SysConfig Tweaks

[430HP70]

BOOM - Next time you start your truck, give it a min and Nav will load automatically and go right to the map.

 

so whether you hit nav or not, it goes to nav? do you just hit source or xm to go back to radio screen? will it keep returning to the nav or allow you to stay on the xm?

 

btw, i like how funwith4kids posted his above; a problem with a solution. i think every time we fix something we should copy that post and add to it so youre not searching through this entire thread.

 

and, im still hoping that advent will allow us to change the boot sequence and get the radio working quicker than 20 seconds. id wait 20 extra secs for the nav and a few more for a back up camera to have music when i turn the key.

[holty]

correct, hit nav, dont hit nav, it will still go to nav. change the source to xm, radio, whatever, it will go back to nav after about 30 seconds of inactivity. i said it works, i didnt say it was the best solution.

[jdubub]

BOOM - Next time you start your truck, give it a min and Nav will load automatically and go right to the map.

 

and, im still hoping that advent will allow us to change the boot sequence and get the radio working quicker than 20 seconds. id wait 20 extra secs for the nav and a few more for a back up camera to have music when i turn the key.

 

 

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[430HP70]

correct, hit nav, dont hit nav, it will still go to nav. change the source to xm, radio, whatever, it will go back to nav after about 30 seconds of inactivity. i said it works, i didnt say it was the best solution.

 

 

copy, its a start. if it didnt go back to nav id be sold. if you use the steering wheel controls to change the channel will it go back to the radio?

[skicrave]

I almost think Advent was trying to correctly auto start the nav, but there is a bug in the functionality. Why would anyone possible want the nav system to continue popping up every 30 seconds?

[430HP70]

one more tweak; no need to do all the sys config stuff if you just want nav to auto start and go to the normal menu. i switched "auto switch to gps" on and get all of what holty says, other than i still have to confirm the message. it still reverts back to nav every 20 secs or so and switching stations doesnt switch back to xm.

[wottenad]

I had a LONG conversation about this issue with the Advent engineer on Thursday. He's adamant that to maintain any kind of stability in the system, they cannot load navi automatically due to quite a few factors. When booting up, it goes through quite a few processes in order:

• Loads the operating system for the unit and starts the bootup process
  
• Reads from and reports to the CAN for chimes and vehicle required warnings
  
• Determines what source was on and attempts to start up that source again (AM/FM is by far the easiest on the processor)
  
• If not AM/FM, then it has to: if iPod/iPhone - it has to reindex before it starts playing, if XM - reads and interprets XM data before it will play, if Bluetooth - has to pair, then restart the source, if CD/DVD - it has to spool up and start playing.
  
• Once it has all that done, it can start any other task such as navi and not take a hit on the memory available
  

 

The problem with all this is that there is no set time frame that will accomplish all these tasks, so they did not allow anything other than the "Auto switch to GPS".

 

Having said this, I installed my navi in my Tahoe Thursday night and with some tweaks, my system auto-boots to navi:

http://vimeo.com/39119557

 

I'll outline the changes when I can verify this is stable...

[skicrave]

Looking forward to your summary, you've apparently solved the problem I had if I hit the Nav button before it was done loading.

[holty]

Restored my SD card back to default and i'm still not getting any sound (voice, beeps, etc) from the Navigation system. I even tried a "Reset" on the unit like Walt advises to do when you first complete the install. Any ideas or suggestions?

[08G8V8]

Have you tried re-installing the latest firmware?

[holty]

Have you tried re-installing the latest firmware?

 

Yes, unfortunately I tried that too and still no luck. Not sure what to do?

 

One thing I did 100% confirm is that the set_messages=0 under GPS in the sys.txt is what fixes the altitude.

 

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[430HP70]

One thing I did 100% confirm is that the set_messages=0 under GPS in the sys.txt is what fixes the altitude.

 

 

where are you guys seeing the altitude? is there a way to put it on the map itself, or is it just found when you look at the gps info for your location?

[parshal]

One thing I did 100% confirm is that the set_messages=0 under GPS in the sys.txt is what fixes the altitude.

 

 

where are you guys seeing the altitude? is there a way to put it on the map itself, or is it just found when you look at the gps info for your location?

 

 

Nothing in the sys.txt file fixed my altitude "problem". Only the .ini files changed it.

 

The altitude can be seen on the map page. Press the clock on the screen and you can add up to three items there, one being altitude.

[holty]

parshal, have you had any problems with the nav voices not working? I can't get mine to say anything, and the problem is i dont know when it stopped working. I know for a fact it did work at one point because i tested it out when i first installed the unit. Obviously, i have made changes to the sd card, but even after returning it to stock and doing a system reset the nav voices dont work. That includes the beeps if i enable them, the TTS voices, the natural voices, etc.

[parshal]

I haven't 'navigated' anywhere since I modified the .ini files. The voices were certainly working before I modified anything. I did modify the voice/beeps volume setting and I heard the beeps then. Does that work for you?