Latest MKR WiFi 1010 and Vidor 4000 NINA firmware missing from IDE library & Git

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I used File -> Examples -> WiFiNINA -> tools CheckFirmwareVesion sketch to check the firmware version of my Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 using Arduino IDE 1.8.13,
The Arduino WiFi 1010 NINA firmware 1.3.0 was out of date with WiFiNINA library v1.8.0. The check sketch requires NINA firmware version 1.4.2 to pass when using WiFiNINA library v1.8.0 .
I downloaded the nightly Arduino IDE build dated 7/21/2020 (v1.8.14) to get the new NINA firmware, but this version only has NINA firmware v1.4.1. To be pass the CheckFirmwareVersion sketch, I needed to use WiFiNINA library 1.7.1.
Arduino IDE 1.8.14 (last daily build) and GitHub NINA firmware are out of sink with the WiFiNINA 1.8.0 library. I could not find NINA firmware version 1.4.2. It seems to be missing.
I repeated the process with my Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 and found it was flashed with NINA firmware version 1.0.0. I could only update to version 1.1.0 and have not found a way to install NINA firmware version greater than 1.1.0.
The Check WiFiNINA Firmware Version and Firmware and certificates Updater seem to indicate that the NINA firmware should be the same for both the MKR WiFi 1010 and the MKR Vidor 4000.
Is there a configuration file that could be updated to enable the WiFi1010/WiFiNINA Firmware Certificate Updater to install NINA firmware version 1.4.1 (the latest I can find) on the Vidor 4000? Would someone put NINA firmware version 1.4.2 on GitHub?

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Hi @ballscrewbob,
I included line breaks when entering my message, but the line breaks disappeared from my posting. I don't know why this happened.

The section of the forum seem to be a good choice. Should I ask these questions in the MRK Board section of the Forum instead?

I'm using MKR WiFi 1010, MKR Vidor 4000
IDE 1.8.13, Night builds 1.8,14 7/21/2020 and 1.8.14 12/15/2020.

The December 15, 2020 daily download also seems to missing NINA firmware version 1.4.2.

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Salü

I had the same problem.
My solution:

  • Download "WiFi101-Updater-ArduinoIDE-Plugin-0.10.12.zip" here:
  • Unzip WiFi101
  • Replace the existing folder C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Arduino \ tools \ WiFi101 with the new folder

greetings Franz