Cool, I'll give it a go, a very nice touch, well done for finding all this info out. I'm more confident now messing around (and killing the unit) since I know I have working copies to reload the software!

Still gotta put the mk3 back into my mates car, it's horrible compared to the mk4. Missing my perspective and quicker loading times

The screen is coming up perfect now BTW, needs a couple of seconds before pressing the key and opening the door and it is there

Glad you helped me sort it though, woulda seen the new year in with the cost of replacement otherwise

Going back to programming via the iBus, here is a list of some of the options that can be programmed to the key http://www.e38.org/E38-Options.pdf

I want some of these options added, the seat memory options in particular. I already got the auto locking done, and at £20 a pop, it's cheaper to buy the interface from reslers.

Also some of the options the dealer will not add on, for example closing the hood from the remote control. Their BMW software will not allow it. I know it is possible since a friend of mine got his TV unlocked, roof auto open/close and mirrors to fold up programmed by some guy. I assume this is all controlled via the iBus.

Maybe this is something that can be done using CarSoft, not sure if you have used that or not. I assume this uses a OBDII cable though, and not the iBus.

So before the summer comes back to the UK for a week, I wanna try doing it myself if possible before handing over me cash!

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Will this also work on a MK4 ?
I did found out i need to edit NAVBOOT file for changing text, (But there aroudn 4 navboot files ??)
and what file for MK4 to change splash screen ?
It is the usw_load for text&logo on MK3...

All instructions are here:
http://www.xoutpost.com/navigation-sy...-navtweak.html

Many thanks for your help Jochen, did learned a lot.
I stumbled to a problem, the spoken & txt lanuage change for a MKIV is totaly clear for me, but didnt found a good know-how for changing them both on a MKIII. Using TweakNav i can edit the TXT-fields for the MKIII file but i understand that renaming the voice files for a MKIII does not work.

There are a few MK3xxxx voice files on the ISO (not even a NL/DUTCH) file in there i think also strange,only GB,DE and more)

Hey Notease

If you want to change the spoken lanuage you proberly have to get the VDO lanuage CD that are being usede to change lanuage on the VDO I-CQ systems , there are a NL lanuage file ( nl_f.csf ) you can use to change the D or GB voice. ( d_f.csf or gb_f.csf )
If you want to change the written text I ges you have to maualy change the text in the D or GB string and that line by line using the NawTweak 2.6.

The voise fil for MK-III are you finding at the softwear map/file : langMK3/ 0501

I have changede the splash screen , the text and also the voice to Danish .

Her throug at GREAT thanks to all the gays hue made this posibol , a specaly thanks to KiwiJochen , keep up your great work :-)

Best regards from Denmark

HI,

I have a problem to make a mode 2 CD.
I used the mode2cdmaker GUI, but when I all the folders and files from the modified firmware cd insert, then did I get a error from the programm, that the mode2cdmaker.exe couldn´t find.
Did I insert only one folder or one file, than works the programm fine.

Could somebody help me?

Hi Thorsten

I had the same problem , but I found out , wen I did take the modified softwear fils/folders and moved it to a memory stick ( 1 GB ) and then opend the mode2maker , and movede the modified softwear fils/folders from the memory stick to the mode2maker then I was abel to make a mode2 Image Fil that I could burn wiht Alcohol to a CD that then worked.

NB: MK-III reads only god data CD`s , so perhaps you must try different types befor it scuceed.

Hope you could read and understand my Englisch :-)

Greetings from Denmark

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HI,

now, I have checked it - I copied all files to a usb stick and convert with the software an image.
That works, but the software cd doesn`t work in the MKIII nav system.

The display knows, that this is a software cd, this is written on the screen. Then, after five seconds, the screens is black and the navsystem hang up.
What could be the problem?

Thorsten

Hi Thorsten

Hard to say , how long have you waited ? normaly it write " Softweart im Navigationsrechner - Softwear wird geladen" , then the screen goes black for some time ( up to a minut ) then the programing procedeur proceed ( hauptsache gedult ! :-) )

But what have you alterd in the softwear ? , just the "start up screen image " ( image must be in GIF format ) or have you alterd somting in the speech fils to ?. , have you used ISO ultra ? ( then it dosent work !!! ) , you have too alter dirictly from the desktop/folder.

Can bee that the CD-rom ( CD-R ) you have burned the Image on , not are good , I burn on Taiyo Yuden CD-R , thy are working fine in all the MK-III`s I have treid them in.

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