There is a thread buried on second or third page with direct links to euro files. I forget name of thread but has euro in title. But you can not use US unless you do the 4.01 hybrid upgrade and grab euro tomtom maps off of a file sharer and delete the US maps and plug Euro maps in.
Hi tail24
Hope you can help me on this one. Got a Euro system (f900bt) with the reboot problem. Tried your basic fix only with the files from the other topic with the euro files. Partly solved the problem, the system would hang on the splash screen on every startup. But inserting the cnsd300 firmware upgrade sd and then restart would allow me to enter the system, audio and everything working only no maps. Since the system wouldn't allow me to do the cnsd300 upgrade (got the message that this upgrade was already finished) I decided to start from the top of the process with upgrading WinCE and 2.0 firmware as suggested in the euro thread. Then everything went wrong. Choose the "upgrade winCE (format)" option but the system crashed just when it has reached about 100% reading. Now I only get a black screen on startup. No splash, no reboot, can't get the system to acknowledge testmode or firmware upgrades. Every time I access the blue screen in setup mode it restarts after about 10 seconds. Impossible to do the winCE upgrade since it just crashes after 10 seconds. What can I do?
Solved it, seemed to be a defective sd-card
glad to hear it... sorry i wasnt able to respond sooner
Hey tail, I did exactly everything you described in your first post.
Let me explain my problem first. Everything has been working perfectly until one day I started the truck up and the avic went to the pioneer screen then just turned off after about 15 seconds. Now after doing you fix it just stays on but in the boot loop. I did everything exactly and even after it not working the first time went ahead and deleted the gps(number) files. Any idea what to do next?
EDIT: Weird so I hit menu and it went back to the normal menu but then nothing seems to work after that and gets hung up on the maps part.
So i've folowed the steps to fix the reboot loop but now that the unit loads to the main menu i can't access any of the av settings, or the av section but the phone section still works. This was also done on an australian headunit with the us f700 firmware, ive replaced the igo files with an australian. Any ideas on what i can do to fix it?
I recently owned a F700BT, but yesterday I tried to change the map from Tele atlas to Navteq (made by the old owner). And since it reboot constantly and say me that the card expired.
What should I do?
I'm so sad, it worked well before…
Hi Tail,
I've tried everything in the instructions but ran into the same issue as EcoCav and that msg.
So I tried to follow what EcoCav wrote but I wasn't able to unmount all the way and now the system shuts down after running for 3-4 seconds in the windows screen.
Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Thanks in advance for your time.
Was already pricing a new car stereo and about to purchase till I decided to try your fix. Awesome!!!!
At least I can now sell it and still get a new stereo with the funds. Would love to have bluetooth audio streaming.
Thanks!
This is from a post I just did for another member I feel like I kind of give the short un orgainzed version to lots of people but here is a more organized version. This is not a fix all but it will often fix many reboot problems, some are more complicated which may not allow you in to test mode, or may even reboot after files have been replaced. This should be attempted before the Pinned MBR fix is tried.
go to this thread ; http://avic411.com/i...f-avic-f-files/ Its also pinned to the top here "Torrent Full of Avic F files" download the zip with a torrent file with in it. Use a torrent downloader (Azerus Vuze, Utorrent, Bittorrent, ect) to download the larger torrent to your computer (its 8.4 gb and should take much of the rest of the evening to download). Once these files have been downloaded
1. Format an SD card that is at least 2 gb big.
2. Unzip the file you have downloaded
3. Locate the File Testmode V 2.3. Open folder Copy the folder within entitled "testmode"
4. Paste that file into the root level of your SD card
5. Locate folder "My Flashdisk Back up" Open it then Open the folder 2.0 f700 Copy this folder
6. Paste that file/folder into Root level of your SD card along with "test mode"
7. Eject SD card and head to car
8. Put SD card in avic and turn it on
9. wait for avic to load into test mode (likes like windows 95 its called WindowsCE)
10. Click Start > Programs> Windows Explorer
11. Double Click SD card > Double Click f700 up top click edit>select all then Edit>Copy
12. Click Start > Programs > Windows Explorer (again) to open a second finder window
13. Double Click "My Flash Disk" that looks like a grey little icon
14. you will see a bunch of folders and icons it should look similar to when you opened F700 folder from SD card Click uptop Edit Paste
15. If you are given an error message about not enough room ignore or x it out ( i forget the exact step)
16. If asked if you want to replace file, select YES ALL
17. You will see that its gonna take upto 2 hrs but in reality it takes about 15 minutes to replace all files.
18. Once its finished turn off our car
19. eject SD card
20. Turn on Car hopefully at this point it loads perfectly like its a new avic... this may take a few momments and in initial menu it will say please wait system start up in process.
21. If its stuck in loop mode put SD card back in and re enter test mode go back to "My Flash Disk" delete all the files that say "gpspara(number).bin
If this doesnt work you need further help which is doable in most cases but its more indepth. This at least will give you a basic understanding of how to navigate inside WinCe
Glad to see/hear that this thread is helping lots of people, I hope it continues to do so. Also several people have asked for my paypal account for helping them out my email for paypal or further help if you are really stuck and for some reason i dont respond here quick enough (with in 3 days... please give me 3 days to respond) is [email protected] make subject Avic Help. Thanks to all that have donated and do in the future, but dont worry I will help without any donation what so ever some just feel like giving because they are saved lots of money.
Please where can i find the files i need to use for this problem on my F900BT system. The link in this top doesn't work. I am from Holland so i need the european files i think 
Please where can i find the files i need to use for this problem on my F900BT system. The link in this top doesn't work. I am from Holland so i need the european files i think
I also need it, anyone can help me?
Hey Tail ,
I DL'ed the torrent and tried to paste the 700bt files to replace the ones on "my flash drive"
I seem to run into a few different errors. Three times I got a random file failing to copy
once was a canada-something file
Two other times random files failed i did not take the file name
Two other times I ran into not enough disk space.
The 900bt I have has the firmware updated to 2.8
Just looping now.
Wanted to see if you had any input before going to the MBR fix.
I think a donation by all who were/ will be helped would be a nice gesture even if just a few bucks as a show of appreciation
Also, I assume you are one of the 3 seeds for that AVIC fix torrent.
So THANK YOU for really going the distance for everyone here!
Edit: So with the "lack of space" i deleted all the files and tried to copy the backup files in. Caught an error with North_America.xxx file.
Think I semi bricked it : only boot screen to black screen.
Maybe time to MBR
So it looks as though I have fallen into the reboot loop issue. The unit had been operating quite nicely until recently when it started having a few gremlins, now I can listen to music for about 2 minutes before the system reboots and it is getting tiresome to say the least. Before I shell out cash for a new system (don't really want to and I actually sort of dig the unit) I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of the files and instructions I will need to fix this. I have read through all of the posts here and can't seem to find the location of the download as the links don't seem to be playing nicely. While I am somewhat computer literate, consider me a beginner in the realm of this sort of thing, so detailed instructions are always a help for me. I am located in North America (PA to be exact). Help a brutha out!
Tail 24, if you can help me resolve this issue, I will certainly be down for a small donation for all of your efforts! Just tell me how to donate as well.
For those of you that are having reboot issues AFTER an attempted upgrade, I may have the solution. Some antivirus programs are removing all or most of the exe files (like video.exe, av.exe, and m*.exe (can't remember the exact name). They will also possibly remove copytool.exe from testmode. If you try to boot into testmode, and get a notification "cannot find copytool.exe", that is a sure sign that your antivirus proggy swallowed some files. Look in quarantine! It was very frustrating to say the least!
So far, fx3.1 has been the best as far as stability goes (for me at least). I always start by dismounting, removing partition, formatting, then re-creating the part00 partition, then moving the files back to the my flash disk, and then if that doesnt work, then updating wince. Most of the time, this is not needed. Just MAKE SURE THE exe files are in the my flash disk folder. Could save you HOURS of banging your head against the wall! Lastly, if your unit crashes, and when u look at the mfd folder and see it is all garbled squares and hieroglyphics, you only need to restore that drive/folder, BUT you have to go into system drive manager in control panel, and dismount, delete and reformat, as it will not allow you to delete!
Good luck!
PS for those who hate on the AVIC line, tell me another system that lets you do, fix, and play the way a windows based head unit does. The advantages truly outweigh the negatives.
This is from a post I just did for another member I feel like I kind of give the short un orgainzed version to lots of people but here is a more organized version. This is not a fix all but it will often fix many reboot problems, some are more complicated which may not allow you in to test mode, or may even reboot after files have been replaced. This should be attempted before the Pinned MBR fix is tried.
go to this thread ; http://avic411.com/i...f-avic-f-files/ Its also pinned to the top here "Torrent Full of Avic F files" download the zip with a torrent file with in it. Use a torrent downloader (Azerus Vuze, Utorrent, Bittorrent, ect) to download the larger torrent to your computer (its 8.4 gb and should take much of the rest of the evening to download). Once these files have been downloaded
1. Format an SD card that is at least 2 gb big.
2. Unzip the file you have downloaded
3. Locate the File Testmode V 2.3. Open folder Copy the folder within entitled "testmode"
4. Paste that file into the root level of your SD card
5. Locate folder "My Flashdisk Back up" Open it then Open the folder 2.0 f700 Copy this folder
6. Paste that file/folder into Root level of your SD card along with "test mode"
7. Eject SD card and head to car
8. Put SD card in avic and turn it on
9. wait for avic to load into test mode (likes like windows 95 its called WindowsCE)
10. Click Start > Programs> Windows Explorer
11. Double Click SD card > Double Click f700 up top click edit>select all then Edit>Copy
12. Click Start > Programs > Windows Explorer (again) to open a second finder window
13. Double Click "My Flash Disk" that looks like a grey little icon
14. you will see a bunch of folders and icons it should look similar to when you opened F700 folder from SD card Click uptop Edit Paste
15. If you are given an error message about not enough room ignore or x it out ( i forget the exact step)
16. If asked if you want to replace file, select YES ALL
17. You will see that its gonna take upto 2 hrs but in reality it takes about 15 minutes to replace all files.
18. Once its finished turn off our car
19. eject SD card
20. Turn on Car hopefully at this point it loads perfectly like its a new avic... this may take a few momments and in initial menu it will say please wait system start up in process.
21. If its stuck in loop mode put SD card back in and re enter test mode go back to "My Flash Disk" delete all the files that say "gpspara(number).bin
If this doesnt work you need further help which is doable in most cases but its more indepth. This at least will give you a basic understanding of how to navigate inside WinCe
Glad to see/hear that this thread is helping lots of people, I hope it continues to do so. Also several people have asked for my paypal account for helping them out my email for paypal or further help if you are really stuck and for some reason i dont respond here quick enough (with in 3 days... please give me 3 days to respond) is [email protected] make subject Avic Help. Thanks to all that have donated and do in the future, but dont worry I will help without any donation what so ever some just feel like giving because they are saved lots of money.
Hi Tail24
i have Avic-F900BT keep reboot, How can i download Avic...f-avic-f-files? I need you help. Thanks Win
Same as above, all links are dead
Actually i fixed my issue. I have a 700BT. I was trying to update WINCE and it would not take either by SD(format) or USB(format). All file structures on the disks (SD and USB) were correct. The reason I tried USB is because the SD would not read so I pulled out a 64GB USB formatted for FAT32 and loaded the files. Said USB not connected. So after I decided to call it quits I rebooted the system and stuck at my splash screen for over 30 min.
Long story short I was using a micro SD with an adapter. Sure this worked on my other AVIC (I have two) but not on this one. So I got a PNY 4GB SD, and threw the files on it and all is fixed. WINCE updated and loaded 2013 maps. All is good. Some SD cards seem to be shady. Pioneer sent me some firmware updates years ago on SD cards but those are only 1GB each so will would not work for what I was trying to do. I figured this all out when I formatted one of those 1GB SD cards (sandisk) and threw the testmode files on and it did boot into Windows desktop so I figured it must be that this unit does not like the larger capacity SD card. Turns out that I was correct. 
Easy enough!
Actually i fixed my issue. I have a 700BT. I was trying to update WINCE and it would not take either by SD(format) or USB(format). All file structures on the disks (SD and USB) were correct. The reason I tried USB is because the SD would not read so I pulled out a 64GB USB formatted for FAT32 and loaded the files. Said USB not connected. So after I decided to call it quits I rebooted the system and stuck at my splash screen for over 30 min.
Long story short I was using a micro SD with an adapter. Sure this worked on my other AVIC (I have two) but not on this one. So I got a PNY 4GB SD, and threw the files on it and all is fixed. WINCE updated and loaded 2013 maps. All is good. Some SD cards seem to be shady. Pioneer sent me some firmware updates years ago on SD cards but those are only 1GB each so will would not work for what I was trying to do. I figured this all out when I formatted one of those 1GB SD cards (sandisk) and threw the testmode files on and it did boot into Windows desktop so I figured it must be that this unit does not like the larger capacity SD card. Turns out that I was correct.
Easy enough!
Where did you ultimately get the files from to boot into test mode? All links to get files seem to be dead links
This torrent is still live and active. It's the big 8gb one from the original post: http://thepiratebay.pe/torrent/7196735/Avic_F_update_anc_fix_files . It show there with no seeds, but it's pretty well seeded through other trackers, just not the quickest.
Just got a smart car today with the 700 not working in it, but hoping this will get it going
*Edited link - Originally posted wrong torrent
Did u have any luck I'm stuck at blue screen 100% read progress. Trying to get into test mode
For those of you that are having reboot issues AFTER an attempted upgrade, I may have the solution. Some antivirus programs are removing all or most of the exe files (like video.exe, av.exe, and m*.exe (can't remember the exact name). They will also possibly remove copytool.exe from testmode. If you try to boot into testmode, and get a notification "cannot find copytool.exe", that is a sure sign that your antivirus proggy swallowed some files. Look in quarantine! It was very frustrating to say the least!
So far, fx3.1 has been the best as far as stability goes (for me at least). I always start by dismounting, removing partition, formatting, then re-creating the part00 partition, then moving the files back to the my flash disk, and then if that doesnt work, then updating wince. Most of the time, this is not needed. Just MAKE SURE THE exe files are in the my flash disk folder. Could save you HOURS of banging your head against the wall! Lastly, if your unit crashes, and when u look at the mfd folder and see it is all garbled squares and hieroglyphics, you only need to restore that drive/folder, BUT you have to go into system drive manager in control panel, and dismount, delete and reformat, as it will not allow you to delete!
Good luck!
PS for those who hate on the AVIC line, tell me another system that lets you do, fix, and play the way a windows based head unit does. The advantages truly outweigh the negatives.
Hello,
Thank your for your post.
I'm not hating AVIC but seems I will.
Actually I've downloaded frimware 2.008 for my F7010BT to get the advantages of the new version. BUT after the installation, system stuck to " system startup is processing.. please wait" and keep rebooting.
Can you please help for this ?
Thank you.
any fix for this since pirate bay got shut down?
Hi take this link for download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7FEE9jYpumyeG9yQ0R2Z2g5dXc/edit?usp=sharing
it's for usa and canada take 2 winces files into folder plt and put into your sd card with testmode and format winces after take all folders and copy to your flash disk and it's ok