Unit has a password protect but never input one, will the 3.0 software update work from the f series forums? And if so will it take away the password protected unit?

From what I understand if you don't know the password you'll have to ship it to Pioneer to get it unlocked. Don't think it's cheap either, sorry.

hell no, the software from a different radio with different hardware will not work. pioneer is the only fix.

Will this work for the password ?

install Condi's HACKMODE v1.4 then check user-system-security-password find a plain text file with your password

that would be an interesting work around if it does work, god knows there has been a thousand poor souls shat have been locked out.

im confused i have heard about hack mode i read it a few places here or read where some have talked about it but wondering what is it exactly ?

Basically it allows you to get to the windows ce os that the units run. Then you could run other apps instead of the stock pioneer stuff. However, in that mode I dont believe they have the gps hardware working yet. Of course to read a plan text password file stored in the operating system you wouldn't need gps. If they can get the gps hardware working then you'd be free to use any other ce based nav software you wanted.

You can reset the password through the condi hack. I just bought and installed (well installing ) this unit in my B6 Passat. I stumbled upon this forum while trying to find a way around the password. I believe that you can open the user folder, then a setup folder and there's a security file that reveals the password. Tomorrow I am programming my steering wheel controls. This unit is rocks!

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This happen to me also, Was playing around with the radio, and during this i disconnected the power cable to the unit.

after putting this back I coundn't remember the password I put in a couple of weeks ago

after finally got to read the following file I was pissed of the password that I had entered. I was trying for 4 digits but instead it was bday date.

correct location is USER\SYSTEM\SECURITY\PASSWORD.DAT

EDIT that file and you will see the password

I have used the HACKMODE to get into my unit when i forgot my password. It works perfectly. There are detailed instrucitons within this forum.

Worked for me too. Download the program to sd card, load from unit, find the password file, view it. Then restart and enter it. Perfect. Takes 5 minutes (after an hour of running to Wal-mart for the sd card, downloading the software, figuring out how to navigate the unit with the software)

I unfortunately deleted part of my USER folder due to inexperience and am now frantically looking for a place to download the USER folder. Anyone got a clue where i might find that for my X930bt?

I unfortunately deleted part of my USER folder due to inexperience and am now frantically looking for a place to download the USER folder. Anyone got a clue where i might find that for my X930bt?

SAME!!

same

Have a 930 that came with my car ('12 STI, Canada).  My battery died and after it was boosted, there was the password entry like everybody else is having trouble with. 

Using Condi's Hackmode and the instructions above, I got to the folder with the password file but, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how to open it.  There wasn't an application I could find on the OS to open it and double clicking (double finger poking) didn't do a thing.  Then I tried to copy it to the USB drive I used to get Hackmode on there but, with the file explorer I couldn't get a File or Edit menu finger poke (or car key) to work.  Finally, I got the move button on the top right to work with the car key.  That didn't give me the option to copy, only to move but I took a chance.  It worked.  So, in the house on my PC I opened the file in notepad off the USB drive and there it was - the idiotic password I entered months ago that I couldn't remember whether I had done or not.  Then I went back out to the car ready to enter the password and discovered I didn't need to.  The unit was back to working fine because I had moved the file to the USB drive, effectively deleting it.  I remember seeing someone's advice to just delete it but was afraid to try that.  It worked, though.  So, after this, my instructions (with the usual disclaimer AT YOUR OWN RISK) would be:

Get Condi's Hackmode onto the root of an SD card or a USB drive,

Plug that card or drive in,

Let it install the software,

When it asks, accept going into Condi's Hackmode,

Find the Password.dat file and delete it.

If you're worried about keeping it or finding the password you entered but no longer will need, you can move the file onto the SD card or USB drive and read it on a PC.

Thanks to all the people here who made this possible!  Thanks Condi!!