Spaceman Spiff

The 3D mode won't have street names As far as the memory not storing, I had the same problem and the problem went away on its own about 2-3 days after. Can't tell you why it didn't work at first, but the problem went away.

Funny this is the exact thing that happened to me yesterday. I held the reset button down and the unit went into frenzy and do the infinite reboot loop. I'll probably be doing the reload of 3.1fx tonight and see if that helps. Should've sold the unit when it was working at 100%. Anyone wanna buy mine?

First and foremost, I'd like to thank the OP for the contribution. Greatest "mod" ever. Today's the first day I'm running the new firmware. I have a couple issues with the update. After reading 35+ pages of this thread, I see many also encounters these. 1. Illumination color can't be set and it returns to "random" every time I start car. 2. Screen brightness can't be set and always return to "10" every time I start the car. 3. Voice is always English-Jason after I restart the car. 4. No street names in 3-D mode unless it's zoomed in. Anyone with solutions to thes

I thought about upgrading, but sure don't want to throw extra money into this problematic unit. For $120, I might as well buy a brand new single din unit that works well.

I've done the "possible reboot fix". After I do the reboot fix, it "helped" for a week and the problem comes back. Deleting those gpsparaxxxxx files religiously is like putting a bandaid on a wound.

I have the same problem. I have the unit since 2008 and the problem comes and goes. There'll be months with NO issues.. and then there'll be days when it reboots 4-5 times within a 30 min drive. This is not quite the same problem as the infamous "reboot at start-up". My system boots, plays music.. and reboots after 5-10 min of usage. I have a F90, so I had 2 years to send to Pioneer to repair this problem. Over and over again they'd just reload the software and that's about it. I tried calling them, emailing them.... they'd never reply to my inquiries regarding the problem. Th

I have the same problems as the OP. 1. I used to have the same problem with the Bluetooth not hanging up after a call. I changed phones from a NOKIA 6500 to a Sony Ericsson P1. Bluetooth works flawlessly. So it could be phone dependent. 2. I shipped my unit to Pioneer for the Right channel distortion. They shipped my unit back without any solution. All they did was reloaded my software from my 2.0 to 2.06. I've tried new composite cable, different ipod.. no help. Seems like the only viable solution in this forum is hardwire the connection together. Good luck to all. I'v

Good luck guys. I sent my unit in to fix a random reboot problem (sent it in twice already). I addressed the ipod problem like the OP has (mine is cutting out on the right channel; composite cables replaced and no avail.). I also SPECIFICALLY wrote in my letter to give me a call once the unit is received. Guess what? They never called. Just like last time, all they did was "reload software", which in this case they gave me 2.06 but wiped out my bluetooth. I tried to do the "Customer service evaluation" but the invoice/work order I got from Pioneer is invalid and can't evaluate my exp

Hi all, My unit is full of bugs and I've sent it to Pioneer to get it repaired multiple times. This very last time I sent it in and while I was running firmware 2.0, they updated it with 2.06. 2.06 is working fine, but my bluetooth isn't working. I found out after I made my first call and the unit will not hang up the phone and froze. I checked the BT software version and it says "version not found". I tried to download the latest software from the Pioneer site and when I try to update it, it'd stuck on the "....do not power off, please wait...." for 40+ minutes. I've tried the

I have the exact same problem. Finally someone is sharing my pain! In this forum, most people are experiencing reboots at startup. Mine doesn't do that. It reboots randomly out of no where. I sent my unit to Pioneer and they "reloaded the software". The unit worked great daily with my commute to work (20-30 minutes). Last weekend I took a road trip and viola, problem is back again (3-4 hrs into roadtrip). I sent the unit back in while my 2 year Premier warranty is still active. I mentioned to them could it be heat related.

Im not sure if I remember it correctly, but I remember reading somewhere that the RCA cables attached TO the unit, inside the soldering is weak, causing the channel loss. Anyone can chime in on this? I have the same problem.

Do you use a MAC? I use a MAC and when transferring files to an external media, MAC duplicates some hidden files onto the media which are not readable by the unit. As far as the crashing goes, I had that problem and I sent it to Pioneer for a fix. All they did was reload the software and my problem still exist. Not as frequent, but still does it.

I've always had problems with my Nokia phone. Bluetooth hangs and random cutoff. I switched to a Sony Ericsson phone and seems to work better with the unit.

This question is to Whoie15. After your system reboots, what does it do? 1. Does it play music again (as if you turn off your car and then turn back on)? 2. Does it stay at the opening screen (DESTINATION/CONTACTS/SOURCE)? If it's #1, check your power supply. My case is #2. It's not a simple power drop or anything. The unit resets itself and settings such as "AV1 source - IPOD" gets resetted to OFF.

that's very similar to the problem im having. on this forum, many are experiencing reboot at startup screen. mine doens't reboot at startup, but randomly in the middle of operation.

I have the reboot/freezing problem. Sent my unit in for service. Got it back and on the work order, all it said was "reloaded the software". First week the unit worked flawlessly. Just today the system is acting up again. Rebooted 45 minutes into trip... after reboot the unit froze up.... POS.

Hardware bypass is by relocating the mute wire on the harness, you're now able to watch DVD and input GPS routes with the vehicle in motion (pretty much a parking brake bypass). Yes my system ran fine after the 2.0 update. After weeks of normal operation, the system starts acting weird. In order for me to reinstall all the flask disk files from my SD to the unit, I had to boot into TESTMODE and copy and paste all files from my SD to the flask disk. That's the only way to overwrite the system files.

Mine always does random reboot while it's working normally for anywhere from 0-60 minutes (or more). Only once it reboots over and over again at the opening page. After 3 tries it booted up normally and continued working. You want what's in my unit now? Or you want what I have on my SD card? I have a totally virgin copy of the flashdisk files I saved for myself after I did the 2.0 update. I reloaded all those files into my unit a week ago trying to solve this problem. It hasn't solve anything yet. Tonight I'll have the hardware bypass undone. I'll see if this might solve th

im monitoring this thread as your situation is similar to what i'm experiencing. i DO have all the map files i believe (1.6gb on my SD). my system reboots every so often. i realize it's not a hardware issue because unlike turning off the car and turning it back on, the music (from radio or cd or ipod) should play automatically. my reboots are as if i hit the reset button, just stays in the opening screen.

I installed my unit with hard bypass. went out of the country for 2 weeks and car started up just fine. didn't check the voltage drain though.

Im not an expect neither. I relied on my friend who installs stereos for a living. The unit worked for a good 6+ months.. just this past month or so it's been giving me problems. There is one thing I noticed from reading the forum about this rebooting issue. Yes, the pre-2.0 firmware took a long time to boot and lags a lot, but people seem to have this reboot issue with v2.0 and not with pre-2.0.

This afternoon on the way home from work, approx 45 minutes drive stop and go traffic. 1 reboot occurred. I forgot to mention my unit reboots while I have the car's ignition off (but with keys in ignition) to watch a movie. Every 15-20 minutes of the DVD playback, the system would reboot. Im guessing the GPS may not be the factor. I got the unit as a gift. Im not sure if Pioneer will fix my problem even if I got a 2-yr warranty with the 90BT.

vegaslaptop, since i have all the virgin files already, i don't have to copy any of the files from "My Flash Disk" to my SD card, correct? i'll go and delete those 4 "gpspapa_.bin"s and i'll report back with my findings. appreciate the help.

Here's an update after reinstalling the V2.0 virgin files...... First day, NO RANDOM reboots. Everything worked fine. Keys and touchscreen are more responsive than before the reinstall. Second day, RANDOM reboots are back again. Not as frequent, but out of no where it had rebooted on me. I guess it's time to contact Pioneer about this POS.

I just found another thread posted on directions on how to overwrite the old files. Thanks again gsxr, since you're the one who made that post too. Lets hope this will solve the rebooting problem im having. On the side note.. what is causing the files to get corrupted out of no where? Mine is unmodded, daily used, nothing is tampered with.