Hi Guys i tried to download the 3.0 update from itchbot and it states the the site no longer works is there another place i can download the 3,0 update from?Thanks.
Review the last few pages of this thread. Links are there somewhere
Review the last few pages of this thread. Links are there somewhere
Thanks heaps
Review the last few pages of this thread. Links are there somewhereThanks heaps
I really hope that's not a sarcastic comment...The links are there and it seems that I (and others) have to continuously post links or references to where there at because others cannot take the time to read a thread.
not sarcastic at all, i was genuinly saying thanks as i must have just missed it when skimming through the 52 pages, i know it's anoying having to keep posting the details which is why i am greatfull. I hope the install goes smoothly.
not sarcastic at all, i was genuinly saying thanks as i must have just missed it when skimming through the 52 pages, i know it's anoying having to keep posting the details which is why i am greatfull. I hope the install goes smoothly.
Glad to hear! Hopefully the install does go smoothly, but if it doesn't there's a whole community here to help =P
I have a F900BT and just performed to 3.0 update and It seems to be OK. I have a few questions.
1. I see there is no 3.02 update on the Pioneer site for F900BT, but a 3.0201 for the F910BT. Are people applying 3.0201 to their F900BTs? What value is it?
2. What map version is this unofficial 3.0 equipped with? Is it 2009.06 TA? Exactly, how can you determine this?
BTW, I was able to perform the update using a single 1 Gb SD card. I just removed the "Map" folder (from (/igo/content) and copied over everything else. Popped out the SD card and deleted all but testmode and then copied back and pasted the "map" folder to "/igo/content" directory. FWIW.
I should add that my "Map Version" under System Information says 2.000300. Are there more up-to-date US Maps?
Just bought the F90BT off eBay so I would love to do this "update" but the links are dead for the 3.0 file. Any new links or can someone host it by chance? Cheers!
thanks everybody for all the information posted here, without it I would not have been able to update my AVIC. I did have some problems updating as many of you have had, the rebooting every five minutes, the freezing of the maps, and the system startup banner not going away, but thankfully I was able to fix it. I am not certain what the problem was, but I believe when I tried to do the speed mod on my mac that's when the problem started. In order to correct I erased everything from My Flash Disk/USER/UserData/iGo/Save on the AVIC. I also erased everything from My Flash Disk/USER/UserData/iGo/SETUP also on the AVIC. The original DATA.zip file from the download I do not think it was corrupted, but when I unzipped to modify the speed settings and then zipped it back up...something must have happened that corrupted the file and my unit would not read it properly, so I reloaded on the AVIC just the DATA.zip and everything was ok after rebooting. But like I said, everything is running fine and I got 3.0 update on my unit. Thanks for all the good information guys. 
Just bought the F90BT off eBay so I would love to do this "update" but the links are dead for the 3.0 file. Any new links or can someone host it by chance? Cheers!
See the bottom of page 40 for the links I used last week.
I am from Lithuania (Europe), can i do this (US units) update? Or i must do update with EU units?
Hey guys, I am going to pick up my F90bt tomorrow, so I'll be back in the game. Torrent and other links should be online tomorrow, just paid my hosting bill 
3.0 up and running! I'm not sure if it was the vodka or what but after I thought about it this morning I realized that the original post was a little different on step 11. I made the proper adjustments and there you have it.
Thanks for the hulp abb1.
Now the MODS.......
Sorry for the delay guys, I will be making a new thread tonight containing a new torrent of what I like to call AVIC FX3.1.
It contains:
Windows CE 6 firmware
X Series 3.0201 update
NavTeq 2009Q2 USA/Canada maps
No nag screens
Trip Computer
POI Branding
Speed camera/red light mod
Software speed hack
Just want to post the link to Retell's post for new readers of the forum:
http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=32351
Enjoy.
So reading the posts still don't get it I have a AVIC-F900BT with version 2.0 upgraded from factory specs and want 3.0 so will this one :AVIC_X-Series_Firmware_Update_3.020100 work for me ?
HackZ wrote:
Ok so i am having issues with the park where:
Once you see Step 7: Wait till it says restart in the bottom center.
I see that just fine.
I swap out my SD car with the card that has the test mode files on it.
Then i press RESET with a pin
Then the unit reboots
then I see test mode and a box with a blue loading bar.
Now here is the ISSUE
Once the bar moves to half way the unit restarts and goes BLACK....
Driving me crazy...
p.s i picked:
choose update only WITH FORMAT OPTION
This is the exact same problem that I'm having with the 3.1 upgrade!!!! HELP ME PLEASE!!!!
HackZ wrote:Ok so i am having issues with the park where:
Once you see Step 7: Wait till it says restart in the bottom center.
I see that just fine.
I swap out my SD car with the card that has the test mode files on it.
Then i press RESET with a pin
Then the unit reboots
then I see test mode and a box with a blue loading bar.
Now here is the ISSUE
Once the bar moves to half way the unit restarts and goes BLACK....
Driving me crazy...
p.s i picked:
choose update only WITH FORMAT OPTION
This is the exact same problem that I'm having with the 3.1 upgrade!!!! HELP ME PLEASE!!!!
If your seeing the test mode, after you removed the SD card and after the reset then you copied the entire SD card to your unit. Start the process over and only copy the CONTENTS of the "My Flash Disk" folder on the SD Card to the "My Flash Disk" drive on your unit.
Is there anyway I cn get my ipod Touch 3.1.3 to work with this unit??
Is there anyway I cn get my ipod Touch 3.1.3 to work with this unit??
It should be working ... check the Pioneer compatibility chart at their website.
Hello, I'm new to this board.
I already was reading here and there, and I think I got my question answered at least rudimental.
But I would be happy if someone, who has some experience, could clarify it for me more precise;
I'm able to obtain two different AVIC F500BT from two different stores. One has still the version 2 and the other has already the version 3, with near the same price. My question;
Is the version 3 as simple to tweak with skins/mods/maps etc. as the version 2 was?
What would you prefer to buy, the F500BT with stock firmware version 2 or 3?
Thanks a lot.
Well, almost all hack/mods in the forum that are currently are made for FW 3.0, so this is a no brainer.
You will have a hard time finding hack/mods for FW 2.0 here.
Good lucks.
I have followed this board since I purchased my F700BT last year. Until now I was content to leave the unit as Pioneer set it up. However, now I've been trying to follow the steps to install 3.0 and I have two questions. How long after I restart in the last step should it take to regain control of the unit? Will I see it doing anything while I wait? The reason I ask is I get the Pioneer start up screen, then nothing happens, and I don't see any type of install message on the screen. I ran through the process several times with the same result.
Any help would be appreciated.
By the way, thanks to all of those who have created this tutorial, and contributed to helping others upgrade our units.
I have followed this board since I purchased my F700BT last year. Until now I was content to leave the unit as Pioneer set it up. However, now I've been trying to follow the steps to install 3.0 and I have two questions. How long after I restart in the last step should it take to regain control of the unit? Will I see it doing anything while I wait? The reason I ask is I get the Pioneer start up screen, then nothing happens, and I don't see any type of install message on the screen. I ran through the process several times with the same result.
Any help would be appreciated.
By the way, thanks to all of those who have created this tutorial, and contributed to helping others upgrade our units.
There are instructions in this thread that contain pictures along some steps....maybe it'll help.
Baedarlboo,
Thanks for the response. I have tried the options detailed in the guide you indicated. However, no matter what I do it always ends up the same... At the end of the process, when i restart after copying all of the files into the myflashdisk directory, the system restarts, loads the splash screen the nothing. The flash screen sits there like it's waiting for me to do something. I don't know if I'm not waiting long enough for something to happen, or is it going to remain at that screen forever. That is the basis of my post, How long should it take for the unit to be working after the last restart? And part 2, is supposed to be doing something while I'm waiting (copy files, progress bars, etc)?
Bob