Has anyone chimed in yet with whether swapping the maps out with euro maps will work?

Has anyone chimed in yet with whether swapping the maps out with euro maps will work?

No one has answerd this question in this thread and I am also wondering about this. Last night i updated my unit with 3.0 firmware but are still curently using 8.0 maps, I copied inn the APL2 folder from my backup i tok before upgrading the unit, every other folder is from the 3.0 update. I would like to use 8.3 if there is any way to use it with european maps and hope someone have a tut for this.

The 3.0 firmware is absolutely quicker and so far I love it

Has anyone chimed in yet with whether swapping the maps out with euro maps will work?

 

No one has answerd this question in this thread and I am also wondering about this. Last night i updated my unit with 3.0 firmware but are still curently using 8.0 maps, I copied inn the APL2 folder from my backup i tok before upgrading the unit, every other folder is from the 3.0 update. I would like to use 8.3 if there is any way to use it with european maps and hope someone have a tut for this.

 

The 3.0 firmware is absolutely quicker and so far I love it

Did you try using the nav yet? If so, any issues? My plan is to install the WinCE files and only copy the APL folder from the zip in this thread and then simply copy a hacked ezrider and license file to my flash incl. new european maps.

I guess that should do the trick or could that cause other malfunctions?

Has anyone chimed in yet with whether swapping the maps out with euro maps will work?

 

No one has answerd this question in this thread and I am also wondering about this. Last night i updated my unit with 3.0 firmware but are still curently using 8.0 maps, I copied inn the APL2 folder from my backup i tok before upgrading the unit, every other folder is from the 3.0 update. I would like to use 8.3 if there is any way to use it with european maps and hope someone have a tut for this.

 

The 3.0 firmware is absolutely quicker and so far I love it

 

Did you try using the nav yet? If so, any issues? My plan is to install the WinCE files and only copy the APL folder from the zip in this thread and then simply copy a hacked ezrider and license file to my flash incl. new european maps.

 

I guess that should do the trick or could that cause other malfunctions?

The navi works as a charm and I also have the GUGA theme running on the unit.

Using only the APL folder wil work. Be sure to backup your entire Flash Disk because it gets erased when upgrading WinCE, copy everyting from your backup exept the APL folder back from backup and copy the APL from the 3.0. Then copy the hacked ezrider and a new license.

I hope someone will have a solution for european maps on the IGO 8.3.

I hope someone will have a solution for european maps on the IGO 8.3.

Don't get me wrong guys but this is the install guide for US/Canada only. If you look for the EU deck then better join http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=25743#p175275. Here you get all your answers.

I know this post will be lost among all the others, but I wanted to confirm that this worked for me perfectly and I have the AVIC-X710BT. I followed the guide to the letter and after 3 hours I had successfully installed the hacked firmware. 3 hours since I messed up at first and thought I bricked my unit

Followed this guide except kept everything on the SD card (2GB) and re-arranged as needed to put proper files in root directory. Also deleted everything on My Flash Disk before copying over... My F700BT works AMAZINGLY NOW!!! The 3.0 update is the best thing EVER!!! Much better "bleep" sound, shortened and softer, and the response is fantabulistic! I can't believe it! Everything is INSTANT!!! Super happy!!! W00T!!! Now all I want is 3D Buildings, Speed Cams, custom color profiles, and a few mods from CMH's stuff from 2.0 like route delete stop button, push compass to change day/night mode, and I'd be even happier!

Does'nt the 3.0 give u the 3d buildings?

Did my update today, extremely easy just follow the direction exact and you won't have any problem. Navi works so much better now should have came from the factory this way!!!

Thanks to the original poster!!!

Does'nt the 3.0 give u the 3d buildings?

I'm not quite sure, I haven't driven near a building yet that used to be on there with my mod's... Remember, I have an F700BT so they weren't supposed to support 3D buildings in the first place... IF it added it that'd be amazing!

Did my update today, extremely easy just follow the direction exact and you won't have any problem. Navi works so much better now should have came from the factory this way!!!

 

Thanks to the original poster!!!

And the map scrolls soo much smoother while driving! I have an F700BT that doesn't have the VSS sensor so I always assumed that's why the maps didn't scroll smoothly! WRONG! Much better now!

I can dowload the 3.0 file but the torrent file (1) brings up a bunch of jumbled text in a web browser.

Should I save the text as a certain type of file format?

Is there a particular file name to use either?

Thanks

For those of you Bittorrent n00bs, and don't have a bittorrent client installed, when you click a *.torrent file, it will just open a bunch of garbage because your browser doesn't know how to handle it.

as stated before, setup your favorite BT Client then Right click > Save target as > (Save somewhere on your computer) then double click it to open it with your BT client... I like to use ABC (another bittorrent client) very light weight and easy to use.

Does'nt the 3.0 give u the 3d buildings?

 

I'm not quite sure, I haven't driven near a building yet that used to be on there with my mod's... Remember, I have an F700BT so they weren't supposed to support 3D buildings in the first place... IF it added it that'd be amazing!

I have the F700BT and the the 3.01 firmware installed, and yes there are 3D building in it.

Does'nt the 3.0 give u the 3d buildings?

 

I'm not quite sure, I haven't driven near a building yet that used to be on there with my mod's... Remember, I have an F700BT so they weren't supposed to support 3D buildings in the first place... IF it added it that'd be amazing!

 

I have the F700BT and the the 3.01 firmware installed, and yes there are 3D building in it.

Awesome!

Any reason why you couldn't eliminate step 12 and just mod the park break speed to 256 in the DATA file in the flash dump that is being copied into the my flash disk before they are copied over opposed to copying the flash dump over and then recopying the DATA file? Same quesion goes for the 3.01 update writing over the 3.00 DATA?

I think that this tutorial needs to be completely re-written. It is a great tutorial, don't get me wrong, but there are quite a few people that are having problems with the instructions. I even had some problems with the instructions and I've had the F900BT since the week it was first released and I'm a computer engineering grad student!

The tutorial should be consolidated, it could probably be written in four or five steps with pictures accompanying each step. It should also be written for someone who has almost no knowledge of computers, because we ALL know that even people who have no idea how to copy and paste are going to attempt this update, and with an easier to understand tutorial we should be able to reduce some of the many posts from confused people.

Just my two cents.

I think that this tutorial needs to be completely re-written. It is a great tutorial, don't get me wrong, but there are quite a few people that are having problems with the instructions. I even had some problems with the instructions and I've had the F900BT since the week it was first released and I'm a computer engineering grad student!

 

The tutorial should be consolidated, it could probably be written in four or five steps with pictures accompanying each step. It should also be written for someone who has almost no knowledge of computers, because we ALL know that even people who have no idea how to copy and paste are going to attempt this update, and with an easier to understand tutorial we should be able to reduce some of the many posts from confused people.

 

Just my two cents.

Already done

viewtopic.php?f=34&t=25817

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

Touché.

Glad that's done. The only thing I'd add is to suggest running the Stylus Calibration utility in Control Panel the second you boot up in Testmode. Actually, the ideal thing here would be to make a new torrent with the modified data.zip already in the flash files, and a batch file that would automatically copy all the files onto the Avic. Doing that would eliminate most of the problems people seem to be experiencing.

But there are those who have the hard wire bypass that do not need the soft bypass.... So that step should be optional

Sure, myself included. However, having both doesn't hurt anything at all. If you go ahead and include the modified data.zip, you're not affecting the hardware mod guys but taking care of it with no extra step for those that need it.

Any reason why you couldn't eliminate step 12 and just mod the park break speed to 256 in the DATA file in the flash dump that is being copied into the my flash disk before they are copied over opposed to copying the flash dump over and then recopying the DATA file? Same quesion goes for the 3.01 update writing over the 3.00 DATA?

The question still remains, I would assume that this wouldn't be an issue but I would rather hear it confirmd from someone who knows more about computers instead of just assumeing it myself because all I can do is follow the instructions everyone here posts. In other words I need to say great job and thanks to the people who write instructions and provide the files on this site, because even someone like myself who basically has zero programming knowledge is able to successfully use the hacks and mods provided on this site and get them to work.

Ya there's no reason why you can't do it beforehand....

so no way to use european maps on this like i was with the 2.0 firmware yet?

what about bluetooth updates?

is it worth getting that 3.01 or whatver it is?