Thread: What i've learned so far during the build

This is before any actual installation. I'm working with a local car stereo place to do the wiring/lcd install since i want it to look nice.. The computer seems to be running, unknown about stability.. But Here's a good list of what i've learned so far..

1. The opus 90w WILL fit in the travla c138. You need to remove every single piece of front electronics to make it fit.

You can drill 3 holes on the bottom of the case and simply mount the piece. I forget who originally suggested this, but it works nicely. You don't need to cut up the housing to make it fit.

You do however, need to remove the plug that goes to the battery/ignition. This allows it to fit cleanly.

You can then cut the 2 port usb header off of the circuit board and use it wherver you can fit it.

I put some electrical tape on the whole housing to keep it from rattling.

2. You can most assuredly emulate car battery voltage using a decent comp power supply.

Run 12v to the opus. Run ground to the opus. Run another 12v to the ignition switch, but put a switch in the middle. You can emulate startup/shutdown quite nicely.

3. Minlogon (winlogon replacement) most assuredly speeds up boot times. Ignore all of the other install instructions and use the recovery console if you're using sp2.

Install the reg settings from the other threads.
copy minlogon.exe to windows\system
reboot with the windows cd, go to recovery console, copy over minlogon.

That being said, minlogon busted the hell out of my soundcard drivers (turtle beach catalina). It crashes on shutdown.. It doesn't seem to break anything, but I decided against minlogon after this.

4. You're probably going to need something to isolate the carputer from your amps during standy powerup. It's NOOOOISY..

Everyone suggests a 30a 12v car relay. I assume i can put it on the ignition wire to keep the amp from powering up until the computer is ready.

5. Powered USB hubs are a pain. Don't cut yours up until you do the research. I chopped up mine and discovered i can't simply run 5v from the ps to power it.

6. The buttons in iguidance are very very very very small.