tried to run that testmode update without those 6 zip files but with the (empty) folders lang & voice.

i got a very small (6 windows) window with an error message while booting. the box doesn't run further had to turn off the ignition. i guess that this is because of those 6 missing files?

i didn't had my mobile with me to make a picture.

i'm now downloading the us update to compare it with the eu update & testmode update. i'm still not convinced to just run the testmode update on a eu headunit.

ok, tried the full testmode update on my headunit and it gives me the same window

MapDBinfo:0x100 <=> Device:0x0010

AU: 0x0001

EW: 0x0010

RE: 0x0100

UC: 0x1000

is the message on that window

MapDBinfo:0x100 <=> Device:0x0010

AU: 0x0001

EW: 0x0010

RE: 0x0100

UC: 0x1000

 

is the message on that window

I'd guess that it is refusing to proceed because it knows the device is an EW (European) and the MapDBInfo.txt file on the SD card is an UC (USA & Canada) file... AU is Australia I think, and no idea what RE is. You might be able to bypass this by changing the contents of that MapDBInfo file from UC to EW, but then you still have the problem that it's going to copy those files somewhere...

I'll try removing the CopyTool.exe and see what happens.

got it working!!!

i changed the value in MapDBInfo.txt

Area: EW

IntegrationVersion: 01.000600

BaseContents: content_v142

lang: lang_data_download_080630

voice: voice_data_download_080707

i also removed those 3 files from lang and those 3 files from voice. so there is no need to have them (copy them) on your sd card.

now i have a full wince desktop. you indeed need a stylus since the resolution is high, menu's and buttons are small.

Cool! I just finished my own experiments, and it seems that both those exe's are required: NNtestmode.exe verifies the region info then launches CopyTool.exe and CopyTool.exe is needed because it is what launches explorer.exe -- that's why, without copytool WinCE was not accessable - there was no shell being launched.

That's great news that it's safe to remove the lang and voice files; that leaves nothing really for copytool to actually copy (other than the txt file).

Sounds like that makes it a safe way to get into WinCE. I'm utterly hopeless with Windows programming but I wonder if it would be even possible for someone to make a small executable that simply launches explorer directly? Then the MiTAGO directory could be eliminated entirely.

How long does it take to boot into WinCE mode? Is it still a long time?

WinCE doesnt take early as long to boot up..

just a thought, from what i read everytime anyone goes into test mode, it does the copy thing. inside the testmode folder is a file called CopyTool. if you delete that, will it skip the copying and go right into windows mode?

You need CopyTool. That is what launches the Explorer shell. Without it, you just get an error message and no start menu.

im getting the same problem as bitman;

MapDBinfo:0x100 <=> Device:0x1000

AU: 0x0001

EW: 0x0010

RE: 0x0100

UC: 0x1000

the only difference is that im pretty sure mine is a usa version judging by the device number and yet when i change it to UC in the mapdbinfo file i still get the same error? any help would be appreciated

if you get that error then your probably missing some testmode files, download the testmode folders again and copy them to your SD card and try again

tried that with the same error, could it be because im using a flash drive instead of the sd card, but i dont see why that would as its trying to boot into windows cause i get that error?

I was getting the same error on mine as well. then I started to get the "screen goes black" issue. I ended up trying to apply the latest update from pioneer(it already was supposed to have this installed). The updates were applied, but the hu still doesn't come to the main menu. However it does let me get into Windows CE! There could be an update on the hu made by pioneer (my unit was manufactured 7/28/08) before they were released. Not much time to do anything more tonight.

I'm new here guys, looking for those Zip files to access the test mode, they seem to have been removed from this post? Can anyone point me in the right direction, I just want to get ride of the damn beeping.

find the link "wince boot files". I would but ive done it like 10x this week. Have people forgotten the search function?

find the link "wince boot files". I would but ive done it like 10x this week. Have people forgotten the search function?

Yeah I was hoping that link could get stickied.

Idk if Jason has been around lately. So many hacks should be sticked and members are asking for an F series Mod, but no dice yet. And we need someone to clean up the numerous and repetitive requests and reorganize this section.

MapDBinfo:0x100 <=> Device:0x0010

AU: 0x0001

EW: 0x0010

RE: 0x0100

UC: 0x1000

 

is the message on that window

 

I'd guess that it is refusing to proceed because it knows the device is an EW (European) and the MapDBInfo.txt file on the SD card is an UC (USA & Canada) file... AU is Australia I think, and no idea what RE is.

RE is probably for the Russian model. And i can confirm that changing UC to EW in MapDBInfo.txt makes it boot into testmode on Europeean models.

Guys,

Booting into test mode on an EU F900BT with the files on the forum which are originally US (even changing the area to EW) messed up my system.

The system won't boot now. Just a black screen. I can go into WinCE and that's all. Can someone help me to find the EU verion of the MapDBInfo.txt file please.

Guys,

 

Booting into test mode on an EU F900BT with the files on the forum which are originally US (even changing the area to EW) messed up my system.

 

The system won't boot now. Just a black screen. I can go into WinCE and that's all. Can someone help me to find the EU verion of the MapDBInfo.txt file please.

U could download the latest update from Pioneer if u don't have them stored, and just snag some files from it and implement them into whatever mod u want to run.

But find it strange that it didn't work out for u. It works perfect for me. Problems have happened to me when i've replaced original data.zip with various hacks, but nothing serious though. Testmode works fine for me with the files supplied here, and doing the above mentioned modification in the .txt file. Hope it eventually will work out for U!

Hi

i can't update bt software in normal way...

could i put the 330 firmware of bt manually in testmode???