+Tequila Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I reported it. No response. Quote Link to comment
+g-o-cashers Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I received a response back on the compass issue with a request for more information -- seems like they are at least looking into it. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 My tracklogs are very detailed at the 1 second interval. I can see small zigzags that I make from one side of the street to the other while walking. These zigzags are about 20ft apart and they log impressively. Quote Link to comment
rrtsb Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Well...glad many of you are having luck with the new firmware. I, however, am not. I put aside the Orgeon for some time due to it's horrible accuracy and tracklogs. Went back to my trusty 76csx. Excited to see the new beta software with new gps firmware. However on loading it and trying it out a few times I'm having horrible results. Below is my test out and back trail. Note how the tracklogs veer from each other by as much as 55meters. The trail goes from wide open sky (on roads) to very light tree cover on a wide trail. I had WAAS turned on, but never got a lock. In fact the GPS could "see" many birds, but at best only locked onto 5. GPS accuracy was reported as best at 11 meters (for only a second) with the average being 25-30 meters, which from the horrible tracklog is probably right. Data sent to Garmin. Very, very frustrated...to me the Oregon is useless. Oregon 300 out and back trail with V3.12beta Quote Link to comment
+g-o-cashers Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Have you tried turning WAAS off? I find that if WAAS drifts in and out it can create results like this. Quote Link to comment
rrtsb Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 No, didn't try that on this walk, but did try on earlier walks and didn't seem any better. However, over the next few days will try the same trail without WAAS and post the results, although I'm not expecting much....unfortunately. Quote Link to comment
+GeekBoy.from.Illinois Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Well...glad many of you are having luck with the new firmware. I, however, am not. I put aside the Orgeon for some time due to it's horrible accuracy and tracklogs.... Well, since you say you put it aside for "some time" if you didn't allow it a couple hours of access to the open sky, it's not too surprising that the accuracy was not too good. Try letting the GPSr "cook" for a while and see if the accuracy improves any... Quote Link to comment
rrtsb Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Actually I did let it cook over a few short hikes in the last few days. Methinks it's more than "baked" enough :-) Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Even if you have a smooth track it's fake, the software is just leveling the track not the hardware, basically you better have a zigzag, at least you know what you see. Quote Link to comment
Haitoman Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Even if you have a smooth track it's fake, the software is just leveling the track not the hardware, basically you better have a zigzag, at least you know what you see. Huh?? Run that by me again.... Quote Link to comment
+redhawk44p Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Just found a problem. If I go into Waypoint Manager and select a waypoint, there is no X button in the bottom left corner to return to the main screen. Have to power cycle. My Oregon did the same thing today. How do the Garmin software guys miss such an obvious problem? Surely they must check the software before they release it. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Surely they must check the software before they release it. I'm pretty sure that they do not. Quote Link to comment
+Tequila Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 12 is dead. 13 is out. Quote Link to comment
+benh57 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Surely they must check the software before they release it. I'm pretty sure that they do not. Um.. what do you think a beta is? It is 'checking the software'. It was not "released". It's a beta. Quote Link to comment
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