justincredible76 Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 I think I'm ph*k'd. I was updating my Mag315 (because I plan to sell it) and all I had was a Meridian cable. So with some aluminum foil in the contacts (the coupling did not fit correctly), I started the upload. Then it stopped for a while. I clicked cancel, it said 'if you do you may corrupt your unit'. I figured, oh well. I cancelled. I CAN NO LONGER USE MY UNIT. ItT just says 'Software Update Mode Active' each time I turn it on. Now, WTF do I do? Anyone know how to do a MAJOR reset? I'm thinking w/o the update as well as the previous version, the unit won't do crap. dadgum, I'm pissed. I shoulda left it as is. Quote Link to comment
+EtrexRose Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 they probebly know more then you do and may be able to help you. Quote Link to comment
+infosponge Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 It sounds like it no longer has firmware. Go through the firmware upload process (the unit is already in upload mode when you turn it on) and it should be fine. Quote Link to comment
+phantom4099 Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 I have heard of 330 and up being fixable when this happens, but I have never heard (its been a while since the last time this has been brought up)of a 315 being fixed without sending it into Thales navigation (magellan). Wyatt W. The probability of someone watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your actions. Quote Link to comment
dave and jaime Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 you need to force the unit into expert software upload mode, adjust the magellan firmware loader program to correspond and try the upload again. this really isnt that big of an issue, it is however scary. expert software upload mode can be access by holding NAV & GOTO down and powering up the unit, if firmware was pre-3.0 try MARK & GOTO. Quote Link to comment
justincredible76 Posted December 11, 2002 Author Share Posted December 11, 2002 thx for all the advice. I tried reupping the update. That did not work. I tried doing the force mode thing, that did not work. I'll call the manufacturer and see what they recommend. Quote Link to comment
+MedicP1 Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 I did a similar thing and during the upgrade I had one of the wires break contact with the back of my 315. I thought the upgrade process was snafu'd and cancelled it, got the same message as you and got the unit back up and then re-upgraded it to the most current version. I am at work right now and don't have the unit in front of me to remember what I did. I think I turned the unit on, removed then reinserted the batteries, which put it into a reset back to when the unit was fresh out of the box and needed initializing. All I can for sure tell you is that I did get the unit back to normal functionality. It was a scary event though!!!!! GPSr's...A step in the right direction! Quote Link to comment
+phantom4099 Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 I think your situation is diffrent from the authors. Usually the old firmware is deleted and the new is put in (I think, it been a while since I have done an update), appears that your connection failed before the deleteion was started. Wyatt W. The probability of someone watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your actions. Quote Link to comment
+Treasure Bandits Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 Well, I got a SporTrak Pro for Christmas, and since the firmware was only at 3.something, I thought it would be a good idea to upgrade the firmware. MAGUP found the GPSr fine. MAGUP deleted all the old firmware files fine. MAGUP locked up at 0% uploading the new firmware. Now, I have a $270 GPSr that i can get to kinda blink... sometimes. according to an email from http://joe.mehaffey.com , what happened was "... the software is "damaged but not destroyed" and enough of it is running to prevent you from getting to the backup software in ROM that will allow you to load. In such case, you will have to send it back to Magellan for repair ..." DOH! anybody know how much Magellan/Thales charges for an out-of-warranty repair, and how long it takes? (EBAY, seemed like a good deal.) Thanks for any help you can give! Quote Link to comment
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