ONLY DOWNLOAD FILES IF YOU OWN THE RIGHTS TO USE 3.0

Retell nor Avic411 Condones Piracy.

Please note this is not the official Retail Pioneer 3.0 Update! If you break your unit, Pioneer will NOT fix it for free! You can purchase the official 3.0 Update SD Card from Pioneer's website.

Step 1: Download 3.0 from the torrent. http://itchybot.com/x910bt.zip.torrent

Step 2: Download the install files.http://itchybot.com/3.0%20Install%20Files.zip

Step 3: Copy the 2 WinCEIMG files to an empty SD card.

Step 4: Turn unit on. When the pioneer logo comes up, press and hold the menu, map, eject and the reset button at the same time. When you hear a pop sound from your speakers, let go of the eject button but continue to hold menu and map buttons. This will bring you to a blue screen where you will have to enter the service combination. Press the volume knob in this sequence and you will see * signs for each push: Up, Up, Down, Menu, Left, Right.

Step 4: Put in your SD card with the WinCEIMG files.

Step 5: Select Update CE

Step 6: Select Update SD Format

Step 7: Wait till it says restart in the bottom center.

Step 8: Remove your SD from the AVIC, put it in your computer.

Step 9: Delete all of the files off the SD card and put the testmode folder, DATA file, and the flash dump from torrent on.

Step 10: Insert the SD card into the AVIC and hit the reset button.

Step 11: Once testmode boots, open explorer and copy the contents of the flash dump to the "My Flash Disk" Drive.

(Should take about 20min even though at first it says like 140min)

Step 12: Copy the Data file from the SD card and replace the one in "My Flash Disk\APL2\iGo" (Soft Bypass)

Step 13: Press and hold restart and eject for 5 seconds.

Step 14: Enjoy your new 3.0

I will add later how to update to the new 3.0.1

Just what I was looking for! Thanks!

perfect. I was wandering back and forth between different posts to figure this out. Wish others on the forum were as considerate as you to consolidate information like this and share it.

Is that for all units or only EU or US?

Is that for all units or only EU or US?

The torrent is for US+Canada.

I am getting about 175kB/s. Should have this downloaded in about 2 hours!

Thanks for taking the time to post these instructions Retell!!!

does this have all the changes that the official 3.0 update for F series has?? if so....WOW thanks a bunch!!

Cheers, its all good for me so

I am getting the same too.

on step 2, you have to let go of reset first, and then you will hear the pop. then release eject.

otherwise you only get 10 seconds in the service menu before it powers off.

Try this link, since you guys apparently don't know html formatting..

http://itchybot.com/3.0%20Install%20Files.zip

I'm just putting that there. I do not condone, and have no intention of downloading said file. I bought the update a couple weeks ago. Just throwing that out there to cover my own ass.

thank you for this. does it include the map updates?

p.s. i'm seeding at between 10 & 20mbit, depending on whether or not my laptop & desktop are on. (each has their own cable modem)

HELP!!!

When I get into the service menu, my screen will go black after 20 or so seconds. Even once I get to Update via SD (Format) and I click it, it will start reading the files and then the unit will just go black. This happens every time, even if I go into the service menu but don't click anything. When I reboot the unit (without trying to get into the service menu), the screen just stays black, nothing comes up. I have 2.006 installed on my F900.

Once I reboot the unit I can successfully get back into the service menu, but then it goes to black screen.

Nevermind, figured out the problem.

You have to hold all four buttons, then release the reset button first, then release the eject button, then you get the blue screen (without a time limitation). I also got no pop from the speakers, I just guessed on timing.

If I try this on my f500 is there a good chance I could brick it? I would obviously back up the flash storage first.

Nevermind, figured out the problem.

 

You have to hold all four buttons, then release the reset button first, then release the eject button, then you get the blue screen (without a time limitation). I also got no pop from the speakers, I just guessed on timing.

thank you for this. i did the EXACT same thing, and couldnt figure out what the deal was.

somebody should add this to the OP

I have to admit I love this. Its a great big middle finger to Pioneer. One they completely deserve.

I have been up and running for a while now....I must say, for those of you who are upgrading from 2.0 w/o any hacks this is kind of a big deal.....

It just feels and looks more polished. And I know I read somewhere that someone was pissed you couldn't mute the button beeps. Guess what, that option is in there as well!

just as an fyi 3.0 doesnt seem to work on the f90bt... it isn't loading on mine :\ oh well

Works Great, Thank you for all files that you share.

just as an fyi 3.0 doesnt seem to work on the f90bt... it isn't loading on mine :\ oh well

yes it does. that is what I have. where is yours failing?

After walking through all the steps, everything looks to be ok but the system constantly reboots every 5 minutes. I hear the new button sounds, and can check the system info and it shows I am running 3.0 firmware. But the "System Startup" message never goes away, and the whole unit reboots after 5 minutes.

I am thinking it is the WinCE update. When booting into testmode, and checking the WinCE version, it shows that it is 5.0. I thought I read here (somewhere??) that it should be 6.x. I grabbed all the files from page one in this thread, and didn't get any errors at any stage. I am running a F900BT. Any help would be much appriciated!

Thanks

I have to admit I love this. Its a great big middle finger to Pioneer. One they completely deserve.

Ahaha I agree. Man don't give up on the AVIC's we are just beginning to scratch the surface. $120 for this update is insane. $20 is pushing it. Bare minimum they should have provided the update free with f90bt's.

After walking through all the steps, everything looks to be ok but the system constantly reboots every 5 minutes. I hear the new button sounds, and can check the system info and it shows I am running 3.0 firmware. But the "System Startup" message never goes away, and the whole unit reboots after 5 minutes.

 

I am thinking it is the WinCE update. When booting into testmode, and checking the WinCE version, it shows that it is 5.0. I thought I read here (somewhere??) that it should be 6.x. I grabbed all the files from page one in this thread, and didn't get any errors at any stage. I am running a F900BT. Any help would be much appriciated!

 

Thanks

My windows CE is now 5.0. I say try it over again.