has anyone tried to get in the system error history menu??
after getting in the dignostic menu you hold down on the menu button for 5 sec's and u get a developers menu(it has an error history, map color change, menu color change, mic level, and version info)
i have noticed alot of errors poping up in the error history after adding the start up pic mod and the clear nag screen mod should i be worried about this??

 

hey i would rather be able to play dvd's i dont want to play mp3's in my car if i want to put alot of music in my car i use dvd-a's great sound and alot of music on one disc.

 

how do u convert an image to an 8bit image?

 

I love you bysin,

wondering if you could get windows media player visualizations to work, on cds and mp3s that would be nice.

 

In photoshop, you will need to change the image mode to Indexed Color then you can save it as an 8 bit BMP.

 

Newton South High School

 

Yeah that would be

 

At risk of hijacking this thread, I just wanted to throw in my two cents about the navigation disc in our cars. I was one of the people in the TL forum who tried in vain to backup the disc.

For some reason, the car's DVD drive cannot read burnt DVD+R Dual Layer discs, regardless of its bitsetting. I tried setting it to DVD-ROM (so it's "seen" like a pressed disc) but that didn't make a difference.

The only thing I can think of is either the disc has some sort of encryption that I'm not aware of (like SafeDisc for games) or the drive simply cannot read burnt discs, whether it is due to the laser or firmware (most likely firmware).

Easy fix to this problem would be to replace the drive with something available on the market - I'm curious to see if this is doable. If someone tears apart their DVD drive, please let us know if it seems like an aftermarket drive could be used.

And back on topic - this is awesome - I always knew that you could change the image fairly easily, but to have a GUI designed for it is great.

I also second the comment earlier about keeping the "screensaver" function of the nag screen. I like how the screen shuts off when the user doesn't hit the OK button... if that functionality could somehow be retained (e.g., no nag, but if the user doesn't touch the screen for any reason it should go to screensaver mode) that would be fantastic.

Keep up the good work.

 

Theres no encryption.

 

Bysin,

First off, you're a genius!

Secondly, my navi system reboots when I insert the CD I created. Does anyone else have this problem? How do I fix it?

Thanks

 

mine rebooted too, i think its supposed to because mine worked

 

But mine went to an error screen that read something like, "DVD error, please contact your local dealer." And when I re-inserted the navi DVD, it restarted with the original Acura navi screen. I never got a chance to hit the "load disc" button. I'm darn confused!

 

Did you close the drive door?

EDIT: Oops, nevermind. I read your post wrong.

 

holy crap! you're 13 and you already have a TSX with Navi?

 

i used to live in Wayland. aah, the memories.

 

Here's my contribution:

 

Ideally instead of going to blank how about a custom dynamic screen.

If you want blank fine, if you want a static image then you could do that, for me, I would love to have a custom trip computer where I get to lay out the clock, internal/external temp, compass, MPG, or any other vehicle data that was available.

 

All I want is to get rid of the "Francais" above the "OK" button (Canadian TL).

 

Yeah, you have like 4 seconds to hit the load disc button before it reboots.

RUN!

 

Then you have to run back and close the drive cover.

RUN AGAIN!

 

Me too, class of 2000. Changed parking I believe the year after I left. Sux

 

I never had to close the cover, until you place the original dvd disc back in

 

The one I used is below:



I need to find a good one to use, here's others I thought about, and may use in the future:

 

Ya man, tough being at that school with a car like mine...gotta be nice to EVERYONE so that nobody has a reason to f**k with my car


and EyeBaller, i got the "error screen" too, but i just held down on map/menu/cancel and it still went to the diagnostics menus

 

Sorry, plenty of nicer cars, least in my day

 

I vote for Internet since it seems to be the most useful and can be incorporated along with the Navi. I don't know about everyone else, but I don't think I'll feel comfortable taking the Navi DVD out to play DVDs or MP3s and having to switch back and forth constantly. Not to mention having to go into the trunk to switch them. It also increases the chances of losing the maps or damaging the disc.

 

What on earth would one use the internet for on this system? I can't think of anything. Other than customizing the display, DVD playback, and mp3 playback, I don't think any of these mods are worth pursuing.

 

I think the Navi DVD disc should naturally stay in the DVD drive...since it's so expensive to replace if damaged and we currently do not know how to create a "backup"

It would be great, for example, connecting a 20gb PC card harddrive to have an inventory of mp3s, movies files, pictures, etc...without placing a dvd and disabling the navigation.

 

Great job!

 

I would mostly use it for email. Maybe to read news, check stocks, and forums.

 

You'd have to find a hotspot somewhere.. These acuras would be the greatest car if you could check your email from the drivers seat sitting in a parking lot somewhere, maybe even by voice recognition "Check email". I bet acura would want to advertise that feature.

 

Here's a couple....

Check email...
Track stocks...
Weather radar maps...
News...
Sports scores...
Access acurazine ???

 

What if you can use the blue-tooth feature of the TL or TSX and use that connection to hook up your internet ready blur-tooth phone to the navigation system so that you can surf the web? Yeah, you could just surf the web on your cell phone, but it would be cool to use the "desktop" feature of the navi screen mod. Oh, I vouch for being able to watch dvds on the navi. In Europe, I drove a Peugot 6?? that had navi and a screen (like the set-up screen 1, 2, 3,4 on the TL/TSX) that actually allowed you to watch a movie by hooking up a portable dvd/mp3 player to the audio/video jacks in the glove box.

Of course I would only watch when the car is parked and stationary.

Again, Bysin, you da man.

 

i just read all 26 pages of this thread. my contacts are about to pop out of my face.

bysin, genius. - that's all i can say..

good luck w/ everything.

oh yeah and i vote for
1. no nag [ok]
2. dvd

 

dont worry guys, i already informed my fellow TL owner that he has a TSX on his nav screen.

no flames please

 

No, we understand.. All those TL owners dream about owning a TSX

 

uhm, no need to start a thread on bashing

lets just say that you are doing an awesome job on the whole nav hack thing... period

 

Heh heh, have a sense of humor. I think your headlights weren't the only thing that were left in the oven too long.

 

Excellent point, and one I hadn't considered in it's proper context. This is bascially Palm Pilot-grade hardware. I know some Acuras come with a faster CPU, but all Navis are pretty weak when it comes to total horsepower. I would think it could play an MP3 easily enough, but a DVD movie would be a stretch on a laptop of similar specs.

 

Yeah, a secret fantasy that is only revealed when a TSXer provides them with the tools to customize their TL!

(of course, they fantasize about the TSX as they get to 60 in 5.7 seconds! )