winston61 Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Hello to all- I recently purchased a second hand Meridian Gold. I upgraded the firmware myself. The back light screen was blotchy, so I sent it into Magellan for an exchange. The base map was not upgraded. The base map loaded into the unit is labeled NA M Land- 1.03 in the about screen. Using Hyperterminal I found the file is actually called NA_G103.BIN. After some research into upgrading the basemap (Yes, I know I have not done enough to find out for myself) I found another base map file on a Russian website. After extracting this file I see it is called na_110 (meri & st).mgn. Is this an appropriate base map file for a Meridian Gold? Do I need to rename the file to something else with an *.img extension? Is this process as simple as erasing th current base map and using Magup to load the new map? Should I just forget about doing this myself and send it back to Magellan(another nightmare in itself)? Is upgrading the base map something I should care about to begin with? I know I am asking a lot but I do think that everyone had to be new at this at one time. Thanks to all. Quote Link to comment
+sledgehampster Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 (edited) The basemap should not be a concern. The detail maps are where you spend most of your time. (I do at least) If you haven't changed the basemap before and you are not 100% confident in your ability DO NOT ATTEMPT IT! See the answer posted here as you posted the same question on that forum. Edited January 1, 2007 by sledgehampster Quote Link to comment
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