yogazoo Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Link:Beta v3.68 Change History Changes made from version 3.67 to 3.68: •Fixed issue with power off barometric pressure trending •Fixed issue with barometric pressure plot when stationary •Fixed issue with display when entering USB mass storage •Fixed issue with current lap data field in dashboards •Improved Arabic keyboard •Problems with this beta software may be reported to MontanaBeta@garmin.com Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Kudo's to the Garmin Montana Team for being so responsive on the barometer issues. The list just seems to fix issues related to versions 3.63 - 3.67 but it's a step in the right direction. ADDED: After a few hours of barometer plotting (variable elevation)the feature is fixed! Eureka! Edited December 20, 2011 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Fixed issue with display when entering USB mass storage Great. yogazoo, what about the power-switch issue you had? Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Fixed issue with display when entering USB mass storage Great. yogazoo, what about the power-switch issue you had? Based on a brief test the non-resonsive power button quirk appears to be fixed. This may have been inadvertant and a result of fixing the other issues related to "Save Always" in the barometer function. It will be interesting to see if this also fixes any of the cradle wierdness. We'll just have to test and report back here. Edited December 20, 2011 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
+Subraid Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 •Fixed issue with power off barometric pressure trending Finally it is fixed and working (again)! Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Does the barometric fix also mean that the vertical speed is useable? This afternoon while I was waiting to get a GPS lock the vertical speed was fluctuating between about 50 feet upwards and 40 feet downwards, which was interesting given I was standing still and holding the GPS still. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Does the barometric fix also mean that the vertical speed is useable? This afternoon while I was waiting to get a GPS lock the vertical speed was fluctuating between about 50 feet upwards and 40 feet downwards, which was interesting given I was standing still and holding the GPS still. I'd wait to get a sat fix before evaluating this data. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Based on a brief test the non-resonsive power button quirk appears to be fixed. I take it back. After loading a new mapset on my unit and removing it from my computer the power button refuses to work. Pulled battery, reinserted it and it starts normally. Edited December 21, 2011 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
WrongwayUK Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Based on a brief test the non-resonsive power button quirk appears to be fixed. I take it back. After loading a new mapset on my unit and removing it from my computer the power button refuses to work. Pulled battery, reinserted it and it starts normally. I am using a Mac and have this problem occasionally. I found ejecting the device (Garmin and SD card) and it behaves. I found I only got the non-responsive power button if I disconnect from the USB port without ejecting properly. Edited December 21, 2011 by WrongwayUK Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I have forced myself to make it a habit to eject the device. Sometimes I copied a large GPX and thought it was finished and in a rush disconnected the device, only to discover next time, the SD-card had errors because apparently the copying didn't finish. Live and learn Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks guys, I'll try ejecting proper. Quote Link to comment
WrongwayUK Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I have a bit of an issue ejecting the Montana on the Mac. It appears as two drives, the unit itself and the SD card. After ejecting them I have about 3 to 5 seconds before they pop back again. It won't stay ejected in other words. So unless I am quick off the mark pulling the USB plug out in that small 3 to 5 second window it can be a problem. Quote Link to comment
+Catch43 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I have the same funny issue on my MacBook Pro late 2011. I let the Montana "drives" appear on the desktop. When I want to eject them I mark both drives, right click-eject and have enough time to unplug the Montana. Three to five seconds are enough in this case. :-) Quote Link to comment
Barrikady Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Yes, I have the same strange problem running 10.7.2 on a Mac Pro. The early versions of the Montana firmware did not cause this unwanted behavior. This is how I now disconnect the Montana from the Mac. I ensure that I am not uploading/downloading or copying anything from or to the Montana... and then I simply remove the USB cable fro the Montana. Yes, a dialog box appears stating that "The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off." But I knew that before I pulled the plug! Quote Link to comment
WrongwayUK Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Trouble is that when I do it that way the Montana sometimes hangs and won't turn back on without the batteries removed and replaced to reboot it. Quote Link to comment
Barrikady Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hmm, I have never experienced that behavior. Quote Link to comment
WrongwayUK Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 It's the only thing I can tie to this non responsive power button described earlier in the thread here. Quote Link to comment
Barrikady Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Nor have I experienced the power button anomaly. Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Does the barometric fix also mean that the vertical speed is useable? This afternoon while I was waiting to get a GPS lock the vertical speed was fluctuating between about 50 feet upwards and 40 feet downwards, which was interesting given I was standing still and holding the GPS still. I'd wait to get a sat fix before evaluating this data. I'm thinking that if it's based on barometric data it shouldn't need the fix, and if it's based on GPS data it shouldn't show anything unless it has a fix. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) I'm thinking that if it's based on barometric data it shouldn't need the fix, and if it's based on GPS data it shouldn't show anything unless it has a fix. Not sure which one it is but once you get a sat lock it seems to work fine. Edited December 23, 2011 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I'm thinking that if it's based on barometric data it shouldn't need the fix, and if it's based on GPS data it shouldn't show anything unless it has a fix. Not sure which one it is but once you get a sat lock it seems to work fine. Even with a sat lock it seems easily swayed. While stationary on my bike I adjusted the position of the Montana in its mount and the vertical speed suddenly jumped to 50 ft/m before reverting to 0. Quote Link to comment
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