# Cerbo.Gx version 3.70 does not want to install **URL:** \ **Category:** DIY\ **Tags:** gx\_device, cerbo\_gx, diy\ **Created:** [27 February 2026 06:40 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028 "2026-02-27T06:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 06:40 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/1 "2026-02-27T06:40:24Z")
CerboGx version 3.70 installs, restarts but still in the old version 3.66. If I choose to reboot it in 3.70 CerboGx still starts in 3.66. ---
**Author:** ![guystewart](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/guystewart/32/1_2.png) [@guystewart](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/guystewart)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 07:49 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/2 "2026-02-27T07:49:07Z")
Hi @GeorgeD, That’s a strange issue. Could you try one of the alternative methods of updating firmware? > **[10. Firmware updates](https://www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/Cerbo_GX/en/firmware-updates.html)** ---
**Author:** ![Ewky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Ewky](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Ewky)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 08:24 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/3 "2026-02-27T08:24:11Z")
> Yep, got the same problem, trip to site with a usb stick it is. ![IMG_0147](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/2/0/203267e30527e0ba342f92ed85e31ec56514be6d.png) ---
**Author:** ![nickdb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/nickdb/32/51440_2.png) [@nickdb](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/nickdb)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 08:48 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/4 "2026-02-27T08:48:19Z")
Are you able to see what free disk space there is and are any third party mods or drivers loaded? ---
**Author:** ![Ewky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Ewky](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Ewky)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 08:56 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/5 "2026-02-27T08:56:27Z")
![IMG_0148](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/6/e/6e8c57967c264e7504fdf0426ed6e5357942c407.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jeroen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jeroen](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/jeroen)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 09:09 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/6 "2026-02-27T09:09:55Z")
@GeorgeD I can try to update / have a look if you want. ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 09:36 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/7 "2026-02-27T09:36:17Z")
It doesn’t work from the stick either, same behavior. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/3/8/3827a0fe1a5b2f7e901e04647b925982c82bab09.png) ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 09:41 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/8 "2026-02-27T09:41:04Z")
It is an intact CerboGx system ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/5/9/5954729211a078d5006497628a121c5fde2eb155.png) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/c/a/cad7f50349ae61cd5ab0bd28ad195d8f82941170.png) ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 09:43 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/9 "2026-02-27T09:43:00Z")
986 Mb free space ---
**Author:** ![jeroen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jeroen](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/jeroen)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 10:19 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/10 "2026-02-27T10:19:27Z")
@Ewky That is a different problem. ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 14:11 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/11 "2026-02-27T14:11:19Z")
Is there a log where I could find the error? ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 14:56 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/12 "2026-02-27T14:56:07Z")
I found this, does it mean anything? root@einstein:~# cat /data/log/dmesg.old | grep -iE ‘err|fail|crit’ [0.127983] /soc/interrupt-controller@1c81000: Fixed dependency cycle(s) with /soc/interrupt-controller@1c81000 [0.200751] armv7-pmu pmu: hw perfevents: no interrupt-affinity property, guessing. [6.838096] sun4i-emac 1c0b000.ethernet (unnamed net\_device) (uninitialized): failed to request dma channel. dma is disabled [6.849427] sun4i-emac 1c0b000.ethernet (unnamed net\_device) (uninitialized): configure dma failed. disable dma. [7.379263] brcmfmac mmc2:0001:1: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.victronenergy,cerbo-gx.bin failed with error -2 [7.771158] brcmfmac: brcmf\_c\_process\_txcap\_blob: no txcap\_blob available (err=-2) [12.889124] Bluetooth: hci1: BCM: failed to write update baudrate (-110) [14.969097] Bluetooth: hci1: BCM: Reset failed (-110) root@einstein:~# ---
**Author:** ![jeroen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jeroen](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/jeroen)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 15:04 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/13 "2026-02-27T15:04:47Z")
No, if we want to figure out what is going on, you need a UART TTL cable to connect to the debug connector, which is inside the device. It is the boot loader doing this, the update goes fine, marked as the one to boot, but the boot loader refuses to do it. But the boot loader runs before linux, there is no log of it. if you want to try to fix it yourself, see [Venus OS reinstall](https://www.victronenergy.com/media/pg/Cerbo_GX/en/reset-to-factory-defaults-and-venus-os-reinstall.html#UUID-053f28c9-3ba1-8fcd-422f-4b624a3ec572), but mind the warnings. That will reinstall everything, including boot loader etc and all settings will be gone. ---
**Author:** ![jeroen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jeroen](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/jeroen)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 15:12 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/14 "2026-02-27T15:12:36Z")
> [@GeorgeD](#): > > I found this, does it mean anything? no, this is the part that matters `root@einstein:~# fw_printenv | sort` `…` `setroot=if test “${version}” = 1; then setenv bootpart 1:2; setenv mmcroot /dev/mmcblk1p2; else setenv bootpart 1:3; setenv mmcroot /dev/mmcblk1p3; fi` `version=1` `…` `root@einstein:~# mount` `/dev/mmcblk1p3 on / type ext4 (rw,relatime,mb_optimize_scan=0)` The boot loader is instructed to boot `/dev/mmcblk1p2`, but it boots `/dev/mmcblk1p3` ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 15:13 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/15 "2026-02-27T15:13:19Z")
There is a small problem with the fresh install, everything needs to be reconfigured. Is there a way to save the current configuration and then apply it after the fresh install? Can I wait, I don’t have to install 3.70 right away, maybe you can find the problem. I saw on the community that there is also 3.67, it is a problem jumping from 3.66 to 3.70, there are some intermediate changes that need to be done in stages ---
**Author:** ![jeroen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jeroen](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/jeroen)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 15:17 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/16 "2026-02-27T15:17:41Z")
Sure it can wait, actually preferably, since if possible I would like to understand what is going on, but it is something exceptional. ---
**Author:** ![jeroen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jeroen](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/jeroen)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 15:18 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/17 "2026-02-27T15:18:56Z")
> [@GeorgeD](#): > > it is a problem jumping from 3.66 to 3.70 No, the v3.67 update will have the same problem. ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [27 February 2026 15:21 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/18 "2026-02-27T15:21:57Z")
Ok, thank you, I’ll be here! ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@GeorgeD](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/GeorgeD)\ **Post date:** [28 February 2026 10:41 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/19 "2026-02-28T10:41:40Z")
I will order a VE.Direct - USB cable. Is the one in the attached link good? What can I connect with, is putty ok? Is there a tutorial for this? [Victron Energy Cablu de interfață VE.Direct la USB](https://kitoffgrid.ro/accesorii/817-victron-energy-cablu-de-interfa%C8%9B%C4%83-vedirect-la-usb.html) ---
**Author:** ![alexpescaru](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/alexpescaru/32/270_2.png) [@alexpescaru](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/alexpescaru)\ **Post date:** [28 February 2026 11:18 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028/20 "2026-02-28T11:18:49Z")
Hi @GeorgeD I’m pretty sure he’s talking about this: [Venus OS: Root Access [Victron Energy]](https://www.victronenergy.com/live/ccgx:root_access#connecting_on_the_serial_console) [Next page](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/cerbo-gx-version-3-70-does-not-want-to-install/54028.md?page=2)