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Blues Cruise requires the 666A Option and the pre-installed harmonica, saxophone, and upright piano. You’ll have to wait to have the ghost of John Lee Hooker installed in your passenger seat, as due to Covid-related supernatural supply chain issues ghosts are backed up at the factory in the 5th...

FDRS asked me for both cables. It seemed (this is me guessing) like the USB to USB cable out the APIM into some kind of special mode, and then the Ethernet cable loaded some new software. Perhaps it was something like a boot loader where the APIM tried to do a boot over Ethernet but again that’s...

I went “all the way” and got BlueCruise (finally). There were probably another 6 updates after the TSB procedure, and BC was actually surprisingly anti-climatic. I didn’t get any special emails, FordPass notifications, or see the ability to activate BC in my ford “Connected Services” stuff in...

"Hey Alexa, fight to the death with Siri..."

I got the same thing. Overnight "nap" cured it for me. Nothing else worked including a 3 hour nap, reconnecting/disconnecting, rebooting, etc.

I'm not sure. This procedure doesn't immediately impact the CCM which is where I believe the Nano runs into problems. However, before I did the first APIM update, FDRS wanted to update CCM so I would imagine FDRS will try and kick that off once you complete the TSB. You can hit "cancel" on a...

I'm in the "early adopter" program, and I'm not sure if that allowed me to put in the updates or if it essentially provides zero benefit, but in any case I've finally got it, theoretically for 1 year, although sync has a generic October date. I've only used it a little bit but frankly have been...

Have you tried leaving the Truck overnight? I know this sounds like tech support telling your to "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" as the response to every problem, but it worked for me when I was getting an InitializeCommsHost error on a GWM update.

So I'm finally bluecruising! After about 8 days of driving around with a USB stick to no avail, I did the TSB procedure to clear out the "stuck" OTA updates. (here's my experience doing the TSB: Fixing the 2021 Ford F-150 Broken Over-the-air (OTA) Updates for BlueCruise - YouTube ) Once that...

It's a beast of a video, but here's the end-to-end procedure to clear the "stuck" OTA that ultimately worked for me: Fixing the 2021 Ford F-150 Broken Over-the-air (OTA) Updates for BlueCruise - YouTube

It was indeed the attached TSB. I'd say it probably took about an hour-1:15 for the TSB procedure, including the initial APIM update. Do be aware that copying the APIM update to the USB stick is painfully slow and is probably 80% of the hour. Note that if you're in the "OTA Penalty Box" you...

I waited 8 days and gave up and did the TSB procedure. If you already have the Mongoose and FDRS license it's another $30'ish in hardware from Amazon (I'd be happy to send my "shopping list" if you need it) and maybe an extra 10 minutes of work to access the "magic plug" in the truck that let's...

I had something similar on a GWM update where it would start the update and then immediately drop out with a communications error. I let it "rest" for a few hours to no avail, but an overnight wait finally solved it. I've seen a couple things "self-correct" overnight, so I wonder if the trucks...

Thanks! Oddly enough, the cameras at speed and hitch cam became active at some point between yesterday and when I went to make the ForScan updates today. I wonder if there's a batch job on Ford's systems where they compare module versions each night, update the "As-Built" configuration, and...

Could someone who has done all their updates up to BlueCruise level with a '21 Platinum Powerboost with 360 cams post the Forscan changes they made to enable cameras at speed, hitch camera, etc.?

Windows 11. I used an older Anker-branded USB 3.0 ethernet/USB hub connected to the laptop. EDIT to add that I didn't need to install any special drivers for the dongle connected to the laptop (a nice surprise after like 6 driver installs from FDRS).

I will add that if you're a goober like me who happily started the procedure only to realize their laptop had no Ethernet port (in my defense I was using the kids' laptop since mine doesn't run Windows) a USB hub/ethernet adapter plugged INTO THE LAPTOP will work fine. For the truck connection I...

I didn't get any welcome screen either. Frankly, I couldn't find anything in the setup (I faffed around with the menus for a few minutes before hitting the road) so I assumed I didn't have BC enabled. I got on the highway to test lane keeping, hit the button, and was a bit shocked to see the BC...

Edit/Update: This is what my "about" menu shows and maybe explains why I got BC without any notifications. I'm going to go ahead an assume that the blank date means I get BC "until the end of time" after going through this song and dance! It turned green on my final scan and I'm now 100% up...

Long nap was successful and I'm up to SYNC 358. Letting the truck take a short nap (e.g. let the blue USB lights turn off) after loading the final GWM update as that seems to help make everything come back to life. All my Orange modules are now green, save for PSCM which is gray. Not sure if...