+benjamin921 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 (edited) v3.70 Changes made from version 3.60 to 3.70: * Fixed transfer problem with custom waypoint symbols. * Now reports DEM map support to PC software. * Fixed lockup that could happen when selecting a Tracback point. * Fixed shutdown caused by viewing some marine light points. * Fixed problem with Indonesian Southern Grid using wrong longitude of origin. * Added advanced NMEA support settings to support certain marine autopilot units. * Fixed problem where the interaction with certain beacon receivers was not displayed. * Added 'Select Map' option for Address and Intersection searching. * Fixed problem where waypoint depth was not being saved as invalid when it was unknown. * Fixed problem where waypoints could not be saved in certain areas of BlueChart maps. * Fixed lockup that could occur when selecting symbols for waypoints. * Added warning message about removing batteries when Pressure Trend Recording is always on. * Fixed lockup that could occur when approaching certain roads on the map. * Added Jumpmaster support under Setup. * Made the way intermittent water areas are drawn more visible. * Fixed problem where compass pointer could transition to the next turn too quickly. * Fixed problem with bearing being adjusted improperly when projecting waypoints with a non-zero north reference. * Fixed lockup that would occur when 'finding by name' and then viewing map information for the point. * Fixed problem in tide charts where local time axis would not match the station time axis. * Changed tide stations to show selected date when saved on a calendar day. * Fixed a potential problem where the wrong number of bytes could be sent for USB get requests. * Fixed problem with displaying 'Waypoint At Destination' while doing a tracback. * Fixed lockup that could occur when approaching certain roads on the map. * Fixed problem where route recalculation would slowly go to 100% and lock up. * Improved WAAS search and selection process to be smarter in its handling of multiple SBAS service providers, overlapping service volumes, and exceptional conditions. * Fixed lockup that could occur when selecting a tracback point. Edited March 18, 2005 by benjamin921 Quote Link to comment
+The Klever Boys Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I also got the same one for the 76CS. When I clicked the link in the email, there's no v3.70 there. Looks like it's gone out to everybody! Quote Link to comment
Erskine Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 When I go to the update link, 3.6 is posted, not 3.7. Quote Link to comment
+Andy and Robin Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Yeah I just noticed the same thing. Anybody got it already? Wanna share? Quote Link to comment
+mrking Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 (edited) I just downloaded 3.7 not 5 minutes ago. Have another look. try this link..... HERE Edited March 18, 2005 by mrking Quote Link to comment
+Olar Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I think their email notices of the update went out before they uploaded them to their web-page. Just got my notice for the 76C and it isn't up yet either. Olar Quote Link to comment
Doug in Alaska Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Same thing happened to me. I was notified of the update for my 60CS but version 3.7 doesn't show on the update page. The update for the 60c is available. Quote Link to comment
+Greg2dot0 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 As near as I can tell, it's the same file for both units. I upgraded my 60cs using the software from the 60c without issue. Quote Link to comment
Doug in Alaska Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Same problem here. The update is shown for the 60c but not the 60cs. Quote Link to comment
+Hemlock Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Merged identical threads. Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Does this work with the 60cs or only with the 60c? Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 The update for the 60CS is at http://www.garmin.com/software/GPSMAP60CS_370.exe Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 The link has been posted for the 60C, but it does NOT appear to be posted for the 60CS at this time. WEBSCOUTER.'S link above DOES WORK to download a version 3.70 for the CS. But since it isn't actually posted right now, maybe there's a good reason why... like maybe you shouldn't download it... like maybe there's a problem with it Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 So once I extract it, how do I update the unit? Pardon my stupidity but the mapsource software doesn't seem to have the option. Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Connect your GPSr to the computer and double-click the file. The rest is intuitive. Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 After it unzips the three files that it asks about then does it automatically update the software? My unit is plugged in and turned on. Thanks for the link to the download site. Now I can embark on some caching this weekend with updated (if not entirely needed) software in the unit. Quote Link to comment
+Greg2dot0 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Look in the directory that you extracted the update to (default c:\Garmin) and double-click "Updater" or "Updater.exe" (depending on your computer's display settings. Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 ah, if my eyes weren't glazed over like a krispy kreme from staring at this screen all week then I would have picked up on that! Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Don't eat the yellow snow. I believe that is credited to Frank Zappa!? Back in the late 60s, or very early 70s. Quote Link to comment
+benjamin921 Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Garmin has their webpage updated now. Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Garmin has their webpage updated now. Links to the upgrades for 60, 76, Legend and Vista Cs are in this post Quote Link to comment
vr12 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Too bad I never had problems they fixed. Quote Link to comment
+GeoWomyn_SF_CA Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Garmin sent me the email to update my unit with this heading: GPSMAP 60CS Ver. 3.70 as of March 18, 2005 Download. I downloaded the three files and then clicked on the Updater. Now my unit does not work and the screen says I have no software!!!! What I do now ??? Ugh!!! Quote Link to comment
+hardwire Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 3.7 works pretty good, it may be my imagination but the geocache list in FIND seem to refresh faster. It picked up WAS bird 35 quicker than normal, and was looking for bird 38, which it has not done before.... Tracks lay down about the same , backtrack seems to work better.... oof for another trip... Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Now my unit does not work and the screen says I have no software!!!! What I do now ??? Ugh!!! Hi GeoWomyn_SF_CA, Do not dispare, yet. I had the same problem with my 60C today. I wrote to Garmin and no answer came, so I took these steps by myself and I got it updated and it works fine. It may be too late to back-up any of your data in your unit, such as waypoints, tracks, routes. I always back-up my data before a firmware update so I'm OK, this time. First, re-boot your computer, and don't have any other applications running. Turn OFF any screensavers, too. With your unit turned OFF, hold the PAGE and ENTER button down while doing a POWER-ON. This will prompt you to do a full re-set. Say OK, or Yes. Next, connect your unit with the USB cable. Find the "Updater.exe" where you saved it, and double-click. The Updater will do its thing and you will see a progress window, saying it is erasing the old version of firmware, followed by it indicating it is updating to version 3.70. It takes a few minutes. At least worked for me. In my case I think my update was interupted by an incoming email notification. That's when my problem hit, as I saw the message flash. Good luck, and let me know if this worked for you? -Timpat Quote Link to comment
+GeoWomyn_SF_CA Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Now my unit does not work and the screen says I have no software!!!! What I do now ??? Ugh!!! Hi GeoWomyn_SF_CA, Do not dispare, yet. I had the same problem with my 60C today. I wrote to Garmin and no answer came, so I took these steps by myself and I got it updated and it works fine. It may be too late to back-up any of your data in your unit, such as waypoints, tracks, routes. I always back-up my data before a firmware update so I'm OK, this time. First, re-boot your computer, and don't have any other applications running. Turn OFF any screensavers, too. With your unit turned OFF, hold the PAGE and ENTER button down while doing a POWER-ON. This will prompt you to do a full re-set. Say OK, or Yes. Next, connect your unit with the USB cable. Find the "Updater.exe" where you saved it, and double-click. The Updater will do its thing and you will see a progress window, saying it is erasing the old version of firmware, followed by it indicating it is updating to version 3.70. It takes a few minutes. At least worked for me. In my case I think my update was interupted by an incoming email notification. That's when my problem hit, as I saw the message flash. Good luck, and let me know if this worked for you? -Timpat Dear TimPat, Thank you for trying to help me. I was so hopeful but when I followed your steps (PAGE + ENTER while powering on) my GPS let out a big wail and said "software missing." Or maybe that was me wailing. I had rebooted my computer, I dont have any screen savers and I turned off my virus protection program. It is interesting to know that the first time I was downloading the s/w, installed it and lost everything my phone rang. So I wonder if someone was trying to call me while I was downloading the s/w off the Garmin site. I am open to anymore ideas ! Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I am open to anymore ideas ! Sorry to hear this. The only other thing I can think to try is to remove the batteries, and re-do the hard re-set, then the listed steps again. When you did the re-set before, did it let you get anywhere before it gave the big wail? Quote Link to comment
SergZak Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 (edited) Try downloading the update again from scratch...delete the first update and also the folder/files where the update is extracted to when you run the downloaded file (the default extraction folder is C:\Garmin...take care not to delete your MapSource installation just in case you happened to install it in C:\Garmin) and try to re-do the update. Sometimes a download will say it's successful but in reality, some bits have been dropped or lost in cyberspace... Edited March 19, 2005 by SergZak Quote Link to comment
jeepntj Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 GeoWomyn_SF_CA Don't reset your unit yet. During my first software update I didn't wait long enough for files to be uninstalled/ installed and I got the "software missing" message. Plug your 60cs into the computer, turn it on and look for the file Updater.exe in the Garmin folder. Open Updater.exe and in the dialog box set your connection option. Now the hard part is to wait for two or three minutes until files are uninstalled and new files installed. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment
+GeoWomyn_SF_CA Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 GeoWomyn_SF_CA Don't reset your unit yet. During my first software update I didn't wait long enough for files to be uninstalled/ installed and I got the "software missing" message. Plug your 60cs into the computer, turn it on and look for the file Updater.exe in the Garmin folder. Open Updater.exe and in the dialog box set your connection option. Now the hard part is to wait for two or three minutes until files are uninstalled and new files installed. Hope this helps! Success!! It turns out I did not wait long enough as jeepntj stated. I re-ran the updater exe file, and this time I waited patiently. I am very happy to say I now have a fully functioning GPS!! Thank you everyone for your contributions to my problem. Not only did you save me money in returning this unit back to Garmin I can now continue caching! You are truly a dream team Quote Link to comment
Doug in Alaska Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I almost did the same thing, twice, once when I updated to version 3.61 and then again today, almost. Good thing I remembered how long the first update took or I would have become frustrated and shut everything down before the update took place. Glad to hear you are up and running again GeoWomyn_SF_CA!! Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I almost did the same to my 60C, but when I updated 15 minutes ago, I then used my 2nd PC, so I would not touch a thing on the PC doing the updating. Good thing is to never touch the PC or GPS for the 2 or 3 minutes, untill you see the GPS REBOOT itself to the welcome screen. Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 v3.70 Changes made from version 3.60 to 3.70: * Fixed lockup that could occur when approaching certain roads on the map. [...] * Fixed lockup that could occur when approaching certain roads on the map. This must have been particularly bad as they fixed it TWICE! Thanks for posting the update. Quote Link to comment
4x5shooter Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 This must have been particularly bad as they fixed it TWICE! Well, they had posted that fix once before, for the beta update last month, and it got me all excited. But it wasn't fixed, at least for me when approaching certain roads with guidance text "always on" and not autorouting. I exchanged e-mails with Garmin (thanks to one of my posts here and some help from a Groundspeak member), and was told they were aware it was a problem and this time they fixed it, and it would be in the next non-beta release. I'm assuming this v3.70 is the release they meant, and this new fix is why they listed it again in the release notes. I haven't had a chance to test v3.70 yet, but my fingers are crossed. It will be easy for me to test -- one of the spots where it locks up every time for me is on my way to work. Firmware v3.40 and earlier doesn't lock up, but the betas that followed v3.40 and everything since has locked up. As I said, my fingers are crossed, and I'll definitely post here if it actually (finally!) works for me! At the very latest, I'll find out Monday when I drive to work. Quote Link to comment
4x5shooter Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 (edited) Holy cow -- this time they really did fix the lockup problem I've been having since v3.43beta! I tested it this morning at a location where it locked up 100% of the time before. See my old thread here about the problem I was having: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=90319 I am pleased I can finally use the guidance text "always on" option again while driving! Thanks, Garmin! Edited March 21, 2005 by 4x5shooter Quote Link to comment
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