BTW, for the "F" series, I've attached a modified version of your IMAGETBL.DAT file that also displays the category logos properly (2 new logos included for "Best of SIRIUS" and "Holiday").

 

Tom

 

Sorry for the newb question - does the imagetbl.dat and the cat19.gif and cat21.gif all go in the XMDat folder? I didn't see any other gifs for reference so wanted to confirm.

 

And THANKS FOR THIS. This is flipping sweet!

ImageTbl.Dat resides in the XMDAT folder and category .GIF files reside in the XMCAT folder. I will be incorporating those changes into the next pack and possibly getting images for the categories that don't have one.

The next pack may happen sooner than excepted as XM and Sirius are being hit with a storm of complaints and cancellations related to November 12th programming changes, in particular regarding the changes to stations "X-Country", "The Rhyme", "The System", and "Fred" on the XM side. Rumors are that some Sirius and XM programming changes may be reverted in December.

hey i1m trying to copt the new logos to my 08 disk and its saying asses is denied???

what am i doing wrong?

08 disk? Are you trying to update a Pioneer DVD for the D or N series? DVD's are read-only once burned unless they are re-writable and production pressed DVDs like the Pioneer ones most certainly are not.

You need to burn a new DVD with the updates or if you don't have a dual-layer DVD burner see if you can have someone burn new disks for you. Axxman said he is making ISO image for people who can't or don't know how to re-build the DVD images. You should PM him for details.

can u post the 08 disk down load site please, gonna try to dowload a fresh copy.

the d series , and i know i have to rebunr a new disk, just trying to make sure i don`t brick my unit

i`m having trougle addind the new logos to the 08 disk, its a WinRAR archiver file???

I think this whole thing is a bit above your head.

Major props to you, Vandal - just uploaded the new logos to my F90BT, they all look beautiful! Excellent work!

I too want to thank Vandal ...for picking up Pioneer's slack and providing a workaround to their greed. Can't believe they wanted us to wait until April/May '09 to buy the '09 Map Update just to fix the logos.

Thanks again Vandal!

BIG THANKS TO ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THE NEW LOGOS,

THANKS ALL WHO WERE INVOLVED THE NEW LOGOS LOOK WONDERFUL ON MY D3.

Great work, Vandal!...

I just dropped them into my F700 tonight, and all is well. I personally think they look even better than the originals!...

My only (very minor) issue is with the XM55 logo. There isn't enough contrast with the gray background, so it's hard to make out the green "Margaritaville" text...

-Eric

Great work, Vandal!...

 

I just dropped them into my F700 tonight, and all is well. I personally think they look even better than the originals!...

 

My only (very minor) issue is with the XM55 logo. There isn't enough contrast with the gray background, so it's hard to make out the green "Margaritaville" text...

 

 

-Eric

Yes...I found that choice of colors for that logo somewhat unfriendly to the eyes at any size. I can try upping the contrast in photoshop for the next update.

It would be nice if I could find get the color profile for the AVIC LCD screens. Anyone know the LCD manufacturer Pioneer uses? The color profile would come from them.

BIG THANKS TO ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THE NEW LOGOS,

THANKS ALL WHO WERE INVOLVED THE NEW LOGOS LOOK WONDERFUL ON MY D3.

I replaced my the three folders posted and made a new .iso file. Burned it and now there are NO images in XM. It is actually kind nice (nothing, not even a blank box or the goofy placeholder logo) It never needs to be updated again this way since it is text only.

I am going to try to just copy and paste the contents of the folders into the existing of the D3 disc. Maybe that is where I messed up.

Even if it doesn't work for me... Thanks for ALL of you and your hard work!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Again, do not remove existing files in those folders. It has been mentioned several times. Just replace the contents.

Vandal, as has been said before - YOU FREAKING ROCK!

That was sweet!

Thank you SOOOOO much for these logos! This was the first time I attempted to hack into this unit (software-wise) and it was a piece of cake! Such a nice feeling to see those logos again, and no need to pay for the map discs whenever those might be available.

I saw earlier in this thread someone asking if there was some way to get a PayPal contribution to you. If there is I'd love to contribute to your hard work "beer fund"!

MUCH appreciated! I'll thank you every time I listen to my XM stations!

Cheers,

Kev

First, please forgive me for this question, but at this point I am desperate. I have an Avic D3. I made an iso of my East disc using dvd decrypter. I then extracted the files, opened it up, did exactly as you said to do with the new xm logo files. Then, I made a new iso and burned it to a Memorex DVD+R DL disc.

The problem is that I have done this 14 times and not one of those 14 discs worked! The AVIC says that there is either an invalid disc or asks me to insert the appropriate disc. It simply will not read any disc I make regardless of the software I use. I have used Nero, DVD decrypter, Alcohol 120 and Ultra ISO. I am going insane!!! Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

I have an LG burner (GSA-H55L). The lowest it will let me burn is on 4X speed for some reason. I also am running this on Windows Vista. I also upgraded to the newest firmware. As I've said, I put off asking this question but now I'm just at the end of my rope. Please Help!

I just did the file copy on my f series . Thank you !! It works perfectly! Who knew it would be that easy!

Just so its very obvious, you must follow the instructions getting the unit into test mode to get the new files copied onto the unit just like you would any windows computer, easiest to use the stylus and it takes 3 taps to access folders instead of 2.

All this information can be found as a sticky in the hacks/mods for the f series.

Try a differnt brand of media.

EDIT: Just updated my f900bt......

Wow! Vandal awesome job.... I thank you for all your hard work with this gift you have given us all here....

I will try to update my wife's D1 after Thanksgiving.....

How do I get the new folders/files on the iso image if I have already have it on my computer?

First, please forgive me for this question, but at this point I am desperate. I have an Avic D3. I made an iso of my East disc using dvd decrypter. I then extracted the files, opened it up, did exactly as you said to do with the new xm logo files. Then, I made a new iso and burned it to a Memorex DVD+R DL disc.

 

The problem is that I have done this 14 times and not one of those 14 discs worked! The AVIC says that there is either an invalid disc or asks me to insert the appropriate disc. It simply will not read any disc I make regardless of the software I use. I have used Nero, DVD decrypter, Alcohol 120 and Ultra ISO. I am going insane!!! Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

 

I have an LG burner (GSA-H55L). The lowest it will let me burn is on 4X speed for some reason. I also am running this on Windows Vista. I also upgraded to the newest firmware. As I've said, I put off asking this question but now I'm just at the end of my rope. Please Help!

I am sure you probably tried this, but make sure in Nero that the finalize CD (even though it is a DVD) is checked. *** Also before you burn, do a media check through the NERO software and make sure it recognizes that the DVD is a DL, otherwise it may not be communicating with your DVD recorder properly.

I did a burn and it worked (after I realized to add the content to the folders rather than replace.)

When making the ISO, make sure to do a save as instead of save. I have found that saving over a current ISO does not work great when burning this disc.

The only issue I have is that once in a while the screen goes black, resets the radio, and then it is fine. This has only happened twice... if it persists I will try another burning.

Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving.

Again... VANDAL, YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

First, please forgive me for this question, but at this point I am desperate. I have an Avic D3. I made an iso of my East disc using dvd decrypter. I then extracted the files, opened it up, did exactly as you said to do with the new xm logo files. Then, I made a new iso and burned it to a Memorex DVD+R DL disc.

 

The problem is that I have done this 14 times and not one of those 14 discs worked! The AVIC says that there is either an invalid disc or asks me to insert the appropriate disc. It simply will not read any disc I make regardless of the software I use. I have used Nero, DVD decrypter, Alcohol 120 and Ultra ISO. I am going insane!!! Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

 

I have an LG burner (GSA-H55L). The lowest it will let me burn is on 4X speed for some reason. I also am running this on Windows Vista. I also upgraded to the newest firmware. As I've said, I put off asking this question but now I'm just at the end of my rope. Please Help!

 

I am sure you probably tried this, but make sure in Nero that the finalize CD (even though it is a DVD) is checked. *** Also before you burn, do a media check through the NERO software and make sure it recognizes that the DVD is a DL, otherwise it may not be communicating with your DVD recorder properly.

 

I did a burn and it worked (after I realized to add the content to the folders rather than replace.)

 

When making the ISO, make sure to do a save as instead of save. I have found that saving over a current ISO does not work great when burning this disc.

 

The only issue I have is that once in a while the screen goes black, resets the radio, and then it is fine. This has only happened twice... if it persists I will try another burning.

 

Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving.

 

Again... VANDAL, YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Thank you for your help, but I am still having trouble. I decided to test whether or not I could just burn a backup copy of the East Disc without opening the iso, tampering with it, and then making another iso and burning it. And guess what? It worked. I could make an exact copy of the disc without adding the new logos from Vandal.

So what I'm figuring now is that I must be doing something wrong in the opening the iso file, copying and pasting, and then making the new iso image. The problem is that I have no idea what I can be doing wrong in that process. It's not rocket science. I am opening it using WinRar, then copying and pasting the new contents of the Vandal folders just as he described, and then making a new iso image with a program called Iso Recorder. What is the best program to create an iso image and save it to your hard drive? I will try it, but unfortunately, I have gone through 18 discs now and am all out. I need to go get more. Luckily, I have only spent 20 bucks so far because I got the discs cheap. The aggravation is the thing that is killing me!

Again, if any of you have advice, please pass it along. Thanks again.

One more question. Do I need a 2008 Map disc or can I use a 2007 disc? I have a 2007 disc and am wondering whether or not this has been my problem all along. If you've read my other posts, you'll remember that I have gone through 18 discs trying to get Vandal's update to work. Please let me know if I need the 2008 disc to do this.

Vandal's file was, I'm pretty certain, built off of the '08, so I'd imagine it's very likely your problems are stemming from that.

Right at the top of the D-3 forum is a link to dl the iso for the '08 discs.

I'd give that a try.

It should technically work in either disc, but I would try the 2008. I would also use MagicISO as that has worked for me.

Good luck.

Back when I had a D2 I had major issues trying to make a working disk when the 70 disk came out. What I had found was there was something non-standard about the the file system structure. The DVDs would be readable on the PC but the D2 would reject them.

After a few dead DVDs I found that when modifying the ISO image using Ultra ISO is DO NOT delete/replace/recreate any directories. Instead just repleace files. Any messing around with the directories would make AVIC not be able to read them. So when applying the logo update only copy/paste the files themselves in each directory. Do not copy the directories to the ISO.