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The Infotainment Project

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MOD EDIT 8/12/15:

INDEX FOR THE INFOTAINMENT PROECT can be found here:

http://mazda3revolution.com/forums/2014-mazda-3-skyactiv-audio-electronics/104730-index-infotainment-project.html

ONLY USE IT AS A REFERENCE. ALL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS REGARDING THE INFOTAINMENT PROJECT SHOULD BE POSTED HERE.

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So, the Infotainment system is great, but it has me thinking how much greater it could be. There's so much potential wasted right now, and I would like to untap some of that.

The original post: http://mazda3revolution.com/forums/...-infotainment-system-software-components.html.
This got me thinking. This is obviously a linux-based OS running on an ARM chip. This was seen on this post as well: http://mazda3revolution.com/forums/...-accessing-infotainment-diagnostics-menu.html

I'm a software engineer, but don't have any experience dealing with low-level linux based systems. I would love to be able to either install custom, modified linux operating systems in the car or just be able to alter parts of the system to enable hidden or disabled parts of the system.

For instance, every european market has the ability to buy connected services (live traffic, weather, etc), and the Japanese market even can play DVD's and watch live TV!

This may at least give us the ability to upgrade our own systems without visiting the dealer, or use other applications through our phones such as Waze.

What I think may help here is getting the update code dump. This would be solved easiest if someone knows a dealer that can get the update software on a USB stick. If someone could upload that somewhere, we could then start analyzing the update procedure and the software and hopefully fine some way to hijack onto that process.
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You need only press and hold NAV+MUTE.
Additional "back" is a myth that lives forever.
It's not in a boot loop it loads fine its just the USB doesn't work now. Ideas'?
Obviously, you can't use either a USB stick with a script nor an USB to Ethernet adapter.
So, you will need SSH access to CMU over wifi, or you have to solder a cable on CMU serial pins like id7 has done here.
thanks!
Where is the tweak for increasing album art size?
Anyone know if "cmu150_NA_59.00.441A" will work with the newly redesigned 2016 CX9? My OS version currently shows as "59.00.441 NA N" and I'm seeing that A at the end of the file name. Wondering if that would cause any issues.

Only thing I'm really interested in is seeing if I can fix the seat and Active Driving Display settings not saving if you restart the car. Evidently started in v59 from reading the CX9 forums.

Spent three hours reading all these threads and not one mention about people putting a mod in to disable the heads up display in the Mazda3 GT. I have a Sport, so not something I could explore, but interesting to note no one's brought it up.
Does anyone know if the tweaks/hacks work on 59.00.441 NA N? i took my car in for a speaker replacement and they decided to do an update on the CMU, and ive lost all my hacks, but i am not sure if the V59 has been tested or patched for the hacks to work, i was unable to find any info on the thread about. i am just looking into doing the USB tweks (ie; shorten disclaimer, remove squares from music, change background). Thanks !
can somebody help,i've installed the aio ver 1.50,and than somehow the application menu is not acceseable and than the usb port somehow is not work,because when i tried to uninstall the tweaks my usb did not read by the car


thanks for the help
does anyone remember or have and idea how to fix a non reponsive USB port? both of them dont respond. i just upgraded to V59 and was testing some things out. I thought i reenabled wifi and its not there. didnt run the ssh again yet and i'm kinda stuck. any ideas?
i have the same problem... after install AIO, my Apps and setting are not accessible, when i clicked it my screen freeze, USB is not repsonsive
Does anyone know if the tweaks/hacks work on 59.00.441 NA N?
Read the last pages of AIO thread. There are several posts to your firmware.
Obviously, you can't use either a USB stick with a script nor an USB to Ethernet adapter.
So, you will need SSH access to CMU over wifi, or you have to solder a cable on CMU serial pins like id7 has done
hi do you have a a link that explain step by step to do SSH..?
i have the same problem... after install AIO, my Apps and setting are not accessible, when i clicked it my screen freeze, USB is not repsonsive
Actually, I just kept trying mine over and over and eventually it worked. I think it's because I was also messing around with a bunch of images and the system doesn't have that much memory. :/
on a BETTER note...

I started working on a new theme for the infotainment system. Going to be adding all new icons eventually but right now I have the following:


-Rounded album Artwork
-Font replacement
-New highlight images for list and lower now playing bar
-Shadowed text now for light colored backgrounds

I'm still going to keep working but take a look so far...
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i have the same problem... after install AIO, my Apps and setting are not accessible, when i clicked it my screen freeze, USB is not repsonsive
Actually, I just kept trying mine over and over and eventually it worked. I think it's because I was also messing around with a bunch of images and the system doesn't have that much memory. :/
I'll keep trying.... i tried to reinstall the framework, but the usb is not accessible....
after several trial and got nothing, any idea? its better in bootloop, because i just bring my car to dealer... right now some custom tweak applied to my MZD connect, so they will aware of customization which cause invalid warranty....
Hello guys. I need your help. I accidentally set the display in to jci which is it must be visteon. Now my screen is totally black. Any possible solution? Thanks in advance.
A German user did the same and he had to go to the dealer. The result I don't know.
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hello, simply run the script screen change with the option Visteon, you can be done by the tweak from USB.

set_display_config.sh visteon

and reboot de system
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A German user did the same and he had to go to the dealer. The result I don't know.
the problem is my mzd connect not in bootloop, i can enter the main menu but unable to choose... and some of the tweak are applied, i.e blue theme, so they will aware of it... i just want to make it bootloop... the wifi is active, but cant ping, besides from what i read in this forum the 513 FW has unknow password or username....
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