Where do I find this data file? It does not appear in the links from pg40.

I dont see anywhere in any of the instructions for where I am supposed to use the "my flash disk" files that were in the 3.0 update download. What step am I actually putting the 3.0 firmware on my AVIC? And what is meant by "flash dump in step 9? I dont see a file with that name, but there is one called "dump files" in part 2 of the 3.0 download but it is empty.

I did the install with the files from megaupload that were linked on a previous page. The install worked but the "system startup" window does not dissappear. I can still use the unit and have verified that it is now version 3.0. How do I get the startup window to go away? I know I probably need to reinstall 3.0, but what do I need to do differently? I have tried it 3 times with the same result.

Where do I find this data file? It does not appear in the links from pg40.

Bottom of page 40 contains everything you need for the update.

There are two files, you unrar part 1 and it will decompress the files from both part 1 & part 2 of the downloaded files.

Where do I find this data file? It does not appear in the links from pg40.

 

Bottom of page 40 contains everything you need for the update.

 

There are two files, you unrar part 1 and it will decompress the files from both part 1 & part 2 of the downloaded files.

ok, so if I unrar 1 it will do 2 automatically? Does it also combine the files so that you don't have to copy files from 2 into 1 (or vise versa) to have a complete 3.0 update in one place? I unrared both separately and manually transfered files from 1 to 2 so I probably missed some or put them in the wrong place.

need help cant get to edit to paste the info. is there a way to caliberate the screen?

Sounds like your winceimg files may be bad. Try using the ones from the megaupload links, those ones worked for me.

is there another way to paste the information from the sd. i cannot get to edit to paste the information can any one help

is there another way to paste the information from the sd. i cannot get to edit to paste the information can any one help

Yes, you can calibrate the screen in the control panel. Also, there is an icon on the desktop or start menu for a file manager that may make it easier.

ok, so if I unrar 1 it will do 2 automatically? Does it also combine the files so that you don't have to copy files from 2 into 1 (or vise versa) to have a complete 3.0 update in one place? I unrared both separately and manually transfered files from 1 to 2 so I probably missed some or put them in the wrong place.

Yep, unrar part 1 and it automatically knows to extract from part two. It's one big RAR file that is only broken into two pieces based on size.

I dont see anywhere in any of the instructions for where I am supposed to use the "my flash disk" files that were in the 3.0 update download. What step am I actually putting the 3.0 firmware on my AVIC? And what is meant by "flash dump in step 9? I dont see a file with that name, but there is one called "dump files" in part 2 of the 3.0 download but it is empty.

As noted in the post you took the links from:

In Step 11, please copy the contents of the "My Flash Disk" folder on the SD Card to the My Flash Disk Drive on the AVIC Unit.

Don't concern yourself with step 9, all the files you need are contained in the rar files that you extract and place on a single SD Card.

Need help! Did the update. When I reseted the unit the screen was black. Need help. Now I can't get to music or anything the screen is just black. Any ideas?

Need help! Did the update. When I reseted the unit the screen was black. Need help. Now I can't get to music or anything the screen is just black. Any ideas?

try it again. Check the files and keep trying it and checking the files until it works

Need help! Did the update. When I reseted the unit the screen was black. Need help. Now I can't get to music or anything the screen is just black. Any ideas?

Do not copy the "My Flash Disk" file, and paste in the "My Flash Disk" drive. You need to copy the contents of the "My Flash Disk" file to the drive. Go into the "My Flash Disk" folder when in WINCE and go to "Edit," and "Select All." Copy all of the files and paste them to the "My Flash Disk" drive.

As promised, with about 15 minutes to spare:

Here is everything you need in order to complete the upgrade as outlined in the original post, but with only 1 SD Card. I just recently picked up a F700BT that I updated this afternoon and love it...now I'm off to find some good mods =D

 

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K0WJSCUR

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XDPTH67G

 

These files include the X Series WINCE Upgrade, Testmode 2.3 and the Backup Files/Maps.

 

Hope this helps others who may be having problems finding torrents and etc...

 

[edit]In Step 11, please copy the contents of the "My Flash Disk" folder on the SD Card to the My Flash Disk Drive on the AVIC Unit.

 

I've had 2 people contact me regarding issues, they read that item literally and copied the entire contents of the SD Card to their AVIC which doesn't work[/edit]

I have a f90 that needs to be fully restored it is blank . will this work?

Hey guys Im a neewbie at this stuff , but just letting you guys know that this worked flawlessly, just follow MyITGuy's directions and you cant go wrong . Great job!!!!

Now can ver. 3.1 from pioneer be used with out a problem ?

Hey guys Im a neewbie at this stuff , but just letting you guys know that this worked flawlessly, just follow MyITGuy's directions and you cant go wrong . Great job!!!!

Now can ver. 3.1 from pioneer be used with out a problem ?

there is no ver 3.1 only 3.020200 ...

I just installed 3.0. Wow what a difference! But I still have a problem. My TTS still does not work though. Neither will my bluetooth, my phone will connect but when I try to transfer my contacts it says "no phone number" and when I try to make a call using the dial pad, I don't hear anything. any ideas?

Nevermind. Somehow everything works now

The download of MyItGuy contains only the maps of USA right.. are the latest EU maps for 3.0 posted anywhere on the forum.. i cant seem to find it.. a link to the post would be appreciated. thanks

I'm using the files from MyITGuy. I booted into service mode and followed the first few steps to upgrade the WinCE files. Everything went okay and upon completion got the "CE Upgrade OK Please Reset Your Device".

However when I reset the device the system reboots to the Pioneer splash screen then shuts down! I have to press the Reset button to turn the unit back on but then it shutsdown after the splash screen again.

It will not boot anymore regardless if there's an SD card in the slot or not! Please help me.

I'm using two SD cards, one had the WinCE update files (WINCEIMG.BIN & WINCEIMG.CKS), the other SD card has the two folders from the MyITGuy download (MY_FLASH and TESTMODE). After updating the WinCE files I inserted the 2nd SD card. I even tried deleting the second SD card and only copy over the TESTMODE folder. Nothing

I'm using the files from MyITGuy. I booted into service mode and followed the first few steps to upgrade the WinCE files. Everything went okay and upon completion got the "CE Upgrade OK Please Reset Your Device".

However when I reset the device the system reboots to the Pioneer splash screen then shuts down! I have to press the Reset button to turn the unit back on but then it shutsdown after the splash screen again.

It will not boot anymore regardless if there's an SD card in the slot or not! Please help me.

 

I'm using two SD cards, one had the WinCE update files (WINCEIMG.BIN & WINCEIMG.CKS), the other SD card has the two folders from the MyITGuy download (MY_FLASH and TESTMODE). After updating the WinCE files I inserted the 2nd SD card. I even tried deleting the second SD card and only copy over the TESTMODE folder. Nothing

~EDIT~

Turns out the Testmode Folder was not the current 2.3? I don't know but at any rate I DL'd a different Testmode file found in another thread. Now I'm able to boot into Testmode, however when I copy the contents of My_Flash over to the My Flash Disk drive and reboot I get the splash screen to black screen again... still.

and NO I'm not copying the FOLDER "My_Flash" over; I'm copying the CONTENTS within the "My_Flash" folder over.

Please help!

I'm using the files from MyITGuy. I booted into service mode and followed the first few steps to upgrade the WinCE files. Everything went okay and upon completion got the "CE Upgrade OK Please Reset Your Device".

However when I reset the device the system reboots to the Pioneer splash screen then shuts down! I have to press the Reset button to turn the unit back on but then it shutsdown after the splash screen again.

It will not boot anymore regardless if there's an SD card in the slot or not! Please help me.

 

I'm using two SD cards, one had the WinCE update files (WINCEIMG.BIN & WINCEIMG.CKS), the other SD card has the two folders from the MyITGuy download (MY_FLASH and TESTMODE). After updating the WinCE files I inserted the 2nd SD card. I even tried deleting the second SD card and only copy over the TESTMODE folder. Nothing

 

~EDIT~

Turns out the Testmode Folder was not the current 2.3? I don't know but at any rate I DL'd a different Testmode file found in another thread. Now I'm able to boot into Testmode, however when I copy the contents of My_Flash over to the My Flash Disk drive and reboot I get the splash screen to black screen again... still.

 

and NO I'm not copying the FOLDER "My_Flash" over; I'm copying the CONTENTS within the "My_Flash" folder over.

 

Please help!

I'd suggest starting the process over from start to finish.

Also, have you checked the MD5 sum of the files you downloaded, I posted the values here recently, don't remember if I updated my original post.

I ask since the testmode folder worked for me with two different units, and as of today, over 1000 other people...so corruption of the files may be possible.

total newb question but the torrents wont load for me.... any ideras? says they dont exist

total newb question but the torrents wont load for me.... any ideras? says they dont exist

Check out Page 40...

Wow so I finally got it working! Thank god!

Sadly all these days of scouring the forums and reading and re-reading hundreds of posts, I think it came down to the fact that the files I was using somehow got corrupt or didn't transfer properly from PC to PC.

I think my problem was a rather isolated incident so for most of you this probably won't apply but for the sake of documenting one more solution I'll explain:

BTW; MyItGuy's files worked fine. Use the Megaupload linked files not the torrents since they're probably not seeding anymore.

So what I was doing was downloading the files to my PC at home. Once they were downloaded I extracted them and burned them onto a dvd. Why? Because I was playing with my F700 while I was at work (working graveyard so I has plenty of free time), and I was able to use a desktop powersupply to power up the unit.

After the 3.0 update failed using the MyItGuy files, I tried reverting back to 2.0 using the same download and burn method mentioned earlier; again, transferring files to the AVIC while at work.

After, days and days of copying files back and forth to the unit I finally suspected something might be getting lost in the dvd burning process (i.e. system files not being copied and burned? Idunno...), so I brought the unit and a power supply home as a last resort.

After verifying the MD5 hash checked against the two rar files I started the whole procedure over again from scratch, this time transfering the AVIC files directly from my PC over to the SD card.

You can imaging my sigh of relief when I saw the "System is Starting Up" after the splash screen!

So there you have it! I can't tell you how much time I've wasted.

Plain and simple: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BURN THESE FILES TO A DVD!!!

If you have to, take the files you DL'd from MyItGuy and create an ISO out of them. Then burn that ISO to a disk.

But if that doesn't work then you'll know why. Work with the files locally to prevent any issues.

Sadly as part of my trying to get my unit back online I've overwritten the SDMLC files which from what I understand changes your serial number and disables any future upgrades. In hindsight this was a totally unnecessary step... so live and learn everyone!

Good luck!

Now I'm off to update 3.0 to 3.1! Sheesh, I'll never learn...