Nuvi 7xx 4.00 Firmware FIx

I do have custom POI's loaded. The only one I have a proximity alert set for is the Rest Area Combined file. The others are for State parks, camp grounds, and just recently, POI's for Vancouver attractions.
The previous lock-ups I experienced could have had something to do with being in proximity of a rest stop. Once instance I attrbuted to it becoming over heated from being mounted on the dash during a hot day.

I had this problem at first too. You need to go into the GARMIN directory on your GPS via the computer and delete the GUPDATE.GCD file before you start the rollback process. If you don't, it sees the newer GCD file from the 4.0 install and reflashes that. That's why when you turn the unit back on after doing the rollback it says "loading software" again.

I wonder if this firmware problem is related to the frequent freezes i have experienced

4.0 is still there but not listed on their links. I didn't see anything past 4.0, like 4.1-4.9. I wonder why they didn't take it off entirely.

We'll find out tomorrow!

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/15349

No update yet!

Hi

please , any one know at what time GARMIN will issue the new update?

regards

People don't know what the date of the release will be, so it's extremely unlikely they know what time it will be released as well. Best thing to say, is to sit back and wait.

Yes, The time will be at 10:22AM

Is that Eastern Standard Time or Pacific Standard Time??

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Ok, I managed to follow the first 4 steps. I'm having trouble with step 5. How do I reinstall the USB driver?

Windows "Add new hardware" in the control panel doesn't find it before the GPS switches over to "Mass Storage Mode".

Thanks,
Bob

Good answer HH I see you have been using your cystral ball again.

Have you looked at your storage device list when it is plugged in? It may recognize it from the last use. That is, you may not have to re-install the driver.

When I drop the rgn file onto updater.exe, a message box pops up. The header is marked Updater.
The message says:
"Connect your Garmin device to your computer, choose your connection settings below, then press OK"
The connection settings offered below are for com ports 1 through 8.
The drop down box for USB devices is blank.

As soon as I click on cancel the GPS goes into mass storage mode and has no trouble connecting.

Are you sure you want to rollback to a prior firmware? Because you could do irreparable harm to your unit.

Granted the only reported rollback issue seems to involve bluetooth, but I wouldn't be surprised if the rollback caused additional damage.

Why not just wait another week for Garmin to release the update?

great advice - i was thinking of rolling back to 2.90 , but after reading your advice, i'll do just that and wait. My nuvi 760 still locks up when i try to do any search while within a tourguide alert
area.

Unless you really NEED TourGuides, just turn them off in the menu. That's what I did, and I have had no additional troubles with 4.0.

Wonder how long it will be before Garmin farms out customer support to India?

Well, the fix was supposed have been available last week. We are leaving for three weeks this coming Thursday and I'd really like to get this resolved before starting the trip. Even if the new release were to become available before we leave its doubtful that I'd implement it for fear possibly rendering the entire unit unusable.

The unfortunate part is that V3.1 was working fine for me. I have a 750 which doesn't seem to have issues with a rollback, but I do have issues with v4. The major annoyances are calling for a turn after you've passed it, and when traveling between map segments the map for the segment you are passing into doesn't come up unless the unit is first unplugged and turned off, then restarted. I can deal with the longer bootup time.

Personally, I think that Garmin is going in the wrong direction with the multitude of new products being introduced. I don't know how retailers, especially those specializing in GPS and expected to have most models available, are dealing with it. Garmin is not spending enough time testing before launching the product. This is my second 750. The first was early production and had two major porblems - very short battery life and very long satellite acquisition time. It was replaced by Garmin. The only good thing about that is that the newer unit came with the latest version of City Navigator. I have been a Garmin customer for many years. There was a time when firmware updates actually meant enhanced features as well as debugging existing problems. The next time I upgrade to a newer unit it will only be after giving the product adequate time to mature in the marketplace (and cost a few hundred dollars less).

Another issue with Garmin is v6.14 of Mapsource. It looks nice but is vitrually unusable because of the huge icons and the speed at which it works. I doubt that there are many people who didn't revert back to v6.13. Different issues but at least that was doable.

Bob

Well, I leave early tomorrow morning for a week long work trip. I had high hopes that Garmin would have the updated firmware out before I left but it looks like I'm just SOL on that. I just checked with web updater and it, of course, says I have the most up to date version. Too bad it doesn't offer to roll me back to the one they have posted as the most recent.

I understand your frustration. I too have been a long time Garmin customer, but this latest fiasco has almost sent me over the edge. For the last week I have been seriously looking at returning my 750 and getting a TomTom.

What's really sad is all of this is caused by Garmin. If Garmin focused on fixing the bugs in their existing models, instead of creating new models, they would keep customers. Instead, they continue to push out untested products.

I had a 750 for three days before Garmin let v4.0 out of Pandora's Box. I returned it and am torn to either spend less and get a 350 for $198, wait for the 755t but I'm not sure I want to give up $500...or I could get a Tom Tom. I could get another 750 and never update it too.

For now, I'm using my manual GPS, eyes, brain, AAA+Thomas Guide maps.

I'd rather have busted Firmware than buy a TomTom

I loaded the 4.0 firmware on my 760 back on 8/25 and have been using it daily. Other than a slight delay on turn notification about .3 miles before the turn everything else works just fine. I'm sure Garmin will rollout a new firmware shortly that will fix the problem with 4.0

Strange how some are having problems while others aren't. That one must be driving the software engineers bonkers. Is it additional files loaded onto the nuvi or differences in internal electronics?

Somewhere I read that POIs could be causing the problem, so I deleted the Rest Areas POIs. I did however include some POIs that I'll be needing for my trip in Europe. By the way, I needed to include some POIs because nuvi doesn't show all data stored in the waypoint file as does my 76cs and 76csx. To see whats in the comments field you have to convert them to POIs for the nuvi. After deleting Rest Areas, I saw no difference. It was still calling out turns to be made after I already made the turn. Well, as long as I'm watching the route on the screen I'll get there.

Having been an engineer involved with product development I understand what's going on. Marketing people are ready to release product on an agressive schedule and engineers would probably never release anything until its so well tested that its no longer relevant.

One thing that Garmin has done right is customer service. My III+ and e-trex vista were repaired or replaced many times even after the warrantee ran out. Its been this sort of service that has kept me a loyal customer. My 76cs has been retired but never had a problem. My 76csx has also been very reliable and never needed repair. Meanwhile my original nuvi 750 didn't work properly right from the start, but this time it took quite a while before I found a CS rep who would do anything about it. Likewise the on-line vendor I purchased it from said it was operating normally.

The 76csx was a dramatic improvement over the 76cs. However, I can't see that there will be much that the nuvi 755 will offer over the nuvi 750. It will probably be the same product with a few firmware enhancements. In years past Garmin would have provided such enhancements to existing products at no cost. True, that doesn't enhance the bottom line except that when there are real progressions in product development customers will remain loyal and buy them.

How many people buy a GPS because of installed games or the fact that it has a picture viewer or plays talking books or music or take pictures or is a language translator or is a telephone or arranges blind dates whatever? Extra features just complicate it and they seldom do any of them well.

garmin issue the new update 4.1 exactly the time you mentioned (H Hannah ) .... ....

please every one test it to make sure no errors in the update .

the link nuvi 7xx software version 4.10 is :

http://www8.garmin.com/software/nuvi760_410.exe

Changes made from version 3.10 to 4.10:
1)Improvement in MAD Maps performance.
2)Added Australian traffic support.
3)Corrected reboot issue while installing language 4)guide at power up.
5)Corrected shutdown issue associated with an active proximity alert or tour guide alert.
6)Support for more GPI files.
7)Fixed an error in MSN news reports where a report could be lost.

regards

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