the sawtooth logicboard died today. I was so pissed I put my fist though the wall. I patched it up with some cardboard (3 layers) then used some drywall Spackle.

The GPS today helped me find a better rote to work today. It took me into the backroads and got me to work in 10 minutes instead of the boring gridlock 30 to 40 minutes.

Alright, the DA logicboard came in today. Just need a CPU and i'm good to go.

I just can't win on this for the sound system part. I finally got my front speakers working and found the hidden amp and removed it. Now the back speakers died on me. The back speakers dieing on me isn't a surprise, they were the stock infinity's. Now I guess next payday i'll go pickup some Pioneer 6x9s 2 ways.

I made the wire harness for the DVD drive. At first I was going to use the 12 volt power from the LCD and tap into the USB hub for the 5 volts but then I realized that the power supply doesn't come on instant so with straight 12 volts going though the drive might damage it. Since I had plenty of extra primary wire I made a 20ft long power cable that goes from the power supply to the dash. For safety reasons I put a 15A fuse in the 12volt line. All whats left for the DVD is to make the bezel and get the DVD to work in the DVD Player app.

I'll add more pictures tomorrow.

Ok, before I install the DA logicboard does it use a different pinout for the front panel or is it the same as the sawtooth and gigabit?

Ooh, now you're asking. According to GSX, there is a Front Panel Board which was used in the DA and the GigE. Doesn't list the Sawtooth though. And there may well be another version I've missed.

Having been through everything that comes up when searching the entire available parts database for the terms "Front Panel", that is the only one which is listed for the DA or the GigE. I think Sawteeth are obsolete now anyway, so you should be OK.
Emphasis on should.

Well I guess i'll bite the bullet and try it.

Until then heres something I have done and made myself proud.

I tricked AMP to use VLC instead of DVD Player.
I Deleted DVD Player and it's App support files in /Users/(MYUSER)/Library/Application Support

Then changed the label of VLC to DVD Player. Then I went into the contents of VLC and edit the file called Pkginfo to

APPLcfbs

After that I created a file called version.plist


<?xml version="1.0 encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "=//Apple computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList/List-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>BuildVersion</key>
<string>11</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>4.6.5</string>
<key>ProjectName</key>
<string>DVDPlayer</string>
<key>SourceVersion</key>
<string>46500506</string>
</dict>
</plist>


I lauched AMP and crossed my fingers and hit DVD and VLC launched.

I tried out the Digital Audio logicboard today and it seems to be dead Before even attempting to use it before hand I looked up all the info on it to make sure I would have everything to make it work.

I tryed using a 12volt line on pin22 and no luck. The video cad im using isn't ADC so it should work. Also the power button board setup is the same as the sawtooth and gigabite G4s.

I guess im stuck unless I can get a different logicboard.

Each time I try to do something on this project I end up ripping my hair out. I have gone way over budget and I have dead speakers and two dead logic boards as a result. If I knew this was going to be such a problem I would of went ahead and invested into a mac mini. The only other logic boards I have left is a B&W and a iMac and they're too slow for GPS use.

After thinking hard about it I thought I would go ahead and buy a mac mini. I got a Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz system for $556.18 from Macmall.com. I searched on google for Promotional codes to get a cheaper price and managed to get 10% and 3% off and free shipping.

Now what to do with all of the parts that I will not be using. I can't think of anything at all and I can't return most of them since I had to modify them to work with the mac hardware. So if anyone wants to try this mod you can contact me and I can give you a deal on the power supply and case.

Now I need to find a cheap wire harness to power the mini in the car. I hate using power inverters.