If you downloaded my archieve, and you use a european model, in sys.txt it has to be 749EW instead of 749UC

Hi, my problem precisely, if I just change the designation where you indicate here in the sys.txt file to the EU designation, will that sort it? Lower down there is also :

[local]

voice_key="Eng_us_m1"

default_language="english US"

Should I change this to 'UK'?

I have a US F500BT and got FW3 working with iGo Euro Maps 8.3.

I have added Euro voices into the iGo folder, but do not have them available to choose from...

Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Thanks

Tim

If it is a US device, test this: Leave 749UC in sys.txt , and the rest untouched.

Then delete all language and voice files, and only add let's say (just an example) italian files. Then your Main Menu will be english, but Navi will be all italian.

It would be nice if someone who purchased the Pioneer official 3.0 upgrade for F500BT, could post the APL dump. This might fix the problem of hot-swapping media containing SD Card.

Hi guys, I just updated my 500bt US version and dont have any voice, ie. samantha TTS. I double checked to make sure i had the 749UC in sys.tx and other files and they all seem to be there.

I have

sys

sys_746EW

sys_746UC

sys_749EW

sys_749UC

am i missing anything else? Thanks.

All the sys files are included but you have to rename the appropiate one to work ith your unit. ours is the 749UC. so rename that file to sys. all the others are not used by the unit. I didn't loose my TTS, so not sure on that problem. make sure you replaced the entire apl2 folder.

Thanks a lot Arbies, I now have both Samantha's and Jasons voices.

Your unit should be on 2.0006 and you should have testmode files on the SD card of course, else you can't move anything nowhere and can't make backups.

But yes, that's actually how it's done. Worldlicense and hacked ezrider.exe are included.

 

Steps are:

1. Take an SD-card (FAT or FAT32, 2GB will do the job, if Avic is already backed up, else 4GB at least!)

2. Copy testmode files and my archieve to it.

3. From any source, which provides maps for Igo 8.3 - they don't have to be from Pioneer devices - copy the map folder, dem folder, poi folder and the buildings folder to the equivalent place to the SD-card(APL2\Igo\Content). I didn't upload them for traffic reasons.

4. Put SD-card in F500BT and power it on.

5. You shoud be in test mode. Backup your My Flash Drive/APL2 folder now, if you don't already have by now. This may take serveral minutes.

6. AFTER backup, delete the APL2 folder on My Flash Drive

7. Copy APL2 folder from the SD-card to My Flash Drive

8. Remove SD-card

9. Power cycle Avic

That's it. Avic should boot up as usual.

cacab or anyone... I m doing exactly this way... my unit is at 2.006000 is the US version... im putting in the maps, dem, pois that I already used from Brazil... my backup is done and OK... but... when I turn off than remove the SD card than turn on the device... the message "System startup in progress. Please wait." appears... and dont go way anymore!!! stay there for all the time... in about 10-15 minutes that the unit stayed on... the message dont go way!!

what can I be doing wrong?

and what to do to put in there my brazilian TTS and sonds, etc...

Thanks!!!

Look around for the latest licence files and hacked ezrider. I had a few problems with that on mine. i believe I ended up using the ezrider in the x910bt backup, posted here somewhere. If that doesn't work. Restore you unit back to your original backup. and start again. There are so many file to change and move and mod you might just be missing one. Real hard to tell what is missing.

Performed all the steps mentioned by System settings still says I am running version 2.006. Oh yeah, and Samantha TTS does not work. Jason English works fine.

Performed all the steps mentioned by System settings still says I am running version 2.006. Oh yeah, and Samantha TTS does not work. Jason English works fine.

That's ok with the version number. That's just an HTML file, which tells the system, what version it's running. You can edit it manually. Don't remember the exact file name right now.

Hi there, I have the sane problem as arabies had. It's just stuck on startup...please wait. I get phone and iPod but not maps. This is after upgrading to v3. Any suggestions????

cacab,s files and procedure worked perfect for me (new f500BT, Updtated to 2.0006 from Pioneer's website). Thanks

I updated the navigation s/w to 2009 with 2008.10 maps. It's working just fine.

However, the service information says the map ver. 02.000300 and firmware 2.00600. Do I need to upgrade the WinCE image as well?

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:Update

I copied DATA and APL folders from x910 dump and now it says firmware version 3.00300. Do I still need to update WinCE Image?? Is there any benefits?

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:Update2

I guess WinCE image update doesn't work. I tried several time to upgrade WinCE without any success. I had to roll it back to backup version and upgrade it again. Oh well, new navigation s/w and new map are more than sufficient for me.

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:Update3

I had to roll back the APL folder to v2.006. It does not work. It works first boot, the second boot hangs at splash screen.

Thanks!!

One thing I notice, when I view POI detail (address, phone number), I don't have a choice to make a call. Is it normal for F500BT since APL is not updated?

Thanks,

Well I just tries this on my F500BT and it works great. Has anyone notice if there system is a little faster now. Mine seems to have faster button responce and the pages seem to load a little faster. I did not check thought if the speed mod has been added.

OK so does anyone know if this gps should play movies in motion when only connected using cigarette lighter adapter. That is how I use mine until it warms up to connect it properly. My video plays just fine at any speed. Thanks for all the info guys.

Hi ungaro,

 

I figured out that you need to also copy your original license file to the \APL2\iGO\LICENSE folder. (That is what I did, if I remove my original license file from the LICENSE folder, the system will stuck at "System Startup in Progress). I guess you need at least a valid license to load the basemap for the Navi system to run.

 

So the steps should be:

 

1. Extract APL2 from x910bt.zip to the SD Card

2. Correct the sys.txt on the SD Card (device type=PIONEER749UC), and add your original license file to \APL2\iGO\LICENSE

3. DELETE APL2 from the "My Flash Drive"

4. COPY the APL2 folder from SD Card to "My Flash Drive"

 

3. Reboot

 

It "works" for me, again, only Base Map is loaded. I hope you can do more discovery from this steps onward.

 

Yeek

So....I attempted the upgrade using the above method including changing the sys.txt and making sure that my original license file is included in the upgrade set of files (\APL2\iGo & APL2\VBT) and it updates fine.

HOWEVER, I lost the ability to see any US Maps or basemaps. No streets are shown and the US continent is completely black. Does anyone else have this issue? How do I resolve this? I'm going to attempt to copy from my f500bt backup APL2\iGo\Content\basemap file tonite and see if that will work...reverse engineer it slowly. Unit still says ver. 02.000300 and firmware 2.00600. When I click on destination > address > My current country is 'HUNGARY' and attempting to change to another country does not show any other available countries to select. Suggestions?

I was also able to connect back to my bluetooth iphone 3G, as it appeared the connection was lost as part of the upgrade. I didn't have to use the SW-330 BT firmware update again.

~ James

I had exactly the same problem. Found the reason and solution, as follow.

It's because you did not put in the Hacked version of the "ezrider", could be found here

http://rapidshare.de/files/48133221/ezrider.rar.html

and don't forget to add in the Generic License Code which could be found here:

http://www.gpssoftware.us/avic/newez4avic.zip

hope this help.

Been working on this for a while and reading alot.

 

To get to the service menu hold Power and Reset for 5 sec.

Passcode is MAP,MAP,MENU,Enter (center of joystick),MENU,Enter

 

Once in Service Menu the reset button is the only way of navigating. Short push move through options. Push and hold for 1/2 sec selects option.

 

After sucesfully updating I get to reboot now message. hold power and reset to reboot.

 

Unit powers on shows slash screen and turns off.

I have the same problem .. I have successfully upgrade it from wince upgrade (format) from service menu ..

Now it doesn't accept safe mode/test mode .. Only the unit powers on shows slash screen and turns off .. Please let me know how did you recovered this .

Been working on this for a while and reading alot.

 

To get to the service menu hold Power and Reset for 5 sec.

Passcode is MAP,MAP,MENU,Enter (center of joystick),MENU,Enter

 

Once in Service Menu the reset button is the only way of navigating. Short push move through options. Push and hold for 1/2 sec selects option.

 

After sucesfully updating I get to reboot now message. hold power and reset to reboot.

 

Unit powers on shows slash screen and turns off.

 

 

I have the same problem .. I have successfully upgrade it from wince upgrade (format) from service menu ..

Now it doesn't accept safe mode/test mode .. Only the unit powers on shows slash screen and turns off .. Please let me know how did you recovered this .

Yes , Its working now.

The problem was in the wince files, keep the correct wince file with testmode and repeate the format , restart, then it will work in testmode.

Regards

Hey guys,

Can someone update this with the proper steps/files? It seems that there is some incomplete information here and file links don't work anymore.

I would like to update my F500BT as well

Hey guys,

Can someone update this with the proper steps/files? It seems that there is some incomplete information here and file links don't work anymore.

 

I would like to update my F500BT as well

Actually, these steps still work; here's my upgrade path (having never added a single mod to my f500bt).

(Hint: Read the FAQs at the to of the hacks/mod section for some general knowledge/terminology)

(Hint #2: Step #5 - backup - is critical!)

1) Upgrade to pioneeer 2.006 software from the Pioneer site, via their instructions.

2) Grab the files from the FX3.1 update thread here: http://avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=32351. These are ALL the files you need for a basic update - nothing else required.

3) Extract the files from the RAR file to a freshly formatted 4GB SD disk. The RAR archive contains new files for the "My Flash Disk" folder on the f500bt. We're only going to deal with the APL2 folder on the f500bt and SD card.

4) Reboot f500bt with the 4GB disk inserted, letting the unit open in test mode (the RAR file contains not only the new files, but also the files required to start in testmode).

5) Copy/Move the APL2 folder FROM the f500BT to the SD drive in a safe spot (this is your "backup" - ie, put it in a folder that you've created on the SD card called "backup") - you can delete this folder from your device when done copying.

6) Copy the license file from your backup (APL2) to the "LICENSE" folder found under the My Flash Disk/APL2 folder in the SD Drive - you should know have 3 license files in the folder ( one generic, one pre-existing presumably linked to these new APL2 files, and your original).

7) Copy the entire SD/My Flash Disk/APL2 folder back over to the f500bt (into My Flash Disk/APL2), which restores the structure of folders to how it was originally.

Remove the SD card and reboot.

9) Drink beverage of choice.

You can actually do this same process by simply copying files from the APL2 folder on the SD card over top of the

files on the device and in theory it may all work (some others seem to have reported success). I had a hell of a time copying over though - certain files (ie, "EZRider") simply wouldn't copy properly, unless I copied it with a bunch of other files - no clue why, haven't experienced this with WinCE in the past (used to tinker back in the late 90s with WinCE).

In any event - single file download, a bit of careful copying and you're done. Should be doable in an 45 minutes or so (after the file download) if you work quickly and carefully, and happen to have an extra touchscreen stylus kicking around...

@GTC...I made it as same way you say. I have in License folder these files:

- device.nng

- [email protected]

- Pioneer_PNA_FEU7PPC@0710_(TA_only)_NN747.lic

I download from pioneer in EU, SD file, unzip a copy APL2 folder. I found, it was restore a file MAP named: UnitedKingdom7PPC.fbl

Notice 7PPC in map file and license file name. Now everything is OK, just a problem, would be PERFECT if I lived in UK. Now I only can select UK, but I live in Spain

Where is the bug?

thanks

JAvivi

Notice 7PPC in map file and license file name. Now everything is OK, just a problem, would be PERFECT if I lived in UK. Now I only can select UK, but I live in Spain

 

Where is the bug?

@JAvivi - I Sounds like you downloaded the UK maps only. Did you happen to see a file called "Spain.fbl" (or something similar)? I did a quick search on google, and Spain.fbl does come up as an iGo2010 map file, so it's likely what you are looking for...

@GTC...

I have the whole EU maps. I found many people with same problems but with another countries.

Problems appear when I update the new DATA.zip file

I have the whole EU maps. I found many people with same problems but with another countries.

 

Problems appear when I update the new DATA.zip file

Just re-read your previous post - I noted that you have two license files; I have three (see my note in step #6 of the instructions above). You should have one generic license and one new one (both from the new APL2 folder), and your original license file that is tied to your device - I'm not 100% sure about the usage of this license file; if I don't include it on my device, I can't load any maps at all so it may be related to your issue.