Long read... skip to the end if you want to see what eventually worked... This was the only video I could find that even talked about this issue and from the number of replies, it seems that their firmware upgrade process completely sucks! I have an AVIC-8200NEX that i bought new a few years ago. My truck was parked for almost 3 years, just started driving it again and decided to upgrade from 1.07 to 1.08... I printed out the instructions and thought I followed them all perfectly but still upgrade failed boot loop! Turned out I forgot to decompress the file (unzip it.) I should have read all the comments right away, might have saved myself some heartache! First off I tried a cheap one from Walmart, it was an Onn brand. I plugged it into the android auto USB extension cord that I had coming out of my dash (plugged into USB2 on the back) and ofc it failed. The flash drive wound up toasted. I took it out and was gonna try the long format but Windows wouldn't format it at all, anymore. So next I went back to Wal-Mart and grabbed an Onn brand micro SD and I long formatted it, decompressed the file, and tried to update with the full size SD card adapter for micros, behind the touchscreen and it kept failing. So I wound up tearing out my dash and unhooked everything. I tried behind the touchscreen some more. Went and bought a USB card reader and tried combos of just the micro and the full size plugged into USB1 & USB2. All of those combinations failed as well. I was almost to the point of giving up and just calling pioneer and sending the HU back to them when I found a comment that said microSD cards don't work at all... decided to run to Dollar General and try to find a different cheap flash drive that was 16GB or smaller, no luck. Bought a PNY 32GB Turbo Attaché 3 USB 3.2 flash drive. Came back and long formatted, decompressed file, plugged into USB1... failed like 4 times in a row but the truck wasn't running. So I switched to USB2, pushed the parking brake in and Crunk the truck... SUCCESS! So, Here's what worked for me... PNY 32GB Turbo Attaché 3 USB 3.2 flash drive from Dollar General that was Plugged into USB2 after being long formatted, decompressed file for firmware version 1.08 copied onto it from Windows 11 laptop, truck was cranked and running (not just the key in the on position), parking brake on (i have a parking brake bypass installed but pushed it in anyway.) When the truck cranked, it automatically started another update attempt without me pressing the home button. Suddenly it switched from all zeros to update it's progress. Did I stumble on the right set of circumstances or did I just get lucky?? IDK but if you read all of this, the point is don't give up. Hope this helps somebody and thank you Andrew for posting this back in the day. You definitely gave me direction and hope! Mad props!
I want ot leave this here for the people. I soft brick my avh-w4400nex, it got stuck in an infinite loop of "failed to update". so soft brick means your machine is not booting up. and in my case it just went to update then failed. i found out that if you use a micro sd card then the machine will fail the update no matter what. cuz like andrew stated and so as the forums that this device has an old ass memory reader (memory reader for sd cards and flash drives). So i picked up this basic sd card Lexar 8gb "www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AQDGF8W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1". That helped to get my device to restore to the first version "1.00". So my findings were the firmware upgrade works only on a USB flash drive from 2gb to 16gb max memory. And make sure its not one of those smart USB's that has a hidden trash folder or a security mechanism built in to it. I purchased Sandisk 16gb "www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007YX9O9O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" and waiting for it. Now you might be asking why i didnt just update with my Lexar sd card since it got me out of the soft brick situation. I actually tried that and the same thing that andrew went through it happened to me. the update said "complete" but the version stays "1.0.0". I am hopping with the USB will help in getting me to version "1.0.2". forgot to mention that the reason i want to update the firmware cuz when i bought my stereo off of ebay "used". the existing profile for the apple carplay is not going away! even after factory reset. once i turn off the car and back on. everything goes back to the previous person's settings. also the stereo is not storing my background settings and my iphone as an apple carplay compatible device. but it store's it in the bluetooth list of devices. so background is not being stored but the illumination settings and angle of the screen and the time all that is being saved except the background and my iphone as an apple carplay compatible device. hope this was helpful, not confusing. if anyone need help hit me up here. cheers
I still haven’t been able to find an SD Card that will work. Support told me to unplug the Negative battery terminal for 10 minutes, but that didn’t help. I’m going to try buying the one you posted.
@@jordanwmcdonald just so you know, i ended up disassembling the unit and taking out the memory card inside the unit where the actual firmware is installed. I replaced it and flashed a new firmware from the nex 8500 model with the map license :D. you might asking how the hell i was able to get the firmware.... I went on ebay and bought it from a russian guy who has the firmware and the instructions on how to disassemble the unit and getting that garbage memory out and replacing it with much more capable/reliable memory and faster! here is the link www.ebay.com/itm/AVH2AVIC-Pioneer-AVH-W4500NEX-update-to-AVIC-SD-card/114160820748?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 if you got stuck disassembling it the unit cause its not so clear his steps. hit me up
Hey Andrew, i just wanted to say thank you , your video helped me to get over with failed update, for me as you emphasized on a cheap USB stick and worked like a charm and also lot of prayers. Thanks again
I just wanted to come here to say thank you. I was having this issue and using Sandisk and Lexar USB drives. Bought a generic one today at Walgreens and it worked perfectly. I called Pioneer the other day and still haven't heard back from them. This saved me, thank you!
Hello Andrew, I was just going to pull my Pioneer AVIC8400NEX out of my dash and send it to the seller for repair - I couldn't update the firmware to version 1.01. Well, after watching your video and hearing that the downloaded must be extracted, I followed your instructions and everything worked ! Thank you very, very much as you saved me shipping costs and wait-time! Take care, Andrew!
Thanks for posting the video, I wish I had seen it before trying to update my AVIC-5201NEX After an hour of trying to get the unit to respond, I finally turned it of and now I cannot get access to the home screen. whenever I turn it back on, it comes up to the same loading screen, shows the same error message and stalls out. Doesn't respond if you push home. Can you help me with that? BTW: I reformatted my thumb drive to FAT32 and reloaded the software folder before trying again.
If you get the software extracted and loaded on the disk correctly it will automatically start running the install for you when you power on the unit, you don't need the home screen to complete the install, try installing the software with the directions in my video and if it still doesn't work try a different USB drive
Thank you so very much! You are AWESOME. I used a Samsung SD card to put me in this fix. Had an old SD that had no name brand on it. Coping the whole folder for the AVH-W4400NEX. Keeping everything in the folder. Put it in started car. Said a prayer. And it works.
Hey Wallace Bounds! Good, that's what I'm going to use on my AVIC8400NEX . You're the first I've seen who has used the SD-card option - everybody else went the SB route. My sd card is formatted at fat32 and no other files are on it - wish me success! Thanks!
I have pioneer avic f960dab i try everything old usb diferent formats of usb. can you tell me how you copy the files from pioneer website to usb only the folder AVIC5000NEX direct to usb or have a diferent procedure to copy this file
I tried updating the firmware on my AVH-1330NEX, and it got to 50% and stopped. Now the screen is blank and the buttons have blue back lights instead of read. Is there a way to recover
Un-hook the memory wire from the radio if it's installed in your car and you don't want to remove the radio you can pull one of the battery terminals. Once you apply power back to the radio if everything on your update card is correct it should restart the update on its one and Finnish it.
I have already taken mine out because I was told it needed to be replaced. I still have it and I want to continue using it. I'm not text savvy at all. Would you be willing to repair it for me and I pay the shipping to and from and pay you for your time? All it was doing was loading and then blacking out and then starts that process over again.
Not sure I haven't had any NEX radios with issues to work on yet but I would think if your having the same issues this would be something to check out.
ok, I tried all this and I have a cheap thumb drive and it still didn't work. I got a failed reading of the drive. Please make sure there are no other files on the drive. I even did the longer format for FAT32, not teh quick.... I have a 4200NEX
Mark Hooton do you have another drive to try. Also maybe another pc to format the drive with? If it thinks there is another file on the drive more than Likely you may have to use a different drive.
andrew lawhorn , thank you for your reply. We were all out of thumb drives around the house, so as I was talking to my wife and looking on my little valet were I found my thumb drive I found a SD card. I had never used an SD card on my car radio but I went to format it on my Mac and then copy the file over and that worked. I have read another blog or somebody had mentioned about removing the hidden trash file from certain thumb drives but even that didn’t help but the SD card worked perfectly. And as I said, I format it on my Mac. Earlier, I had used a virtual machine with windows to format a thumb drive so I figured why not try something different.
Make sure you Fat 32 it the long way and not the quick on and make surevqhen you download the firmware you extract it first then put the extracted folder on the sd card. And make sure its the only thing on the card. Also you can try a USB thumb drive as well. Hopefully this works for you.
@@andrewlawhorn4987 thanks ive done all of that and still no joy. Ive changed my settings to show hidden folders and with doing so i still see nothing else on the folder.
Get the latest update folder from the pioneer site that matches your model #, Download it and extract it to a thumb drive that has been formated fat 32 the long way and make sure its the only file on the drive, Hope this helps
andrew lawhorn i downloaded it from the website using my model # and everything i put it on the sd card then inserted it in my pioneer gps and went to settings and click firmware updated and i was waiting on it to update then outta nowhere it said “software error” i don’t know what to do
@@wokeovo2526 try a different thumb drive or card and try it again , the issue I had was the brand card i was using had a trash file stored on it i couldn't see on my pc. It kept making my radio say error justvlike yours
Andrew so I already used 3 USBs already. In my case it says updating from 1.00 to 1.02 (latest version). Once it’s 100% it shuts off then comes back again and try to do an install once second time is done. Then it shows update complete! But when I go in the settings and check the firmware version it shows 1.00!! Did the same with all 3 USBs and 2 Flash drives. Same exact results. So was wondering if you sell your thumb drive? Lol ... I am serious tho cuz kinda desperate really trying not to spend 700 on a new one. I bought mine used on eBay as well 🤦♂️
andrew lawhorn yeah from pioneer. The avh-w4400nex has 1.02 as the latest. I talked to someone and they said just disassemble the stereo and replace the memory card attached to the motherboard. That’s my last option. I will upgrade that to avic-w8500nex software and have a much faster read write storage in the stereo. Gonna report back if it was successful ... cheers
Ranjit I actually went ahead and replaced the internal memory which was a memory card. Replaced it with a much faster and reliable memory card and used a 8500 nex software with it. Works like a champ!
my avic 5000nex still in black screen,the update fail and then dont coming back,still black screen,also the home bottom dont work,nothing work,any reset to bring this radio back a life
Hector Perez make sure your update usb is empty when you put the update on it, make sure it is unzipped after you download it before you put it on your usb completely disconnect the power that’s red,yellow,and black wire plug up the usb and power on the unit it should start the update on its on if not your update file is bad or not unzipped properly
@@andrewlawhorn4987 so i formatted the micro usb to fat 32 i download the firmware update extracted the folder and made a copy of the extracted folder and transferred it over to the formatted micro. however last time i did this i had done it without the formatted micro. and my radio gets stuck on a screen that says update failed and it doesnt allow me to go back to any menu regardless of how i reset it. so i put the new formatted micro in the usb1 slot with a usb adapter and booted it up but it still doesnt read anything and it's stuck in the update failed screen did i ruin my radio
@@hectorperez6293 no try a different card or a regular USB make sure it a cheap one with nothing else on it When you extracted only put the extracted folder on the card
W4400Nex tried to update from v1.01 to 1.02 and it failed reading a Sandisk SD card, of course before I’ve seen this. I’ve tried two other - and they are cheap - usb sticks but so far no luck. I keep getting 0% version 0.00 to 0.00 for several minutes and then it goes to Update Failed! With only option to press Home. Really can’t believe they couldn’t put 2GB of memory to read in a copy of the flash and keep a backup copy in there too. Never buying Pioneer again
I'm not doing the quick formatting, so it's just as the video said. On my fourth stick. I'm wondering if the "Allocation unit size" makes any difference. Some of the sticks are coming up as 64, the one I'm formatting now is using 4096. I know what this does, and it should not make a difference, but just pulling my hair out
@@BobHeathcotePersonal Try a smaller one I used a 2 gb to do mine it was cheap I didn't do the fast format either I did the full one and follow the directions on the video it took me a few tries but it I'm sure it will work for you to.
@@andrewlawhorn4987 I appreciate your optimism! I am about at the end of anything else to try. I had just one 2GB and it didn't work. Brand I never heard of. Then I used a few from conferences and they were larger, full format, no joy. I'm a photographer and I have a lot of USB, CF and SD cards but they are nearly all Sandisk of course
hi guys i have a big problem with my pioneer avic f960dab after first update stoped to work . i fix that with test mode and i install fimware 1.21 but after that i got problem with bluetooth connection with the phone and calling . the old version was 1.04 the new one is 1.21 now i have a problem i cant enter anymore in the test mode i try diferent files of test mode i try to upload but i have no results if somebody have the same problem and something about how to fix it or if someone knows the file for the test mode for the version 1.21 please write me and let me know. thanks.
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Long read... skip to the end if you want to see what eventually worked...
This was the only video I could find that even talked about this issue and from the number of replies, it seems that their firmware upgrade process completely sucks! I have an AVIC-8200NEX that i bought new a few years ago. My truck was parked for almost 3 years, just started driving it again and decided to upgrade from 1.07 to 1.08... I printed out the instructions and thought I followed them all perfectly but still upgrade failed boot loop! Turned out I forgot to decompress the file (unzip it.) I should have read all the comments right away, might have saved myself some heartache! First off I tried a cheap one from Walmart, it was an Onn brand. I plugged it into the android auto USB extension cord that I had coming out of my dash (plugged into USB2 on the back) and ofc it failed. The flash drive wound up toasted. I took it out and was gonna try the long format but Windows wouldn't format it at all, anymore. So next I went back to Wal-Mart and grabbed an Onn brand micro SD and I long formatted it, decompressed the file, and tried to update with the full size SD card adapter for micros, behind the touchscreen and it kept failing. So I wound up tearing out my dash and unhooked everything. I tried behind the touchscreen some more. Went and bought a USB card reader and tried combos of just the micro and the full size plugged into USB1 & USB2. All of those combinations failed as well. I was almost to the point of giving up and just calling pioneer and sending the HU back to them when I found a comment that said microSD cards don't work at all... decided to run to Dollar General and try to find a different cheap flash drive that was 16GB or smaller, no luck. Bought a PNY 32GB Turbo Attaché 3 USB 3.2 flash drive. Came back and long formatted, decompressed file, plugged into USB1... failed like 4 times in a row but the truck wasn't running. So I switched to USB2, pushed the parking brake in and Crunk the truck... SUCCESS! So, Here's what worked for me...
PNY 32GB Turbo Attaché 3 USB 3.2 flash drive from Dollar General that was Plugged into USB2 after being long formatted, decompressed file for firmware version 1.08 copied onto it from Windows 11 laptop, truck was cranked and running (not just the key in the on position), parking brake on (i have a parking brake bypass installed but pushed it in anyway.) When the truck cranked, it automatically started another update attempt without me pressing the home button. Suddenly it switched from all zeros to update it's progress. Did I stumble on the right set of circumstances or did I just get lucky?? IDK but if you read all of this, the point is don't give up. Hope this helps somebody and thank you Andrew for posting this back in the day. You definitely gave me direction and hope! Mad props!
I want ot leave this here for the people. I soft brick my avh-w4400nex, it got stuck in an infinite loop of "failed to update". so soft brick means your machine is not booting up. and in my case it just went to update then failed. i found out that if you use a micro sd card then the machine will fail the update no matter what. cuz like andrew stated and so as the forums that this device has an old ass memory reader (memory reader for sd cards and flash drives). So i picked up this basic sd card Lexar 8gb "www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AQDGF8W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1". That helped to get my device to restore to the first version "1.00". So my findings were the firmware upgrade works only on a USB flash drive from 2gb to 16gb max memory. And make sure its not one of those smart USB's that has a hidden trash folder or a security mechanism built in to it. I purchased Sandisk 16gb "www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007YX9O9O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" and waiting for it. Now you might be asking why i didnt just update with my Lexar sd card since it got me out of the soft brick situation. I actually tried that and the same thing that andrew went through it happened to me. the update said "complete" but the version stays "1.0.0". I am hopping with the USB will help in getting me to version "1.0.2".
forgot to mention that the reason i want to update the firmware cuz when i bought my stereo off of ebay "used". the existing profile for the apple carplay is not going away! even after factory reset. once i turn off the car and back on. everything goes back to the previous person's settings. also the stereo is not storing my background settings and my iphone as an apple carplay compatible device. but it store's it in the bluetooth list of devices. so background is not being stored but the illumination settings and angle of the screen and the time all that is being saved except the background and my iphone as an apple carplay compatible device.
hope this was helpful, not confusing. if anyone need help hit me up here. cheers
Jamal Khaffaf thanks for this info, I have a old 8gb I’m reformatting after waiting a hour to format a 32gb.
Jamal you are an absolute legend!!!!!!!!!!!
I still haven’t been able to find an SD Card that will work. Support told me to unplug the Negative battery terminal for 10 minutes, but that didn’t help. I’m going to try buying the one you posted.
@@jordanwmcdonald just so you know, i ended up disassembling the unit and taking out the memory card inside the unit where the actual firmware is installed. I replaced it and flashed a new firmware from the nex 8500 model with the map license :D. you might asking how the hell i was able to get the firmware.... I went on ebay and bought it from a russian guy who has the firmware and the instructions on how to disassemble the unit and getting that garbage memory out and replacing it with much more capable/reliable memory and faster!
here is the link www.ebay.com/itm/AVH2AVIC-Pioneer-AVH-W4500NEX-update-to-AVIC-SD-card/114160820748?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
if you got stuck disassembling it the unit cause its not so clear his steps. hit me up
@@JamalKhaffaf dude. How did you even figure this out hahahaha
"UPDATE FAILED BOOTLOOP" solved by a CHEAP usb pendrive, recovery 1.00 version on a AVH-4400NEX
This worked! Thank you so much! I actually used a spare Sandisk i had
Hey Andrew, i just wanted to say thank you , your video helped me to get over with failed update, for me as you emphasized on a cheap USB stick and worked like a charm and also lot of prayers. Thanks again
I’ve been pissing around for about 6 hours finally got it, you have to unzip the file.
I just wanted to come here to say thank you. I was having this issue and using Sandisk and Lexar USB drives. Bought a generic one today at Walgreens and it worked perfectly. I called Pioneer the other day and still haven't heard back from them. This saved me, thank you!
Hello Andrew, I was just going to pull my Pioneer AVIC8400NEX out of my dash and send it to the seller for repair - I couldn't update the firmware to version 1.01. Well, after watching your video and hearing that the downloaded must be extracted, I followed your instructions and everything worked ! Thank you very, very much as you saved me shipping costs and wait-time! Take care, Andrew!
Worked like a charm after I thought I was properly screwed. Thank you!
This worked for me! Thanks for taking the time to post a video much appreciated.
Thank You!!!!!!!!!! This WORKS.
You are a lifesaver, I thought I had completely screwed up my radio, but I followed your instructions then BAM!!!!! it worked.
Thanks for posting the video, I wish I had seen it before trying to update my AVIC-5201NEX After an hour of trying to get the unit to respond, I finally turned it of and now I cannot get access to the home screen. whenever I turn it back on, it comes up to the same loading screen, shows the same error message and stalls out. Doesn't respond if you push home. Can you help me with that?
BTW: I reformatted my thumb drive to FAT32 and reloaded the software folder before trying again.
If you get the software extracted and loaded on the disk correctly it will automatically start running the install for you when you power on the unit, you don't need the home screen to complete the install, try installing the software with the directions in my video and if it still doesn't work try a different USB drive
I would have been lost without this video. Thanks!
Appreciate it! Worked first time out!
pin code lock or video bypass?
Thank you so very much! You are AWESOME. I used a Samsung SD card to put me in this fix. Had an old SD that had no name brand on it. Coping the whole folder for the AVH-W4400NEX. Keeping everything in the folder. Put it in started car. Said a prayer. And it works.
Hey Wallace Bounds! Good, that's what I'm going to use on my AVIC8400NEX . You're the first I've seen who has used the SD-card option - everybody else went the SB route. My sd card is formatted at fat32 and no other files are on it - wish me success! Thanks!
Hey Mark H. Did it work after using a Sd card? I also have a 8400NEX unit that seems it needs an update. Please let me know. Thanks
How can i contact you? Have the dame :(
I waited 60 minutes to do slow format at the end windows was unable to format, grrrrrr here goes another stick.
I have pioneer avic f960dab i try everything old usb diferent formats of usb. can you tell me how you copy the files from pioneer website to usb only the folder AVIC5000NEX direct to usb or have a diferent procedure to copy this file
I tried updating the firmware on my AVH-1330NEX, and it got to 50% and stopped. Now the screen is blank and the buttons have blue back lights instead of read. Is there a way to recover
Un-hook the memory wire from the radio if it's installed in your car and you don't want to remove the radio you can pull one of the battery terminals.
Once you apply power back to the radio if everything on your update card is correct it should restart the update on its one and Finnish it.
Thanks for putting this up, saved me a trip to the shop. Worked as you said, cannot understand why Pioneer with all their posts don't have this fix??
I have already taken mine out because I was told it needed to be replaced. I still have it and I want to continue using it. I'm not text savvy at all. Would you be willing to repair it for me and I pay the shipping to and from and pay you for your time? All it was doing was loading and then blacking out and then starts that process over again.
I wouldn't mind at all, shoot me an email at bigbodycars@yahoo.com and we can come up with a plan.
So if i have "update failed bootloop" i have hope with a Cheap USB
Yes thats what I used, for some reason the units don't like the name brand ones .
Does this work with the AVH-2400BT it’s not the NEX series?
Not sure I haven't had any NEX radios with issues to work on yet but I would think if your having the same issues this would be something to check out.
Thank you!
ok, I tried all this and I have a cheap thumb drive and it still didn't work. I got a failed reading of the drive. Please make sure there are no other files on the drive. I even did the longer format for FAT32, not teh quick.... I have a 4200NEX
Mark Hooton do you have another drive to try. Also maybe another pc to format the drive with? If it thinks there is another file on the drive more than Likely you may have to use a different drive.
andrew lawhorn , thank you for your reply. We were all out of thumb drives around the house, so as I was talking to my wife and looking on my little valet were I found my thumb drive I found a SD card. I had never used an SD card on my car radio but I went to format it on my Mac and then copy the file over and that worked.
I have read another blog or somebody had mentioned about removing the hidden trash file from certain thumb drives but even that didn’t help but the SD card worked perfectly. And as I said, I format it on my Mac. Earlier, I had used a virtual machine with windows to format a thumb drive so I figured why not try something different.
Hi Andrew,
How do I get out of update mode to try the update with a different USB?
DivineDiva1126 download it directly from the pioneer update site based on the model number of your unit
I have a avic-f860bt mine done exactly the same. Ive tried 2 diffrent sd cards and usb drive. Can not get it to work.
Make sure you Fat 32 it the long way and not the quick on and make surevqhen you download the firmware you extract it first then put the extracted folder on the sd card. And make sure its the only thing on the card. Also you can try a USB thumb drive as well.
Hopefully this works for you.
@@andrewlawhorn4987 thanks ive done all of that and still no joy.
Ive changed my settings to show hidden folders and with doing so i still see nothing else on the folder.
@@tomtummuscheit7686 unfortunately it sounds like the update want work for you and you may have to send it to pioneer 🤦🏾♂️
can you please help me my pioneer says “software error” it’s stuck on the screen everytime i turn the car off and on after i tried to update it
Get the latest update folder from the pioneer site that matches your model #,
Download it and extract it to a thumb drive that has been formated fat 32 the long way and make sure its the only file on the drive,
Hope this helps
andrew lawhorn i downloaded it from the website using my model # and everything i put it on the sd card then inserted it in my pioneer gps and went to settings and click firmware updated and i was waiting on it to update then outta nowhere it said “software error” i don’t know what to do
@@wokeovo2526 try a different thumb drive or card and try it again , the issue I had was the brand card i was using had a trash file stored on it i couldn't see on my pc. It kept making my radio say error justvlike yours
andrew lawhorn the sd card place won’t open because it’s stuck on the “software error” screen
Andrew so I already used 3 USBs already. In my case it says updating from 1.00 to 1.02 (latest version). Once it’s 100% it shuts off then comes back again and try to do an install once second time is done. Then it shows update complete! But when I go in the settings and check the firmware version it shows 1.00!! Did the same with all 3 USBs and 2 Flash drives. Same exact results. So was wondering if you sell your thumb drive? Lol ... I am serious tho cuz kinda desperate really trying not to spend 700 on a new one. I bought mine used on eBay as well 🤦♂️
Are you downloading the latest version from the pioneer site i think its 1.07 if I remember.
Make sure you get the latest version from pioneers site. Its 1.07 now I think
andrew lawhorn yeah from pioneer. The avh-w4400nex has 1.02 as the latest. I talked to someone and they said just disassemble the stereo and replace the memory card attached to the motherboard. That’s my last option. I will upgrade that to avic-w8500nex software and have a much faster read write storage in the stereo. Gonna report back if it was successful ... cheers
Ask friends if anybody has a old USB drive 8 or 16gb.
Ranjit I actually went ahead and replaced the internal memory which was a memory card. Replaced it with a much faster and reliable memory card and used a 8500 nex software with it. Works like a champ!
my avic 5000nex still in black screen,the update fail and then dont coming back,still black screen,also the home bottom dont work,nothing work,any reset to bring this radio back a life
Hector Perez make sure your update usb is empty when you put the update on it, make sure it is unzipped after you download it before you put it on your usb completely disconnect the power that’s red,yellow,and black wire plug up the usb and power on the unit it should start the update on its on if not your update file is bad or not unzipped properly
@@andrewlawhorn4987 so i formatted the micro usb to fat 32 i download the firmware update extracted the folder and made a copy of the extracted folder and transferred it over to the formatted micro. however last time i did this i had done it without the formatted micro. and my radio gets stuck on a screen that says update failed and it doesnt allow me to go back to any menu regardless of how i reset it. so i put the new formatted micro in the usb1 slot with a usb adapter and booted it up but it still doesnt read anything and it's stuck in the update failed screen
did i ruin my radio
@@hectorperez6293 no try a different card or a regular USB make sure it a cheap one with nothing else on it
When you extracted only put the extracted folder on the card
@@andrewlawhorn4987 the one I havedont have brand,no inf.on top,cheap cheap,still dont work
what size is the folder,I can verify my by the size,you know,the size you can see in you sd card
Do you know how to bypass a pioneer w4400nex
I did it
Jason Armstrong, motion bypass? There's a trick for that - let me know if you need it... Take care!
Its the same as the AVIC head units, bottom left corner trick
W4400Nex tried to update from v1.01 to 1.02 and it failed reading a Sandisk SD card, of course before I’ve seen this. I’ve tried two other - and they are cheap - usb sticks but so far no luck. I keep getting 0% version 0.00 to 0.00 for several minutes and then it goes to Update Failed! With only option to press Home. Really can’t believe they couldn’t put 2GB of memory to read in a copy of the flash and keep a backup copy in there too. Never buying Pioneer again
Try a no name thumb drive any name brand always have me issues
@@andrewlawhorn4987 I did, see above where I said "cheap". But I'm going through all that I have. Thanks
I'm not doing the quick formatting, so it's just as the video said. On my fourth stick. I'm wondering if the "Allocation unit size" makes any difference. Some of the sticks are coming up as 64, the one I'm formatting now is using 4096. I know what this does, and it should not make a difference, but just pulling my hair out
@@BobHeathcotePersonal Try a smaller one I used a 2 gb to do mine it was cheap I didn't do the fast format either I did the full one and follow the directions on the video it took me a few tries but it I'm sure it will work for you to.
@@andrewlawhorn4987 I appreciate your optimism! I am about at the end of anything else to try. I had just one 2GB and it didn't work. Brand I never heard of. Then I used a few from conferences and they were larger, full format, no joy. I'm a photographer and I have a lot of USB, CF and SD cards but they are nearly all Sandisk of course
hi guys i have a big problem with my pioneer avic f960dab after first update stoped to work .
i fix that with test mode and i install fimware 1.21 but after that i got problem with bluetooth connection with the phone and calling . the old version was 1.04 the new one is 1.21
now i have a problem i cant enter anymore in the test mode i try diferent files of test mode i try to upload but i have no results if somebody have the same problem and something about how to fix it or if someone knows the file for the test mode for the version 1.21 please write me and let me know. thanks.