Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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Try creating an empty file called "trainermode" in the root folder (where the CDUSIMv2.exe file is located) and see if that has any effect. I forgot about that hack...
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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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There was already a file called "trainermode." in that directory. I certainly never created it. I deleted it. And created a new one. Without the file the sim does not work really. With it, I still do not get the loading of the new databases. All the old ones are there.

Any other idea?
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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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A couple of years ago I uploaded this batch file to the forum which simplifies the process for the v9.13 simulator:

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REM Save this file on your hard drive as UPDATEDB.BAT
REM To run it, find it in Windows Explorer, right click it
REM and choose Run as Administrator.
REM
REM Change the following two lines to match your system:
SET SDCARD=E:
SET G1000SIMDB="C:\Program Files (x86)\Diamond DA40 Trainer v9.13\worldwide.bin"
REM
XCOPY %SDCARD%\ldr_sys\avtn_db.bin %TEMP% /H
ATTRIB -h -s %TEMP%\avtn_db.bin
MOVE /Y %TEMP%\avtn_db.bin %G1000SIMDB%
PAUSE
It copies the hidden database file from your SD card to the folder you installed the trainer in. As you can see, avtn_db.bin is called worldwide.bin by that version of the simulator, but you can easily change that. You don't need to change the "Show system files" option in Explorer for it to work.

Hope it helps.
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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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This works for me:
I copied the data file from my SD card avtn_db.bin and renamed it worldwide.bin.
I replaced the old worldwide.bin in the Garmin Trainer Directory with the new one and it works on Ver 9.01.
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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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The method Jean and Keith describe is correct for the V9.xx software, but it no longer works for the V12.00 sim. There is no more "worldwide.bin" file (or any of the other files in the root folder) that correspond to the subscription files. These files are now all contained in the "winfs_mount" subfolder, and the files keep the names they have in the real G1000 system. At least, that's how mine is working...

Gerhard. what happens if you remove the avtn_db.bin file from the folder? Do you still get a Nav DB when you restart the Sim? If so, I wonder where it's coming from... Are there any other large files in the folder tree that look like they could contain the Nav database?
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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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Removed avtn_db.bin from the winfs_mount folder: The Sim still works and shows the old Navdata from 2010.

Yes, I am wondering, where it comes from. The file is nowhere in the directory tree of "Program Files/Diamond DA40 Trainer v12.00" anymore.
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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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I do not know what is in
"Program Files/Diamond DA40 Trainer v12.00/PFD1nonvol/Diamond DA40/sys_nand0" and
"Program Files/Diamond DA40 Trainer v12.00/MFD1nonvol/Diamond DA40/sys_nand0" and
"Program Files/Diamond DA40 Trainer v12.00/datacard1.img"
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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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Jean wrote:This works for me:
I copied the data file from my SD card avtn_db.bin and renamed it worldwide.bin.
I replaced the old worldwide.bin in the Garmin Trainer Directory with the new one and it works on Ver 9.01.
This is the easiest option and now my sim updates to the current DB. Thanks.
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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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Wally, we know. On version 9.01 that works. The question is how does one get the database updated in version 12.0.

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Re: Nav data update for G1000 simulator

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gsontheimer wrote:Wally, we know. On version 9.01 that works. The question is how does one get the database updated in version 12.0.

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Rick seems to be the goto person for ver 12.0. When I installed 12.0, there were errors in the installation. Several files were not copied from the installer to the correct directory. I suspect this has to do with the version of Windows being used but I never got it to recognize the databases either.
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