-T.J.- Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 My f900bt won't boot. I have read just about every piece of info here on this issue and don't know what the next step would be at this point so i need a little help/guidance. I have tried the following.... soft restart hard restart reload 2.0 software update loaded testmode.zip and could not reach test mode tried a hard reset via reset+eject and still couldn't reach test mode. attempted to reload 2.0 and THEN tried to enter test mode. when no SD card is present in the HU the system shuts off after 15-20 seconds, it never makes it past "Pioneer" and shuts down. with an SD card present loaded up with the 2.0 update or the testmode files the unit with reboot over and over but more rapidly then when no SD card is in (say every 5 seconds). i haven't given up and am not ready to throw in the towel, i just don't know what to do next. if someone has any suggestions and don't mind helping a little i'm all ears. also if it's time to send it to Pioneer please just lmk that also. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ill.die.trying Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 ":3ro88rrh]My f900bt won't boot. I have read just about every piece of info here on this issue and don't know what the next step would be at this point so i need a little help/guidance. I have tried the following.... soft restart hard restart reload 2.0 software update loaded testmode.zip and could not reach test mode tried a hard reset via reset+eject and still couldn't reach test mode. attempted to reload 2.0 and THEN tried to enter test mode. when no SD card is present in the HU the system shuts off after 15-20 seconds, it never makes it past "Pioneer" and shuts down. with an SD card present loaded up with the 2.0 update or the testmode files the unit with reboot over and over but more rapidly then when no SD card is in (say every 5 seconds). i haven't given up and am not ready to throw in the towel, i just don't know what to do next. if someone has any suggestions and don't mind helping a little i'm all ears. also if it's time to send it to Pioneer please just lmk that also. Thanks in advance. any mods you have done prior to unit acting up like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-T.J.- Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 I've had the unit installed for 6 months. 2 days after i had it installed i had the parking brake mod done and a week later i did the 2.0 update. I had no knowledge of any mods that could be done to it other than those and had not touched it other than that. Both mods were done by a professional and worked PERFECT for 6 months. Nothing was done prior to this happening, just normal use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ill.die.trying Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 ":1zkahn9q]I've had the unit installed for 6 months. 2 days after i had it installed i had the parking brake mod done and a week later i did the 2.0 update. I had no knowledge of any mods that could be done to it other than those and had not touched it other than that. Both mods were done by a professional and worked PERFECT for 6 months. Nothing was done prior to this happening, just normal use. then i guess your best bet is to send it back to pioneer, probably a hardware failure or something Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-T.J.- Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 pioneer will, and has already, blamed mine and all the other boot problems on the parking brake bypass. i'm not buying that because i know that's bullshit and there has to be something happening and i'm the type of person to try and figure it out. i can accept a hardware malfunction but i would like to eliminate all options before having the massive hole in my dash for probably 2 weeks and paying the bastards to fix it. can ANYONE think of ANYTHING else to try? i will try anything at all before i send this off. i'm actually about to pull the unit and check the fuses in the back because i haven't done that yet and try to disconnect the battery terminal again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
another gsxr 1k Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Get the test mode files and boot the unit into windows and delete the 4 files named GpsparaX.bin X= 0-3. That fixings things for a decent number of folks. Don't worry the system will recreate the files. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-T.J.- Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 The unit will not go into test mode. Just goes into a rapid loop of restarting over and over. Are there any tricks or tips to get it into test mode? The card is a 2 gig that I made sure was properly formatted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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djlonely619 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 do u have an ipod hooked up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-T.J.- Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 i do have a cable to hook one up that is always plugged in. but my iphone isn't plugged in during any of this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloodninja Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 ":2yqrud9h]pioneer will, and has already, blamed mine and all the other boot problems on the parking brake bypass. i'm not buying that because i know that's bullshit and there has to be something happening and i'm the type of person to try and figure it out. i can accept a hardware malfunction but i would like to eliminate all options before having the massive hole in my dash for probably 2 weeks and paying the bastards to fix it. can ANYONE think of ANYTHING else to try? i will try anything at all before i send this off. i'm actually about to pull the unit and check the fuses in the back because i haven't done that yet and try to disconnect the battery terminal again. First off, why would you tell Pioneer that you did the bypass? That has nothing to do with anything. Make sure your ground is COMPLETELY grounded. Make sure the positive connection is hooked up. If it doesn't at least power up after both of those, it is something wrong with the device itself, in which case, you contact Pioneer, say your device stopped working, and you send in the DEVICE, not the harness, so how would they even know you did the bypass?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-T.J.- Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 ":3cfw19vh]pioneer will, and has already, blamed mine and all the other boot problems on the parking brake bypass. i'm not buying that because i know that's bullshit and there has to be something happening and i'm the type of person to try and figure it out. i can accept a hardware malfunction but i would like to eliminate all options before having the massive hole in my dash for probably 2 weeks and paying the bastards to fix it. can ANYONE think of ANYTHING else to try? i will try anything at all before i send this off. i'm actually about to pull the unit and check the fuses in the back because i haven't done that yet and try to disconnect the battery terminal again. First off, why would you tell Pioneer that you did the bypass? That has nothing to do with anything. Make sure your ground is COMPLETELY grounded. Make sure the positive connection is hooked up. If it doesn't at least power up after both of those, it is something wrong with the device itself, in which case, you contact Pioneer, say your device stopped working, and you send in the DEVICE, not the harness, so how would they even know you did the bypass?? i didn't TELL them i did the bypass. if you call pioneer with this sort of problem, they are blaming it on a bypass, PERIOD. i've even read this on here quite a few times. now about the problem... the unit is powering on. but like i stated it is rebooting just when the screen the reads "please wait, system startup in progress" (or something) should come up. right after "Pioneer". so back to my original question cause somehow you missed the point. I"m not trying to send it to pioneer, disregard what they said, i'm wondering if i have exhausted all my options to fix it on my own. if i have i will unmount, unplug, and ship it off. but i'm out of warranty and it will cost a minimum of $200 to get it fixed plus shipping charges. so far i have.... soft restart hard restart reinstall 2.0 update tried to boot with test files (would not go into test mode) i don't want to give up on it. i'm still awaiting suggestions and i'm pretty sure my ground and power lead are fine since it is coming on and starting to boot but is dropping out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-T.J.- Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 and i know the bypass dont' have anything to do with anything and can't believe they are handing that out as an answer as to why shit loads of ppls units just take a shit for no reason. i can't accept that and that is why i refuse to send it in and want to fix it myself. i want to try the fixes some had success with in test mode such as deleting the 4 files GpsparaX.bin X= 0-3 but i can't get it into test mode. there was a thread around here somewhere that i am currently searching for that tells a way to get into test mode a little easier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildwill Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 TJ, I read on this forum somewhere that somebody else had a similar problem and traced it to a fluctuating voltage output. Not sure if he had a bad battery or bad alternater. Apparently the AVIC is sensative enough to see a low voltage and that triggers it to reboot. Autozone will do a loaded battery test for free. Something to think about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-T.J.- Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I have a brand new battery only about 2 months old installed by the dealership. But i am taking it to Autozone now anyways to rule this out. I will post my results. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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