Step 1 - If you installed the 3.0 x series disk image it has to be reverted to 2.006 or earlier for it to work.

Step 2 - sd card 1 will update your unit from 2.006 to 2.1

step 3 - unit restarts - after unit is running place the sd card 2 in unit and it automatically strats, it will give device id and let you know password will be required. You need to type the password in a screen that shows all **, which is lame. then the update starts for map updates, it takes 45 mins at least

step 4 - unit asks if you want to keep your splash screen etc, then updates the unit from 2.1 to 3.02 as a normal firmware update.

It took me an hour and 10 minutes to do the update if you have to revert to 2.006 prior to starting the update, it will NOT work going directly from the x series image on your drive.

This is not a step by step guide as much as it is a general what to expect when updating. I know I missed a few steps and details. If someone can help me out with the nitty griddy details I will be happy to update this guide.

thanks, hows the new update?

What differences do you see between the official update and the X series hack that we are running? I have the official update sitting here, just not sure that i want to deal with all the hassle. Will IDT's mods still work in the official upgrade?

The update is identical to what we were running in the x series. I also noticed that once the reset button is pushed it still does not default to ipod. Performance is the same as x series, I only use iphone for bluetooth and ipod control. I don't use cd's, dvd's or sd cards so I can't comment on anything like that.

After using it for a few days now I noticed some little details.

A. The map tracking is a lot smoother and faster then before, its pretty much continuous, even faster then the x series.

B. The unit actually is overall a lot more responsive, even more then the x series.

Obviously these have to do with the updated wince version that is present in the new update for f series.