yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
Awesome, thank you for the response, I had a feeling it was going to be that, I will see if I can get a VNC client to run and let you know how it goes. I luckily have a win ce 6 emulator so it makes testing things a little easier
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
I have found a few VNC Clients for WinCE, however none of their links are working, which is frustrating, Il keep looking and see if I get anywhere, but its not looking good as this is now an obsolete system (in IT standards at least) however I did find a file browser that I am going to try as well as a (hopefully) better Media Player that actually loaded on my WinCE emulator. I loaded the video player that is available already, it was a slug on my WinCE emulator (after 5 minutes I was still waiting for the GUI to load) while this other media player Im trying loads in about 30 seconds, so I figure worth trying. I dont know how well the file manager Im going to try will work (or even if it will work) but heres hoping I get somewhere with it. Ill report back my findings after I try my USB and let you guys know how it goes.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Lupuccio:
You are great!

I have hope in you...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Sync 2 Registry Editor/Viewer, plus On-Screen Keyboard. This archive contains a new program to run multiple exe's (with parameters if desired) and wait for them to finish (or be minimised - where they are terminated). You get a "finished" message box where you need to press OK before going back to the Sync 2 desktop.

DO NOT EDIT THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
I have found a wince igo primo if someone would like to try.

i would try my self but i have no clue how to "hack"

1fichier.com: Cloud Storage

1fichier.com
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
It is missing the global_cfg.zip (I've copied mine over to see what if though)...

So maybe not the best choice for a Sync 2 unit, sorry.

But hey, it kind of works :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
I think my old wince gps unit ran iGO actually, I'll have to dig it out of my junk drawer and see
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
Thank you for trying @JasonACT .What a shame I’ll keep looking for windows ce versions. Would someone be kind enough to help me out with setting up igo primo for me please. I’m happy to find the .exe files but I’m totally lost at getting this set up on sync2. Thank you in advance .
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
If you can provide me with a filename layout, for iGO, I will set it up for you.

In other news, the media player I found loads super fast, but the file open window is not usable really, I also managed to get hobdashboard to load, I have to set up the module to connect to my ELM327 to see if it fully works. I misnamed the files for the file manager so I haven't had a chance to test that yet.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
Thank you so much for helping out. I’ll send over a file path
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
@tigerpro357

Hi there,

i have attached a windows ce igo primo

370.63 MB file on MEGA

mega.nz

@JasonACT hopefully this one works. i found this on a old nav system i had welcome to try this one.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Lupuccio:
Hi to all.

Some years a go, i've developed a windows program that allow to listen to various web radio,

also developed for android and thats why i'd like to have mirrorlink, for use it in my car via SYNC2.

So, i know that vs2008 support CE development (if i find it).

Which kind of version of win CE and for which processore type?

In this way, i can try to port my win app to CE (using simulator). try to install on Sync2 and share with you if someone want it.

Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
I know it's Windows CE 6 based, and I think (I could be wrong, may want to verify) it is a MIPS processor, if you need people to test your build, I can accomodate.

Beans I got the file, I'll get it setup for you to try when I get a moment unless someone else beats me to it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
Really appreciate the help thank you once again
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Lupuccio:
Well... i'll try as soon as possible
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
I got the USB files made for you, I did not include any of the iGo files, just the files needed to run it on a sync 2 unit. there is a text file in the navngo folder that gives an overview of what to do, let me know if you have any problems with this
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
Thank you so much
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
You are welcome, hope the files work for ya
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
unfortunately it's not working it loads the screen then reboots the unit
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Where I live, in Australia, it's late and I'm nearing the end-of-the-night here... - and I've been working on this all afternoon... I'll check out the newer iGO package later... Maybe... Mine doesn't reboot, but it's a July-2014 version, so has a lot of bug fixes (I reckon).

Back to this... Factory Navigation.. If you have it, this will report back the hardware serial number of the SD card, and there's a "z.java" program in the root which should (when run with the serial number as a parameter) generate a new card-key for the maps on a new SD card.

This is only so you can save away your original SD card, and use a hardened non-temperature-sensitive replacement (they exist) to keep things "going" for longer......

EDIT (13/05/2022 4:56pm [AU]): I tried some more SD cards and had to change the routine a bit to work properly on all cards.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
Hmm ok. I haven't tried the package yet, you have the files on root of USB?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
I have found the issue it was an error with some of the files on the igo primo folder.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
I can't seem to download the ~135.8MB file from the attachment in this post, it stops randomly for me, anywhere from 20MB to 90MB and won't restart from where it stalls - I'm not sure why? Can you upload this elsewhere so I can take a look? There may be parts of this package that can be made standalone & run from a USB stick instead of fully installing it...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bigorat:
@JasonACT, uploaded the package here - https://disk.yandex.ru/d/W3hHu5sJL1ZpYg
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Thanks @bigorat ! That works much better for me. I'll see what's in there now.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Here, my friends, I find a much newer version of iGO (I think.. as it's hard to tell what customisations were made to the program)...

Attached is the "backup" program I created to save everything "accessible" other than the SD or USB storage device... (some .dll files in "/Windows" are "ROM system files" and not easily copied [but.. oh yeah, I can copy them too one by one, if needed, like the SD decryption dll].. but there's only a couple installed by this package anyway..)......

I will take a look over the coming weekend, but my backup software (once the backup.png file is installed) can grab what ever these guys have installed (that installer took forever to complete - but then again, my backup software takes a very long time too [best use a USB storage device with a blinky LED to follow the copy-progress]).

The backup will give you all the Ford ShockWave script files too (Hint, "list.txt" is created with a report of what is (or is not) copied, but if it exists then a new copy is not performed - so rename that file AND the Z folder (to "Y" or something else) to repeat the backup process on the next attempt).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
I feel like we are getting very close to figuring out all the mysteries that are left on this system, the one thing I wish I could find (but can't cause it doesn't exist as far as I know) is a Android Auto program, or some way that's better than screen mirroring a android device that can be controlled through easy connect running head unit reloaded. I'm pretty sure these sync 2 units don't have enough grunt to run even a super old version of Android, def not a newer version
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Anyone who installed ALZYOUD may find it hard to remove, because they have deleted the Ford software update files! The bastards! Find attached a "Restore" archive that contains all their skeleton keys, along with the original Ford software update files... The Restore wallpaper will put them back, which will allow you to reinstall 3.10 (using the "edit autoinstall.lst" method discussed earlier, where you change the version numbers and restore the file on the 1st reboot).

My unit is now "clean" and it will remain that way (I'll only run stuff off USB from now on). These guys are messing around so much it's likely to permanently brick the Sync 2 unit.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
Out of curiosity, what are the skeleton keys used for anyway?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
In the Russian package, skeleton_key.dat in the USB root, allows you to override the SyncApps.xml which is used to display the list of installed apps - it also enables you to install active-script Wallpaper images again which was disabled (I assume to stop people getting to his files).

In ALZYOUD, it's the same, except there are 2 files with different names, for the 2 different functions that he has disabled.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
@JasonACT Thank you for everything you have achieved so far with the sync 2 unit. Really appreciate your hard work that’s gone in to this. I do have 2 questions regarding igo. Is there anyway to get the sound to work on the sync 2 unit ? And would it be possible to activate the TMC to scan via the radio ?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
@beanz2017 I downloaded your navngo.rar (388,636,447 bytes) but it says it's corrupt when I open it, I've tried downloading it twice - so there's not much I can do here.

FYI - the one in ALZYOUD does seem much newer, has already been hacked to enable the sound, has a memory limiter set (so the Sync 2 doesn't run out of memory & reboot) and is preconfigured for the Russian GPS driver. I've also tried new maps on that version, and they run - so it's been cracked. I'd say this version would be the one to use, but I'm not inclined to upload the files I extracted since the laws are fairly strict here. Maybe someone else can get them off their unit?

As for TMC - that's not easy, sorry.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
@JasonACT Thank you for the information regarding igo.

As for the file i uploaded it's working perfectly on my sync 2 unit just no sound.

i'm Happy to reupload it if you like ?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cancer32:
Hi all! Please help me to install at least Navitel. I tried to install through Release v2. After launching Installer.jpg, a black screen appears and Sync restarts. Then I disconnect the USB, change the name of pack_install.bin to install.bin and connect to Sync, but nothing happens. Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Sure, you can try and upload it again, but if your file is the same size as I reported, it's probably something else. Maybe zip it instead, my rar tools are very old.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
It took a while, but I finally found MicroSoft Solitaire for Windows CE...

Attached:

.Solitaire

.Minesweeper

.Poker

.Total Commander

FYI: Total Commander looks like the best file manager for CE out of what I've seen.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
@JasonACT here is the igo directly from my usb drive.

176.67 MB file on MEGA

mega.nz

I have managed to get the alzyoud igo program.

But i'm still not getting sound would you be able to guide me through it if you wouldn't mind
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
That download worked for me, I'll take a look tomorrow... But if you're not getting sound with the ALZYOUD version then I don't know what's going wrong. I can see they include the same [sound] wave.dll patch file (I assume it has to do with stereo vs mono sound devices in Sync 2). If they didn't get it to work, then I'm sure I won't be able to either. FYI: My Sync2 unit is on the bench, and I don't have sound connected up, and even when I plug ear-phones into the pins on the back of the unit, I've never heard any sound out of this unit. I just copied the Russian for Navitel - and it was reported that the sound was then working on that navigation software. Anyway, we will see tomorrow if it works...

Oh, and I've been playing Solitaire...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
Thank you @JasonACT . I have a spare sync 2 unit on a bench test too. Which some how just bricked it's self i was looking around on total commander then the unit crashed. Learn from your mistakes i guess.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
I took a look at the download, the image is from mid 2013 - and like some other 2013 versions I've tried, they have an error when exiting iGO back to the Sync 2 software - and it always reboots. This is fairly consistent too, so I'm not really wanting to spend any time on this old version. Sorry.

You should post up the ALZYOUD version, I'm sure someone else will then help you get it running properly. I'm fairly confident that you can copy over the language packs from other versions too.

I'm sorry to hear about your bench test unit, were you running any commands or just "looking"?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
@JasonACT i totally understand with the igo app. As for the unit i was just looking around then about 4 different errors came up then locked up. Went in to battery saver mode. Turned it off then back on get to the sync maintenance screen after that says blank for 30 seconds then shuts down.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Hmmm, that's not good. I'm trying now, seeing what happens on my unit when I do various things (I can run programs off the USB stick like a normal Explorer.exe will do and it seems to be ok). I'll report back if anything strange happens though.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
Scarp that my bench tester has died not the sync 2 screen :mad:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
I use 7 zip for all my archive needs
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hamody357:
hi, all I see this tv box on youtube you can use it in the car I don't try it but I just like to share it to see it mate somebody like to try it in his car

thanks.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqkxeJy
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rioachim:
I know of only one dongle (CP-06) advertised to be working with WinCE, but I've never seen the companion exe package:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiph8jC9OD3AhXL6aQKHYIwBkMQFnoECA4QAQ&url=http://m.icartizan.com/product/carplay-android-auto---mirroring-3-in-1-usb-dongle-for-aftermarket-android---wince-navigation-stereo.html&usg=AOvVaw3O45WHoSGuhPyWGmo1Msax

If someone has a verified purchase link that is still active, we can try it now that we can run any wince exe file.

https://www.tradetecglobal.com/en/a...d-auto-usb-for-android-models-ref-tr2569.html

@JasonACT, does Total Commander allow replacing syncapps xml directly on the unit? I am thinking about permanent install of certain apps on the system (e.g. this dongle's AutoPlayBox.exe app) by copying apps on the internal memory and editing the xml to show them on the application list instead of png running.

AutoPlayBox.exe:

MEGA

MEGA provides free cloud storage with convenient and powerful always-on privacy. Claim your free 20GB now

mega.nz

AutoPlayBox20200518.rar

yundian.lanzoui.com
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hamody357:
hi i try this car play be for but not work its needs to install androidouto on ur screen that why not work with with me .
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Yes, that should work quite well.

Edit: I guess you will copy my renamed *Plugin.dll to /Windows along with the .txt file to make that work.

Edit2: The Russian might have had software on USB, so the XML might allow a full path too - testing is needed to see how well it works that way, but /Windows should work for sure.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mirol1205:
I need file navitel for sync 2 where I can't have
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rioachim:
After reading a little, I will try to run this package:

AutoKit WinCE 6.0 or higher.rar

Посмотреть и скачать с Яндекс Диска

disk.yandex.ru

And if it works, I'll get one wired dongle for my Android phone:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKTZ2bc

Reference link:

Полноценный Apple CarPlay / AndroidAuto в старой штатной MMC Vesta на Windows CE

Всем привет! Ох, давненько я не писал тут, аж драйв упал)) Как началась запара с работой год назад, забросил я писанину, а потом свадьба, хлопоты и лень — взяли своё))) С машиной всё хорошо, полностью…

www.drive2.com
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rioachim:
Ok, I did manage to run dongle companion app, but not from png, instead I ran it from totalcommander. Totalcommander can also open Control Panel with some Ford settings, but I did not see anything interesting. Guess it's time for ordering from Aliexpress.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Sorry rioachim,I think I was a little too quick to say this would work, the SyncAppsRunner.exe currently only runs off the USB or SD card, but attached is a new version of the xPlugin.dll which will run it from /Windows/ if it finds it there first. All three places are checked in order. (Completely untested, sorry, this isn't something I want to do.)

I've also created a LibVNCClient version of VNC for Sync 2 / CE:

You need to configure your VNC server machine for 800x480 (easy on a Raspberry Pi, harder on a Windows PC - but not impossible). There's a .txt file in the VNCCE folder with two lines - the IP address, followed by the VNC authentication password (more secure auth methods are not implemented). There is an invisible button right up the top and in the centre - to close the connection and return to Sync. Left-click is implemented, along with dragging, and if you press the touchscreen in the same place for 750ms and let go, it will right-click.

Yeah, I'm showing off my Windows developer skills here. Don't ask me for help, but if there are issues with what little it can do, I may try and fix it. Enjoy.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] haylazzz:
I'll be following this issue. I read the article in the reference link. If you can achieve this in sync2 it will be great.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
Do you think it might be worth making a VLC CE build to try? All the versions I have found are not actually WinCE executables, I have a feeling that will also give a better experience than the video player we currently have.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
I don't think so, sorry. That's about two orders of magnitude harder than VNC! And VNC wasn't easy, I spent weeks getting that to work on my Aussie Ford's QNX based screen - and only because I had done that work was it easier to build a project in Visual Studio to build this one for Sync 2. And even then, it went smoothly on x86/Win32, but had to have lots of edits done to compile and link with the reduced CE system (no standard low-level io library, no standard errno stuff, I can't believe the hoops Microsoft expected developers to jump through to make CE software - no wonder it's D.E.A.D!)

Anyway, there are better players than VLC (maybe not with as many features, but certainly with wider compatibility and smoother operation). But still a hard task, sadly.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Lupuccio:
Good morning everyone.

If I understand correctly, with total commander, it is possible to manage everything.

Good...

is there any good soul who can write a step by step procedure, understandable to a log head like me, which allows me to remove all the old installations of mirrorlink, video player and navitel (only navitel works)?

In this way I would have the opportunity to start over from a "clean" machine.

it would be dream for me...

Thanks to all.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
Well if you installed using the decrypt software method (or bought from the Russian) you might have to re-install sync 2, as far as writing a how-to, I don't think the methods are there yet, but if you look back through this thread. You will find everything you need to achieve what you want to do. The search function is your friend.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
Would anyone know any “wake up can bus commands for bench testing sync 2” since my bench tester has failed I have been looking for these commands but cannot find anything so far.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
https://github.com/EtoTen/stm32_can_sim
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] beanz2017:
Thanks mate !
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JasonACT:
Now that I've got a VNC client working, I can compare the performance of Sync 2 to my old Aussie QNX based touchscreen that I've had working for a very long time now (more than a year)... Same custom software after all...

The Sync 2 unit has regular periods where "something" of a very high priority is running, preventing smooth video playback (and my test hardware [Intel Stick PC server + 4GHz Desktop PC client running the Win32 VNC I compiled] can play full-screen video [at the same time as being connected to the Sync 2 unit] with acceptable smoothness [but not perfect, maybe ~20 frames per second]) where the Sync 2 is much less (~2 probably) and has regular periods of no update at all. Meaning, there's no way the Sync 2 unit will ever play (native) video smoothly without significant changes to what's going on inside.

My best guess, based on the various task-managers I've tried in the last couple of days (which report Desktop.exe is consistently using 50% of the CPU - ALL THE TIME - but spikes at regular intervals) is that the Sync 2 speech recognition software is soaking up the CPU cycles that could be used for smoother operation of external software.

These units also run "hot". When I first received my Sync 2 unit in the mail (from a wrecked Aussie Ford FGX Falcon) I was surprised by the massive heat sink casing. But it's never cold once powered up!

The Russian should have worked out a way to disable/pause the speech recognition thread in Desktop.exe... He would have been a real winner. Instead it's the opposite... And my comparison to the actual iMX31 QNX unit in my Aussie car is - well, I've got no reason to envy Sync 2. It will remain a desktop piece only.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tigerpro357:
Hmm ... I myself never use the speech recognition stuff on my sync 2 unit, does anyone else? I wonder if we were to replace it with a dummy file if that would increase the performance?