Thank you, now that is the answer I was looking for. It means I do not have to go back to an older version. My present version is 2.2. and it says:
This item is up to date.
This firmware is the factory firmware for Shuriken Variax.
The f/w adds support for the variax brand. Users of JTV and Variax standard guitars will see not difference in functionality other than version number.
Please note, if you reflash Variax Shuriken and select "No" when monkey prompts you to select whether to retain patches or not you will need to manually reload the Shuriken factory patch bundle bundle via Workbench HD. See the Shuriken manually for detailed instructions.
I cannot remember I had a problem with the update of the flash although this is an early one.
Thank you all for your contributions.
Below you see how my May 2011 JTV (CAR) looks now after an upgrade of the neck last year. The decal shows the name of my band, the Variax logo and the text: "body JTV-69 MIK" followed by the serial number and the brand of the neck (Vox Humana, The Netherlans). The neck sizes, etc. are a copy of a Fender I have, but the tuners are still original.
Thanks
Jan