Upgrading the HDD
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Well, the thing I'm afraid of is that the hard drive has some type of firmware that prevents it from being easily upgradeable (even if it is sold as a PC compatible drive). I know very little about QNX but trying to make a weekend project out of a hard drive upgrade could potentially turn out to be a big PITA. Of course, it could also be plug and play and a simple disc image is all you'd need to get it working.
It's worth trying if the harddrive wasn't buried so deep. I don't think Infiniti takes them out for map update, so I assume that they use disc to load new maps. Perhaps there's a way to enter service mode to load map and there's a chance that an exploit could exist to buffer overflow the loading process to inject custom code. It's easier said than done.
Infiniti updates them through disk or compact-flash drive (if your car has it)
Entertainment system runs on QNX....the ECU is standalone as mentioned. I think the ECU is standard machine code.
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But an ipod has its strong points: nice interface and portability - you can take it anywhere you want to.
Interface of ipod sucks if you have a 2008. In order to go to an artist that starts at T you need to start at A and spin the main **** to get all the way there. TAKES FOREVER. An upgraded HDD would be awesome.
It is very easy to unlock the HDD and there is no encryption. I am in the process of getting my spare HDD unlocked so I can copy it to a SSD. It seems more and more HDD's are starting to fail.
In fact, a guy in Russia has finally found a way to access ALL of the features these headunits/ HDD's have. He's even activated the stock GTR interface in his Murano (link).
It might be easier to source a used headunit and pull the HDD from that, no?
In fact, a guy in Russia has finally found a way to access ALL of the features these headunits/ HDD's have. He's even activated the stock GTR interface in his Murano (link).
It might be easier to source a used headunit and pull the HDD from that, no?
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nissan navara is same if nobody have copy from UK unit i order and make a copy after unlock HDD
It is very easy to unlock the HDD and there is no encryption. I am in the process of getting my spare HDD unlocked so I can copy it to a SSD. It seems more and more HDD's are starting to fail.
In fact, a guy in Russia has finally found a way to access ALL of the features these headunits/ HDD's have. He's even activated the stock GTR interface in his Murano (link).
It might be easier to source a used headunit and pull the HDD from that, no?
In fact, a guy in Russia has finally found a way to access ALL of the features these headunits/ HDD's have. He's even activated the stock GTR interface in his Murano (link).
It might be easier to source a used headunit and pull the HDD from that, no?
It is very easy to unlock the HDD and there is no encryption. I am in the process of getting my spare HDD unlocked so I can copy it to a SSD. It seems more and more HDD's are starting to fail.
In fact, a guy in Russia has finally found a way to access ALL of the features these headunits/ HDD's have. He's even activated the stock GTR interface in his Murano (link).
It might be easier to source a used headunit and pull the HDD from that, no?
In fact, a guy in Russia has finally found a way to access ALL of the features these headunits/ HDD's have. He's even activated the stock GTR interface in his Murano (link).
It might be easier to source a used headunit and pull the HDD from that, no?
oooh that's cool. Has anyone successfully imaged a new SSD though? I did see that one thread but I dont remember seeing a follow up on whether it worked or not.
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