Garmin Dakota 2.70 and Oregon 5x0 3.20 updates Feb 17, 2010

[+allory]

Dakota (WebUpdater) software version 2.70

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4527

 

Oregon x50 (WebUpdater) software version 3.20

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4523

 

* Fixed issue with units getting stuck in demo mode.

* Fixed color issues with GB Discoverer and Custom Maps.

* Fixed issue where portions of GB Discoverer Maps would disappear.

[+facade66]

Installed and working on my 550t, except the WAAS problem is still there.

 

On initial powerup, it quickly obtained a lock, and within a minute the little Ds appeared, and the error was coming down (23feet when I left it).

10 minutes later, without moving it one inch the Ds have disappeared and the error is now 35feet

 

And the D's won't come back

[ZeMartelo]

My experience is somewhat different.

My unit never got WAAS that I had it disabled in the setup.

After reading your comment I enabled WAAS and for the first time since I've had the 550 I saw the D's on those bars.

 

So there has been some improvements in the reception I guess.

[+MaliBooBoo]

I keep hoping that one of these firmware updates will fix my concerns with my Oregon 450t but it hasn't happened. My unit seems to still be stuck in lock on road mode and I have no idea how to change it. I don't think it is possible to change it.

 

Concern #2 is that in the Profile change screen seems to stuck in some cyrillic language, even though it is set in English everywhere else. It's really weird.

 

Anyone else been seeing these things on their 450?

[+itbrl]

Hi

 

I have updated my Oregon 550 to v3.20. Everything looks OK..... WAAS is not supported in South Africa can't help with feedback on that one.

 

L

[+facade66]

I keep hoping that one of these firmware updates will fix my concerns with my Oregon 450t but it hasn't happened. My unit seems to still be stuck in lock on road mode and I have no idea how to change it. I don't think it is possible to change it.

 

 

Setup>Routing>Lock on Road (set to no)

 

Likely this is only an option if you are in the automotive profile?

[+MaliBooBoo]

Setup>Routing>Lock on Road (set to no)

 

Likely this is only an option if you are in the automotive profile?

 

Nice! I hadn't found that before! Thanks! Now if I could straighten out the strange language in the profile change area then I'll be laughing.

Edited February 18, 2010 by MaliBooBoo

[+Bullygoat29]

Can you give us a screenshot to show what is going on with the language? Setup>Display>Screen Capture Set to on. The following screen tells you how to use it.

[+MaliBooBoo]

Okay here are a couple of screenshots of my Profile Change page:

 

 

Note that it says "Current Profile is" (as in, it's in English).

 

So no one else has seen this problem?

[+Bullygoat29]

I'd say make sure your language is set to english. It could possibly be set to another language that isn't fully defined. The other thing if that doesn't work is do a hard reset. At the moment I can't find it but I'll keep looking.

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[+cliptwings]

Well, I have been having big problems with 2.7 loaded on my dakota 10 with webupdater. After I loaded it and the second time I turned it on, I got the "no system software" message. Went to the fine folks at the Dakota wiki and I was able to resurrect the receiver with version 2.4. The receiver worked just fine with the earlier version. Just to make sure it wasn't something else causing the problem, I used webupdater to update the receiver to 2.7 again. (Yes, I am tempting fate). After starting up the receiver with 2.7 aboard again with no problem, I enjoyed 2 hours of geocaching in the Chicago forests before shutting it down to go into the grocery store. Upon coming out of the store, I turned on the receiver and guess what? No, not the "no system software" message this time, but it displayed the initial configuration and language screen. There is definitely something wrong going on with 2.7, at least on my GPS receiver. Anyone else have similar experiences? BTW, the receiver is now chugging along happily on version 2.5.

 

Oh, by the way, I also lost my basemap and all the City Navigator maps I had onboard. Custom maps seemed unaffected.

Edited February 20, 2010 by cliptwings