YzRacer

Bump. I am on http://torrentdb.li/828a6a79c86ab35dc3330048faed1516a99a5ca1.html But not seeing any seeds. I have an FTP if someone would be willing to upload as well.

Could I get some seeders please? Just got home from deployment and I would like to get upgraded.

I had some trouble with this upgrade, but finally got it working today. I had previously ordered an updated drive from Garret and when I installed it the update would fail and it would eventually switch to cannot use HDD. I verified the drive on my pc and it had all the files, so I tried loading the image on my original drive (I had previously upgraded to a 40gb) and I had the same result. I was very reluctant to try my 40GB drive because it was the only one working so I tried a 100GB I had lying around and it worked, but of course rebooted because it's not a Toshiba. Finally, I loaded the ima

I'll vouch for Guiri if you guys haven't met up already, he was asking around about the Z2 on the Ford Truck forum and I sent him this way to get more info.

No problem for me with maximum contacts, I don't know what add on or program included in my rom does the work.... but I am able to go to my contacts screen and in the menu I found "Select all" and then I found "Beam selected contacts" probably about 200 or so contacts transfered no prob.

Just went for a short drive and everything seems to work fine, not that I had any doubt. I used method 1 and it works fine, but I am very impressed with the .iso for those that don't have unlocked drives! Once again forums have proved to be a great use for consumers around the world!

Chane, you have the upfitter switches and Mike does not, I believe that is what you saw by the glove compartment, the relays for those switches are located there. My truck came without the switches, but I found a dealer that sells a kit for about 80 bucks to add the switches and I installed them myself.

Careful.... I hope you reverted back to the original Z2 software on the drive first, otherwise you could be in for an interesting firmware update. I appreciate your concern, but its all under control. I had a bad firmware flash once while switching between Z1 and Z2, and I learned that it's pretty hard to fubar it. I have been back and forth from Z1 to Z2 a dozen times now and I can do it with eyes closed. I have even managed to keep all my music from one to the other.

Hyperite, thanks for all your support to the forum. I used method 1 as I had already unlocked my drive and I had been running Z1 software on my Z2 until I got these files from you! I haven't done any driving yet but I am sure it will work just fine.

I don't know what program is in my sprint ppc 6700, but I was able to select all and transfer all of my contacts to my Z1 and Z2. I loaded a custom rom that I got from PPCGEEKS which erased all the stock sprint software and loaded my phone with a package of much more useful stuff including much better bluetooth software and every program I need.

Wow this is great news. I am guessing HenryJ is right and we only need a few files from the new version to swap out.

It would be wonderful if we could all just compile a library on the forum. I have found the files and it's easy to see how to add more music. You only need the folder with the music and a couple database files and you can make it happen. I don't know what kind of trouble we could cause on this great forum though... it might not be worth the headache unless we do it privately.

Well I wouldn't say all WM5 sucks. It is typical microsoft and usually requires some tweaking. The guys over at PPC Geeks forum make up custom ROMs for WM Phones. I put one on my Sprint 6700 and it works great! My phone is very stable and I am sure if a good developer were to play with a project like this we could get a lot of function out of these units.

All the instructions are in the Z1/Z2 Hacks/Mods section, but it is somewhat complicated. It also costs about 45 bucks to unlock the drive without erasing it.

Well I believe you would need to unlock the HDD, but maybe you planned on that already. I may have heard some rumors that if you remove the drive before powering on the unit it could have been shipped unlocked, however this is very rare.

I didn't read the whole thread, so I may be reposting this info.... but I have a Sprint PPC6700 and I want to let you guys know that I flashed it with a 3rd party rom from PPC Geeks and now I can transfer my whole phone book instead of just one by one.

An even better idea...... it must be possible somehow to install windows mobile 5 or 6 on this unit and have a fully functional pda with a hard drive! Imagine all the things it could do then.... including playback of any kind of file.

I got some bad news fellas, I work on airplanes and there really are people this dumb doing the work. On the upside most of the critical controls are supposed to be idiot proof..... for he most part. I am all for the sticky that says "THERE IS NO Z2 BYPASS"

Hyperite, I am lmao at you shooting down Mazdaspeed... he littered up one of my threads begging for an image as well, without contributing anything useful. A tip you might find useful, when I made my Z2 image with Acronis, I was able to use 7zip and fit my 18gb image on one dual layer dvd. I sent out 2 copies and they both worked. Right now I am running a Z1 image on my Z2, but its a pre update image and I can't get the update disc to load. Might have something to do with it not being a clean image, I just deleted the Z2 stuff and replaced it with Z1 stuff so I didn't have to delete o

That thing could not have been cheap, I am sure some forum members would kick you a few $$ for a copy.... hopefully it has the answers we have been seeking.

I read a little on this model, seems like the one we are looking for : http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/10/2 ... index.html However it shows that bluetooth comes standard with this unit, but since bluetooth is much more common in Europe I suspect they just included the adapter in the box. I emailed a shop in London for a price quote, but I am sure it won't be cheap. Maybe I could just go to europe, purchase one, unlock the HDD and make an image, then return the unit to the store and fly home? Truthfully I think a round trip ticket and one night hotel stay would be cheaper than buying

Yes, I replaced all the associated files and no help. I can replace just about any file or files and it will work, but whenever the HMIManager.exe is involved, you get constant reboots.

The HmiManager.exe file in the PRG1/APL folder is what I think controlled the bypass on the Z1, and when I replace that file the Z2 gets constant reboots. I can replace almost any other .exe and the unit will work, which makes me believe Pioneer made sure that we couldn't just swap that one file. I wish I had some programming skills, hopefully you guys will get it soon. Thanks for the hard work!

It's way less than 50%, I think there are only 2 people that have been successful with this trick. I suppose it could be a glitch or something, or there is something about the trick that isn't being described properly. It almost seems that in the procedure that was described, no one knows exactly what triggers the system to work this way.

I am glad you guys like it, I think it needs to be used more often. We have so many threads on the Z2 now! It's not like its that hard to search, and popular questions are always at the top of the list anyway. Since I joined this forum and others I have been amazed at all the info you can find, just by using the SEARCH!