I just bought my F90BT so I'm not happy about having to immediately buy an upgrade at any price. I any case, I just noticed that Sonic Electronics has it for a little bit less at $100...

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_20232_Pioneer+CNSD-100FM.html

I cannot believe how expensive this upgrade is. I guess I'll put in on my list for the tax return money.

Updates are free, upgrades are always going to cost you.

I'm guessing then that a fair few of you have done the upgrade from Vers2.0 to 3.0 - I'd put a post up about the differences etc HERE

I would be very grateful if anybody could make comment on the differences/improvements etc...

Thanks

Scoob

I have the official 3.0. I know I can't install the maps on a second unit, but can I install the firmware disc? If I reacll, it doesn't ask for a password until the second disc.

Will the bupass affect the installation of the 3.0 upgrade??

Also can i sell the SD cards after??

Will the bupass affect the installation of the 3.0 upgrade??

 

Also can i sell the SD cards after??

no and no.

This has been discussed many times before.

I saw this thread and got all excited, thinking that this would fix the sluggish touchscreen performance and frequent iPod hangs of my F700 -- I remembered that I had upgraded to v2 on my unit a long time ago. So I ordered this update, and it arrived today.

I opened the package up, went to do the install, and found that my unit has the v2 MAPS on it; the SOFTWARE is v3.

I wish Pioneer would use one version number for their kit, and would print the version number on the packaging and not hide it in an HTML file on SD card #1.

If the seller won't take it back, I guess it will probably end up on eBay.

So, a warning to folks: understand that the software is v3 and the maps are v2 with this update. Caveat emptor.

And here I was hoping to get my damned F700's sluggish touchscreen and piss-poor iPod interface fixed. I am REALLY starting to hate this POS nav system. I am tired of having to press buttons 5 times to get them to register once, having to re-enter my security password at least once a week, or reboot my car just to get my iPod interface reset. And here I thought the joke about GM vs. Microsoft was really a joke...

You still get an upgrade from what you already have on the unit for both firmware and maps.

So i have the F90BT and i have zero problems that anyone else is having. The only thing that gets my attention from this update is the actual map update. I have my head unit hand brake bypassed, will the update unpass the head unit? (this question was never fully answered) My main question is, is this update even worth it in the end???

i have no problems to begin with and everyone is saying how they are getting more and more problems after this update.

I have not been on this site in a long time and was surprised to see the information about the 3.0 Upgrade. I have a F90BT. When I went to 6th Ave as some of you have recommended, the only Pioneer upgrade I can find is described as "Pioneer CNSD-150FM Map Upgrade for AVIC-F500BT Navigation System". Is this the one I want for the F90BT or is there another one I have not yet found. Thanks in advance, Don

Has anyone updated from the X- series version of 3.0 ( the method we all used in July ) to the official F-Series? I've been using the X-3.0 on my F90BT since July, but it locks up quite frequently. Got the F-series SD cards a month ago, Wondering if the official F-Series update is more polished, and also if it will go over the other 3.0 or should I downgrade first

 

 

I have the same situation (using the version posted here in July) and now I have the retail upgrade.

 

But when I boot with SD1 in the unit won't boot off that card.

 

Do I need to downgrade or has someone else made this transition and can give me some pointers?

I'm not sure if you ever received an answer to this question yet, because i was having the same problem and couldn't find once either after searching for a while. So i went and figured it out on my own. The answer is yes, you need to down grade to 2.006 first and then you will be able to install the Real 3.0 update using the SD cards.

Sorry...

Sorry...

about?

Ok I asked a couple people about this with no answer just yet...hope someone can answer me this question...

I downloaded both MiTguy's files. I used WinRar and extracted them to my desktop. Should there be only 4 items?

My Flash disk

Testmode

Winceimg

Winceimg.cks

So When I put this onto my 2 Gig Scard and follow the install step by step the update "SHOULD" work. Correct

Thanks for the downloads!

i lost my media number what do i do? can someone help

Hey guys.....

I used this guide and it helped tremendously. Only problem i had was using a hacked ezrider...Finished the first card system restarted , then the dreaded boot loop....."please wait while system starts up"....then reboot.... Drove me nuts until i figured out i could still use the keyboard while trying to enter the password for the second card. Once i got the timing right entered password, system restarted to finish upgrade and bam! no boot loop. System overwrote hacked file and now works beautifully. I even was able to update MSN direct and still have Samantha (in all her terribleness lol)

Thanks again for all the input to this and other threads that kept me from going crazy.

Paul

F90-bt with no home currently....

Question: i have a F90BT and it started acting Slow for the Past Few days i only have the Bypass Hack.. i already have the lastes 3.0 Update.. i wanted to know if i can RE-Install the Update 3.0 Again and maybe it may reformat my unit and it will start running faster again.. have anyone re-install the update more than one time?

Thanks in advance.

Where can I get the 3.0 update? I just went to Pioneers website and all it has is the 2.008 version. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks

PS: I have the AVIC-F900BT Deck.

Can I put this update on the F500bt?

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/CarAudioVideo/Accessories/NavigationUpgrades/CNSD-150FM

I was hoping that I could get the update for free, I don't need the new maps.......

Hi all - just a quick note to share my experience. I haven't read through so apologies if this has been covered. Installed the update over the weekend and everything went perfectly, until.............

When the system finished installing the update, the screen said "restarting in 1 second" for about 20 minutes. I turned the key off, started the vehicle again and it booted to a black screen.

Turned off, started again and it came up fine, with new maps and software update.

Just my experience.

Can someone tell me whether the CNSD-100FM update for the AVIC F700BT, available on this thread, works for any of the EU AVIC-F700BT units?

I'm trying to work out whether CNSD-100FM was just the name for the new 3.0 firmware, or whether it signified a hardware change.

If I have firmware version 2.0x and maps 1.0x on my unit, can I run this update?

IS this any different or better than the 3.0 update alot of people have done like 6 months ago from the X series recievers? I've been running 3.0 and 2009.6 maps for over 6 months now. Is this different or better?