Does anyone know if this will work in the 90BT unit?

Does anybody know how to search?

Yes, it works on the F90BT, but 128 is not a good value.

There is no need at all to stick with powers of two, that was none-sense.

It is the max speed in km/hr before you get a bad connection warning. Set it to a speed you know you will never exceed. 250 is good enough for most of us.

Thanks all,

The software bypass worked like a charm on my 90BT, only thing I have to do now is get my break wire ground. In the mean time I am able to watch DVD's while im driving when I ever so slightly press down on the parking break (2003 Ford Explorer)

Now on to bigger and better mods...

Thanks again!

I still dont get how some people were able to do this without grounding the parking brake wire.

To bring up a ridiculous issue. My speed input wire isn't hooked up because the guy at best buy didn't have the schematic for it...

So, even if my car is in park it wont let me use the navigation. It has to be off. I'm pretty sure it will work if i turn the parking break on though... Haven't tried, I don't seem to get lost...

Regardless, What are the chances of deleting this whole segment of code and having the computer not care at all?

Any one have any ideas for a fix?

It's a 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII

They'll fix it for free

To bring up a ridiculous issue. My speed input wire isn't hooked up because the guy at best buy didn't have the schematic for it...

 

So, even if my car is in park it wont let me use the navigation. It has to be off. I'm pretty sure it will work if i turn the parking break on though... Haven't tried, I don't seem to get lost...

 

Regardless, What are the chances of deleting this whole segment of code and having the computer not care at all?

 

Any one have any ideas for a fix?

 

It's a 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII

 

They'll fix it for free

The vss wire doesnt need to be hooked up for the video to work. Its the parking break wire. Vss only helps out when you lose gps signal such as in tunnels. The video is cut out based off the speed it gets from the satellites.

So #1 not all cars have a vss wire that can be connected to in the first place so it isnt always used and will not affect how your unit opperates really.

#2 I too work as an installer for best buy and under no circumstance will I ever bypass a video unit to play while driving, nor will i tell anyone or help anyone find out how to do it. I will not be held responsible in any way when someone wrecks and kills someone while driving because they were watching a movie.

Hello Guys

I am new around this site and have read all the posts related to this topic (change parking_break_speed value=16.0 to a different value) but it cannot be done for me in my F90BT. I've been trying to access the Testmode (using the application Testmode.zip that is posted in viewtopic.php?f=34&t=17542) but 'til impossible, my F90BT does not recognize this application, I tried several times and nothing happens, It splashes my welcome image and then shows main menu (Contacts, A/V Video...)

My F90BT was upgraded to version 2.000600, anyone knows if this version of Testmode.zip works with my F90BT version? Anyone has a newer version of Testmode? Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Hello Guys

I am new around this site and have read all the posts related to this topic (change parking_break_speed value=16.0 to a different value) but it cannot be done for me in my F90BT. I've been trying to access the Testmode (using the application Testmode.zip that is posted in http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=17542) but 'til impossible, my F90BT does not recognize this application, I tried several times and nothing happens, It splashes my welcome image and then shows main menu (Contacts, A/V Video...)

My F90BT was upgraded to version 2.000600, anyone knows if this version of Testmode.zip works with my F90BT version? Anyone has a newer version of Testmode? Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

i think you have to use the testmode v2.3 by carver, search the forum and you'll find it

is there a step by step listing on how to do this?

how do you back up, what do you back up? if you mess up cant you just reload firmware?

is there a step by step listing on how to do this?

 

how do you back up, what do you back up? if you mess up cant you just reload firmware?

look here: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=25751

why wouldnt I be able to load the firmware?

is 3.0 not for the 900?

Confirmed working on stock EU version of F910BT(3.01)

Used value of 160.0 and wiring is standard (SpeedSense and handbrake cable connected as per stock install).

Handbrake no longer kills video or navigation functions.

Many thanks for this mod.

Confirmed working on stock EU version of F910BT(3.01)

 

Used value of 160.0 and wiring is standard (SpeedSense and handbrake cable connected as per stock install).

 

Handbrake no longer kills video or navigation functions.

 

Many thanks for this mod.

Realize that this value is not in MPH so you may want to set the value a little higher.

When I change the parking brake mph to 128, I cannot save the file. Does anyone know why? I'm altering it on the CPU so I thought there shouldn't be a problem. It says, "Cannot create the file "whatever the location is" Make sure that the path and file name are correct."

Thanks!!!!

I'm trying to do this on a new F90BT but I'm having problems with file copy. I've tried using two different SDHC cards (a 2gb Class 2 first, followed by a 4gb Class 4.) Both cards worked for playing music. I deleted all the music files, copied the test mode files on to the card, and successfully booted into test mode. I then did a "File Copy" for "My Flash Drive" and "Pasted" the copy onto my memory card. Immediately the system warns me that I won't have enough space to copy the whole flash drive (even with the 4gb card.) It asks if I want to proceed anyway and copy as many files as possible. I say "yes" and it starts to copy. It looks like a handful of files have been copied, and then (after about 30-seconds) it stops and says there isn't enough room to copy the next file. I acknowledge that message, and when I look at the memory card, there are no files on the card except for the Test Mode files. The cards were both formated with FAT 32. What am I doing wrong?

I drive a '95 lincoln without a speed sense. Will this mod work? I don't think it will...

Confirmed working on stock EU version of F910BT(3.01)

 

Used value of 160.0 and wiring is standard (SpeedSense and handbrake cable connected as per stock install).

 

Handbrake no longer kills video or navigation functions.

 

Many thanks for this mod.

 

Realize that this value is not in MPH so you may want to set the value a little higher.

Believe me, 160 km/h is not slow. I wouldn't dare looking at the Pioneer at that speed too often.

160 km/hour is 99.41939 miles/hour so there shouldn't be too much problem.

On the other hand, if the one time you were really really in a hurry it would suck to watch your gps lock up

To be blunt , the GPS and video features get disabled when moving for a reason. Whilst it is annoying and any sensible person can still use these features when moving , doing so at over 100mph is a tad risky

To be blunt , the GPS and video features get disabled when moving for a reason. Whilst it is annoying and any sensible person can still use these features when moving , doing so at over 100mph is a tad risky

Think of the children!

OK, this is probably a ridiculous noob question but here goes- I feel pretty comfortable doing other mods but for some reason this software bypass is giving me trouble. I've successfully changed my image.res (props to the Apple Theme!) but can't locate the file to change the speed setting. It seems I don't have a data.zip folder. On the unit (F700-bt), I have a data folder but can't find data.zip...

OK, this is probably a ridiculous noob question but here goes- I feel pretty comfortable doing other mods but for some reason this software bypass is giving me trouble. I've successfully changed my image.res (props to the Apple Theme!) but can't locate the file to change the speed setting. It seems I don't have a data.zip folder. On the unit (F700-bt), I have a data folder but can't find data.zip...

I have the exact same issue... when i had the 2.0 running on my f700bt I was able to get into the win ce but no data.zip folder exited in there....

so now I went ahead and installed the 2.06 update and now i cant get into win ce via the testmode files i had before.

can someone please give me a link to working testmode files for thE US/CAN units that will let me get into win ce on 2.06 update please... i looked around and couldn't find any!

okay disregard message above.... i figured it out.... i have successfully updated to 2.06, entered win ce and bypassed the video and navigation! yay!

I did the software bypass, and grounded my parking brake wire to the frame of the car where there is contact, but my stereo complains that the parking brake wire isn't installed correctly (or something to that effect).

What am I doing wrong, and does it have something to do with the softmod, or is it an independent problem?

Also, I used the data file that someone else made. It puts the value at "256.0" I was surprised to see the ".0" at the end. Is this correct?

btw, if this is a binary thing, 255 would be a much better choice because 256 takes two bytes. 255 is the biggest number that fits in one byte, so if there is only 1 byte allocated for the number, it could exceed the limit and change a byte somewhere else in the program.

*note: I don't know if this number even has to be binary-friendly in the first place.

I did the software bypass, and grounded my parking brake wire to the frame of the car where there is contact, but my stereo complains that the parking brake wire isn't installed correctly (or something to that effect).

 

What am I doing wrong, and does it have something to do with the softmod, or is it an independent problem?

 

Also, I used the data file that someone else made. It puts the value at "256.0" I was surprised to see the ".0" at the end. Is this correct?

 

btw, if this is a binary thing, 255 would be a much better choice because 256 takes two bytes. 255 is the biggest number that fits in one byte, so if there is only 1 byte allocated for the number, it could exceed the limit and change a byte somewhere else in the program.

 

*note: I don't know if this number even has to be binary-friendly in the first place.

It's a nice floating point number, as far as anybody knows. It is usually entered as 256.0 because original Pioneer data has it at 16.0 and people, historically, would put other powers of 2 in there...

what about the handbrake wire part of my question?

If I have the handbrake wire comming from the stereo's side grounded to the car's frame, and the speed hack DATA file in place, is there anything else I need to do?