Hey Chuck, great mod as always. Thank you! The selectable colour schemes are great, and the one touch 3D/2D smartzoom to smarttrack make this mod perfect!

As far as your previous comment goes regarding you GFX folder, I enjoy some of Abb's which show detailed topography in a nice green shade in rural areas (Abb - Pollution and Sunset II) which unfortunately isn't in any of the ones you included. I only have Canada maps on my unit so saving space isn't really a priority.

It's too bad there doesn't seem to be as much interest as there was in these threads anymore, and as another poster pointed out you appear to be the the sole remaining modder who is still active in providing new completed Mods/Themes. Anyways, I just wanted to say thank you so much for all you hard work and for anyone who uses you mod to at the very least drop a comment or a thanks. Lets keep the AVIC F series alive people!

Cheers bud!!

My slim schemes are derived directly from abb's, so they can be used interchangeably. Here is what you have to do:

1. 
    
   
2. Install my schemes with GFX folder as instructed in the first post (8 MB or so).
   
3. Copy abb's own GFX folder to APL2\iGo and overwrite any existing files of my GFX folder (> 120 MB to copy).
   
4. Copy abb's own schemes into the CONTENT\SCHEME folder; they have different names than mines.
   

Note that you are NOT modifying the DATA.zip file, but just files copying outside of it.

That's it! Enjoy!

Hi, first I want to thank Chuck for the great work!

And at the same time to ask if I upgrade to - http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/support/software/AVIC-F910BT/index.html # download_243 ...

Thank you Pat

Hi, first I want to thank Chuck for the great work!

 

And at the same time to ask if I upgrade to - http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/support/software/AVIC-F910BT/index.html # download_243 ...

 

Thank you Pat

I am running Pioneer latest FW 4.001000 with my mod just fine, without any issue.

Hello Chuck

I really love your mod. The only thing that is not working perfectly for me is I'm having problems reading the yellow letters on the screen. Can I change that to let's say black or at least have a darker background.

When I'm following a destination I'm not able to read the name of the street in the bottom.

Greetings

Labgate

Hello Chuck

 

I really love your mod. The only thing that is not working perfectly for me is I'm having problems reading the yellow letters on the screen. Can I change that to let's say black or at least have a darker background.

 

When I'm following a destination I'm not able to read the name of the street in the bottom.

 

Greetings

 

Labgate

Hey, I modified the chuck88_800_480.ui for you so that you will have a darker background for info of the upper-right corner and, when in navigation, the background of info shown on the upper-left corner, so you can read better. Extract the ui.zip in this post.

I also attach herein navigatemap_800_480.ui that you can modify by yourself to whatever color you want. Please look at lines 441 and 442, text sprNMINextStreetName and sprNMIActualStreetName, the current yellow color is coded as "color=#f8cc28" in hexadecimal. So you can change the HEX code to whatever is suitable for you and save the file. You can find such an utility to determine the color on the web easily. Try Google "HEX color code" (i.e. red -> #ff0000, green -> #00ff00, blue -> #0000ff).

If you don't want to modify the original DATA.zip file, just save those two files under "\My Flash Disk\APL2\iGo\ui_pionner\800_480\ui", and you are good to go. Otherwise, use 7Zip or WinRAR to modify the original DATA.zip.

Hope that helps.

UI.zip

Hey, I modified the chuck_800_480.ui for you so that you will have a darker background for info of the upper-right corner and, when in navigation, the background of info shown on the upper-left corner, so you can read better. Extract the ui.zip in this post.

 

I also attach herein navigatemap_800_480.ui that you can modify by yourself to whatever color you want. Please look at lines 441 and 442, text sprNMINextStreetName and sprNMIActualStreetName, the current yellow color is coded as "color=#f8cc28" in hexadecimal. So you can change the HEX code to whatever is suitable for you and save the file. You can find such an utility to determine the color on the web easily. Try Google "HEX color code" (i.e. red -> #ff0000, green -> #00ff00, blue -> #0000ff).

 

If you don't want to modify the original DATA.zip file, just save those two files under "\My Flash Disk\APL2\iGo\ui_pionner\800_480\ui", and you are good to go. Otherwise, use 7Zip or WinRAR to modify the original DATA.zip.

 

Hope that helps.

Hello Chuck

Thank you very much. I will try that tonight.

Greetings

Labgate

Hi Chuck,

Great, as usual...I had the same problem as Labgate had, but didn't dare to ask for another change in your great MOD, as it's already a so big job...But I will take advantage of his question and your answer for sure...

Thanks again for your great work...

Hi Chuck,

 

Great, as usual...I had the same problem as Labgate had, but didn't dare to ask for another change in your great MOD, as it's already a so big job...But I will take advantage of his question and your answer for sure...

 

Thanks again for your great work...

Good to know that you are enjoying it. Your feedbacks are always appreciated!

I would help as much as I can, but having less and less time now. But you can always ask question. If I don't have answer or time to answer, maybe some other members do.

Cheers!

Hi Chuck,

First off - well done on the mod, it looks great. I need to ask a couple of noob questions, sorry about that.....

1) Can I install your mod and use it here in Australia without compatibility issues? (F910BT)

2) Is it possible to run a alternative 4x4 off-road mapping software on your mod, like via the applications 2 menu - like you've added excel and notepad etc? OziExplorerCE (http://www.oziexplorer.com/) is a moving map software for PocketPC's and Window CE PDA's which use the WinCE core operating system. This software is popular in the Australian 4x4 community. I know that I can get Oziexplorer to work via testmode on a SD card, but I would like to be able to use the units full sound functionality while accessing 4x4 mapping.

Any suggestions and info gratefully received.

Thanks.

Neale.

Hi Neale,

For your question #1: no problem, compatible provided that your AVIC has firmware 3.01xxx and higher.

For your request #2: here is what you have to do. I do request you to report back your results as it is possible that iGo cannot share the GPS data with your OziExplorerCE. Thanks!

1) Create a new folder called "iGo\Extension\OziCE" and copy all your OziCE program and data files under it, with original folder structure.

2) Extract the ui.zip attached-here (you will find two files for v3.3).

3) Create a new folder called "iGo\ui_pioneer\800_480\ui" and copy the two ui files under it.

4) Restart and launch the program under "App Set 2" (I use the Windows Explorer icon for that for the time being).

Let me know,

Chuck.

UI.zip

Hi Chuck,

I got another request, quite similar to the one Labgate asked you regarding the colours...I would like to change the colour of the speed meter in the upper right corner, the one that tells us the instant speed of the vehicule (if I don't make a mistake it's the part you changed the aplpha of to make it darker). It appears in yellow on my unit and depending on the ambient light it's quite impossible to look for the speed of my vehicule. Can you tell me what line(s) I must change the colour code to change that? and in what file (*.ui I suppose)?

Thanks for all your great work again...a real pleasure to use SmartTrack 2D/3D shifting...

Regards...

PS: Excuse my so bad english...

Hi Chuck,

 

I got another request, quite similar to the one Labgate asked you regarding the colours...I would like to change the colour of the speed meter in the upper right corner, the one that tells us the instant speed of the vehicule (if I don't make a mistake it's the part you changed the aplpha of to make it darker). It appears in yellow on my unit and depending on the ambient light it's quite impossible to look for the speed of my vehicule. Can you tell me what line(s) I must change the colour code to change that? and in what file (*.ui I suppose)?

 

Thanks for all your great work again...a real pleasure to use SmartTrack 2D/3D shifting...

 

Regards...

 

PS: Excuse my so bad english...

Look at this line #78 in chuck88_800_480.ui:

;CURRENT SPEED/TRIPCOMPUTER
<TEXT xxx template=xtxt x=590 y=45 z=100 w=105 font="tahoma" align="right" fontsize=40 color=#f8cc28 glowsize=1 textmodel_wstr="navigation.current_speed.full_text" onrelease='NEXTSTATE st_DigiSpidometr'>

Cheer!

Look at this line #78 in chuck88_800_480.ui:

 

;CURRENT SPEED/TRIPCOMPUTER
<TEXT xxx template=xtxt x=590 y=45 z=100 w=105 font="tahoma" align="right" fontsize=40 color=#f8cc28 glowsize=1 textmodel_wstr="navigation.current_speed.full_text" onrelease='NEXTSTATE st_DigiSpidometr'>

 

Cheer!

Thanks Chuck for your so quick answer...Will try this tomorrow and try to find the appropriate colour...

Cheer!

Chuck88 great MOD, thanks for the update!

Chuck88 great MOD, thanks for the update!

Thank you!

I have a problem with TMC ... After recording a version of V3, 3 does not work. If I give SYS.TXT - [device]

type = "PIONEER746EW", so goes the TMC, but it does not work - can not find software from phone

What I am doing wrong? Before that everything worked ...

I'm from europe.

Thanks for the info Pat.

Hi,

ich antworte mal auf deutsch.

Du musst alle Settings löschen und deine SYS.TXT nochmal abgleichen. Das muss rein:

tmc_events_icon_set="$tmc.spr"

small_tmc_events_icon_set="$smalltmc.spr"

Hmmmmmm, still ask for info, how do we do .... Thank you, Pat

Hi,

have you the above Settings in the SYS.TXT?

Have you delete als USER Settings (move the folder to SD card)

Hi Chuck, I tried to PM you but it says you can't recive any new messages.

I managed to get Primo working on my f500bt, and have found it to work quite well. It piggybacks off your mod through a shortcut in your "Apps 2" by killing easyrider and starting Primo.

A few things to note: the backlight is not controlled by Primo (but still can be controlled before launching Primo through the main menu), the spoken directions are announced through the unit's speakers rather then the vehicle's (TTS is working), and the hard buttons don't work (other then power/standby). The backup cam still works when the car is put in reverse, and it goes into/out of standby OK with the ignition on/off. Upon exiting Primo it exits to windows explorer and then reboots the unit back to your mod. I fixed the Primo sys file to share the maps from the original iGo content folder.

I was hoping to share it with the community and would like to ask your permission to do so as the way I set it up it requires your mod to run. What do you think?

Hi Chuck, I tried to PM you but it says you can't recive any new messages.

I managed to get Primo working on my f500bt, and have found it to work quite well. It piggybacks off your mod through a shortcut in your "Apps 2" by killing easyrider and starting Primo.

A few things to note: the backlight is not controlled by Primo (but still can be controlled before launching Primo through the main menu), the spoken directions are announced through the unit's speakers rather then the vehicle's (TTS is working), and the hard buttons don't work (other then power/standby). The backup cam still works when the car is put in reverse, and it goes into/out of standby OK with the ignition on/off. Upon exiting Primo it exits to windows explorer and then reboots the unit back to your mod. I fixed the Primo sys file to share the maps from the original iGo content folder.

I was hoping to share it with the community and would like to ask your permission to do so as the way I set it up it requires your mod to run. What do you think?

Woowww, nice achievement! Please be free to share with others, as I did since the very beginning.

Looks quite interesting so please provide more insight. Why is Primo better than iGo 8?

Sorry I am just back from vacation and I don't know about the PM issue. You might want to PM an administrator of this forum.

Hi Chuck, I tried to PM you but it says you can't recive any new messages.

I managed to get Primo working on my f500bt, and have found it to work quite well. It piggybacks off your mod through a shortcut in your "Apps 2" by killing easyrider and starting Primo.

A few things to note: the backlight is not controlled by Primo (but still can be controlled before launching Primo through the main menu), the spoken directions are announced through the unit's speakers rather then the vehicle's (TTS is working), and the hard buttons don't work (other then power/standby). The backup cam still works when the car is put in reverse, and it goes into/out of standby OK with the ignition on/off. Upon exiting Primo it exits to windows explorer and then reboots the unit back to your mod. I fixed the Primo sys file to share the maps from the original iGo content folder.

I was hoping to share it with the community and would like to ask your permission to do so as the way I set it up it requires your mod to run. What do you think?

Please, do share...

Hey, I'm back from a 3000 km round trip to Vancouver Island and had the pleasure of using Primo the entire trip with no crashes or other unforeseen issues! Primo looked absolutely stunning driving through the mountains with the premium DEM file. Anyways, here is the link: http://hotfile.com/dl/127874074/6a73966/AVICmod.rar.html.

Unzip, copy to SD card and when it boots into testmode copy My Flash Disk from the SD card to the unit. Back up your unit first, and use at your own risk.

A few things to note, changing the Day Skin Theme and Night Skin Theme from the display menu crashes Primo (you can however change the Day and Night Map colors from the Map Settings Menu), and DO NOT Reset to Defaults or you will lose many menu options as well as several hacks in this version which give you extra information on the overview screen (overview mode, bottom info bar, ect).

To launch Primo turn on the GPS as you normally would, go to the Map screen, tap the globe on Chuck88's Mod 3.3 (bottom left), tap the bottom right icon (Applications Menu 1), tap Apps set 2 (second from the bottom on the right), and then tap the middle rightmost icon (Primo). It will kill eazyrider and show you windows explorer and a few seconds later Primo will launch. The sys file is set up to share your Maps, POIs, DEM and Building files with your iGo folder. Samantha was the only TTS voice I could get working, unfortunately and she only speaks through the units speaker. When you exit Primo it will reboot the unit, and if you minimize it will leave you in windows explorer. When the ignition is shut off or the power button is tapped it will send the unit to standby and it will resume to Primo when the car is turned on or the power button tapped.

Please leave any feedback you may have. I have no idea how to map the hard buttons to Primo (Map, Menu, scroll wheel, ect), if anyone does or can point me in the right direction please do so! Chuck, being the Avic wizard that you are perhaps you would have an idea or two on how to better integrate this into our units? Thanks for you patience in answering users questions on this site, much of the information you shared allowed me to get a better understanding of our Avic units and helped me get Primo working.

Woowww, nice achievement! Please be free to share with others, as I did since the very beginning.

 

Looks quite interesting so please provide more insight. Why is Primo better than iGo 8?

 

Sorry I am just back from vacation and I don't know about the PM issue. You might want to PM an administrator of this forum.

Hey Chuck, a few improvements I have found with Primo:

- Overall user friendliness. It seems as though everything is only a few taps of the screen away. I'm not sure if you are familiar with Igo Amigo, it was very user friendly but lacked many advanced settings and features that Igo 8 has. Primo seems to have brought that back, but with a simpler menu and interface.

- Better utilization of resources (?) It feels as though it has smoother scrolling, and the it handles 3d better. Check out the 3d overview mode, it's awesome!

- Better trip monitor! Speed and elevation trends are a few of the added features.

- Junction view! I get excited coming up to an overpass just to see the junction view picture pop up on the screen (yes, its sad, I know).

- Better voices! (hopefully) I am going to play around when I get some time this coming weekend and get those other voices working.

- Fuel consumption and maintenance schedule. Includes a very accurate fuel consumption log. There is even a setting to display a count down until fuel is needed.

- Green routing - CO2 emissions, fuel required, and fuel cost for each trip are displayed.

- Oodles of information on the overview screen. Home, work and village buttons make it easier to select common destinations.

- Actual time until next turn at you current speed.

- Many more useless features and settings to play with!