The west disks were in .rar files. People having problems with file sizes after uncompressing could be using an older version thats not uncompressing properly as well.
The West disk that is in .rar format is the N5 disk!
The West .iso is the ACTUAL CNDV-80MT!
make sure you navigate to the proper one!
Ahhh crap. It looks like the files I downloaded from the FTP were the N5 disks then. Redownloading now...
yeah, looks like someone did something to it! It was almost 8 GB.
I downloaded the "West" disc and got 7.93GB. When unzipping the "East" disc, I got 7.61GB from a 3.36GB zip file.
Everything seems alright for me.
I am burning the discs with Mac OS X's Disc Utility now.
Hey, I'm using Mac too. Has anyone had any luck burning with the Mac I kept getting a read error after I burned my disks and put them in the D3.
Yes. I simply used the Disc Utility built into OS X. It worked just fine. Load the ISO, select "Burn".
My D3 is messed up after updating.
After I updated my D3 with the east disc and everything works but my disc mode navigation screen is gone and I cannot get it back, it's hidden and I cannot restore it. 
All I see is the song title and folder name on the bottom of the screen.
I press on the screen like you normally would to restore it but nothing happens.
Any ideas?
I run a DVD full of mp3's so using the skip buttons on the face is not realistic.
Oddly the menu is fine in Radio mode.
Did you reset the unit after upgrading?
what is the difference between this download and the other.I know this is the real disk.But i downloaded the other avic d3 update and it works fine
i just downloaded it and burned it! it works on my d2! horray!
Same Here, I downloaded the West.iso with FIREFOX (Internet Explorer does not work for some reason) and burned it with ALCOHOL 120% with the recording settings set to Book as DVD-ROM. I burned it at maximum speed and had no problems. I stuck it in my N1 and it updated right away.
Thanks to everyone for their posts on here with advice and thanks to jlong for hosting.
Same Here, I downloaded the West.iso with FIREFOX (Internet Explorer does not work for some reason) and burned it with ALCOHOL 120% with the recording settings set to Book as DVD-ROM. I burned it at maximum speed and had no problems. I stuck it in my N1 and it updated right away.
Thanks to everyone for their posts on here with advice and thanks to jlong for hosting.
That's what I did to my friends N1, then I found out the new firmware requires soldering to get the dvd to play while driving!
thank you.
Someday when I grow up I want to have a server just like Rotun's.
FiOs is being installed monday so step 1 is underway.
Gosh, this was so much easier on a Mac. I just drug the iso to "Disc Utility", highlighted it, and selected "Burn".
Three weeks using this as my primary system. I love Windows Vista Ultimate x64 and all, but the power of UNIX in OS X definitely awakens the nerd in me. And, it's extreme application simplicity is just too cool.
D3 operation is successful using both discs. I upgraded with the WEST disc, and it worked fine.
The unit seems faster. XMX now has a channel logo! 
when I burned it and put it in, it seems to update it, but I can't use the gps. anyone have any ideas why? I have the D3. also, can someone that actually got it to work, tell me how did you burn the disc because I burned 3 of them but it didn't really work right. Thanks
well I may have saved on buying the discs but now I have to go out and get an external dvd dl burner cuz my pc with a burner is locked away in storage 700 miles away. 
oh well its always nice to get new hardware.
Did you reset the unit after upgrading?
For some silly reason I though I needed the remote to reset , fixed now that I re-thought about it, thx.
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Same Here, I downloaded the West.iso with FIREFOX (Internet Explorer does not work for some reason) and burned it with ALCOHOL 120% with the recording settings set to Book as DVD-ROM. I burned it at maximum speed and had no problems. I stuck it in my N1 and it updated right away.
Thanks to everyone for their posts on here with advice and thanks to jlong for hosting.
That's what I did to my friends N1, then I found out the new firmware requires soldering to get the dvd to play while driving!
Yeah, that was necessary a couple of updates ago. I think the CNDV-60 disks required that(maybe 50). I soldered mine a while back. It's not too hard as long as you have a good(small) solder tip. The hardest part is doing all the research before hand so that you don't make a mistake of soldering something incorrectly. Also, I've only watched a DVD one time while driving since I soldered it 2 years ago...lol.
I know this is a stupid question, but how do you reset your unit?
press the reset button
after doing the update i do not have a map view smaller then 5 miles
any help
press the reset button
And for clarification, it's a small hole on the face of the unit, and you can use a paper-clip or small ball-point pen to press it.
regards
~Marc
got my n-2 to finally work last night after i figured out that my dvd pickup lens was dirty,ran to wally world and picked up cleaning disk inserted 08 disk and still failed i ended up doing a force load in the pioneer service menu after that was completed restarted and works great (so far)
press the reset button
And for clarification, it's a small hole on the face of the unit, and you can use a paper-clip or small ball-point pen to press it.
regards
~Marc
yea near the top left hand corner of the unit
Need help, when I finish the download of the west.iso, it shows only 3.9G.
What am I doing wrong?
Need help, when I finish the download of the west.iso, it shows only 3.9G.What am I doing wrong?
You aren't reading this topic all the way through, that's what you are doing wrong.
i made the mistake of downloading in vista the 4GB west file.... burned and tried to update, it updated then stopped and says please insert appropriate disc.
i came back, downloaded the 8GB version and burned. once i stuck it in it updated and then went back to "please insert approriate disc" again. what can i do now? am i screwed? is there a way to downgrade to the original version?
the unit(d3) doesn't respond to anything now... the OEM disc doesn't seem to help...
please help
Thank you!! Lets hope i can find my DVD+R DL's