Garmin talk

Garmin Express v7.13.0.0 ready to down load.

Sometimes i just can't figure out where Garmin comes from with these updates. Express tells me i have two updates on my units, but it doesn't know i have north american maps on them? Well it should since it never gives me a euro map update. That option of course isn't available for me. But yet... i have an update for a new german digital provider.

Hi

Has any Garmin DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5-inch user here succeeded in updating maps by Wi-Fi?

On Wi-Fi my unit will update software but wrongly shows 2019 maps as "up to date" every time.

Thanks.

We are in the middle of a 5200 mile round trip and when I turned on my Drivesmart 61 the other day a message popped up saying something to the affect that the SD card in the Garmin device is no longer useable and should be replaced.

I'm embarrassed by having to ask this (and too lazy to try and figure it out), so here goes.

Scenario:

I have two Garmin GPS devices and alternate between them every month so as to keep the batteries happy and have a recent almanac, etc.

Let's say both devices have the same 90 Saved Places (Favorites, or whatever).

I swear the other day i ran the garmin updater and it told me my drivesmart had 2 updates, one for the time zone and one for the software to update to 9.60 (im at 9.40)
Today I finally got around to connecting it and it only told me there was a timezone update.

Does anyone know if there was a 9.60 update and they took it down for some reason?

My last two new Garmin GPSr's, a Drivesmart 65 and an RV 890, both shipped with a power cord hard wired to the old style 12V cigarette lighter plug. My last two new vehicles, a 2021 Buick and a 2022 GMC pickup, do not come equipped with this old 12V socket.

Just ordered a factory new Garmin RV 890 for $399. It's on sale thru 5/4 at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Navigator-Display-Preloaded-Ca...

Hello, new here and first post. I was searching for an elusive POI file from Ultimate Campgrounds that had in the past sold their POI list from their website apparently. However this was not offered by them after December of 2020. Currently the project for UC has stopped as of April 1, 2022. I am posting this in hopes of finding a way to get this data.

I powered up my old, trusty 2595 last week and it started booting, buzzed and then turned itself off. Nothing I did got it past that point, shutting off after every buzz.

I picked up a Drivesmart 66 as a replacement. Overall I like it.

I have had Garmin automobile GPS devices for a number of years. Last year I bought a Garmin Zumo XT for my Can-Am Outlander 450 ATV.

Yesterday, I bought two Gazelle Ultimate C380+ e-bikes for my wife and I to use. While I have a few Garmins, my Garmin Nuvi 500 and Zumo XT are probably the most weather resistant.

Can anyone help me, I have a old Garmin 660 that still works like new that I use in my truck, But I broke the Cradle mount for it where the ball fits. Anybody know where I might be able to get one ?

Garmin Express showed gmaptz.img v29 update was available for my nüvi 3597.
Mark

Woot (part of Amazon) has a Drivesmart offered today, plus a couple watches. I don't know what the typical retail is but offer the link for your perusal:

https://sellout.woot.com/plus/garmin-watches-navigation?ref=...

Available now for Windows

Hello, all . Hope you can help. I have a Garmin GPS device that is a few years old (don't remember actual age). After entering an address I used to be able to tap the "i" (information symbol) in order to enter the name of the place where I wanted to go and save it. All of a sudden I can't do that any more; perhaps a result of the latest update (?) . Any ideas why this is happening?

I thought I would repost this in a separate post, as it is buried in another post and I have updated the review. See: http://www.poi-factory.com/node/52192

Overall, this is an excellent unit, but the price ($299.99 USD New) may make some go for a lower priced unit. Refurbished units run over $100.00 USD less.

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Required flash drive to update (lower 48) first time.

After updating. No 3-D map, low detail. No destination choice allowed. (i.e, utterly fucked up).

How to zero out and start over.

Yes, using latest GE and updating via USB.

Regarding the fiasco with the latest Map Update not working until I used MAPINSTALL.. and then not displaying Road Names correctly:
Neds Cove Road becomees: N... C... R.

I see that for the last two Map Updates (I cycle between two SD Cards)

The road names have displayed this way.... N... C... R.

Device: DS65

Recently factory reset my DS65 in attempts to get the map update to populate in GE. This got me nowhere, requiring garmin to flip a switch on their end to make it work.

Before resetting, I used GE to backup user data from the unit (in hopes of restoring it after the map update/reset).