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Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 1441 Location: Swansea
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:25 am Post subject: i3 doesn't work from battery after updating
Yesterday I updated my wife's i3 to v9 maps. It didn't go smoothly - I followed the instructions, but after it got to the end of updating the software, it didn't recognise the device as being switched on. I started again, and this time got a repair screen. Again I followed the instructions, but once again at the end it asked me to connect or switch the device on, when it was already plugged in and running (as I had been asked to do on an earlier screen)
I replaced the original transflash card, and found it still worked, so this time I managed to navigate round the DVD and installed the maps I wanted onto a new card using a card reader.
Took it for a run in my wife's car and it all seemed to be working fine when powered from the cigar lighter. This morning I put in some fresh batteries and it wouldn't start using those. Tried another pair - still wouldn't start.
It works fine using the lighter supply.
Could the firmware have been corrupted during my early unsuccessful attempts yesterday? Has anyone else had a similar problem?
Robin _________________ TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
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Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used
Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 1441 Location: Swansea
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject:
Alas no. I have tried reinstalling 3.2, which is what I had been using, then I went back to 2.82 beta, which was always very satisfactory. Doesn't work off the internal battery with either
Robin _________________ TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used
Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 1417 Location: swindon uk
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject:
i suppose you've done the obvious thing like a hard reset, if you have and no luck ,then hopefully the i3 will still be under warranty... _________________ ***************************
Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 1441 Location: Swansea
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject:
I tried pressing all 3 buttons (when connected to the USB port of my PC, because it doesn't work on battery) but that doesn't do anything
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TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used
Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 1441 Location: Swansea
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject:
I found that if I turned the i3 off, whilst still connected to the PC USB port, I could do a hard reset. Didn't fix the battery problem though!!!
Robin _________________ TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used
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