I was trying to update my navigation. and i pulled my key off by accident and now the screen is staying blank what do i do now.....is there a way to install the previous os or something please help as soon as possible.

 

Think I heard something about this on WRR I'll see if I can find it, don't worry there is a fix

 

sorry read through all of the show notes and no dice. I'm sure someone on NAM has the proceedure, I don't have Nav so didn't pay attention when I heard it. Have you tried doing a seach? And do I understand correctly it has to do with the dvd being stuck in/out? I think it may be something like leaving windows down, car off some other condition and it will eject? Like I said I didn't really listen hope this helps.

 

i got the update cd out......but now navigation doesn't boot up
i was updating and pulled the keychain with my pants causing the key to go to the off position which killed the update.....now i got a lit up black screen.

 

Ugh....

Try this....

Put the update CD in and wait.... It should take a min or two for it to try and update. If that does not work, turn the car off and disconnect the battery for a few minuets. The NAV unit stays on all the time, so by doing this, you force the system to boot up once you reconnect the battery.

If this does not work, you may have toasted your firmware. These updates are the same as doing a BIOS update on a computer. If you kill it in the middle of the update, it may not have the instruction set to actually boot the machine. Sorry, but you may have to get it replaced. A costly mistake.

 

Well I tried turning the car on wit the update inside.....and it almost sounds like it wants to boot I keep hearing the laser motor moving on and off in intervals.....but got nothing on the screen well I also only had a couple minutes I will try again later when I have a little more time....if not I will disconnect the battery and try that.....

 

I feel for you there. If you get a chance to disconnect the battery, let it sit for about five to ten mins before you try again. This way you are sure it is starting from the beginning.

 

Say this don't work and the bios was indeed erased....there has got to be a way to reprogram this thing right.......they gotta be programed somewhere down the line....but hey if it is fried......I have something to play around with.

 

Yes, but it is done at the factory. So, you have a brick in your hands.

 

So there is a way......well anyways if I domt work at least I can beat someone up with it

 

Well I just finished trying to just boot it with out having the battery disconnected.....nothing....left it alone for a good 15 minutes or so still same thing tries to read but nothing.....so I called up the dealer just to see how much....I got quotes 1749 plus a core charge of 500........god dammmmmmmmmm.....the the price of the nav and the screen with a new car.....wtf....well if its done its done time for the dvd based nav......what's the difference anyways?

 

First of all, I'm sorry for your trouble... it's a crappy situation to be in.

This is exactly what I expected when I glanced through this thread earlier... you effectively fried the BIOS/firmware in your Nav by powering it down in the middle of the update... something that the update very clearly tells you to not to do: "Remark: This can take up to 6 Minutes. Do not turn off ignition during installation!"

Now, we all know it was a mistake... but a very costly one. Next time you might not want to have your keys attached to your pants while you're doing it!

As for the DVD/CD unit differences, the DVD one contains the entire USA & Canada on one disc. Also, it operates faster, and contains additional info like restaurants, gas stations, libraries, parks, etc.

 

you might want to just bring it in and see what the dealer says. Tell them you turned it on and it was just like that. I would not say anything about you updating it or anything like that!