bass_rock

Yep that's the right file. Change extend home to home. And that will map the main button to the home key.

Yea you can actually modify the key map file and make it the home button and that will let you do what you want.

Yes you can. Just note that we don't have an easy way to recreate the warp snapshot with your changes so you will always have to boot with it off for your modifications to work

Your question intrigues me... Do you mean that you can dump an image of the operating system? I just got the AVIC-6200NEX. I am will to give it a shot if you could point me in the right direction. Is there a tutorial or how-to available? I am on it, if so...

Yep that is correct! There are a group of us working to see if we can modify it. (Which is possible, you just lose WARP!)  However a cross-upgrade may be possible depending on what changed.  If you follow WhatIsWhatIsWhatIsWhat's instructions you can backup the OS and upload it for us to examine and try on older units.

Does anybody have an image of their x200 unit or willing to make one?  If we can get an image I would be willing to try it in my x000 to see if it works.

Yes, it can be done, but like the linked listing says at the bottom, Bluetooth doesn't work, which also makes Android Auto unusable. So the whole upgrade is a non-starter for now unfortunately. 

So yes. I actually think that the issue is not bluetooth but an audio volume level issue. It's possible the amp volume names changed not he hardware revision.

Any update on the nex4000 to nex4100 android radio fix or and thing I need to know before updating. I'm still on

Nope. The issue seems to stem from how the deck routes audio. It uses a library to communicate to the radios amp. And it seems between the x000 and x100 the radio amp turn on command changed.  So until we can manipulate the Amp commands a cross-upgrade is dead if you care about actually getting audio.

Are we able to use Android Auto on the AVIC-5100NEX now? It was the one unit that for whatever reason Pioneer chose not to support it on.

No you can't that is actually a limitation from Google. unlike CarPlay Google has restrictions on the screen size that Android Auto is supported on which is why it is not on the AppRadio 4 too.

Could you give a quick how-to on how to sideload apps on the 8100NEX/F77DAB ? I don't know about y'all, but for me if I can run Play Music and Maps/Waze I don't need more than that.

You can not side load apps without disabling WARP.

WARP is what makes the deck boot in under 10 sec. Without it you are looking at a close to 2-3 min boot time overtime you start the deck like a regular android phone. Right now there are some people working on creating a new WARP snapshot after you modify the deck but so far it likes to brick devices.

You will need to acquire your own license by your own means.

*****iGO (Sort Of Easy) Map Updater*****

Hi all!

With the announcement of the map crack by asd255 http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/81468-the-avic-development-mod/?p=337784 we needed a good way to actually update the maps!

With the help of various members (if you want to be named let me know), we have created a script that will install the needed iGO patch and install the maps that you have obtained.   

NOTE: This requires use of the perl command line on your computer to generate the required script.

Steps:

1. Download the attached MapPackage.zip

2. Unzip the file into its own folder. (For our purposes we will call it MapPackage)

3. Download the respective iGO Patch for your deck from http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/81468-the-avic-development-mod/?p=337784

4. Extract the contents EXCEPT Copy_Script.sh into your MapPackage Folder.

5. Inside the updates folder in the MapPackage folder place all the map files you would like to add. It should like this (except different iGO patch files):

6. Open a Terminal/CommandPrompt Window

7. Cd to the MapPackage Folder

8. Execute perl MapCreator.pl  This will generate a script that will copy and set the right permissions on the map file you want to update.

9. Copy the contents of the MapPackage Folder to the root of a blank FAT32 USB Drive.

10. Put the usb stick in USB Port 1

11. Boot the deck

12. Navigate and select Write Programs Forcedly

13. Select Copy_Script

14. When it is done, remove the USB Stick and hit the middle center button.

15. Enjoy the new maps!!!

MapPackage.zip

Yes you should be able to cross flash regions really easily. Its the generations that work but there is no bluetooth audio.

Im not having much luck getting it into test mode with any of the the keys that are in the share you provided. I just need a FAT32 drive and place one of the files ( TESTMODE_N.key) on the root - correct?

So each of the keys boot a different mode. There is one key that will load the recovery mode with a corrupted internal sd card. I forgot which one it is. But here is a repo I created with scripts to create test keys and the explanation on them. https://github.com/bassrock/AVIC-NEX

Actually you can. I installed nova launcher and other stuff no problem. Again there are two things, no usb wifi support and you have to have warp disabled.

You can also change the button mapping on the front of the deck too by changing the keymap files.

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Hmmm, is there any way to run Google Maps or another Android launcher on the 8000-NEX?

 

If you can install Xposed it seems like you could easily install a different launcher?

Actually you can. I installed nova launcher and other stuff no problem. Again there are two things, no usb wifi support and you have to have warp disabled.

There is one solution that will auto press the OK button when it shows up, however it requires you to install xposed and keep warp disabled, unless you figure a way out to get warp to reenable.

https://github.com/fuzznec/AVIC-OK-KILLER

And another one here that will run scripts but has the same requirement as above.

https://github.com/InspectifierWrectifier/AVICScripty

I used the "copy" option in TestMode assuming I was copying the internal SD to my USB so it would be easier to look at the file structue on the MAC.

I believe that mode actually does the reverse of what you were trying to accomplish. I recommend opening up your unit and replacing the internal SD Card with a new one that has the appropriate image.

Finally got an answer through a YouTube video. The big changes with this year are auto switching between android auto and CarPlay and more powerful idatalink support. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bGUeUL3-xKA

Looks like it also has the Gauge Support that most users have wanted too. Hopefully if the internals are the same we can get the cross firmware upgrade working on older units.

@bass_rock: Is it possible to use the 4000 -> 4100 firmware image on the SPH-DA120? The hardware should be very similar. I still want the Android Auto feature but don't want to swap my headunit again.

It should be but the issue is that the bluetooth audio does not work which, CarPlay, Android Auto and Siri all use.

You can not connect an OBD2 to the deck. Pioneer only supports connection via the Maestro and that is only for cars that support the on screen controls. If you want OBD 2 data we either need to get a custom rom working or you should look at an alpine deck.

Yea I am doing this on the Deck itself to see if the Bluetooth Issue is possibly a volume issue. I have the deck rooted and installed AlsaMixer

Dat sounds like an AA device-side volume issue. The unit ain't commanding d volume to raise up and touch the roof. Whatchawanna do is, on a rooted device, use ALSAMixer, find the proper volume, and raise it. There are about 100 volumes for Android, yo.

Hmm the only volume showing under alsa-mixer is "Guide DAC Mute Set"

Dat sounds like an AA device-side volume issue. The unit ain't commanding d volume to raise up and touch the roof. Whatchawanna do is, on a rooted device, use ALSAMixer, find the proper volume, and raise it. There are about 100 volumes for Android, yo.

Interesting ok. I will do a cross upgrade and see what this comes up with later tonight.

Does anyone have a link to the firmwares posted in the OP?

 

Links redirect to the main page for FileDropper

All you need to do is download the firmware from Pioneer and rename 150 to 140 on all files and folders.