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attic Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 30
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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I contacted Garmin on the multiple country thing - when you select Where to you get multiple language versions of the same country like:
Belgie
Belgique
Belgium
Cymru
Wales
etc.
Their reply
Quote: | I have heard back from the engineers and they have said the change was intentional. |
Sounds bizarre - why would you have 3 languages of spelling Belgium, when you also have language selection...
Anyone else who wants to email him to ask that they change this:
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bumpkin Frequent Visitor
Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Herefordshire
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Will be sticking with 2.7 until I hear more positive things about this update. Didn't get a chance to upload the new firmware over the weekend as intended.
SWMBO complains about the peculiarities of the i3 enough as it is, would dread to hear her comments at a frozen screen, she'd probably pluck the unit from the windscreen and pitch it out of the window. _________________ Chas
Garmin i3, Quest & StreetPilot 2720 with GTM10 |
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rother Regular Visitor
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 81 Location: North Lincs
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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upgraded 2 days not had a problem so far, did those that are having problems use the web updater, i just downloaded the file. then did the upgrade. |
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paulhgc Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 23, 2006 Posts: 88
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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i think i will stick with the 2.7 as well is there somewhere i can get the 2.7 as my sister is purchasing the i3 today ? |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | upgraded 2 days not had a problem so far, did those that are having problems use the web updater, i just downloaded the file. then did the upgrade. |
I used the updater. I might re-flash later.
Quote: | i think i will stick with the 2.7 as well is there somewhere i can get the 2.7 as my sister is purchasing the i3 today ? |
See http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=38429 |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | I used the updater. I might re-flash later. |
Sorry no. I used the download not the WebUpdater. |
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greeny67 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 11
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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I had 2 lockups during a trip to the south coast today with v2.90 the only way I could bring it back to life was to power down the unit.
Not very happy..... will send garmin an email once I get my i3 serial number.
Think it will be best to rollback to 2.70 in the meantime although I feel Garmin will have to rushout another update.... heres waiting for v3.00 |
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paulhgc Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 23, 2006 Posts: 88
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timber Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Posts: 422 Location: Wild and Windy SW Scotland UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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ps73uk wrote: | Tried 2.9 had similar problems to what people have been reporting above, wish Garmin would test these updates before they release them!
I have gone back to good old reliable version 2.5!, i still think that was the best all round version released so far for the i3, the unit seems quicker and happier with 2.5 than either 2.6 or 2.7 or now even 2.9
Think i'm gunna stick with 2.5 from now on. |
Paul would it be possible for you to make available 2.5 and 2.6 or send this software to my email addy.
Will send a PM with my detail |
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dab Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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PaulB2005 wrote: | 2 white screens and a very slow i3 today. Funny thing is that the banner at the top of the screen ("Road X Ahead" etc) updates ok but the main screen still shows the position 4 streets ago. The speed and compass still work.....
I have my i3 set to "Most" detail. Anyone else? |
Updated to 2.9 over weekend. It was ok yesterday, but today exactly the same as you, white screens, map lockups, but banner ok.
The only difference today was that it was very cloudy, I wondered at first if it was having trouble tracking satellites.
BTW I used the web updater. |
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trevf Regular Visitor
Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 174
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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dab wrote: | PaulB2005 wrote: | 2 white screens and a very slow i3 today. Funny thing is that the banner at the top of the screen ("Road X Ahead" etc) updates ok but the main screen still shows the position 4 streets ago. The speed and compass still work.....
I have my i3 set to "Most" detail. Anyone else? |
Updated to 2.9 over weekend. It was ok yesterday, but today exactly the same as you, white screens, map lockups, but banner ok.
The only difference today was that it was very cloudy, I wondered at first if it was having trouble tracking satellites.
BTW I used the web updater. | Have tried the Web Updater and then rolled back to2.7 and tried a manual update... issues on both. I have been feeding all I have found back to Garmin, please make sure you all do as well so we can get these issues sorted quickly. |
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Montala Regular Visitor
Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 155 Location: Leominster
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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No matter whether the firmware is updated by using the web updater or manually, surely upon completion the end result should be the same... once all updates have been applied that is... or am I missing something somewhere? |
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dab Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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trevf wrote: | dab wrote: | PaulB2005 wrote: | 2 white screens and a very slow i3 today. Funny thing is that the banner at the top of the screen ("Road X Ahead" etc) updates ok but the main screen still shows the position 4 streets ago. The speed and compass still work.....
I have my i3 set to "Most" detail. Anyone else? |
Updated to 2.9 over weekend. It was ok yesterday, but today exactly the same as you, white screens, map lockups, but banner ok.
The only difference today was that it was very cloudy, I wondered at first if it was having trouble tracking satellites.
BTW I used the web updater. | Have tried the Web Updater and then rolled back to2.7 and tried a manual update... issues on both. I have been feeding all I have found back to Garmin, please make sure you all do as well so we can get these issues sorted quickly. |
I have just logged an online support issue with Garmin about this as well. |
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Wildie Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 57
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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use the new update today and found it really slow at times and had few lockups, no white screen of doom yet but its just not the same, put in a route had to go round aroundabout twice before it told me which exit yes twice.
I also found after the horrid trips the wass, egnos was turned off which I knows I did`nt turn off as we know its better so maybe thats one reason it got things so wrong and slow updates today with the weather been bad the unknown factor of it all, we see if turning the waas,egnos back on makes a difrence tomorrow, if not its back to 2.70. _________________ tom tom start 25
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:44 am Post subject: |
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I totally baffled. Worked fine this afternoon / evening for a couple of hours. I tried EGNOS and it was going loopy again - carrying on down roads i'd turned off etc, screen suddenly rotates 45 or 90 degrees for a second and then corrects.... Normal seems better with both 2.7 and 2.9.
Getting fed up with this. Surely one firmware should be better than another so why do people experience differences with features such as Normal vs EGNOS? |
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