2.60 update for Nüvi 260

 

Just wondered if anyone else has updated to this version? I did so yesterday, and this morning my 260 locked to the satellites in under 30 seconds...sitting on my desk in the study. That's from the moment I plugged it in. It had been taking about 90 - 120 seconds for a cold start first thing in the morning. Obviously it will take a few more days to see if there really is an improvement or if this was just a fluke. Hopefully we get a little bit of the benefit that the 7xx users seem to be getting with this latest update.

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

2.60?

I checked my Nuvi 260 and I have:

Software Version 3.60
Audio Version 1.40
GPS SW Version 2.40m

Is this 2.60 update the "GPS SW Version"?

When I run the updater all I see that needs to be updated is "GPS Chipset Type M" and a bunch of voices. What is the "GPS Chipset Type M" update?

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Mike in Oregon - Nuvi 260

That is the one...

... that I'm talking about. At 2.40 you are 2 updates behind. The "m" is for the MTK GPS chip. I think your list will show a different code if you happen to have gotten one of the earlier Bravo units. It sets your update list by the serial number of your GPSr.

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

Cold start this morning

...got me locked in about 75 seconds. So we don't get the QuickFix benefit that the 7xx series gets... but we never had the problems they did in the first place, so... smile

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

Huh?

I show 3.60 as my software version. Is that what you meant?

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DC Area, Nuvi 2797

This is...

the GPS software (that operates the GPS chip). Mine reads: GPS SW version: 2.60m.

What you are referring to is the Garmin unit software version, which is 3.60.

Touch the wrench, then Settings - System - About... that should tell you the various software versions that your unit has installed.

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

Chipset Update

Thanks for the information about the update. This is my first GPS and I bought a nuvi 260. I just got it from Amazon two weeks ago. The Software Version
is 3.70---Audio: 1.40---GPS SW Version: 2.50m.
I did the update and it changed it to: 2.60m.
I wish that I could tell you that I see a difference, but being new, I just don't know. I did email Garmin and ask them what difference is. Waiting for answer. I have learned a lot on this site and hope to learn more.

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Paul..... Nuvi 765T

Chipset m update

I just got the answer about the chipset m update.

"Thank you for contacting Garmin International.
We recommend loading the chipset update for any model that our
engineering department has posted. For the most part, the chipset
update was done to improve satellite acquisition time".

If i did not read about it here, I would have just skipped over it. Thanks Paul

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Paul..... Nuvi 765T