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KiwiJochen -
This is a great contribution. Thanks for your notes on this upgrade :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by KiwiJochen

..OK, here's how.

Brief Instructions:
1. Downgrade the nav to v24 OS, so we can force an upgrade later on.
2. Make a special v28 OS disc where the ONLY change is the mono navboot file is replaced with the colour navboot file
3. Load new v28 special disc

Full Instructions

1. DOWNGRADE TO V24
Make yourself a good, unaltered, v24 OS disc.

Force the Mk4 Mono nav to upgrade to v24...
Insert nav in car, turn key on, let nav boot up (you cannot see anything, just wait 2 min)

Insert v24 OS disc. Nav will load v24 software. Wait for disc to be ejected. Remove disc.

Nav is now at v24. Turn key off, go and make a new disc...

2. MAKE V28-SPECIAL DISC
Get a genuine, unaltered, v28 OS image.

Open with MagicISO or your favourite image editor

Replace this file:
V_2 RR 0101 BMWM01S app_sw navboot

with this one:
V_2 RR 0101 BMWC01S app_sw navboot

...so that both the BMWM01S (monochrome) and BMWC01S (colour) directories have the same (colour) navboot file (11,807,976 bytes)
What we have done is put the colour navboot file in the monochrome directory, the mono nav will boot using the colour navboot, and switch to colour mode.

Burn a new v28-special OS CD. Label it as 'v28 special'

Verify that the two navboot files are identical (in the BMWC01S and BMWM01S directories)

3. LOAD NEW V28-SPECIAL
Go to car, turn ign on, wait for mono nav (pre-loaded with v24) to boot (2 min to be sure). Remember, you won't see anything on the monitor yet.

Insert v28-special OS CD

Nav will load new v28 software, when done, will eject CD.

Remove CD and press the bordmonitor button

Nav will re-boot. When it starts, the colour screen will come.

Cheer loudly :-)

The nav will boot with blank telematics settings (default = 7er limousine, no emergency call, no vin loaded) and also with default languages (D, GB, F)

If you want, use NavTweak to load correct VIN and vehicle/country/widescreen type into nav, and set new languages.

Use the v28-special for the new languages (although as it's only loading language files, you can most likely use a normal v28 disc)

Enjoy! Make sure you post your successes back here on the Forum

Cheers, Jochen

KiwiJochen excellent cooperation. (I missing more collaborators like you)

Yes, sorry, cato.boss - whilst I wrote the english instructions - full credit must go to cato.boss for having the bravery to try many things and figuring out which file to change. We have been in discussion for a few days, and he helped me and showed me the way.

So cato.boss is the guru of Mk3 nav research, I'm just the instruction writer :-)

I have to welcome every Idea about Navi or other units, I have possibility to testing a lot of units and hardware-software DIS, modic, xprog-m,scanner, etc.
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cato, in MK3 this solution not work.... in mk3 when I upload version, mk say "Insert CD-KEY" and not work. in MK4 CD-KEY not exist. any idea??

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Originally Posted by ekonet

cato, in MK3 this solution not work.... in mk3 when I upload version, mk say "Insert CD-KEY" and not work. in MK4 CD-KEY not exist. any idea??

Hi ekonet, did you actually try the Key-CD?

For Mk3 >v17, a SW update requires the KeyCD. Key CD image can be downloaded, try www.e38.org/nav/

I try with ORIGINAL CD-KEY image of BMW Dealer..... :(

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Originally Posted by ekonet

I try with ORIGINAL CD-KEY image of BMW Dealer..... :(

I think , FIRST!!!! you has upgrade to version greater than v17 (example : V 20 , next use cd-key, and next only use modified sv2color), because if MKIII has newer sw of 17 does not need cd-key!!!!

Mono Mk3 to Colour Mk3

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Originally Posted by ekonet

I allready make this in MK3, but no work, Mk3 say "insert CD-KEY" I insert but no recognize... CD-KEY is ORIGINAL.

Any solution??

I've used the following steps today and now my mk3 is ready for colour screen.

Use a v22 OS.
Replace all files:
csb 0100 BMWM01S
with:
cdb 0100 BMWC01S
you must include subdirectories.

Replace:
cdb 0200 BMWM01S
with:
cdb 0200 BMWC01S

Replace:
Mk3 0103 BMWM01S
with:
Mk3 0103 BMWC01S
Do the same thing with directories 0116 y 0127.
You must include subdirectories.

Delete the following directories:
langMk2
Mk2C
Mk2m
V_2

IMPORTANT: Create the image, use the procedure related by KiwiJochen on the following thread:
http://www.xoutpost.com/246230-post14.html

Now load the v22 modified previously. You could see the update progress in your screen. Wait the eject of disc, remove it a press right knob on screen.

My mk3 doesn't ask for cd-key. Probably the mk3 OS is greater than v17. In your case you should probably try this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by cato.boss

I think , FIRST!!!! you has upgrade to version greater than v17 (example : V 20 , next use cd-key, and next only use modified sv2color), because if MKIII has newer sw of 17 does not need cd-key!!!!

Nav will reboot, now with colour screen.

Cheers.