Firmware 4.2 now available for Nuvi 7xx

i agree with everything, my point is there are leaders and followers, some people just jump on the bandwaggon, and those people just dont deserve any respect. respect goes out to pioneers who try new things, it is their input that fixes and progresses things, not people that sit back behind the scenes

Another success with 4.2. Even though my 4.1 problems weren't as extreme as others reported.

I updated my Nuvi 780 from 4.1 to 4.2. The voice lag is indeed gone... 80 mile round trip tested with no knows issues.. Traffic, bluetooth, POI's all worked as expected...

Hope I am not speaking to soon, but so far so good...

jb in Atlanta

i updated my 760 this morning and used it during the day, without voice stutering (American_Jack) and no lock ups while within tourguide alert area.
my bluetooth works as it always did
i am pleased i took the plunge.

i updated to 4.2 and no problems, voice is good jill here

Updated to 4.2 and no problems.

I was getting the occasional lockups with 3.1 but 4.2 seems to be okay so far. I have not seen any problems yet.

You can recognize the "leaders" from the arrows sticking out of them. Discrection is the better part of valor.

Just looked at mine 0n Oct 15 08 at 9:18PM.
The Defrag date said 16-OCT-08.
Wonder if that means that's when the next one will occur?

It uses UTC internally and doesn't correct for time Zone when it reports system functions.

Somebody has to be first, Go for it! wait you didn't update and mess up your bluetooth did you?
early explorers warned against it.
if you did, oh well, send it in.

Bluetooth broke?
Send it in!
Bob

4.2 didnt fix my blue tooth firmware update problem. it still wants to update firmware and lock up the nuvi. I have replaced the file on the unit and everything else i can think of. I called and they said send it back with the receipt. My only problem was that it was a gift. Service rep on the phone told me he wasnt sure if he could help with out the receipt. Maybe i just need to speak to another rep? Man i dont want to have to pay the rma fees like i did a few years ago. it cost me about 250 to get my nuvi replaced. any ieas?

Oh, I guess you didn't see the part that said I was using 3.1 So No, Bluetooth is fine, thanks for asking.
I Upgraded to 4.2, like the other fella said, no guts, no glory.

It's working better less lag on maps and voice.

thanks for the info

Here's what tech support had me do to cure what I call the "Phantom Bluetooth Update" problem. I am referring to booting up your 760 and within a minute or two, it goes to "Updating Bluetooth firmware..." and then sits there forever.

They told me to browse to the Garmin folder on the device and delete the GUPDATE.GCD file. I copied it to my computer first, before deleting it on the Nuvi. I have not had the Phantom Bluetooth Update prompt since I did so.

Note that this has nothing to do with the "I rolled back to 3.x and Bluetooth broke" syndrome.

I just bought a Nuvi 770 and updated it to 4.20 (and Europe Maps to 2009). It took a very long time to do that but it seems to have worked work. I can't compare with previous versions because i I didn't even try the device before updating. A quick test shows it works without noticeable lag or anything like that.

I did similarly. Curiously, when I first downloaded the new Maps (around 2.5Gb I recall) using their enhanced download software (that did four threads I think, judging by ZoneAlarm asking me four times to give it internet permission) it had a corruption within it (and it took only about half my internet pipe's speed). When I redownloaded it using just Firefox's download, it downloaded perfectly and nailed my internet download speed to the limit (Fios 20 Mbps). Even funnier is that "downloading" to the Nuvi 770 was slower than getting it from the internet.

Used it driving to work today, and the only difference I've noticed is that it seems to take a little longer before discovering it needs to 'recalculate' (as compared to 3.20).

P.S.- Flash usage in the 770 went up by about 200MB after the 2009 European map update.

the phantom bluetooth problem was exactly what i was having issues with. If you removed it and it worked thats all I need. the rep kept telling me i needed that file to run bluetooth...Going to give it a shot tonight!! thanks again

In looking back through just this thread, you're one of at least three to have reported this. So it seems likely that a slowness to initiate a "recalc" is part of 4.2. Still, I'll take this over the 0.2-mile voice prompt delays in the earlier v4 firmwares.

Updated my 760 this morning. So far, so good. Seem to have lost the 3.1 lockups I was having every once in awhile.

After running 4.2 for a couple days, I can't see any difference in recalculating speed between 4.2 and any of the prior versions.

Hey, has anyone noticed that their destinations are actually printed on the screen? I have never noticed this before the update. Normally, I would see the flag, but never the address or the name of my selected destination and the flag. Did I just miss it before or is it really a new feature?

it seems my start up is slower than normal, the loading maps page, it used to be instant, now like 2 minutes.

If a person is cautious enough nothing BAD ......... or GOOD will ever happen to them!

Could it be that Garmin left a little lag just to make their new 7X5 line more appealing?

I upgraded last night and it definitely works much slower than usual. I am on a trip down south and it is some what noticeable. Loading maps and drawing maps are what I have noticed so far. Odd indeed..

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/17846

they are saying the slow loading might have to do with the garmin defraging itself...i wont go any further hear, but that post has more...

I am still on the fence about updating a perfectly working 3.1 to 4.2.

I'm in the same boat and I'm staying on the fence for at least another week to see if anything shakes out. I don't see that 4.2 is going to get me anything.

that is where your wrong, the ladies love the 4.2, they were all impressed that im man enough to upgrade.

You mean like how when going to a restaurant for breakfast and you order their "plain" omelet breakfast and it comes a little burnt and the coffee had a wee bit of vinegar in it -- you figure that maybe they did that so one will come back to the same restaurant and order the deluxe version instead?

Might not work.

Just got the update !
Works fine for me

I just received "lip service" from garmin about the routing issue. They told me to upgrade my firmware, they obviously didn't look at the data they require for product support, I put in there that I have 4.2. I hope we get some help soon for this, I do 50 stops a day and the optimizing route was the reason I upgraded to the 750. I have been a loyal garmin customer for 8 yrs but I'm getting feed up with the software crap.

firenutts - do a hard reset. That should solve the problem!

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

This is one of the most naive, laughable remarks I've seen on here. WHAT glory?! It's mostly insecurity that drive people to upgrade an unknown update. The latest must be the greatest, right? Wrong. I'm old school, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Still on v3.0 and I may never upgrade. I don't see any benefit right now, my 760 is perfect in every way I use it. v3.0=v4.2, as far as I'm concerned.

(Of course, I understand those that have theirs broken by recent updates and need the fixes in v4.2...)

If you look back in the forum threads to the 3.00 and 3.10 threads a lot of people were having problems with 3.00 and 3.10 including myself on my 760. There were random shut downs, lockups, stuttering and so on.

4.00 fixed those problems but created the TTS voice lag and now 4.20 has fixed that. My 760 has had every version available and without a doubt 4.20 is the best and most trouble free for me.

Nobody has to upgrade to any version if they do not want to and if your completely happy now you have no reason to. I would venture to guess that most people that buy these units never do update or very rarely update them and a lot do not even know that they can update them. I think the people that follow the forums are the exception, not the rule.

Still having the same issue if I put in 10 via points. It drops the end and duplicates other points. RrrrrrrrH!

I tried making 5 different routes using 10 via pts each, and then opimally reordering them. I had no problems I ended up with 10 via pts just optimally adjusted.

Seems to work for me.

Using a 750 updated to ver 4.2

works fine for me also, maybe it is the chip set you have??!!i used it all day yesterday, showed 18 homes in a route , never had a issue!!!

maybe it is the chip set you have??!!

this feature worked great until recently. I can only get it to work correctly if I enter the end point twice.

I just opened the phone book and entered 10 consecutive addresses with a favorite for the start and home for the end. I followed the same procedure..next...save...select route....optimally reorder points. It drops the end point, duplicates another point, inserts it to keep the via point count the same.

If I double enter the end point it works fine. Really screwy!

that is odd?!

I just got off the phone with a software engineer and they were able to recreate the same problem I am having They now understand the issue and will be working on it.

If you delete the new "GUPDATE.GCD" file in the GPS's Garmin subdirectory that is created during registration before restarting the GPS no firmware update will actually occur.

I'm later than I'd like to be to this, but for what its worth I updated my 760 yesterday with 4.20 and I've noted only improvements to its performance. Lag is gone. Map drawing and recalculating announcements are the same as they always have been.

I will be driving next week on a couple hundred mile trip and will come back her to report if anything else is worth mentioning.

is the latest firmware update required to add the lifetime traffic to the 760. I have version 3.0 and have no issues I want to be solved at the risk of breaking something else.

No firmware update is required.

This is what is in the email that you will receive after purchasing the lifetime traffic from Garmin and they say you must update both the GPS and the receiver before you can activate the lifetime traffic:

"Thank you for subscribing to Total Traffic Network from Clear Channel - lifetime subscription.
Below is a summary of your order and instructions to enable your traffic subscription.

Traffic Subscription: Total Traffic Network from Clear Channel - lifetime subscription Traffic Subscription Code: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Traffic Receiver Unit ID: XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Subscription Price: $60.00
Tax: $4.86
Total: $64.86

To enable your traffic subscription follow the steps below:

Step 1: Update the Software

Before enabling your new traffic subscription, you must update the GPS device’s software and the GTM traffic receiver’s software.

1. Go to http://www.garmin.com/webupdater to download and install WebUpdater on your computer.
2. Connect the device to your computer.
3. Run WebUpdater, and follow the onscreen instructions. After confirming that you want to perform an update, WebUpdater automatically updates the software.
4. Click Next to check for additional updates for your unit.
5. Select Firmware Update for GTMxx Traffic Receiver and click Next.
6. After updating the software, you can enter the 25-character code for your new traffic subscription.

Step 2: Enable the New Traffic Subscription

No instructions available

For questions, contact Garmin Product support at http://www.garmin.com/support."

I downloaded the update last week and have noticed that the lag is gone.