Beware Of 3.0 update you can brick your unit! (Page 2)

Posted Aug 21, 2009 · 11:20 UTC#26

Screw pioneer. Fix it yourself. It isn't difficult. Maybe overwhelming at first, but spend some time reading the hack forum and you should be able to do it. If you can copy and paste files, you can do it. Much better than pulling the head unit and shipping to pioneer. I know your frustration, I was ready to put mine on Ebay when the update locked up mine.

Posted Aug 21, 2009 · 13:45 UTC#27

You guys are scaring the crap outa me! I'm older than dirt, reasonably computer literate, but not interested enough to learn to "hack" the AVIC. I just want the thing to work, play my iPod (yeah I got two, a biggun and a little one), show me the way home, play a video, and have the XM and radio work. So, I got the 3.0 update and I'm damned near afraid to try the installation -- if it screws me up, I'd be STUCK. BTW, mine works pretty well now, maybe I should just leave well enough alone.

Wonder how many have been screwed over by trying the installation of the 3.0? Maybe I'll ask the "installer" to do it for me. Should I have bought something else, maybe Kenwood?

Tom

Mazda MX-5

Posted Aug 23, 2009 · 05:53 UTC#28

You guys are scaring the crap outa me!

That's exactly how I felt after reading all of these posts, but I updated my F700 the other day, and it couldn't have been smoother. It didn't fail anywhere during the installation, and in 40 minutes or so it was all done, and I couldn't be happier with it! My feeling is that on any internet forum like this, most people are posting because they have a problem that needs to be fixed, and the ones that are doing fine never chime in.

Posted Aug 24, 2009 · 00:39 UTC#29

You guys are scaring the crap outa me!

That's exactly how I felt after reading all of these posts, but I updated my F700 the other day, and it couldn't have been smoother. It didn't fail anywhere during the installation, and in 40 minutes or so it was all done, and I couldn't be happier with it! My feeling is that on any internet forum like this, most people are posting because they have a problem that needs to be fixed, and the ones that are doing fine never chime in.

I'm with the Riverman... I'm an older fart just like you, and I had no problems whatsoever upgrading my F700. Just go for it teaster. I was having second thoughts too with all the negative posts. If you have probs, I'm sure you'll get help in this forum. Lots of good people here.