Unlock V7 Navigation 1000 GPS

Step 7 Accessing the Operating System - Part 2

Use Windows Explorer to navigate to "\Storage Card\" and run C310Auto.exe. The Windows CE operating system will reboot and shortcuts will be copied to the desktop and other areas in RAM. The normal V7 application will launch.

Use Explorer again to find and execute "\Storage Card2\Programs\Utils\ITaskMgr.exe". Terminate the process "realigolaunch.exe".

You will now be presented with a Windows CE desktop. Tap the "Taskbar" icon to unhide/hide the start button. Explore and have fun.

It would seem that renaming c310auto.exe to realigolaunch.exe and replacing the original "realigolaunce.exe" in the "\Flash Disk" would cause the Windows OS to be immediately accessible on boot. However, I have opted for a more manual method, I don't always want or need full access to the OS. Usual Warning: Replacing "realigolaunch.exe" on your device could potentially render your V7 unusable - do so at your own risk, I have not tested this.

There are more options for hacking the V7... You can change the MyGuide skin by replacing the bmp files in "MYGUIDE.ZIP", found in the "\Flash Disk\MyGuide\SKIN" folder.

Please share your V7 modding experiences. What other changes have you been able to make? What useful applications could you get to run?

P.S. I have attached a ZIP archive of the c310auto tool, applications, and script. Play around with it and see what else you can get your V7 Navigation 1000 to do.

Comments

[sarf]

If you got your V7 stuck at reboot without any icon you can restore it but using a backup and put your backup into a SD card and rename the application you want as autorun.exe and reboot the device... this as work for me :D

[xoloux]

Can any1 please explain please to me how u down the reboot, because i think i have messed mine up! not sure what i have to do to make autorun.exe file work for me... my error message is as follows.... FortunaODMKeyDoor1119 Exception occured Callstack dumped to \crash.txt Only thing available is to click on ok.. just freezes after that. Thanks

[jddchatham]

Works good... Thanks for the details. Anyone else give this one a try?

[TheCC]

Hi Tried your hack it worked fine till I renamed c310auto.exe to realigolaunch.exe it couldnt find realigolaunch.c31 and wouldn't go any further so I had to do the usb hack to use activesync to add the needed file in the \Flash Disk (c310auto.c31 renamed) you have to delete the restart or comment it out in the c31 file and change the path of restart to \Storage Card\.... instead of \Storage Card2\..... then do a manual restart (double click) after bootup if you don't it just loops as c310auto.exe calls realigolaunch.exe so when you rename it, it calls itself. TheCC