60cs Firmware Update ?

[+Team Dubbin]

Hey if I update the firmware will I lose the maps and waypoints in my 60cs? I'm gussing no but I want to make sure before I do it.

[+whitecrow]

No

Edited June 24, 2006 by whitecrow

[+Fireguy15]

I lost mine and now when I load new ones in - within 3 times of turning it on I start getting fatal errors. I turn it on and then the screen fades out and it shuts off. It keeps doing it until I do a master reset (Power + page + enter). Then it works fine. I loaded a few caches by "marking" and it worked ok but I really do not want to load 800 caches that way!!

[+baloo&bd]

I have probably done 4 upgrades since getting the 60CS and never had it wipe out caches or maps.

 

As to loading multiple caches or waypoints, I use GSAK, so that is not an issue. In the past there have been a couple posts regarding some issues with firmware upgrades (none I know of on this last one) however (knock on wood) I never experienced any of those. I generally have about 970 to 980 caches loaded at any given moment.

[+hurley_108]

Fireguy, I'd suggest reloading your firmware. Go to the page for your unit, and on the sidebar there's an upgrades link. Follow it and download the new firmware, and then install it. I think I read in another thread that worked for someone else having similar problems.

 

As a cautionary note, though, if you've been keeping, as I have, copies of the old firmwares, DOWNgrading WILL zap everything.

[+Fireguy15]

Fireguy, I'd suggest reloading your firmware. Go to the page for your unit, and on the sidebar there's an upgrades link. Follow it and download the new firmware, and then install it. I think I read in another thread that worked for someone else having similar problems.

 

As a cautionary note, though, if you've been keeping, as I have, copies of the old firmwares, DOWNgrading WILL zap everything.

 

I used the web updater and reloaded but had the same problems. I tried downloading the firmware update seperate (outside the web updater) and can't open it with my computer- get an invalid something win32 error.

[+Centex Trekker]

I thought I had updated my 76CSx by downloading the firmware from Garmin and running "Updater", but it still showed ver 2.40. I downloaded "WebUpdater" and installed it. Ran it with the GPS hooked up with the USB cable and it updated me to ver 2.60. Didn't lose any maps or waypoints.

[+EraSeek]

Once you download the upgrade with the webupdater you need to turn the GPS unit off and restart it else it will still show 2.40.

[kb9nvh]

I've never lost any maps or settings updating firmwares on a csx version.

I have custom stuff saved in mapsource anyway for quick replacement. I think I would still have to redo my custom screens and such.

 

Good Luck...let us know if new firmware improves any issues.

 

Hey if I update the firmware will I lose the maps and waypoints in my 60cs? I'm gussing no but I want to make sure before I do it.

[ManitouFour]

Through many updates (60c and 60csx) I have never lost anything. But I always backup waypoint / routes / tracks etc in mapsource jsut in case.