have you tried to boot it up in testmode and put the folder back?

yes. i have tried everything and then when i go turn it on, it just stays at the pioneer startup screen. i was just assuming i was missing something. i was told that i was surpose to keep some igo folder. and i didnt. i can get into test mode but i cant get into the main program. so.... yea. will premeir cover this as the warranty?

i called them and they said they would cover it as long as there wasnt any physical damage but i was hoping that would be a last resort. i was trying to do the software bypass btw. i got the hardware part done. when i get it back, can i just modify the data zip through windows ce. i mean delete, copy, and paste or do i have to do the whole update again?

well, im a little lost with what you did.

but from what i understand, you deleted the igo folder on your stereo while you were in testmode, and now the unit wont start up at all, and you cant get it back into test mode.

if this is true, i have no idea what to tell you, i just started doing modding to my f900.

as far as what to do with the next one... dont delete anything on your stereo again unless you absolutely know for sure that it can be deleted. most people just rename the files they dont want to use on the stereo which effectively backs up the file in case you want to revert at a later date.

regarding the bypass on the new one, it'll probably already have the firmware 2.0 update, if it doesnt, update it as pioneer's website says, then do the software bypass step by step by modifying the pioneer.ini parking brake speed variable. and loading the modified data.zip onto your stereo through testmode.

thanks for the help. and another thing. whe i tried to mod the parking brake speed to 128 and tried to update. it said the "data.zip was wrong!" idk what that means either. but i guess it doesnt really matter anymore. but anyways thanks for the help.

yea dude, sorry the thing wouldn't work for you.

but just a tip, you cannot mod the pioneer.ini in data.zip and try to update the firmware. it will give you a "file checking error" before the update begins and nothing will happen.

you have to update the firmware first doing the normal pioneer method on their website, then you go back and do the parking break speed mod on you pc to "128.0" or "256.0", and then you copy/paste the modded data.zip from SD card in testmode to the stereo in the iGO folder.

a lot of people have said that using winzip to do this doesnt work. i used winrar for it and it worked fine.

im going to re-write a detailed guide on the exact process i went through in order to get this to work. the step-by-step that i wrote the other day is a little shoddy and needs some cleaning up.

by the time you get your unit back, my write up should be done. just depends how busy i am in the next few days.

good luck dude.

apathyps step by step worked great. Thanks for the post. Tried moving the mute wire but didn't work

glad it worked for you dude.

i got home and re-read my post once or twice. seemed to be fairly direct, so i decided not to edit it. im sure there are some things that could be a little more clear (like the file paths), but i was happy my write up.

now with you telling me it worked for ya, im not gonna touch it.

thanks for being the first guinea pig bro.

anyone around the los angeles area want to install my f90 for me? ill pay you

ok can somone give me a step by step run down on how to bypass through using the Zip files. Im new and have no clue on what all this is about. Can someone please give me a detailed step for step for dummies?

ok can somone give me a step by step run down on how to bypass through using the Zip files. Im new and have no clue on what all this is about. Can someone please give me a detailed step for step for dummies?

Try either reviewing this thread, or reading the sticky FAQ for this thread at the top of the forum subsection

http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18977

When performing the hardware mod, my systems reads in the display after startup

"Systems detected a wrong connection of the hand brake lead"

(or something like that)

is there something in the 2.0 firmware that is outsmarting the hack?

No, the hardware bypass works just fine when everything is connected right. Mine did the same as yours after I pulled the unit out a couple of times while working on a finicky mic. I found out that the metal connector on the end of the mute wire had slipped back down into the white connector plug and was not making contact with the pin in the head unit. After using a jeweler's screwdriver to push it back up, the bypass was up an running again. If you get the brake wire message, you have got a bad connection somewhere.

I understand how to do the bypass, my question is (and I did read to try to find it) if you bypass can you watch DVDs or other media while using the navigation at the same time? I am also trying to confirm that his unit is not dual or tri-zoned because I did read that if you have another monitor hooked up you can display a video to it while using the navigation and the navigation will not show up on the other monitor. Is this true?

can someone go into a bit more detail for this, maybe some screenshots of the steps. its kind of unclear to me. or point me to somewhere that does? thanks!

has anyone purchased a newer unit that the video bypass hasn't worked? Just got mine and double checked to make sure pin config was correct but still shutting off video once i start moving.

Hi, I am bringing my unit into the shop to be installed tomorrow. I performed the mute wire mod, but I wanted to know if it is going to work when they install it with that mute wire moved. My plan is to open it back up after I get it back and ground the two wires out, but if it won't work with the mute wire, then they are going to tell me they couldn't install it. Anybody know if the mute relocation will cause problems if the two wires are installed according to the manual?

(I know the bypass won't work until I ground them, but will the unit work?)

Thanks!!!

Hey guys, I need a confirmation.

I'm about to install my F900BT but need to know whether the hardware bypass will work with the 2.0 firmware? All the new units now come preinstalled with 2.0 so I'm not sure whether the hardware bypass will work. Some have mentioned that it doesn't and that would leave me with no choice but to do the software bypass (which I would prefer not to do).

Thanks for your input.

Does anyone know how to bypass the 900bt without pulling the radio? If I could pull the radio, I wouldn't have had to pay someone to install it if I could pull it!!!

I just did the hardwire bypass on my f700 and it came with the 2.0 firmware installed and the bypass worked great... this website and the tutorial are awesome .....

Good Morning All. I am interested in purchasing the F900BT and installing it in my Tundra. I have a couple questions that I can't seem to find the answers to: 1. If I do the bypass can I turn a movie on and still use the navigation system? 2. My goal is to push the video out into the auxilliary input on my rear DVD players, so that I can control the DVD from the front of the vehicle and still use the navigation? Do these systems have an auxilliary video out, if not, can anybody think of a way to make this work? Thanks!

Hey guys, I need a confirmation.

 

I'm about to install my F900BT but need to know whether the hardware bypass will work with the 2.0 firmware? All the new units now come preinstalled with 2.0 so I'm not sure whether the hardware bypass will work. Some have mentioned that it doesn't and that would leave me with no choice but to do the software bypass (which I would prefer not to do).

 

Thanks for your input.

Do a search. your question has been answered many times over.

has anyone purchased a newer unit that the video bypass hasn't worked? Just got mine and double checked to make sure pin config was correct but still shutting off video once i start moving.

Ususally your pin relocation is net seated all the way into the plug. Check that.

Hello all,

I've been reading the forums for quite awhile but this is my first post. I had my Avic700 installed yesterday at BestBuy. I asked the kid if he could do the bypass, he said he knew what to do and would. When I picked up my car the Media files from my ipod worked great (and nav). About an hour later i could only get ONE file to work.

From other posts I've read they've said the mute wire could be loose, however why would the one media file work.

Has anyone else had this happen? If so, how did you reslove it. Any sugestions

**the media files don't work even with the parking brake up so I'm assuming he grounded the wire.

THANKS FOR YOU HELP!!

thank you for the bypass info, made going from a D3 to an F700bt an easy transition.