+allory Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Montana software version 3.93 Beta http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=5679 Changes made from version 3.90 to 3.93: Added symbol filtering to Where To? > Waypoints and Waypoint Manager Improved GPS response at low speeds Improved touch screen responsiveness Improved font sizes for Arabic and Farsi languages Fixed issues with support for Canada BlueChart g2 maps Fixed issue with NMEA Fixed issue with track distance data field when track logging is off Fixed issue with track log naming when using BaseCamp Problems with this beta software may be reported to MontanaBeta@garmin.com Quote Link to comment
+Alfresco2006 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 This link is just taking me to a purchase SD cards with a Chartplotter update on it when i click the download button. It does not go to the download. Quote Link to comment
+IvorBigun Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 This link is just taking me to a purchase SD cards with a Chartplotter update on it when i click the download button. It does not go to the download. is there another link any where this is not working Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I just mailed the beta team to ask them about it. If others do the same "MontanaBeta (at) garmin.com" hopefully they will fix it sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I just mailed the beta team to ask them about it. If others do the same "MontanaBeta (at) garmin.com" hopefully they will fix it sooner rather than later. Just did the same after I also received an e-mail about this software update from Garmin, which still pointed to an incorrect link. Looking forward to the "Improved GPS response" Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Reply: We have someone working on this. -Montana Software Team Don't know if it means that they are recompiling the lot, or busy uploading it again. Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Reply: We have someone working on this. -Montana Software Team Don't know if it means that they are recompiling the lot, or busy uploading it again. It's supposed to be fixed. I'm trying here, but still no download. Anyone have more success (before I bug them again)? Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Download is fixed now! EDIT: CAREFULLLLLLLLLL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP THIS ONE!! I changed profile from Auto to Geocaching, and now the device powers up and crashes immediatly EDIT2: Here's what happened: Installed 3.93, first boot fine and verified for 3.93. Changed profile from Auto to Geocaching: device hung, batteries removed. Now device power-up, boots, loads maps & chaches & photos, and then does a power down crash It might be that because of the battery removal the profile-file might be corrupt? I'll download a profile from somewhere else, and if that doens't work, try to backup my settings and do a factory reset. EDIT 3: After factory reset all fine and dandy (someone else reported no problems with updating and switching to Geo profile), except when I try to switch to the Geo profile, the device still crashes. Now I'm trying to find a "clean" geocache profile-file. EDIT 4: I sent Garmin my system file, they analysed it, and wrote me back they think it is actually a bug. So be careful with this update. EDIT 5: The crash is Dashboard related! If you haven't got a Dashboard "on" at the moment, or any other than Geocaching, then the update might work. I deleted my Geocache profile, started building a new one, and as soon when I set my Dashboard from None to Geocaching in the Map-settings, the device powered down. Edited March 6, 2012 by taeke Quote Link to comment
Barrikady Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 HOLD OFF ON 3.93 BETA. I attempted to install 3.93 BETA and my 650 has been bricked.I called Garmin (USA) they suggested a few fixes all to no avail. I have been instructed by Garmin to send my 650 in for a replacement 650. Quote Link to comment
+Mr.Benchmark Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks for the heads-up on the problems with this beta - I was highly tempted to pick this up because of: Improved GPS response at low speeds But I think I'll let the dust settle a little first... Quote Link to comment
+ryan3295 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Beta works fine for me! No bricked gpsr, and no profile change crashes. Waypoint symbol filtering is nice, but it sure would be nice to arrange the list by name also. Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Beta works fine for me! If it's not on, can you try and enable and open the Geocaching dashboard in Geocaching mode? Quote Link to comment
+Cacheoholic Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Dashboard crashes mine too. Quote Link to comment
+allory Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 The link now goes to Montana software version 3.90 Beta. No indication as to whether it is something new or perhaps a way to revert to 3.90. Quote Link to comment
+coggins Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) The link now goes to Montana software version 3.90 Beta. No indication as to whether it is something new or perhaps a way to revert to 3.90. You want v3.93β try here: LINK, but I think I'm holding off after reading some of the other posts... Edited March 7, 2012 by coggins Quote Link to comment
+Cacheoholic Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 The link now goes to Montana software version 3.90 Beta. No indication as to whether it is something new or perhaps a way to revert to 3.90. That’s what it is. It took mine back to 3.90 and added a master reset so remember to change your profile before you run it. It took my GPS back to Olathe while I’m in Labrador, Canada. My dashboard works again. Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 They emailed me that they tracked down the bug, and it should be fixed in thenext update. Quote Link to comment
kb6ooc Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 HOLD OFF ON 3.93 BETA. I attempted to install 3.93 BETA and my 650 has been bricked.I called Garmin (USA) they suggested a few fixes all to no avail. I have been instructed by Garmin to send my 650 in for a replacement 650. 3.94 may have just bricked mine. What were your symptoms? Mine won't complete the boot process now, and it won't let me hard reset it either. I CAN get to the USB drive area so maybe that will help, but even if I put an old GUPDATE.GCD it won't even try and install the older firmware. I had my name/phone in the STARTUP.TXT file and even after deleting that file the unit is STILL showing my name/phone just a fraction of a second before it crashes and turns off. Quote Link to comment
+Alfresco2006 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Garmin appear to be showing more and more and increasing level of incompetence. They need to fire their entire development team and start again. This is one of the rare arguments in favor of outsourcing to a more competent team overseas. Firstly, how on earth can they put out a Beta link with the link not working? Does no one at Garmin test the link by clicking on it once they post it to software update section? secondly, it took a couple of days for them to fix it after they had been notified. Anyone who does web development will tell you that even with the most complex of websites a link update takes 20 seconds at most!!!! Thirdly, this 3.94 has turned so many peoples units into bricks so far clearly no one at Garmin ever tests a software update before releasing it. If they had just tried the release on a couple of units they would have seen massive issues within seconds rather than just sending it out for us all to fry our units!!!. Get yer sh@t together Garmin!!! we are growing tired and weary of your BS. Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Alfresco2006 "They need to fire their entire development team and start again." They might have done already. https://www.facebook.com/Garmin?sk=app_124100234306620 Quote Link to comment
+taeke Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Anyone who does web development will tell you that even with the most complex of websites a link update takes 20 seconds at most!!!! Sometimes another team needs to update that link, and occasionally that can take quite some time (speaking from own expereince here in my last job ). If that is the case, you can't blame the Montana development team. Quote Link to comment
freddyo Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Montana Beta 3.98 is at https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloadsDetails.jsp?id=5679&product=010-00924-00&cID=145&pID=75226 I downloaded it in an attempt to get real-time NMEA and don't know how it impacts on the issues addressed earlier in this thread. Quote Link to comment
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