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Stock firmware 0051
(MX64_V2.01.0051.05-9-R-210326)
Not suitable for cars with a different original firmware
This version is only suitable for cars on which this same version is or was installed. See Settings › About.
For older versions of the same car type with a software version of the …05-9… line, e.g. 0046, this version would be an update, but that has never been tested in a real car. Flashing this version from a USB stick completely replaces the operating system, apps and all data. A head unit that had a newer version installed, or a car of a different line, should not get this version — it may then no longer be compatible with the instrument panel.
What's inside
| File | Contents |
|---|---|
imx6.bin | The original operating system 0051: kernel, recovery, Android system and configuration |
imx6ap.bin | the apps (vendor partition, app build 052), the data image and the boot logo — identical to version 0046 |
imx6.ini | the flash instructions: writes boot, recovery, system, vendor, data and logo, but never the bootloader and never the MCU firmware |
Download
| File | Size | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| stock-0051-usb-stick.zip | 740 MB | c53cc9516f39ca624351d20f281a951637bf49550995ab2ccadce3c8d649090c |
Unzip the three files imx6.ini, imx6.bin and imx6ap.bin onto an empty FAT32-formatted USB stick.
Flashing
On a car that already has an Aiways Drivers Community firmware
- Switch the car on and plug the stick into the USB port in the centre console. A window should open automatically with the message Stock firmware 0051 — press Revert and confirm.
- After a check of the correct version, this firmware is installed automatically. Some interesting effects happen along the way — don't let them confuse you. First a white screen builds up from top to bottom, then the head unit reboots a few times with different messages. In between it's completely dark for a moment, nothing dramatic. Since the bootloader can't be overwritten, there should always be a way to install a new firmware.
On a car without ADC firmware
- Switch the car on and plug the stick into the USB port in the centre console.
- Open Settings › About › Factory Reset and confirm.
- The car restarts and flashes for a few minutes with a progress bar. Wild things happen here again, as described above.
Afterwards
- Pull out the stick as soon as flashing has finished. Pull out the stick and reset the head unit by pressing both thumbwheels on the steering wheel for 10 s, or switch the car off and lock it, wait a moment and switch it on again, so that the head unit reboots.
- The first start takes longer than normal, don't panic; after that the car runs on the original software again.
⚠️ Simply switching off and on again does not start the flashing — only a restart from the running system (factory reset or the Connect app) does, unless you have a car with this head unit firmware version but without the USB hub on the head unit that the DAB radio is also connected to.