforehand
Booted QNX without usb attached and then attach after boot complete
Ran all ungodly commands in QNX for finding the USB, but it wont detect the USB

My host machine reads the USB fine and when I boot up QNX my host machine stops showing the USB in file explorer. I take that as in virtualbox now recognized the USB and its therefore no longer connected to host machine.
Still cant find it in QNX with "ls /dev" in order to manually mount it.

I've also thought of just creating a bootable USB with the QNX SDP 6.5 and just boot up my laptop with QNX native, but neither Balena Etcher nor Rufus will accept the ISO because of some partition thing.

Any help is appreciated.

[smircea1]

If you want an easier approach:

Source:

I've found the following:

goldenadam provided the solution:
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...10&postcount=1

Captsi tried it for himself and exposed the story to bimmerfest:
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/u...#post-13896031

Znuf done all the steps as Captsi and created a virgin image:
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/u...#post-13941954
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/u...#post-13941969

For latest maps:
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/a...rrent.1426073/
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...0jFVjydlZcJe-U

Requirements:
- SATA III to USB 3.0 adapter
- 2.5" SSD OR 2.5" HDD that supports SMART attribute 194
I've used SSD Patriot Burst Elite 240GB, SATA III, 2.5"
Znuff used SSD ADATA SU650 240GB, SATA III, 2.5"
- USB drive with latest maps.
- Windows machine with at least 241GB free space on a single partition

Steps:

1) Download:
1) NBT.tgz : https://app.mediafire.com/91xh8z1ljg3fu
2) imageusb.zip: https://app.mediafire.com/91xh8z1ljg3fu
3) NanaZip : Google

2) !! Move NBT.tgz to a partition that has at least 241gb FREE
In my case, C: and D: were full, I've used E:

3) Right click on NBT.tgz > NanaZip > extract here. It will extract it to the same location of NBT.tgz
Example E:/nbt_tutorial/NBT.tgz, then The extraction will be in E:/nbt_tutorial directory.
Note: ignore that message of NanaZip

4) Rename extracted NBT file to NBT.bin
Note: imageUsb SSD burning will fail if you don't do this step !

5) Plug in your SSD
Note: preferably to use USB 3.0 port and USB 3.0 SSD adapter

6) Open imageUsb.exe
Step 1) select SSD drive
Step 2) write image to USB drive
Step 3) select NBT.bin file
Step 4) press "Write"
Note: for me it burned the image in ~30 min (USB 3.0 adapter)

8) Install the SSD in NBT EVO unit.
Note: At this point Bluetooth and/or CarPlay should work normally.

9) You will encounter a very annoying message, to insert a USB with BMW Maps.
Insert the maps USB drive and it should copy as normal.
Note: Before upgrading to SSD, I've updated my maps + CarPlay activated using FSC code. Then I've decided to make the SSD upgrade, just in case (HDD is still functional but encrypted by BMW, so raw clone DIDN'T work). After SSD upgrade I've inserted a USB with 2024 maps and it started to copy. This time I didn't need FSC code.

[isiarj20]

Originally Posted by zayt

Hi @Goldenadam and all

First of all, THANKS for a really cool guide on how to replace the NBT harddrive.

I've been STUCK trying to connect a USB to the VM im running through VirtualBox. How did you manage?? I cant for the life of me get QNX to detect the USB where I have the create_hdd.sh file.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.


What I've tried:
32GB USB FAT-32 formatted
VirtualBox USB section added a filter for a 3.0 USB
Booted QNX with USB attached to pc beforehand
Booted QNX without usb attached and then attach after boot complete
Ran all ungodly commands in QNX for finding the USB, but it wont detect the USB

My host machine reads the USB fine and when I boot up QNX my host machine stops showing the USB in file explorer. I take that as in virtualbox now recognized the USB and its therefore no longer connected to host machine.
Still cant find it in QNX with "ls /dev" in order to manually mount it.

I've also thought of just creating a bootable USB with the QNX SDP 6.5 and just boot up my laptop with QNX native, but neither Balena Etcher nor Rufus will accept the ISO because of some partition thing.

Any help is appreciated.

Do you solved? i'm at the same point, i'm trying to unlock a locked hard drive, it's new but by mistake I booted up inside the car and now I can't access...., I have qnx booting, hddsecurity with it's dependencies, but I can't get usb working to see the drive usb drive at /dev folder