Noel380

Did u remove the sd card after u did the upgrade? If u leave the sd card with the testmode file in., every time u boot up it will take u to the windows screen

Thats exactly what my deck did, before i fixed it........ Are u sure your pushing all four buttons at the same time than after about 5 seconds only realese the reset and keep holding the other 3.

When it says 100% wait a minute then itll say reset. Take a pen and push reset button and then itll boot up and take u to test mode.....

Try it again for some odd reason i did and it worked

Imo these avic f are JUNK..... but if u cant afford one now they must be fixed. But if u do, NEVER EVER A PIONEER

This shoild do the trick same thing happened with mine this fix will update u to 3.0 solve lag issues and read directions carefully and u should be up and running click the link: http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/30828-boot-problemsblack-screen-fixrestore/

Yea no prob.... Anytime

And u can find all the files u need here: http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/30828-boot-problemsblack-screen-fixrestore/

Hmm after it reads 100% itll take a minute or so then it will say RESET...... after u reset thats the step where u will need to go to test mode and rewrite the flash disk

To enter service mode u press MENU,RESET,MAP AND EJECT when the screen goes black u release ONLY reset but keep holding MENU, MAP AND EJECT. That will take u to service mode NOT test mode....... To get to test mode u must download TESTMODE files to an sd card insert the sd card and it will automatically get u to test mode.

Sorry i meant do not install sd card until after step 5, when u do step 6 u need to have the sd card in.

Remember do not install sd card until ufter step 6. Up until then leave it out..... Once u finish step 5 insert the sd card and leave it inserted until u are ready to reboot to 3.0 update basically leave it in until u are completely done with all the steps. Hope it works

Its the same f90bt and f900bt are basically the same unit....

Try this: http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/30828-boot-problemsblack-screen-fixrestore/

This problem is common on the f series units...... Imo its a piece of junk get rid of it and buy a different brand (pioneer is junk/horrible customer support)

Heres the link To testmode 2.3: http://www.filestube.com/7cdcc15b9238c0f503ea/go.html

Ok so i was able to get into testmode, i succesfully did the wince upgrade (goes 100% then tells me to restart) so i restart the unit after being in service mode i go into testmode once in testmode i copy all files from my flash disk on sd card and transfer them to root of my flash disk on avic. I rewrite any and all files ( i believe there are 19 files) i restart the unit it boots up with pioneer logo, allows me to select system language, then voice language i click on english samantha, it automatically reboots itself and then just stays stuck on pioneer splash screen and reboots every 5 mins i believe. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. Btw i used retell instructions (fx 3.1 update ) exactly. And ive followed all thise steps repeatedly about 7 times with same results as above.

ok so i downloaded testmode 2.3 on a seperate sd card now i can get into testmode, i was reading i should delete the old files and add the new. it says click on START wich is at bottom left corner of test mode but i cant seem to click if for crap. i used a pen,pencil no luck i can click on everything in between the top and bottom of screen with the pencil just cant click on any of the icons anywhere near the edges. someone said recalibrate the screen but to do that i need to be able to click start i cant even do that. any suggestions?

and these are the files i got from the fx3.1 upgarde i downloaded from FX3.1 COMPLETE FIRMWARE IMAGE: WINCEIMG.BIN/ MY FLASH DISK/ WINCEIMG.CKS/ DEVICE.NNG..............

so i have a pioneer f900bt. just last sunday i turned my car on the avic turns on like normal BUT my language is in like french how the hell that happened? i have no clue (i drove to church language was on english i get outta church and it boots itself up to french) . so i manage to get to settings-language and find english so i hit english and the avic reboots itself (know all this is happening as im driving) splash screen pops up, then black screen and after about 10 seconds the lights on buttons and screen on unit turn off but i can hear the unit still running . i reset it same thing, i try reset for 5secs then 10 sec then eject reset at same time SAME DAMN THING. So ive been doing some research i downloaded the FX3.1 update from torrent, i extracted it with winrar (4 files show up on my desktop) i move all four files on the root of a formatted fat 8gb sd card. i walk to the garage put the sd card in the avic, turn the key it turns on i wait for splash screen then i hold menu,map,eject and reset. then release reset and i get into the blue screen, i do the up,up,down,menu,left and right and i get into service mode. i choose wince update sd/mmc format. it updates to 100% then at the bottom of the screen it says "reset" so i hold reset (as i leave the sd card in place) it resets, lights on buttons light up so does display but no pioneer logo its just a blank black light up screen, then after 10 seconds buttons/screen turn off but unit is still running and never am i able to get into test mode? ive read some people being able to get into settings by clicking menu after about 30secs after unit turns off but not I, any ideas? ive tried about 6 times and each time it does the wince upgrade i hit reset and no luck.