I had a small problem when Imoved the GFX file it said the file exceeded the size and it only transferred some of the files from the folder. Is there something iIshould have deleted? everything so far looks even better them I thought Abb you are a genius.
Look at the posts relating to the space in this page: http://avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=31509&p=217522&hilit=space#p217522
Good lucks.
Another one - Abb RealView Night
Spectacular!!!!
That Sun, combined with the scenic view background I think would be really cool too. You have some serious talent Abb.
Thanks for all your time you spend on MY unit.
UhhOhhhh, that didn't sound like I meant it to. err, radio
Spectacular!!!!
That Sun, combined with the scenic view background I think would be really cool too. You have some serious talent Abb.
Thanks for all your time you spend on MY unit.
UhhOhhhh, that didn't sound like I meant it to. err, radio
Thanks, my talent is strictly in graphics. The coding I learned from all the more so talented members here, such as IDT, Diaftia, DpDurst And BorisM 
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Can't wait to try them!!! 
Can't wait to try them!!!
Whenever I open this forum, first thing I check was the change or "Abb's NEW NAV Mod V1.65 for 'Chrome Theme' - Upd. May xx '10" 
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When?
Can't wait to try them!!!
Whenever I open this forum, first thing I check was the change or "Abb's NEW NAV Mod V1.65 for 'Chrome Theme' - Upd. May xx '10"
When?
Soon, the tough part is, is getting it all ready as I am updating the image.res (Main/AV), the Data.zip (NAV), and all the schemes as I want to have a complete set of schemes, not just a few to go with this mod. The reason that I had to update both, the Data.zip and the image.res is that I changed all the text boxes and they are found in both parts. I should have it ready by the end of this weekend (I hope). Here are some sneak pics;
Time consuming!!!
Thousand thanks!
New background for the 'splitscreen'
I post this question regarding a flashing dot in one of Abb's picture on page 25. The picture has been replaced by Abb since then but I still want to post the question:
Abb, there is a tiny little flashing dot in your pic, and I know there is a cursor. But how come sometime the cursor is shown with a bit target mark and sometime it is a flashing dot?
I know there is something to do with the GFX but I can have both during different time with the same configuration, same FGX, same mod.
Any idea?
I found a small bug, nothing major though, I could just live with if there is too much work to filter it out ...
When you are in the map screen you press the A/V button to hide the A/V, then you press the OFF button to show the clock (or another screen i think), then tape the screen to restore the map, you will see that the A/V button doesn't match the A/V because the A/V display is back.
I post this question regarding a flashing dot in one of Abb's picture on page 25. The picture has been replaced by Abb since then but I still want to post the question:Abb, there is a tiny little flashing dot in your pic, and I know there is a cursor. But how come sometime the cursor is shown with a bit target mark and sometime it is a flashing dot?
I know there is something to do with the GFX but I can have both during different time with the same configuration, same FGX, same mod.
Any idea?
That flashing dot has to do with the mapping software and not the NAV part or the GFX folder. I have noticed it since I first had my AVIC, I just pay no attention to it now. What it is, I dont know 
I found a small bug, nothing major though, I could just live with if there is too much work to filter it out ...
When you are in the map screen you press the A/V button to hide the A/V, then you press the OFF button to show the clock (or another screen i think), then tape the screen to restore the map, you will see that the A/V button doesn't match the A/V because the A/V display is back.
The reason that this is, is that when you change screen, either to speedometeror splitmap, it defaults the icons back to original position. You will just have to hit the AV icon again . I tried to fix this slight glitch, but couldn't. I would rather have the glitch than NOT have the AV hide feature. I first noticed this in IDT's mod when it first came out. Oh well.... nothing major!
So even with the NO-AV version is the same?
So even with the NO-AV version is the same?
Yeah, same thing, that is what I use. Like I said, this problem was existant from day 1 in IDT's mod. Not a major problem though
Hello Abb. I have been a big fan of your posts and info for a long time. I recently got an F500bt and was disappointed with it's appearance, until I came across your postings and saw your chrome mods. They are awesome!!
But.....I am having some trouble with the Nav Mod. I installed the ChromeImage V1.2 with no problem, and I even changed a few things on it, only some bmps, nothing major.
When I went to install the Chrome Nav Mod V1.65, your GFX Folder, and Schemes.......my main screen gets frozen with the "system startup in progress. please wait" message, and it will not go away after waiting like 20 min. Restarted, and no help.
I think that I followed your instructions correctly, but I cannot be sure. So here are the details of how, what, and where I installed the Nav Mods........could you please tell me what I did wrong and help me fix this. I have a backup of my entire 'my flash disk', but I really want this mod running. Many, many thanks if you can help me out.
Here is what I did..........
I downloaded your Chrome Nav Mod V1.65.rar
I extracted it with 7zip
I copied and pasted your data.zip file to - my flash disk/APL2/igo/
I copied the items in your 'put in apl2-igo' folder which were - extension folder, BULLPEN3D.ttf, DS-DIGI.ttf, SYS.txt, TAHOMA.ttf, and TAHOMABD.ttf
I pasted these to - my flash disk/APL2/igo
I extracted your GFX.rar with 7zip
I copied and pasted the GFX Folder to - my flash disk/APL2/igo
I extracted your Schemes.rar with 7zip
I copied and pasted the schemes into - my flash disk/APL2/igo/content/scheme
I then shut down the unit, took out the card, rebooted, and the splash comes up, then the main screen, but the startup message never goes away. I can however click on the contacts and a/v buttons and I can use those. No nav. Oh yeah, and there is no sound from the buttons either......??
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Help me figure this out!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
Hello Abb. I have been a big fan of your posts and info for a long time. I recently got an F500bt and was disappointed with it's appearance, until I came across your postings and saw your chrome mods. They are awesome!!
But.....I am having some trouble with the Nav Mod. I installed the ChromeImage V1.2 with no problem, and I even changed a few things on it, only some bmps, nothing major.
When I went to install the Chrome Nav Mod V1.65, your GFX Folder, and Schemes.......my main screen gets frozen with the "system startup in progress. please wait" message, and it will not go away after waiting like 20 min. Restarted, and no help.
I think that I followed your instructions correctly, but I cannot be sure. So here are the details of how, what, and where I installed the Nav Mods........could you please tell me what I did wrong and help me fix this. I have a backup of my entire 'my flash disk', but I really want this mod running. Many, many thanks if you can help me out.
Here is what I did..........
I downloaded your Chrome Nav Mod V1.65.rar
I extracted it with 7zip
I copied and pasted your data.zip file to - my flash disk/APL2/igo/
I copied the items in your 'put in apl2-igo' folder which were - extension folder, BULLPEN3D.ttf, DS-DIGI.ttf, SYS.txt, TAHOMA.ttf, and TAHOMABD.ttf
I pasted these to - my flash disk/APL2/igo
I extracted your GFX.rar with 7zip
I copied and pasted the GFX Folder to - my flash disk/APL2/igo
I extracted your Schemes.rar with 7zip
I copied and pasted the schemes into - my flash disk/APL2/igo/content/scheme
I then shut down the unit, took out the card, rebooted, and the splash comes up, then the main screen, but the startup message never goes away. I can however click on the contacts and a/v buttons and I can use those. No nav. Oh yeah, and there is no sound from the buttons either......??
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Help me figure this out!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
Did you delete ALL the files in in your SAVE folder?
Oh hell, no I did not. That was not in the instructions that I found. Could you please tell me how to do that?
Oh hell, no I did not. That was not in the instructions that I found. Could you please tell me how to do that?
Go into test mode and navigate to my flash disc/user/userdata/igo/save
Then delete all the files in there.Good Luck!
Your installation process was good, there should have been no problem with that. The reason that you get stuck at the "system startup in progress. please wait" message, is because as the system is booting up, it cannot access the Data.zip for one of three main reasons. 1- it cannot read your Data.zip, or 2- it is looking for a scheme that is not present, 3- it is looking for a code that is not functional.
2&3 should not be the issue if you downloaded the rar files as they are intact and the schemes should be pioneers default. here is what I would do -- Redownload the 'Abbs_Chrome_Nav_Mod_V1.65_-AV.rar' file.
This is important- It is a .rar file, so USE WINRAR TO EXTRACT IT, NOT 7zip! I use 7z for my image.res file and winrar for my NAV. Your Data.zip could have been corrupted through the extraction which is what I think happened. Try this and if that does not work, bypass the system startup in progress screen by clicking the map button and give me the error message. I think though that using winrar to extract the .rar file will do the trick. Also, make sure that you delete the save files like Ovalball has said as this should be done whenever changing a Nav mod.
Ok thanks Abb.....I am going to do that now. On the winrar, which version do I use, the 32bit or 64bit? My system is a 64bit windows 7 Enterprise so do I use the 64bit?
Also, I will be posting a fairly large update this weekend including the 'The Chrome Theme' and the 'Chrome Nav Mod', as well as more schemes that I designed with a new GFX folder, so you will probably be doing this all again
Ok thanks Abb.....I am going to do that now. On the winrar, which version do I use, the 32bit or 64bit? My system is a 64bit windows 7 Enterprise so do I use the 64bit?
Damn, I did not think that there was a 64 bit version as I have Win 7 64-bit and I use Winrar 3.40 that I have always used. If it gives you an option though, use the 64-bit. Let us know how you made out!
Ok, I downloaded winrar, re-downloaded you nav mod 1.65, extracted the data.zip, put it on clear sd card, booted into testmode, deleted old data.zip and pasted new, deleted contents of save folder, shut down, removed sd, restarted, and...........still have the startup message on the menu.........won't go away. What next?? 
Ok, I re-downloaded all 3 files - the nav mod v1.65, the gfx folder, and the schemes folder. I use winrar to extract them all. Using the same installation method as I used above, I replaced all of the same existing files that were on there with the newly downloaded and extracted ones.
No change....still have the startup message, no nav, and no button sound.
When I install the schemes to the unit, I am supposed to copy JUST the theme zips to the myflashdisk/APL2/igo/content/scheme folder correct?
Or am I supposed to copy the entire folder with the zips inside to the schemes folder? Or into the CONTENT folder? Does it matter that the folder in CONTENT is named "scheme" and not "schemes", which is how your instructions label it?
I know I can fix this, I am just overlooking something..........help help