Ok, I did this mod waiting to verify that this would actually not make any difference, WELL, I WAS TOTALLY WRONG.

After verifying that all the mentioned EU files are not in my US unit, i proceeded to delete all the lines referring to European files, I even deleted the line referencing the klavica font since it is not present on the iGo folder anywhere.

After restarting, Boot up time IS THE SAME as expected. However, the Redrawing of the map is quite faster, i Zoom in/out using the knob and it does zoom faster/smoother. So, i'm happy i did this mod, i'm pretty sure i'm not seeing things

NOTE: I'm pretty sure that other clean ups mods can be done to improve the performance, i own iGO8 on my PDA running only 64mb in ram (only 23mb free at the moment i open iGO) sporting a ARM processor 400mhz, Our unit have a 600mhz ARM processor and 200+MB in RAM, and the PDA runs igo almost twice as fast, 3d redrawing is much faster, keypress, menues, etc. So, there is no reason for our AVIC to run any slower than that. well another point in favor to the PDA, it only has to drive a 230x320 pixels screen instead of a 800x480 one on the avic. but still i thing it can be improved

Perhaps it comes down to the combination of mods, I don't know but this mod screwed up my unit (until I relashed). Actually, it was either this one or the one where you erase the sound clips - I did them both at once.

It runs, but it is slower to boot, draw-in time is worse (reported here as faster), button responsiveness is worse, and caller ID now shows as "unknow" even when they are in the phone book.

Then again it could be my new phone (BB Storm)....I don't really know...too many variables at once. I'll eliminate them one by one this weekend and try to figure it out.

I don't understand why this worked for so many but not for my unit. Did you guys do a factory reset after installing this in order to get the effect or did it just work faster once it was installed?

I really want to give this a try to, and i hope it has no ill effects on the unit.

I mean seriosuly, when im in America, who needs Europe map. Im not gonna ferry my car across the Atlantic ocean.

so i got nothing to lose really. ill try it anyways Thanks!

I hope it works for you kelly, let me know how this goes.

Can anyone post the data.zip for this mod? I got a mac and tried changing the stuff myself and I think there is something wrong with the zips my mac is making

Does it make any difference whether you are using 1.0 or the 2.0 update?

Please post the firmware you are using.

Thanx

Has anyone see this issue?

Before this mod,when I make a call from the unit, once the call was dialed, the "end call" bar pop up.

After the mod, the "end call" will not show after the other end of the call disconnected. I saw this issue under a few different conditions such as in route, not in route, I called, and someone else called in.

Any comment?

sounds great, but i actually live in germany! how can i get the benefits of this without any issues? im tring to mod my unit right now so it will run european maps

One question. I just bought a f900bt and how to i access any of these files? Arent they on the harddrive off the f900bt? Please help. Thanks, TIM

One question. I just bought a f900bt and how to i access any of these files? Arent they on the harddrive off the f900bt? Please help. Thanks, TIM

please start reading the hacks thread

I just did that mod to my Euro F900BT and works fine! It almost made button response immediate! I think that button response IS immediate, but what gives you the feeling that takes time, is the long wmv file with the "ding" sound, which I think is too long (there is silence in the begining and in the end of the file). I am going to "chop" the wmv file a bit or find something else, "shorter". I will let you know...

Congrats to thextreme1!

so what about those that are in California? what do i remove and what do i keep ?

I checked the sound files for the "ding" when pushing a button. The sound lasts 0.100secs and the whole file is 0.500secs. So there are 0.400secs of silence! I chopped it a bit, keeping just the first 0.100secs and the response improved, specialy when changing radio stations (because you hear the next station about 0.400secs faster!). Also the file got smaller (40KB original, 17KB the new one) so I believe it loads faster!

The files are in DATA.ZIP in the folder \audio\. Those that I changed are the most used and are (all incuded in the wavfiles.zip):

!back.wav

!button.wav

!checkoff.wav

!checkon.wav

!click.wav

!invalid.wav

!radio.wav

!sectionbeepA.wav

!success.wav

awesome ill try it out now with those wav files? so does anyone know what do i remove and keep in the preload file if im in CA?

awesome ill try it out now with those wav files? so does anyone know what do i remove and keep in the preload file if im in CA?

I would recomended you to keep a backup of your original file and follow the instructions of the initial post (just keep section [1]). The worst case scenario that I can imagine (I am not 100% sure) is the AVIC to load data when you actually need it and not already preload it when booting. But even if things won't work at all, you just put back your backup file.

In my previous post I forgot to attach some extra sounds that you can find in \Flash Disk\DATA\Sound\ :

PSG1Hi.wav

PSG1Low.wav

PSG2Hi.wav

PSG2Low.wav

PSG3.wav

PSG5.wav

VR.wav

I would recomend to everyone to keep a backup of the original files, just in case. If someone didn't keep the original ones and need them, I've got them all,so just ask...

Great find.

Changing my settings today. Just noticed alot of .xpd files in the same folder for Europe I think. ie..._AUT,_BEL,_CZE,_DEN, etc

Just wondering if I can delete all of them if I am only using North America Maps?