abb1

I think that the mapping software that comes with the systems is all outdated. I just purchased a new AVIC-X950BH, one month ago. It is supposed to have the latest maps being a new unit, right? I am in a new city and I typed an address 2250 Central Avenue, which is a long time address in my city. it was not found, it said that it only goes to number 1699 for Central Ave. I thought that this was weird as the building has been constructed for 20 years, so I typed the address in to my co-pilot which also has Navteq maps and it was there. This tells me that my 'NEW' AVIC-X950BH has old maps. The punch line is that it does not even say the year of the maps, just that the mapping software is 1.000000, nothing that refers to a date. 

I have been away from this forum for a long time. Can anyone confirm that this is the same bypass for the X950BT?

Here ya go! Can you please post in the proper forum though. This is one for Completed Mods ONLY! Extract the 'image.res' file and place the two files in 'Image/Common' folder

Put in Image-Common.rar

Did you hook the enclosure up directly to the usb cable? Hmmm, that may be what I might do with my spare 120 GB SSD!

What would be an accomplishment is to have a SSD integrated into the AVIC to replace its meager 2GB memory. This would be extremely difficult as the 2GB flash is attached right to the motherboard

Youre probably right Abb.However after all the fantastic efforts by Ryar(still ongoing?)I am happy to stay with it until things are at thier optimum.If not we have all the fantastic mods which yourself,Chuck,IDT,Diafita,DPDurst, and many others to rely on.I am just happy that this forum is still going and welcome any new ideas.Some may work and some wont,but that is better than a dead forum IMHO.

I agree with you totally! Ryar has done an excellent job keeping the interest in this forum going with the Primo and Avicnet (it is just not for me), as it has sparked interest into this forum and kept it rolling. Unfortunately, I think that these mods are at their limit now. I may however, get back into modifying the Avic graphically again, once I get really bored with my V5,0

This is one of my favourite mods.If only we could incorporate it into Avicnet.I would be one happy 411er!

I have to disagree with putting Avicnet into it. I tried running the Igo Primo and was VERY dissapointed. The Avicnet seems to be close to the same ordeal. What this does is incorporate all the old crappy nav systems that are on sub $99 systems and puts them on the Avic. All these old nav systems do not compare to the updated modded Systems that we have running here. I had a buddy in my car for the first time and he said that my Avic (with my Abb 5.0) was the best looking NAV system he has ever seen in a vehicle. If I would have been running the Primo that I was before, he would not even have noticed as it looks and operates the same as any sub $99 external Nav system out there. I was initially going to put TomTom in with my 5.0. I tried it for a week and was depressed at how Generic the TomTom system looked that I deleted the file and thought, why would I be going backwards by putting a 10 yr old program into my Avic, with few, if any changes graphically.

 

Highway signs do work for me, and exit numbers too, the only thing is it seems to have few speed limit information,

Highway signs do work for NT maps, however, not the same way as the TA maps. Using NT maps, I only see hwy signs in major cities such as Toronto, Montreal. However, using TA maps, I see signs for EVERY exit on major hwy's all across Ontario. The hwy signs are there in NT, just limited.

I finally got the Navteq 2011 maps installed. Comparison of Navteq VS TeleAtlas 2011 maps:

The TA maps have been nicely updated. The hwy signs now have route numbers on them as well. Also, there are many updated speed limit signs here now in Canada. New roads that have been constructed here are also now showing up in these new maps.

The Navteq maps do not really have any changes in them. Still no hwy signs are present that I can see. New roads have been updated, but that is it. Here in Canada, Navteq maps have always been more accurate, especially when on Rural roads, but that is now changing as TA is catching up in that dept, and the TA maps have more features (such as hwy signs and exits).

Using both, I would definately recommend the TA maps, however, it is definately wise to have both on the system, in case one is lacking the street in question (which has happened with older versions of the TA maps)

Just in case that you are interested, I found this post about the Navteq 2011 Q2 Maps for North America.

 

http://gpsundergroun...g-unlocked.html

 

I tested with FX 3.1 on a F90BT and works great, in my area Navteq seems more accurate.

 

Just FYI.

That is great, but is there a torrent somewhere for this? It will take two days to download all three files unless you BUY a premium upgrade for Link-Safe

Hello ABB,

Let me start by saying I really love this modd and has been using it for the past few months, but I recently reloaded some video files on my ipod and when you are in the ipod screen and you press the video button in the upper right corner it causes the unit to power cycle. Any help would greatly be appreciated I'm going to try looking in the data.zip to sse if I can find the issue

Thx

The problem is NOT with the mod, as the ipod/main screen is in an entire different section and is not dependent on any mod related to the navigation section, or the 'Data.zip' file. Also, the video works fine on my unit when I am in ipod mode (I always watch videos when I am stuck in traffic), and I have this mod installed as well.

it may have something to do with the ISO5 there are some problems with that and the X and Z series

No, that is incorrect! I have had my iPhone 4 running with IOS5 and it was running great. When I switched over to the iPhone 4s, is when I had this problem. The iPhone 4 has bluetooth 2.1, whereas the iPhone 4s has Bluetooth 4.0. I didn't think that this made a difference as it should be backwards compatible, but it now does not connect. I just hoping that my hunch was wrong and that there is someone out there that has a iPhone 4s that does not have bluetooth problems

Hi, I have had my iphone 3GS, Iphone 4, all work with my X910BT. I just gopt the new Iphone 4s and it can not pair up with my AVIC. Does anybody else have this problem?

Thanks for the reply, Ryar! I am presently using Chucks mod with Primo.

That could be what is causing the memory problems as well. You say that the resources are cleared when Primo loads, but it does NOT! The Avic has its user data in a separate file, and not in the Data.zip of the current program. When Primo loads, it has all the resources of chucks mod which where the settings were first originated. Later today, I will try to clear my data in the user data folder and have primo load first always, so that Chucks Nav will not even be in the picture. This way, the resources will only be of the Primo Nav. I have adjusted the Sys.txt to adjust the memory values, and I still got freezes. There again, it could be that it was using the resources of the other mod. This is the reason that when changing mods, you have to delete the igo folder in the 'User Data' folder.

Well, I have been testing this out now for days. It is very buggy, with constant freezes, and unable to lock satellite. I believe that one reason for this is the size of the Primo file (Data.zip) which is 35 mb in size. When I was creating my V 3.0 in beta during testing, it was originally 27mb in size because of all the new features and graphics that I have added. However, it was not stable and it froze regularly. I reduced the sizes and deleted several bmp's reducing the file size by 5 mb. After that it ran smoothly and was rock solid. I think that this is because of the Avics, low memory, that it cannot handle loading that much data at once from a file. Unfortunately, I looked into the internal workings of the Primo file and it cannot be reduced to a much lower level. I managed to get it down to 34 mb, and that is it. To be able to use Primo flawlessly, I would think that the Avic would need more physical memory

Hi Ryar or Abb??? I was unfortunately left out with my question a few days ago. Previous page. As far as Primo goes, it has too many issues to count on my X910. I get sound though...lol My gps says looking for GPS which I understand is a good thing.. it shows I have it and works fine with Chucks mod. BUT.. it won't do anything other than sit still in a different country. France? Also couldn't change the arrow into a 3d car.

 

But I am not all that interested in Primo. I LOVE what you guys have done with Chucks recent mod. However, my question remails unanswered. Is there a way to just set the 3d driving when I'm not using Navi (I use the F22 jet) so it can be larger on the screen instead of turning into a pin prick? I would prefer to set it closer on the screen so its more visible with a slight zoom in and out. Is there a way to set it so it does this or at least stays in one place? I have two pictures I posted in my original question.

 

Thanks!

 

Burton

As far as the jet issue, it is because Chuck has somehow permanetly made this mod zoom in and out even with smart zoom disabled. I am having the same issues with smartzoom shut off. Chuck has done so much work with the smart zoom in this mod, that you will have to ask him. I have never been fond of smartzoom. It was great in older mods, but not with the newer modified ones as you want to see as much detail as you can. That is just my opinion though. I want to experiment with Primo, but my next step will be to disable the smart zoom in the script as it is driving me nuts ! Overall, Chuck did a fantastik job with this mod, and he really deserves a pat on the back.

I been through this thread many times but I might have missed it. But will this work on x920bt?

No, it will not. It will only run on the F series and X710 & X910. The X920 runs on a different operating system.

Well, I have been playing with Primo. I wish that I had the time to work on those memory issues . I am not impressed with the smartzoom that is with this. When I was traveling 100 km/hr, it zoomed out to 9 km in a 2" section making the entire route unreadable. I looked, but I can't find a way to shut off the smart zoom in the settings, unless I am missing something.

1) My problem is that I set Primo as the primary Nav, and now I cannot get the settings to come back up to change it back. I know that I can always delete the user data, but I am wondering if this is a glitch or if it is my system.

2) it asks to reboot when you are changing the car, cockpit, etc.. It will get stuck on primo now exiting.

3) I take it that this view is only when on a highway and a route is selected, or do you see this whenever exiting a highway? I will try this out today as I have not taken it on the highway yet.

Thanks for your quick response ryar!

Hey Chuck, I haven't been around much, but I thought that I woul;d give this mod a try to see how the Primo worked. I have been playing with this most of the day and I am having several problems. 1) Once I set the primo to default, I can no longer get the settings menu back to revert it back to iGo 8. 2) whenever, it says to 'reboot', you press it, and the screen freezes. 3) That third picture on your first page with the realistic road, is not achievable, at least I can't get that scheme.

Is anybody else have the same problems, or is it just me?

Hello ABB1,

 

I took your logos to create my bar of task , for your work thank you

 

 

Jean-louis

No problem! That is why I share my work. I am glad that you are enjoying it! Cheers !

i tried putting that file out there and it did nothing. i did',t want everyting blue so i'm glad it dod'nt work!

Thanks for the info Hanibal! I haven't tried it yet as I still need to get an SD card to replace the one that I have lost. I was going to play around with it, maybe I still will, see if I can get something working.

What about the old file in the data zip?

Apparently any location outside the Data.zip has precedence, so the folder with the blue images outside will dominate

Now you understood! You're exactly right!

 

As for the Images.res, I didn't try it yet as those don't get modified often.

 

Good to know that you're back and try something else.

Well, I won't be doing too much. During my relocation, the movers lost my wires for my spare Avic that I used for modding. I got some hookups, but I still need to fuse them with my power supply, which I have to figure out how to do again . They also lost my SD card with all my Avic files on it. That's not a biggie as I have files backed up on my PC.

No. As I dicted in the first post of my mod (please read), the files outside the DATA.zip structure with the same folder name always has preseance (read priority) over those inside the DATA.zip files. This is how I developed my mods without zipping and rezipping the new changes.

 

Read the first post of my mod Chuck88 and the scripts that I added in iGo\Extension folder as an example of how to copy BMP files to "replace" those within DATA.zip.

This will then NOT change any original files, and if you no longer wanted the blue, you just delete the folder and it will be back to normal. Now, if there was only a way to do this with the 'image.res' file supoorting the main screen images, we would be all set. Hmmmmm, I will have to try this out......

Create a new folder called APL2\iGo\ui_pioneer\800_480 and put your new BMP files in there.

Hi Chuck, you have me confused on this one! If you create a new folder outside the 'DATA.zip' file, with the bmps in it, you would still need a script forwarding the change to that location. Am I missing something?