Okay, thanks dude.

Hi there,

you can find attached, a file. It´s a guide (only in spanish, sorry) about how to update from 2.X to 3.X

I have made some improvement in order to be used for EU people. If somebody request me, I can send him MSWord-97 file to translate it into english,

Thanks

Javivi

Manual Actualizacion FIRMWARE v1.pdf

can someone either send me the files or upload new links please. I just got my avic f900bt today version 2.0

i found the files, bottom of page 40. thanks "MyITGuy"

I downloaded both files from page 40 (thanks ITGuy); however I'm unclear why there are 2 different files, when they both are nearly the same size. I updated by using only 1 of the files (still perplexed by that though). When I boot up the device now if the USB is connected, it disables the front AV input port (I use that for my Sirius radio) and it starts playing music from the USB. Another issue I found is that the street names don't show up in the 3D mode.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I would also like to THANK all of the people contributing to this guide. I bought a nonfunctional f90bt. These files and guide have partially brought it back to life. I tried other guides and files but none worked till now.

I still have some issues that I would like to work out.

First, let me explain, I am replacing a U310bt that was stolen. The thief ripped out some of the wiring harness and the GPS antenna (ordered a new GPS antenna but not yet received it so not installed). I bought a basic 16 pin pioneer harness. It does not have the brake or speed sensing wire.

Before applying the 3.0 files it would start up a custom splash screen then go blank. After reinstalling the wince image (with format), running in testmode, dismounting the flash disk, formatting , renaming the flash disk (part 00) then copying and applying the My IT guy files the the system displayed the same custom splash screen then started to load the Pioneer top menu screen. This screen had a message "system starting up please wait". This message did not go away when the system automatically re booted. Basically it is doing the same thing. I was able to touch the music screen and play FM radio. I put a dvd in and the music plays but does not display video. I get other messages: no contacts and the long GPS message.

My questions are:

Do you think the rebooting is a wiring issue or a software issue?

I also did not use the second file from the My IT Guy download. What exactly is the second file used for?

Is the starting up system message due to the wiring not being complete?

Where does this custom splash screen file reside? I would have thought it would have been deleted during the CE reinstallation and the formatting of the flash disk.

The power harness I have has an empty slot next to the green speaker wires (bottom row). Is this where I can insert a wire to use as the parking brake wire or is it for the speed sense wire? There is also a yellow/black wire opposite the empty slot (top row)next to the blue/white remote power wire. If you know what this is used for please let me know.

I will order the AV harness as soon as I am comfortable this deck will work properly.

My questions are:

Do you think the rebooting is a wiring issue or a software issue?

I also did not use the second file from the My IT Guy download. What exactly is the second file used for?

Is the starting up system message due to the wiring not being complete?

Where does this custom splash screen file reside? I would have thought it would have been deleted during the CE reinstallation and the formatting of the flash disk.

The power harness I have has an empty slot next to the green speaker wires (bottom row). Is this where I can insert a wire to use as the parking brake wire or is it for the speed sense wire? There is also a yellow/black wire opposite the empty slot (top row)next to the blue/white remote power wire. If you know what this is used for please let me know.

I will order the AV harness as soon as I am comfortable this deck will work properly.

Hey man,

You have a software issue here. And I think that it is better for you to fix the software issue before going any further (wiring etc).

The most common problem to have the AVIC rebooting is incomplete files copying to the "My Flash Disk" folder (not enough memory etc), which has been discussed many many times in this forum. Search the thread in "FX 3.1 Update" for details.

Good lucks!

My questions are:

Do you think the rebooting is a wiring issue or a software issue?

I also did not use the second file from the My IT Guy download. What exactly is the second file used for?

Is the starting up system message due to the wiring not being complete?

Where does this custom splash screen file reside? I would have thought it would have been deleted during the CE reinstallation and the formatting of the flash disk.

The power harness I have has an empty slot next to the green speaker wires (bottom row). Is this where I can insert a wire to use as the parking brake wire or is it for the speed sense wire? There is also a yellow/black wire opposite the empty slot (top row)next to the blue/white remote power wire. If you know what this is used for please let me know.

I will order the AV harness as soon as I am comfortable this deck will work properly.

 

Hey man,

 

You have a software issue here. And I think that it is better for you to fix the software issue before going any further (wiring etc).

 

The most common problem to have the AVIC rebooting is incomplete files copying to the "My Flash Disk" folder (not enough memory etc), which has been discussed many many times in this forum. Search the thread in "FX 3.1 Update" for details.

 

Good lucks!

Thanks Chuck,

I did have some issues when I first attempted to copy the files to My Flash Disk. I got a message that said there is not enough space to copy all of the files.

I reformatted the Flash Disk again. The second time it copied all of the files.

The two files I downloaded (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XDPTH67G) appear to be similar in size and structure. Are there files I should have copied from the second archive to the flash disk?

I'll try again later this week to reinstall.

Any thoughts on how to remove the custom flash screen file?

I would recommend this all in one solution, as it has been successful for many many people: http://avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=32351

I don't know what you are trying to do with the splash screen BMP but the splash pictures are found under \My Flash Disk\DATA\SplashPic.

Good lucks!

Chuck

The link you suggested was one of the first I read. The problem I had was not being able to download the fx3.1 file from the pirate bay link. The torrent file seems to be on an individuals file sharing computer. My greeting is never completed and times out. I searched for other locations but was not able to negotiate a download.

If the splash screen that is loaded comes from the Data folder, I don't understand why it was not deleted during the format. Is there some other place that gets protected that keeps loading this screen?

I have no clue as you told me that the custom splash is still there after WinCE update and Flash reformatting.

What is your particular custom splash image, after all?

Image is of a shifter. Type= Drop Gearz Racing

Image is of a shifter. Type= Drop Gearz Racing

As you still can boot to the splash, can you enter the TestMode with V2.3 (for FW 3.0x)?

yes, testmode is not a problem.

I tried to copy a different file and have really messed up. It acts like it did before. Splash screen then blank then reboot.

 

Thanks Chuck,

I did have some issues when I first attempted to copy the files to My Flash Disk. I got a message that said there is not enough space to copy all of the files.

I reformatted the Flash Disk again. The second time it copied all of the files.

The two files I downloaded (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XDPTH67G) appear to be similar in size and structure. Are there files I should have copied from the second archive to the flash disk?

I'll try again later this week to reinstall.

Any thoughts on how to remove the custom flash screen file?

Hi all,

I used the two download files linked above. I got through the blue screen, taking the card back out and putting on the 'testmode' and 'my flash disk' folders. Put the card back in, copied the 'my flash disk' folder to the 'my flash disk drive. popped out memory card, then pushed reset. now when i power on the unit i get the same splash screen from 2008 i had before, unit goes to black screen and thats it. ive read this entire thread, cant find a fix. help appreciated.

Hello, i read every page, and have about 5 hours of research into this deck of mine. It worked perfectly for about a year, i go turn my car on yesterday and it loads the first screen, then goes dim, then appears to go off and keeps doing it. Anyway im hoping this will bring it back to life?? My only issue is trying to download it! I went to download last night, and i left my computer on all night and it hasn't moved! Does anyone have a working link, or a mirror site or somewhere i can get this so i can get my unit back up and working? Thanks

Hello, i read every page, and have about 5 hours of research into this deck of mine. It worked perfectly for about a year, i go turn my car on yesterday and it loads the first screen, then goes dim, then appears to go off and keeps doing it. Anyway im hoping this will bring it back to life?? My only issue is trying to download it! I went to download last night, and i left my computer on all night and it hasn't moved! Does anyone have a working link, or a mirror site or somewhere i can get this so i can get my unit back up and working? Thanks

Hmmmm, sorry but I doubt this to be a software issue. It might be that your deck's time is up.

It costs nothing to try things though ... Good lucks!

Hey guys,

I just installed this with great ease. However, I went for a drive and in 3D mode in the nav I don't get any street names til I zoom in to about 300 ft. In aerial view I can see street names at every distance. Is this normal or did I miss a file somewhere? It's probably normal, but I just wanted to make sure. If not, I will reinstall and completely delete the flash disk and reinstall instead of just overwriting as I did this time.

Thanks for your time.

Hey guys,

 

I just installed this with great ease. However, I went for a drive and in 3D mode in the nav I don't get any street names til I zoom in to about 300 ft. In aerial view I can see street names at every distance. Is this normal or did I miss a file somewhere? It's probably normal, but I just wanted to make sure. If not, I will reinstall and completely delete the flash disk and reinstall instead of just overwriting as I did this time.

 

Thanks for your time.

I just installed the update today and I'm getting the same behavior on the street names and zooming. Kinda a sucky condition but i guess its livable. I guess if i need an overview of a larger area ill switch views and then switch back to 3D but thats a PITA. Anyone else know if there is a way to fix this so it displays at all zoom levels?

I apologize if this has been covered. I have read through the 57 pages here and the 28 pages on the 3.1 fx update also but may have over looked something.

My f900BT US is just reached about a year and half old and stopped working on me. It was factory shipped 2.06 firmware and I did the legit 2.08 update from pioneer website. Back in march/april of 2010 I updated to the 3.0 update from files from here. Then I updated to 3.01 legit update from the pioneer website again. I have had no problems with any of those updates and all went flawlessly with no issues. I have done no other modifications and have had no issues untill about a week ago the unit would turn on for about 10 Seconds with all the lights being white then shut back down. The fan continues to run but nothing ever displays on the screen. No splash screen.

I drove to work with it working. Parked and then went on lunch was having this issue.

I have looked into reflashing the wince as I can get into the diagnostic mode but it get stuck at reading file. I have looked through here and some say to reformat the sd card. I have tried two SD cards and reformatted them both to the fat32 with default cluster size and did a full format not a quick format. The screen just always stucks at read progress 100%. I have tried a few times on the unit to do the update wince from SD with no format and it seems to read and then will actually write 5% then freeze.

I have tried the wince files from the original flash files i used when upgrading from 2.08 to 3.0 as well as the wince files from the 3.1fx update file. I am now at a lost as what to try next.

Again sorry if this has been covered but I see that some of this issues were made known but I could not see the actual fix for them.

Thanks in advance

Josh

I just installed the update today and I'm getting the same behavior on the street names and zooming. Kinda a sucky condition but i guess its livable. I guess if i need an overview of a larger area ill switch views and then switch back to 3D but thats a PITA. Anyone else know if there is a way to fix this so it displays at all zoom levels?

JDuke

I had similar issues trying to reimage WinCE. I found that putting only the winceimg.bin and the winceimg.cks in the root directory of the card allowed me to reimage the wince files. So delete all the other directories or folders on the card. Once you get the wince to read and write you can add the testmode folder and or the update files. I should point out that I am still having issues and am not an expert but was able to get the wince update done using this method.

okay so im trying to download the files from the link but its seems the link isnt working... is it working for anyone else or is it just me??

JDuke

I had similar issues trying to reimage WinCE. I found that putting only the winceimg.bin and the winceimg.cks in the root directory of the card allowed me to reimage the wince files. So delete all the other directories or folders on the card. Once you get the wince to read and write you can add the testmode folder and or the update files. I should point out that I am still having issues and am not an expert but was able to get the wince update done using this method.

Cajun

Thanks for the response but this is what i have been trying. just the two files mentioned are on the two cards that i have been trying and the same ones i used when originally doing the upgrade to 3.0. Just always getting stuck on the read 100% screen. so annoying. Im going to try to find yet another sd card of some sort and see if it will help. I really doubt it as these are the two that i had no problem with before....

So I just tried a 3rd memory card and same issue.... Can read but gets no further

So Im at a complete loss.... Just about to give up on this thing.... I have tried to see if mayb my wince img is corrupt mayb. Anyone know where to find an original f900bt US wince img would be.... I have tried the one from the pioneer 2.08 update from there website and the one from the 3.1 fx update...

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. <!-- m -->http://itchybot.com/x910bt.zip.torrent<!-- m -->

 

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 DiskAPL2iGo" (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

is there another location i can download these files from? it's not there anymore. Thanks.