Orange screen of death

juhap · 11-28-2013, 01:37 AM

Got in my car this morning to be greeted by this:

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Radio works ok, screen opens and closes, but all I get is the orange screen, which then goes blank/black after a while (those vertical bars in the photo are not visible to the naked eye).

Searched for "orange screen" here, but couldn't find anything related, so I guess this is a rare issue. Hopefully not an expensive one.

ManiacGT · 11-28-2013, 04:21 AM

You will probably find its a one off and the next time you use the car all is well. I've never had it but I've read some people see it now and then. Just another BMW 'feature'.

Mick70 · 11-28-2013, 08:20 AM

Similar issue reported here ("gresu" + "PaLu") in 2010: http://bit.ly/189jCU9

Appears to be some kind of hang & reboot. The issue disappeared with one of the next starts of the car in both cases. Is your 2009 car's firmware up to date? A newer software could avoid the orange screen completely or replace it with a text indication.

Best regards

Mick

juhap · 11-28-2013, 09:31 AM

Thanks guys, it indeed was a one-off (at least for now). Don't know if the firmware is up-to-date, but it or at least parts of it have been updated twice since I bought the car (last time was only 3 weeks ago).

Asbjorn · 12-02-2013, 04:50 AM

Where you doing something out of the ordinary in the system before shutting it off the day before?

My navi pro is from 09, and I once had my oil service interval reset itself to "I wanted new oil 40k kms ago". And I remember browsing through the services menu, and "leaving" the system there while turning off the car, the very day before it happened. Because this is something I wouldn't do normally - I normally turn off the car while it is showing the usual music or navigation screens...

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juhap Lieutenant 14 Rep 530 Posts Drives: sDrive35i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland iTrader: (0)	Orange screen of death Got in my car this morning to be greeted by this: Radio works ok, screen opens and closes, but all I get is the orange screen, which then goes blank/black after a while (those vertical bars in the photo are not visible to the naked eye). Searched for "orange screen" here, but couldn't find anything related, so I guess this is a rare issue. Hopefully not an expensive one.
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ManiacGT Major 85 Rep 1,448 Posts Drives: Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (0)	You will probably find its a one off and the next time you use the car all is well. I've never had it but I've read some people see it now and then. Just another BMW 'feature'.
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11-28-2013, 08:20 AM	#3
Mick70 Private First Class 9 Rep 157 Posts Drives: Z4 sdrive35i (before: 23i) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	Similar issue reported here ("gresu" + "PaLu") in 2010: http://bit.ly/189jCU9 Appears to be some kind of hang & reboot. The issue disappeared with one of the next starts of the car in both cases. Is your 2009 car's firmware up to date? A newer software could avoid the orange screen completely or replace it with a text indication. Best regards Mick
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11-28-2013, 09:31 AM	#4
juhap Lieutenant 14 Rep 530 Posts Drives: sDrive35i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland iTrader: (0)	Thanks guys, it indeed was a one-off (at least for now). Don't know if the firmware is up-to-date, but it or at least parts of it have been updated twice since I bought the car (last time was only 3 weeks ago).
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12-02-2013, 04:50 AM	#5
Asbjorn Captain 89 Rep 833 Posts Drives: Z4 N54 DCT (VTT GC lites) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: European in China iTrader: (0)	Where you doing something out of the ordinary in the system before shutting it off the day before? My navi pro is from 09, and I once had my oil service interval reset itself to "I wanted new oil 40k kms ago". And I remember browsing through the services menu, and "leaving" the system there while turning off the car, the very day before it happened. Because this is something I wouldn't do normally - I normally turn off the car while it is showing the usual music or navigation screens...
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