Gen3 - Software - Apply update file to Gen3-LMS
The following instructions will describe copying an update file to the Gen3-LMS SD card so that an update can be applied.
- Remove the SD card from the Gen3 display and insert into the laptop
Note: The Gen-3 Configuration Tool user manual here explains in more detail and shows how to remove the SD card from the display - Copy the supplied update.tar file to the SD card
- If necessary rename the file update.tar, if it's named update (1).tar or something else the Gen3 will not recognise it as an update file and the update will not be applied
- Click Safely Remove Hardware from the system tray to safely remove the SD card from the laptop
- Insert the SD card into the Gen3 display
- Start the engine to power the Gen3 LMS
- The display will boot to the update screen, wait for the update to complete and reboot
Note: If the display did not show the update screen before booting to the main screen, then the update file has been copied or named correctly, repeat from step 2
WARNING: In Step 3 If your web browser or email client renames the update.tar file when downloading. You must rename the file back to update.tar or THE UPDATE WILL NOT WORK.
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