Converting Nav screen to play Movies/Youtube from USB?
07-24-2017, 11:08 AM
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Converting Nav screen to play Movies/Youtube from USB?
Im wondering if there is a conversion for our Nav Screens (2016 SR) to play whatever your phone will using: Youtube videos etc. through USB?
This is basically for my son to watch his Boss Baby or Childrens videos if we take a long trip?
(Not trying to be Fast and furious playing video games before a race
)
Thanks
This is basically for my son to watch his Boss Baby or Childrens videos if we take a long trip?
(Not trying to be Fast and furious playing video games before a race
)Thanks
07-28-2017, 01:23 PM
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Not sure if the replacement stereos in this post will get you what you need, but it was the first thing I thought of when reading this post. Also...these things look too good to be true.
https://maxima.org/forums/8th-genera...ng-screen.html
https://maxima.org/forums/8th-genera...ng-screen.html
07-30-2017, 07:09 PM
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Well, the nav unit is basically a full computer running a pared down version of Windows CE, so it's POSSIBLE but not technically feasable. I am currently working on reverse engineering the software so I can make some modifications of my own. I am sure that one could also write a video player app, but that would require a significant amount of reverse engineering, coding and testing to get it to work. So its very unlikely that youd be able to do something simple like unlock a hidden menu and enable this feature.
07-31-2017, 05:56 AM
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Nice! Good luck with that. I don't know anything about the stereos I referenced. I just remember seeing them on another post and thought it would be relevant here.
I also wonder how "easy" it would be to write changes to the current software or wipe/load new software to the device? Usually that can be a show-stopper from what I've read, but I am far from an expert on the subject.
I also wonder how "easy" it would be to write changes to the current software or wipe/load new software to the device? Usually that can be a show-stopper from what I've read, but I am far from an expert on the subject.
07-31-2017, 09:54 AM
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Nice! Good luck with that. I don't know anything about the stereos I referenced. I just remember seeing them on another post and thought it would be relevant here.
I also wonder how "easy" it would be to write changes to the current software or wipe/load new software to the device? Usually that can be a show-stopper from what I've read, but I am far from an expert on the subject.
I also wonder how "easy" it would be to write changes to the current software or wipe/load new software to the device? Usually that can be a show-stopper from what I've read, but I am far from an expert on the subject.
02-14-2018, 08:54 AM
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Ermm.....in a day and time when many look at their PHONE more than the road (even at highway speeds!!! 
), the difficulty (liability) on doing this conversion is probably intentional and by design....arguably, RIGHTLY SO!
Just sayin'!
), the difficulty (liability) on doing this conversion is probably intentional and by design....arguably, RIGHTLY SO!Just sayin'!
02-14-2018, 10:59 PM
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Not easy at all. This isnt just you re-install windows from USB and youget a normal desktop - it's an embedded system so basically to read/write the OS you need to unsolder the memory chips, read them block by block, disassemble the code, find the exact spot where you can update a few instructions (in assembly language), then re-flash the chip and solder it back in. So basically, it is a very advanced engineering task, not a simple hack. These devices use "Windows" code, but its entirely different from the Windows you are familiar with - basically it is just called Windows because some of the core code is inherited from the Windows platform, but there is no UI, no command line, and it doesnt react to any inputs (CD/USB) the same way that you might expect.
05-23-2018, 04:01 PM
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