Hello !
I'm very glad I've found this forum, as I didn't get lucky in any other so far.
I have a 2005 9-3 Tid with a SDAL Navigation disc also from 2005 (pre-facelift, not touchscreen and very outdated, wich crashes all the time).
I've downloaded the MAZDA SDAL 2008/2009 supposedly working DVD and burned it following all the instructions (slowest speed, Verbatim +R DL, etc) on different computers and burners but always get an error message of the type "No SAAB disc..."
If I try to backup my original DVD I get the same message. Once I've even tried the exact copy that was running on another 9-3 from 2004, I believe, but it didn't work on mine. After that we tried an original 2006 DVD and worked immediatly.
So, I think this is a problem with the fitted DVD unit or its firmware that doesn't allow copies. Could this be resolved with some firmware upgrade/downgrade ? I can later try to find more info on the unit and post it here.
I went already to a Mazda dealer to ask if they had any original 2008/2009 update for their 2005 models, but was never able to get one to try.
Any help please ? I would really like to get an updated DVD.
Regards
Dave