HondaNavHacking Web Welcome to the home of TWiki.HondaNavHacking. This is a collection of notes I've gathered from several forums and such on ways to have the navigation system on my 2006 Ridgeline. Since the same nav system is used in the Acura, most of this will apply to that as well.
* 3rd gen TL, or Newest gen TSX, or Newest gen Accord * DVD-ROM/DVD Burner drive to copy files from original Navigation DVD * CD/DVD Burner with software to burn new disks * Some computer knowledge with command prompt. If not, take a quick tutorial here * Perseverance to try try try again How to get hold of the program:
The programs (command and graphical versions) are currently available through here: http://philipedge.com/Acura_TL Instructions on how to use the program:
They are also provided in the zip files that you download, but I will go into some additional details. I like using the command line version. ONE TIME SETUP: OBTAINING THE REQUIRED FILES 1. Put the keys in the car and turn it so the NAV turns on (dont need to start the engine). At the main screen of the navigation system (the disclaimer works), hold down the Map/Guide, Menu, and Cancel buttons for 5 seconds. 2. Hit the "Version" button on the touch screen. 3. Hold down the Menu button for 5 seconds. 4. Write down the filename next to the words "Loading Filename" (mine is BNHH401A.BIN). 5. Leaving the keys in, open your trunk and find the DVD player attached to the navigation system. 6. Push down the front plate and eject the Navigation DVD-ROM. (You can now take the keys out of the car) 7. Place the DVD in your computer and copy all 9 BIN files onto your hard drive (should be around 104 MB), this includes: BN2HH12C.BIN BN2HH110.BIN BN2HH120.BIN BN2HHMLD.BIN BN2HN12B.BIN BN2HN18B.BIN BN2HN380.BIN BNHH401A.BIN BNHN404A.BIN UPDATING THE SPLASH SCREEN (VIA COMMAND PROMPT) The new pictures needs to be (to prevent lag): * BMP format with no more than 256 colors * named: "Back.bmp" * dimensions: 480x234x256 BMP (max) * size: 110 KB (113,068 bytes) (max) * size on disk: 112 KB (114,688 bytes) (max) 8. Create or obtain a new splash screen that meets the requirements. Name this file "Back.bmp" and place it within the same folder as the 9 BIN files. Also place the dumpnavi program in this same folder. 9. Open Windows Command Prompt ( Start > Run > "cmd" (Enter) ) 10. Change the location to the folder containing the BIN files, new Back.bmp, and dumpnavi program. Example: I copied all files to "Z:\TLNaviFiles" on my computer. Start > Run > Type "cmd" (enter) Change to correct drive, for me I type "Z:" (enter). Change to correct folder via cd command, for me I type "cd TLNaviFiles? " (enter) 11. Use the dumpnavi tool to update the splash screen to the BIN file. dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN update Back.bmp 12. If dumpnavi doesn't complain, then you are set! Burn the 9 BIN files to a blank CD, CDRW, or DVD. UPDATING THE TL NAVIGATION WITH MODIFIED DISK 13. Insert the origional navigation DVD back into the DVD-ROM in your car. 14. Start the car normally (or put the key in and turn it so NAV turns on), and at the main navigation screen hold Map/Guide, Menu, and Cancel for 5 seconds once again. 15. Hit the "Version" button on the touch screen once again. ** This is where it gets tricky for me *** 16. Take the origional navigation DVD out of the car, and replace it with the CD/DVD you just created. Leave the front plate of the DVD player open. Run back inside your car! 17. Hit the "Load Disc" button on the Version screen. Run back to the trunk and close the front plate of the DVD player! 18. It should take about 20 seconds for your car to load the new BIN and reboot. You shoudl see your new Once that happens, take out your burned CD/DVD and put back the origional navigation DVD. 19. If anything goes wrong, remove the ground to the battery for 30 seconds with the origional DVD in the car. The old OS will load back on the system. FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY Other files on the Navigation DVD may be modified. The following steps outline how to extract the files from the original DVD. 1. Use the dumpnavi tool to extract the files on the BIN file that was on your car dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN extract 2. The files will extract to the directory associated with the name of the file. The splash screen is called "Back.bmp". Other files may be modified as well with decompiler/HEX editor. No further instructions are provided. Do this at your own risk. 3. After modifying the files, use the dumpnavi tool to update them to the BIN, ex: dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN update Back.bmp dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN update navi.exe navi-nonag.exe dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN update Diag.exe NOTES FROM MYSELF AND OTHERS
* I've found it easier to do the disk swapping phase with 2 people. One sitting in the car, the other swapping disks in the trunk. * If using Photoshop, one way to meet the pictures specs is to convert the picture from RGB to Indexed (Image > Mode > Indexed Color). Once inside the indexed color dialog box, chose Local (Perceptual) from the Palette drop down menu. Then input 173 in the Colors field. This will alter your colors in your image because you are limiting the palette, so you might have to make some sacrifices or changes to the image. Then save as bitmap, 8 bit. Another way is to crop the image on the sides a bit (I haven't tried that yet). * DO NOT use Bitmap compression (RLE) * The BMP gets stretched vertically about 30% from the BMP to the screen. So just compress the image vertically by 30% and it should look normal when it's on screen. (I haven't played with this yet). * A CD, CDRW, or DVD may be used. So far, TDK CDRWs and CDRs work fine for me. * Burn the disk with Nero or similar program in ISO mode. I dont know if that makes a difference, but its working in this mode. Linky: http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21434 http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=129765&page=1&pp=25 http://guicide.com/cars/2006civic/nav/hacks/ http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136904 http://guicide.com/cars/2006civic/nav/hacks/ http://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_143088/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#161051 http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=51626&page=1&pp=30 http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=904&highlight=hack+navi http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21434&page=1&pp=25 http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=129948&page=2
DVDs
There are several versions of DVDs used in the Nav system, color coded to indicate vehicle and then sub-versioned beyond that. The Honda Ridgeline ships with white DVDs versioned 4.31C and 4.13C. There are differences in the software between the two, I'll do my best to call those out.Background hacking
In version 4.31c, the background image is stored in 06touch.bin. Opening1.bmp is for the Honda, Opening2.bmp and Opening3.bmp are for the Acura. The background image needs to be 475 x 234 x 8? In Photoshop, open the image. Image > Mode > Indexed Color > Local Peceptual with 173 colors. Save as BMP. do 'File'->'Save As' after converting it to Indexed color mode. Remember to select 'File Format->Windows', 'Depth->8 bit' and not to select 'Compress RLE' or 'Flip row order'. Requirements:* 3rd gen TL, or Newest gen TSX, or Newest gen Accord * DVD-ROM/DVD Burner drive to copy files from original Navigation DVD * CD/DVD Burner with software to burn new disks * Some computer knowledge with command prompt. If not, take a quick tutorial here * Perseverance to try try try again How to get hold of the program:
The programs (command and graphical versions) are currently available through here: http://philipedge.com/Acura_TL Instructions on how to use the program:
They are also provided in the zip files that you download, but I will go into some additional details. I like using the command line version. ONE TIME SETUP: OBTAINING THE REQUIRED FILES 1. Put the keys in the car and turn it so the NAV turns on (dont need to start the engine). At the main screen of the navigation system (the disclaimer works), hold down the Map/Guide, Menu, and Cancel buttons for 5 seconds. 2. Hit the "Version" button on the touch screen. 3. Hold down the Menu button for 5 seconds. 4. Write down the filename next to the words "Loading Filename" (mine is BNHH401A.BIN). 5. Leaving the keys in, open your trunk and find the DVD player attached to the navigation system. 6. Push down the front plate and eject the Navigation DVD-ROM. (You can now take the keys out of the car) 7. Place the DVD in your computer and copy all 9 BIN files onto your hard drive (should be around 104 MB), this includes: BN2HH12C.BIN BN2HH110.BIN BN2HH120.BIN BN2HHMLD.BIN BN2HN12B.BIN BN2HN18B.BIN BN2HN380.BIN BNHH401A.BIN BNHN404A.BIN UPDATING THE SPLASH SCREEN (VIA COMMAND PROMPT) The new pictures needs to be (to prevent lag): * BMP format with no more than 256 colors * named: "Back.bmp" * dimensions: 480x234x256 BMP (max) * size: 110 KB (113,068 bytes) (max) * size on disk: 112 KB (114,688 bytes) (max) 8. Create or obtain a new splash screen that meets the requirements. Name this file "Back.bmp" and place it within the same folder as the 9 BIN files. Also place the dumpnavi program in this same folder. 9. Open Windows Command Prompt ( Start > Run > "cmd" (Enter) ) 10. Change the location to the folder containing the BIN files, new Back.bmp, and dumpnavi program. Example: I copied all files to "Z:\TLNaviFiles" on my computer. Start > Run > Type "cmd" (enter) Change to correct drive, for me I type "Z:" (enter). Change to correct folder via cd command, for me I type "cd TLNaviFiles? " (enter) 11. Use the dumpnavi tool to update the splash screen to the BIN file. dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN update Back.bmp 12. If dumpnavi doesn't complain, then you are set! Burn the 9 BIN files to a blank CD, CDRW, or DVD. UPDATING THE TL NAVIGATION WITH MODIFIED DISK 13. Insert the origional navigation DVD back into the DVD-ROM in your car. 14. Start the car normally (or put the key in and turn it so NAV turns on), and at the main navigation screen hold Map/Guide, Menu, and Cancel for 5 seconds once again. 15. Hit the "Version" button on the touch screen once again. ** This is where it gets tricky for me *** 16. Take the origional navigation DVD out of the car, and replace it with the CD/DVD you just created. Leave the front plate of the DVD player open. Run back inside your car! 17. Hit the "Load Disc" button on the Version screen. Run back to the trunk and close the front plate of the DVD player! 18. It should take about 20 seconds for your car to load the new BIN and reboot. You shoudl see your new Once that happens, take out your burned CD/DVD and put back the origional navigation DVD. 19. If anything goes wrong, remove the ground to the battery for 30 seconds with the origional DVD in the car. The old OS will load back on the system. FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY Other files on the Navigation DVD may be modified. The following steps outline how to extract the files from the original DVD. 1. Use the dumpnavi tool to extract the files on the BIN file that was on your car dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN extract 2. The files will extract to the directory associated with the name of the file. The splash screen is called "Back.bmp". Other files may be modified as well with decompiler/HEX editor. No further instructions are provided. Do this at your own risk. 3. After modifying the files, use the dumpnavi tool to update them to the BIN, ex: dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN update Back.bmp dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN update navi.exe navi-nonag.exe dumpnavi BNHH401A.BIN update Diag.exe NOTES FROM MYSELF AND OTHERS
* I've found it easier to do the disk swapping phase with 2 people. One sitting in the car, the other swapping disks in the trunk. * If using Photoshop, one way to meet the pictures specs is to convert the picture from RGB to Indexed (Image > Mode > Indexed Color). Once inside the indexed color dialog box, chose Local (Perceptual) from the Palette drop down menu. Then input 173 in the Colors field. This will alter your colors in your image because you are limiting the palette, so you might have to make some sacrifices or changes to the image. Then save as bitmap, 8 bit. Another way is to crop the image on the sides a bit (I haven't tried that yet). * DO NOT use Bitmap compression (RLE) * The BMP gets stretched vertically about 30% from the BMP to the screen. So just compress the image vertically by 30% and it should look normal when it's on screen. (I haven't played with this yet). * A CD, CDRW, or DVD may be used. So far, TDK CDRWs and CDRs work fine for me. * Burn the disk with Nero or similar program in ISO mode. I dont know if that makes a difference, but its working in this mode. Linky: http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21434 http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=129765&page=1&pp=25 http://guicide.com/cars/2006civic/nav/hacks/ http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136904 http://guicide.com/cars/2006civic/nav/hacks/ http://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_143088/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#161051 http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=51626&page=1&pp=30 http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=904&highlight=hack+navi http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21434&page=1&pp=25 http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=129948&page=2
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