i tried everything...followed the instructions down to the T many times...this sucks cause now I have to take it in to get fixed which will be over a 100.00...i guess i shouldnt have been so cheap and bought the update even though it should be for free...does anyone know how to load the old firmware that you get from the pioneer site without getting errors???

 

 

Hey dude... I had the same problem as you and now I got the update to work. The first time around, I thought I followed the directions but realized that I misunderstood them a little bit.

 

In step 11, I deleted everything inside the My Flash Disk Drive. Then I went to the SD card... Opened the My Flash Disk folder... Selected All from Edit, then copied the contents. I went back to the My Flash Disk Drive and pasted the contents there.

 

My mistake on the first attempt was that I copied the actual folder and just pasted the folder into the My Flash Disk Drive. I hope you try this and see if it helps!

Thanks..I will try that and see if it works...what did your stereo do the first time where it didnt work...I wonder if it is acting like mine

i tried everything...followed the instructions down to the T many times...this sucks cause now I have to take it in to get fixed which will be over a 100.00...i guess i shouldnt have been so cheap and bought the update even though it should be for free...does anyone know how to load the old firmware that you get from the pioneer site without getting errors???

 

 

Hey dude... I had the same problem as you and now I got the update to work. The first time around, I thought I followed the directions but realized that I misunderstood them a little bit.

 

In step 11, I deleted everything inside the My Flash Disk Drive. Then I went to the SD card... Opened the My Flash Disk folder... Selected All from Edit, then copied the contents. I went back to the My Flash Disk Drive and pasted the contents there.

 

My mistake on the first attempt was that I copied the actual folder and just pasted the folder into the My Flash Disk Drive. I hope you try this and see if it helps!

 

Thanks..I will try that and see if it works...what did your stereo do the first time where it didnt work...I wonder if it is acting like mine

My navi booted up to my loading screen then after about 20 seconds, it shut down and went black. Now it works like a champ!

After downloading the zip file from torrent I've unzipped it (extracted all). After doing this Windows Vista creates a new file without the .zip extension. What i'm not clear on is when I explore the content of the new file, there are more zipped files inside!! I then unzip those, ie DATA file. I then delete the .zip file and leave the newly created file after unzipping. Is this correct or not. Maybe this is causing my update malfunction. My unit displays a Windows box on startup for a split second after the Pioneer logo, that says, "Program application database cannot be found". Then when the main menu boots up the "startup in progress" box does not go away. Finally after like a couple minutes the system keeps rebooting. I've been wrestling with this for 3 days now. Please any suggestions or help will be greatly appreciated. I have the Avic-f900bt unit.

Everything works great but has anyone been able to solve that street name problem on 3d maps? i either have to get too close to see them or i click zoom out and it goes too far. n then i have to go one by one zoom in until i see them again. wonder if it'll be normal once i drive =/

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 got the EXACT same problem as you dude and no im not a noob at this stuff either!

Im in Australia and have an F900BT aswell....and along with the 5 min reboots, my USB isnt working either!!???

i put in my usb and i was in the usb section in AV source and it looked like it usually does when the usb is loading but after a long long time of waiting, it didnt load

ill update it with 3.1 now and hopefully it will fix SOMETHING!!

but umm with the other replies that said use the stock ezrider, well the only "hacks" ive put on my unit, which probably wouldnt be considered a hack, is just the latest Australian Map Updates from here

http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 8&start=15

So i dont get it, should i still TRY the stock ezrider?? Please hellpppppp

EDIT: i tried to install 3.1 and the update screen loaded but it had a red background and it wouldnt update because it said "Incorrect software on sd/usb" so im stuck on 3.0 and ive still got those problems such as the 'system startup' label staying there, and the usb not working, and also the unit rebooting every 5 mins.

post deleted to focus my question on one thread.

Has anyone seen this error? I've tried to do this 4 different times. I've posted for help several times in different threads, I have no idea what I'm not doing or what files I don't have but I've down load everything more than once. And the instructions to load to 3.0 seem too easy for me to mess that up.

Please PM me some tips.

do you have the bypass?

After downloading the zip file from torrent I've unzipped it (extracted all). After doing this Windows Vista creates a new file without the .zip extension. What i'm not clear on is when I explore the content of the new file, there are more zipped files inside!! I then unzip those, ie DATA file. I then delete the .zip file and leave the newly created file after unzipping. Is this correct or not. Maybe this is causing my update malfunction. My unit displays a Windows box on startup for a split second after the Pioneer logo, that says, "Program application database cannot be found". Then when the main menu boots up the "startup in progress" box does not go away. Finally after like a couple minutes the system keeps rebooting. I've been wrestling with this for 3 days now. Please any suggestions or help will be greatly appreciated. I have the Avic-f900bt unit.

You're making it too hard on yourself. The only file you should unzip is the x910bt.zip you torrented in the beginning. Explore the contents and copy the entire 'My Flash Disk' folder onto your SD card. Don't worry if there are still zip files inside of that - it's just how the AVIC needs it. The torrented file is an exact copy of the X910bt's file system.

Is it about right for that torrent file to take 21 days to download?!?! This is on Vuze and a 10m cable connection.

Is it about right for that torrent file to take 21 days to download?!?! This is on Vuze and a 10m cable connection.

that's about right. mine was going anywhere between 11mbs-52mbs and originally said twenty one hours but it sped up half way through and was done in three.

All I can say is thank you SO MUCH. I have ordered the update, but in the meantime my unit was dead. I had tried the 2.00006 and it blew my unit away and it was gone. I have a F700BT and this worked perfectly and you really saved me a lot of time, and this is like getting a new radio, much faster, easier and looks better, and I love the enhanced GPS. Finally track north up, and warning signs about the exits before you see them even when you don't have a route. This is a great.

ok so i updated the winCE files bu when i repoted in test mode and got to the file in explore i was unable to hit the edit to copy all the files it was like i cant reach it on the screen. i cant hit high enought for it to go. did any one else have this problem? please help thanks

ok so i updated the winCE files bu when i repoted in test mode and got to the file in explore i was unable to hit the edit to copy all the files it was like i cant reach it on the screen. i cant hit high enought for it to go. did any one else have this problem? please help thanks

You probably have to recalibrate your screen. Boot it normally and do the screen calibration in the settings.

ok so i updated the winCE files bu when i repoted in test mode and got to the file in explore i was unable to hit the edit to copy all the files it was like i cant reach it on the screen. i cant hit high enought for it to go. did any one else have this problem? please help thanks

 

You probably have to recalibrate your screen. Boot it normally and do the screen calibration in the settings.

when i boot normally it say please wait system startup in progress or something like that

Does that go away eventually? Maybe someone knows a way to hit the edit button without needing to do the recalibration, or else you might have to figure out a way to go back to the 2.0 software.

Does that go away eventually? Maybe someone knows a way to hit the edit button without needing to do the recalibration, or else you might have to figure out a way to go back to the 2.0 software.

when it starts up normally it goes away but i left it on for a good 10 min and it still said it and it wont let me do anything else

Hi everyone-- Thanks soo much for doing all this work and for sharing it with us!

I need a bit of hand-holding, please; not much, just a bit...

I installed the ver. 3.0 on my F90BT and all seems fine. Now, however, do I understand correctly that the "soft bypass" and other goodies are in the DATA.ZIP folder that is part of the "install files" download? My help request is the following: in Step 12, the original guide of retell seems to require copying this Data folder to MyFlash Disk\APL2\iGo. I haven't dared doing this yet because I cannot understand whether that zipped folder (DATA.ZIP), as is, should be copied over the DATA file (which is not zipped) in the iGo sub-directory, or whether I should unzip the Folder first and then copy all the resulting files into the myFlash Disk\APL2\iGo directory. To add to my confusion, there's a DATA folder in MyFlash Disk, but I asssume that that one is not the one that gets overwritten? Can someone please clarify this part of step 12 for me by taking it one step at a time? Thanks so much for your help and patience.

Hi everyone-- Thanks soo much for doing all this work and for sharing it with us!

 

I need a bit of hand-holding, please; not much, just a bit...

 

I installed the ver. 3.0 on my F90BT and all seems fine. Now, however, do I understand correctly that the "soft bypass" and other goodies are in the DATA.ZIP folder that is part of the "install files" download? My help request is the following: in Step 12, the original guide of retell seems to require copying this Data folder to MyFlash Disk\APL2\iGo. I haven't dared doing this yet because I cannot understand whether that zipped folder (DATA.ZIP), as is, should be copied over the DATA file (which is not zipped) in the iGo sub-directory, or whether I should unzip the Folder first and then copy all the resulting files into the myFlash Disk\APL2\iGo directory. To add to my confusion, there's a DATA folder in MyFlash Disk, but I asssume that that one is not the one that gets overwritten? Can someone please clarify this part of step 12 for me by taking it one step at a time? Thanks so much for your help and patience.

the DATA file is the one that gets overwritten. It IS a zip file, but it is just not displayed as such. If you notice, the DATA.zip file on your SD card is also just displayed as DATA. Go ahead and copy the DATA file from your sd card onto the one in the iGo folder on the "My Flash Drive" and it will work. Don't unzip anything

Does that go away eventually? Maybe someone knows a way to hit the edit button without needing to do the recalibration, or else you might have to figure out a way to go back to the 2.0 software.

 

when it starts up normally it goes away but i left it on for a good 10 min and it still said it and it wont let me do anything else

I just did mine and I also had a hard time hitting edit. I did a recalibration before I did anything, too, so that probably wouldn't help you. I think if you just keep trying you'll get it eventually.

Another idea I had for you is that you could create a batch file (.bat extension) to copy the files and run that, instead of hitting copy-paste. I'm going to work on one now and I'll post up instructions in a bit.

the DATA file is the one that gets overwritten. It IS a zip file, but it is just not displayed as such. If you notice, the DATA.zip file on your SD card is also just displayed as DATA. Go ahead and copy the DATA file from your sd card onto the one in the iGo folder on the "My Flash Drive" and it will work. Don't unzip anything

Hey thanks a lot, spacewilly!! I just realized that WinCE hides the extensions... That was helpful and all is well now.

Here is what the batch file should look like, I think. Hopefully someone can try it out and let me know if it works.

this assumes your sd card is organized in the following way

here's one I made

http://myfiles.neu.edu/willard.mi/avic411/copy.bat

you should run this from testmode, after you do the WinCE update. It will copy the files required for the 3.0 firmware. If you want to use a customized DATA.zip, put that into the \My Flash Disk\APL2\iGo folder on your SD card while it is in your computer.

I put another version of the how-to in the wiki

http://avic411.com/wiki/index.php/Insta ... rrent_File

EDIT: the batch file method doesn't work

Here is what the batch file should look like, I think. Hopefully someone can try it out and let me know if it works.

 

this assumes your sd card is organized in the following way

 

here's one I made

http://myfiles.neu.edu/willard.mi/avic411/copy.bat

 

you should run this from testmode, after you do the WinCE update. It will copy the files required for the 3.0 firmware. If you want to use a customized DATA.zip, put that into the \My Flash Disk\APL2\iGo folder on your SD card while it is in your computer.

 

I put another version of the how-to in the wiki

http://avic411.com/wiki/index.php/Insta ... rrent_File

i will deff try this first thing tomorrow morning! in the mean time i downloaded the 2.0006 firmwire update from pioneer and re-installed that. My maps are gone, the unit resets every 5 min but luckily i can get to system settings and i did the screen calibration. i then loaded the updated winCE files and now i will try the rest tomorrow! ill let everyone know how i make out thanks again!

All I can say is LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. I feel like I have a new unit!!!! Love the street signs and it is so much more responsive now!!!!

All I can say is WOW - this update works FANTASTIC and the OP has the instructions right on the money! For those of you who are having trouble, you are DEFINATELY not doing something right - just do what I did and print out the instructions and do it step by step in the vehicle!

Thanks again to the OP for bringing the hope for free!

Finally did this right! I was making the mistake of leaving my hard wire bypass set on and it is what caused the navi and system settings to stay grey. I also had a folder that said "data" on it and I wasn't sure what that was all about so I deleted it off the SD card and made it look like the images above.

This is really noob friendly. If you just follow the directions it works great.

For the people that are having a hard time hitting edit, I used a mechanical pencil and it worked easy for me. Why try to fit your finger that close to the frame.

Thank you for everyones help!