Member Since: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Norwich
Posts: 164
Hacking Satnav Startup Screen
I wonder if there is a way of removing the 'Agree' disclaimer screen every time you start the ignition.
I've seen some of the other hacks that are possible and wonder if there is one to do this?2008.5 D3 HSE, Stornoway, Ebony
2007 BMW 335iSE - lust for speed satisfied
5th May 2006 6:55 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Ed..... After talking to the other guys about this, I'm sure they would pay many thousands of pounds each to the winner of this hacking riddle. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
5th May 2006 6:59 pm
eddtheduck
Member Since: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Norwich
Posts: 164
'Nuff said 2008.5 D3 HSE, Stornoway, Ebony
2007 BMW 335iSE - lust for speed satisfied
6th May 2006 9:40 am
GJS
Member Since: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Surrey, UK
Posts: 16
My parents recently bought a new Honda Civic which had a really nice brochure with some soft black rubber pages. I cut one of these to size and put it over the screen. Now I don't see it at all and when I want to use the Sat Nav I take it off!!
Works a treat......TDV6 SE - Buckingham Blue with Alpaca
8th May 2006 12:57 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
Posts: 10442
Does the 1791 code used to disable the restrictions whilst moving remove the disclaimer page?In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
8th May 2006 1:07 pm
Gurvan
Member Since: 02 Jan 2005
Location: Germany... Not far from both the US and Hard German rock...
Posts: 1089
No... The 1791 Code is temporary and when you switch off, you loose its benefits... Thus you have to press "accept" again to enter it again...
8th May 2006 3:11 pm
bohnhead
Member Since: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Celina, TX
Posts: 21
GJS wrote:
My parents recently bought a new Honda Civic which had a really nice brochure with some soft black rubber pages. I cut one of these to size and put it over the screen. Now I don't see it at all and when I want to use the Sat Nav I take it off!!
Works a treat......
Cool, so I never have to hit the agree button again? THAT was the question, right?
MTB-)
8th May 2006 6:48 pm
GJS
Member Since: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Surrey, UK
Posts: 16
No you don't have to hit that button unless you remove the nice rubber cover to use the sat nav. Although in the dark you can get a little bit of light around the edge....but not much.TDV6 SE - Buckingham Blue with Alpaca
9th May 2006 8:46 am
bohnhead
Member Since: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Celina, TX
Posts: 21
GJS wrote:
No you don't have to hit that button unless you remove the nice rubber cover to use the sat nav. Although in the dark you can get a little bit of light around the edge....but not much.
Noice! Have you considered purchasing one of those nice sleeping masks? You could put that on while driving to completely block out the Nav distraction.
MTB-p
9th May 2006 2:07 pm
Penguin
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: A fun place
Posts: 485
maybe post this to a linux forum
As for now, all with a processor in it, runs linux In a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin. www.m-release.com
9th May 2006 2:38 pm
GJS
Member Since: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Surrey, UK
Posts: 16
Tried a sleeping mask but the car kept getting stuck in convertibles as it climbed over them at traffic lights......so I have gone back to looking....no sat nav distraction though!!TDV6 SE - Buckingham Blue with Alpaca
9th May 2006 8:46 pm
bohnhead
Member Since: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Celina, TX
Posts: 21
Hate to break it to you guys, but I have beating my head on this for a while. I am a computer engineer that loves hacking stuff, my Disco is no exception. The files on the DVD are industry standard KIWI-W format. This in itself first gave me a lot of hope of doing something to get rid of the Agree warning.
However, the actual software the system runs, normally contained in a file called LOADER.KWI, is missing from the DVD. The reason is that the computer software is contained somewhere else in the truck. Try popping out the DVD and turning on the ignition. You will see that all of the other functions of the touch screen (Agree screen, 4x4, and Settings) are fine. It's only when you select Nav that the message comes up whining about inserting a DVD.
This means that unless we can figure out which module in the car contains the software, and then getting a hold of the WDS CD that contains the firmware, we are SOL. Even then we would have to get the patched firmware somehow into the WDS system, get a dealer or someone with a T4 to upload it, and hope it works.
I guess it's the price we pay for such a cool vehicle!
11th May 2006 2:39 am
JE Engineering
Member Since: 23 Jan 2006
Location: Coventry
Posts: 19
I will mail you the file i presume WDS uses for for this module if you like, it goes by the name FECM - Front Seat Entertainment Control Module.
pm me your e-mail
11th May 2006 8:02 am
Gurvan
Member Since: 02 Jan 2005
Location: Germany... Not far from both the US and Hard German rock...
Posts: 1089
Just one question ?
If the files on the DVD are readable, would it be feasible (I don't say easy...) to write a modification which would allow us to add to the categories that the Sat-Nav knows how to read ?
I.E, would it be possible to write a program which would allow us to translate P.O.I meant for another GPS system into a file which could be burn and used instead of the regular Sat-Nav DVD ?
The idea ? To be able to know about Radar and Speed-traps...
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