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Joined: Dec 07, 2006 Posts: 563 Location: North Devon
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:23 pm Post subject: Nüvi 255 - Ecoroute not present ... and won't install
I just bought a 2nd hand Nüvi 255 and there's no Ecoroute on it; but there should be: (Official spec here)
This unit was sold as faulty (as in "Can't Unlock Maps"). This wasn't surprising, given that the map file was in the wrong directory. The previous owner also seems to have deleted large chunks of files at random, that I *think* I've restored from another unit. I've updated the firmware, reset, downgraded the firmware, re-upgraded etc etc - but there's no sign of ECORoute appearing!
I have spoken to Garmin, but they don't know either. They will 'have a look at it', for a fee.
I know Ecoroute, in general, is as much use as a chocolate teapot, but it might matter to whoever buys it from me...
Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 752 Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject:
Can't help, I'm afraid, except to offer a comparison with a working unit.
I've had EcoRoute on my 255 since new, and software updates have brought the addition of the Driving Challenge to EcoRoute's facilities. (I think the Mileage Reports are quite a useful feature of EcoRoute).
I'm currently on Software Version 6.0, BTW.
When updating, some bits of the software (eg Traffic receiver; help files) have to be selected separately. I don't recall EcoRoute being one of these "extras", but you could just check.
Joined: Dec 07, 2006 Posts: 563 Location: North Devon
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:54 pm Post subject:
dales wrote:
When updating, some bits of the software ... I don't recall EcoRoute being one of these "extras", but you could just check.
Thanks for your input.
I'm not actually sure that the 255 and your 255W run the same firmware, but for the 255, Ecoroute seems to have been introduced as part of firmware V4.80 (Maintenance log here). Garmin 1st line support told me that there was no separate download for Ecoroute, but this web page implies there is/was (it says Run Webupdater & "Select ecoRoute from the list of update options"
According to the IFIX value on this unit, it first saw light of day on the 8th of December, so you would have expected it to come with Ecoroute installed and working. There was a \Reports directory containing Scores.bin, so I suspect it was - and the previous owner somehow killed it!
I found a copy of firmware V4.70 and downgraded to that, but still no offer of Ecoroute from WebUpdater
I don't know if it's just a case of Webupdater not realising that it should offer Ecoroute as a download option for this unit - or if, in fact, Ecoroute is installed - but some reason doesn't believe this unit is qualified to run it.
I should be getting a Nüvi 215 in the near future, so I'll try some comparisons with that unit...
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