Boring iDrive Screen and Graphics...
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Hey guys, its been a while since I posted. Great to be back! I brought my car in for service 2 days ago for a check engine light...ended up being a faulty vanos solenoid. they replaced it and reprogrammed the car as well. I now have a different screen(software, not hardware) on the idrive. When they last reprogrammed it progressively got better since my first screen look and options. This time around it is a dull gray screen and very boring looking. It functions the same, maybe a touch faster. The only screen thats actually graphically better than the previous is when selecting a cd, it actually shows a portion of a disk as your scrolling. Does anyone have this update, or did I get screwed into an older update? Forgive me if I am acting naive here, but as someone who works on graphics interfaces this one seems like it is actually a few steps down from my original idrive version. I will post some pictures this weekend as well. Let me know who has the same screen. If you do, im sure you will know what im talking about. Thanks!
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Yiasou Ellas!! Kalosorezes! Sorry to here about the reprogram. Do you know what version of your software? When I got my '08 my CIP was version 25. This was a big improvement from the previous versions in my opininon. If I am not mistaken, the software versions are up to version 27. The other members of this forum can assist better with what the enhancements or downgrades in the software.
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Originally Posted by NES' post='521767' date='Jan 23 2008, 09:32 AM
Hey guys, its been a while since I posted. Great to be back! I brought my car in for service 2 days ago for a check engine light...ended up being a faulty vanos solenoid. they replaced it and reprogrammed the car as well. I now have a different screen(software, not hardware) on the idrive. When they last reprogrammed it progressively got better since my first screen look and options. This time around it is a dull gray screen and very boring looking. It functions the same, maybe a touch faster. The only screen thats actually graphically better than the previous is when selecting a cd, it actually shows a portion of a disk as your scrolling. Does anyone have this update, or did I get screwed into an older update? Forgive me if I am acting naive here, but as someone who works on graphics interfaces this one seems like it is actually a few steps down from my original idrive version. I will post some pictures this weekend as well. Let me know who has the same screen. If you do, im sure you will know what im talking about. Thanks! ![Help](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/help.gif)
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Wow! Well, hello stranger! Glad to have you back. You're one of the xi old timers on this board that we haven't seen around lately. Hope you're well and welcome home.
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Originally Posted by GP550iSport' post='521778' date='Jan 23 2008, 11:05 AM
Yiasou Ellas!! Kalosorezes! Sorry to here about the reprogram. Do you know what version of your software? When I got my '08 my CIP was version 25. This was a big improvement from the previous versions in my opininon. If I am not mistaken, the software versions are up to version 27. The other members of this forum can assist better with what the enhancements or downgrades in the software.
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='521807' date='Jan 23 2008, 12:14 PM
I'm sure the techies can better give the details, but just Friday I dropped off my 07 530 for a check (system said DTC was malfunctioning) and some new wipers, and I got an 08 528 as a loaner for the weekend since they were back-logged until Monday. The new LCI i-drive screen on the loaner was exactly as you describe, sort of a dull gray. I also noticed the CD detail you mentioned. I would deduce therefore that you actually have the newer version.
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='521820' date='Jan 23 2008, 12:30 PM
Wow! Well, hello stranger! Glad to have you back. You're one of the xi old timers on this board that we haven't seen around lately. Hope you're well and welcome home. ![Wink](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/wink.gif)
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