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dave1976
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:14 pm    Post subject: garmin i3 freezes Reply with quote

hi after installing some poi (speed cams) into my new garmin i3 it has failed to work in every aspect......it just freezes on the main page nothing else happens ...ive tryed resetting it by pressing the 3 buttons at start but with no affect.... the problem seems to be with the memory card i think coz when i take it out it works with minimum affect of coz....but as soon as i put memory card back in same old same old it just freezes straight away.... ive been thinking of buying new memory card but im unsure weither this alone will fix my problems...ps plz help because ive not even used the damn thing that much and ive already broke it all because i wanted 2 put a few speed cams in............ Sad
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mussey1
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Dave,

Does your i3 have the maps on the memory card or on the internal memory?

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi mussey my garmin only has very basic maps on internal memory ...only main roads such as A roads no side streets..
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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hi mussey my garmin only has very basic maps on internal memory ...only main roads such as A roads no side streets..


Can you explain thius further. All UK I3s should have full UK mapping down to the smallest of side roads.

Do you have detail set to minimum?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dave,

Are you in thr Republic of Ireland?

I know that only major towns and cities are fully mapped there, one in the rural areas only main roads are maped.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mussey1


no m8 im in the uk....
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i3 has every road and every map when i could use it with the memory card in and it was working prop...but now its nor working the only way i can get it on is if i take memory card out and then all im left with is a very basic map with only lets say a major rd .....no addresses no side streets..
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dave, have you loaded any software or poi's onto the i3...if you have you might have accidently corrupted the mapping on the card...
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dave,

When you load POI's do you load them direct to the i3 or to the card in a separate reader?

If to the card, do you have a back-up of your card that dates back to before you loaded POI's to it?

If so suggest copying this back to the card.

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When you put your card into a reader attached to your PC, does it read okay?

If yes, what files are on it?

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Do you have other POI's installed?

Suggest you try overwriting the safety camera POI's (any others) using a small or single-entry POI.

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Appreciate that it may take you a little longer, but any chance you could always type words in full as being an old(er) git, I hve trble rding txt-speak sum tymz and wouldn't want to misunderstand something you were asking for help on? Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dave1976 wrote:
i3 has every road and every map when i could use it with the memory card in and it was working prop...but now its nor working the only way i can get it on is if i take memory card out and then all im left with is a very basic map with only lets say a major rd .....no addresses no side streets..


Dave,
i think its time you contacted Garmin UK and sent your i3 back for a repair. Don't go into this, that and the other quite simply it worked and now it doesn't.

I'm slightly confused Confused as to what model of i3 you have did it come with a sd card or have you obtained a card (latest i3's have the maps on the internal memory original have them on the card)
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Normally if the card (original i3) is removed the unit should not work at all and a display screen should ask you reinsert the mapping data.

Definately sounds as if something funny is going on!

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mussey1 wrote:
Normally if the card (original i3) is removed the unit should not work at all and a display screen should ask you reinsert the mapping data.

Definately sounds as if something funny is going on!

Mussey1.


You can bypass this, and just use the base-maps - search the forum for the key presses required, it was discussed when we were all sending our cards back to Garmin for the v8 upgrades.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:10 am    Post subject: garmin i3 freezing Reply with quote

BIG TY FOR ALL WHO TRIED TO HELP Wink

i fixed the problem ............
the problem was with the memory card, when i put the poi's on to my garmin they stored on the memory card which i supozzz is normal but for some reason this made my garmin freeze totally ...i fixed this by the only way i new how to clearer the memory card and that was by putting it in to a d600 mobile fone and deleting every thing i put on it and just leaving all stored gramin memory.....
so now i have a working system again but with no speed cams in it ......

i dont no if i put them in wrong in the first place but i have 2 admit im to scared 2 try and put them back in for i dont want the same trouble again or worse.......... Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dave,
Try loading them straight to the i3 rather than to the card.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had this same problem whe i first got my i3. I had to send it back to Garmin. they just put a new card in it but couldn't explain why it had happened.

I didn't have a card reader then to check the card but I suspected it was a corrupt PIO file that was the problem. I would have deleted the file if I had a reader and from what you say this now supports my theory.

At least we know if this happens again in the future it can be resolved.

If it helps, my file went corrupt when I cut and pasted Quite a few POI from different sources. Now i just stick to just speed cams and Mafts excellent database. I loaded straight to the card via the i3(as i said I didn't have a card reader then)

Mine is the i3 with the maps stored externally on the card
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