Transform your chinese PNA GPS navigation into a portable computer with full unlocked Windows CE OS:
Here is a very simple hack (trick) to unlock your Chinese no name PNA GPS device to the original Windows CE dektop (removing the manufacturer shell from startup), after that you can install any Windows CE software on it and use it as PDA / portable computer.
1. Create a text file called YFGo2CE.bld. The file’s contents can be anything but must be at least 1 byte.
2. Copy the YFGo2CE.bld file to the root directory of the SD card
3. Power off (not sleep) the GPS, then switch it back on
How do you install a real wince or WM ?
These GPS device already have Windows CE inside, you need just to stop or remove the shell/skin to get access to the Windows desktop.
Hi,please help me…I am the owner of a Panasonic GP50..I was install Igo8, works ok, but I lost voice command,and, the device starts directly on maps..before was in Windows desktop..What can I do to remediate that?
Hi, I don’t know exactly about your device, but you can try to reset the device and re-install all software, also check out your iGO folder for voices 🙂
i thought it’s a Chinese UI, but i didn’t see any Chinese character, anyway thanks for sharing
It looks at bit like windows 95.
Thanks nice information does it relay works?..
I have a Renault GPS, stromberg Carlson I do the archive you said but…..it not found…..
Help Me!
I don’t know much about the Renault gps system, is it Windows CE powered or not, and what’s the car model 🙂
Hi, i did it without success. any other suggetion ( my system is windods ce 5.0)
i have a chinese PNA that looks exactly like the one shown in the picture on this website.
i tried to installed some GPS Maps using the USB cable (i guessed the usb files were not installed) and the PNA “locked in”. i have tried many ways to unlock this PNA but it just did not work. I can no longer boot up this PNA.
Please teach me how to UNLOCK this PNA.
Give me some more info about your PNA, software and what’s happen when you power it up 🙂
hi evry body
i have marshal gps i tthink that is chineise gps i try to unlock that but still i cant do that please help me .i have not more time for this problem best regard
the gps web site: http://www.marshalgps.com
Might just note that I could not get this to work until I realized I needed to remove the .txt extension from the file I created
hi,for me not work,i have a chinese pna soundton nav-10,i try with cedesktop but nothing,only total commander work,but no desktop,and control panel is limited,i have all icon but not open,help me please please.
This worked well for my iGo WinCE 6.0 GPS unit. Thank you.
The Aus$60 makes this a nice little unit to program for all sorts of stuff. Robotics through to handheld games.
hi
i have marshal gps too
i like to unlock it to install many software & think you can help me
tanks
Hi mates. I have a PNA GPS called Mesada or MSD 5001. 5 inch screen 400Mhz CPU samsung WIN CE5 etc. I just used the PNDUI tool in order to unlock it and now no more active icons and only a background that says .. no msk file found..
Can anybody help me please, it is a present from frend. Thnx
hi, this is such an interesting thread, i want to try your suggestion and attempt unlock so i can try to install different versions of gps software.. i have double din car stereo system with built in dvd anologue tv radio and gps function , it runs on WIN CE 5.0 with its own shell skin and menus etc .. there are so many different but similar models to mine i dont have the name or manufacturer i just know its chinese supplied … do you think this will work for me ?
if it works will it delete the original skins/shells menus etc or can i keep all that still ?
thanks alot.. keep up the good work :-))
tftom8 UK
I have a marshal GPS. There is no way to see or edit files in OS drive so changing it is impossible. Help me to change it.
I have a Navsgo 760 and would like to get int windows will the same hack work on mine?
It works. Great! Just win ce is in Chinese. Need to change language somehow 🙂
I purchased a Chinese GPS with Win CE 6 and Igo8, I plugged the device into my PC, in doing so the GPS turned itself off, I disconnected from PC and switched the GPS back on, It stared ok but went straight to the Win CE logon screen and is asking for a password.??? suppliers will not answer emails, over 2 weeks now. can the Win CE be rebooted with a SD card as the Device will not reboot from itself.
Just for your consideration:
This doesn’t work for Marshal GPS (those Chinese GPS’s sold out in Iran). But there is another way to overpass the program and go into WinCE. You should touch a special point in the LCD at the boot time while you have pressed and held the power button. Then the shut down screen appears. Cancel it and Viola! You are in WinCE.
I have done this and now I have MioPocket on my GPS 🙂
hi.it is not going to work on marshal gps .be sure the only way is open your device cover and remove battery ,then connect by usb cable and choose charge mode then will see your device window,cheer up.
Thanks for the information amm, really helpful 🙂
Dear Mahdi,
For Marshal GPS, which special point in the LCD should I touch? Also when I press and hold the power button, the GPS will be shutdown without showing the program menu. I appreciate it if you help me.
This solution worked like a charm.
So easy.
Thanks a LOT!
Can you switch back to the shell after using this hack ?
Yes, you can switch it back to the stock shell – just remove the YFGo2CE.bld file from your SD card 🙂
Great solution to keep using some old GPS devices, thank you!