July, 2015 update:
To run newest ISTA-D Rheingold 3.49.30ISTA-P 55.4.000 on BMW ICOM A2/A1, you need to update firmware to the newest version
Current SYSTEM IMAGE version: 01.24.00
Current APPLICATION IMAGE version: 01.38.01
There are some ICOM hardware distinguished by Item No. at www.wobd2.com
Perfect version ICOM: item NO.SP168-BA and SP168-BO
Other version of ICOM A1, A2: item NO. SP168-C, SP168-B, SP168 and SP168-D
You can check all available versions of BMW ICOM and related software / accessory as following link:
http://www.wobd2.com/producttags/icom.html
Where to free download BMW ICOM A1/ A2 fw 01.38 / 01.24 upgrade files:
http://down.wobd2.com/icom-a1-a2-1.38-firmware-upgrade-files.zip
How to update ICOM A2/A1 firmware 01.38 / 01.24:
ICOM firmware application V01.38 update Video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/Mtcw2DEe3Ds
And at dailymotion: http://dai.ly/x2wz8iq
Important Note:
The computer is set to automatically obtain IP address.
Step – by- step
1.Connect ICOM A2/A1 to the computer with Lan cable, supply power
ICOM A2 hardware by 12V power adapter or by connecting to vehicle.
2.Unzip ICOM A1 A2 fw 1.38 upgrade files.
3.Open IE Internet Explorer, to upgrade perfect version ICOM firmware, browse address http://169.254.33.45:60080/, log in with username/password: root/NZY1150263; to upgrade other version of ICOM firmware, browse http://169.254.92.38:60080/, and the login username and password is the same as perfect version.
4.Click "Update Firmware", you can see ICOM firmware version information.
5.Click "Browse" to select file "ICOM-BootImage-01-24-00.bin", set image type to "SYSTEM", click "Send the file".
6.When "Write the image file to the flash?" pops up, click "Yes", then ICOM indicator will turn red.
7.When "The SYSTEM IMAGE update was successful" pops up, click "Update Firmware".
8.Choose "ICOM-ApplicationImage-01-38-01.bin", set image type to
"APPLICATION", click "Send the file", it will need several minutes
because the file is a little bit large.
9.When "Write the image file to the flash?”Pops up, click "Yes", then the ICOM indicator will turn red for the second times.
10.When upgrade finish, click "reboot".
11. Click "Home" - "Update Firmware" to check if ICOM A2 firmware update to the newest version:
Current SYSTEM IMAGE version: 01.24.00
Current APPLICATION IMAGE version: 01.38.01
Done.
Hope it helps.