Garmin Nuvi 1450 / 1460

[cruiser]

Please read this review I posted at the other forum. The answer to your question is included.

and Jason....

I appreciate reading your findings and feedback and esp. on the main concerns involving points 1, 3 and 4.

They are very much a cruscial element during drives esp. for those who are fully dependent on their features and having been happy through the earlier 2xx Nuvi models.

Keep up yr continued trial & error search....

[A4Paper]

Hi sifu and all

Big Problema for me.

My new Nuvi 1460, updated to V2.1 last week and worked very well. But last night i think i made a mistake. Connected the unit to laptop via usb and toyed with new maps etc. I was curious with the news that 1460 can recognise map names other than standard. So I started changing file name lah.

My mistake was i didnt wait long enuff before yanking out the USB cable. Nor did I safely remove hardware like i supposed to do.

Windows gave me this "write delay" error msg and aarrghhh... After that the thing refused to properly boot. when connected to pc, it keeps on rebooting after the "loading map" stage. When disonnected, it wemt to blank screen after the loading map page. Sometimes hang, freezee, aarghhh..

I cant get into the proper mode so that i can make amends to the maps.

Any pointers?

1. i hope not a permanent damage
2. Will garmin shop fix this, since i bought online, with Aeco sticker
3. I hope there is way to get it connected to pc so I can fix myself
4. Master reset - tried but the unit hang at the reset page

Appreciate feedback

Rgds/A4

P.s i will be at KK this week and will visit garmin shop there to see if they can entertain my repair request.

[A4Paper]

Goshh,.. I intended to post this under Nuvi 1460, but ended up creating a new topic. Sorry

[alyem]

Goshh,.. I intended to post this under Nuvi 1460, but ended up creating a new topic. Sorry

No problem I move it.

[A4Paper]

Thanks bro, that was prompt!

Now, hoping and praying for fast reply to my problem...

Rgds/A4

[johnTan]

Garmin Still not Improvement on their newer model software
When internal memory with Corrupt map or incompatible format of vpm,
Garmin nuvi should prompt the message and skip it,
In order nuvi can be access into USB mode, let the user delete the corrupt map and incompatible format vpm file.
NO keep on rebooting, loop and loop read the corrupt file --> Not passed --> Reboot
Garmin should improve, when loading map, found some map unreadable, should prompt the message.
Sample like below:

[A4Paper]

Thanks bro JohnTan

My worse fear is that perhaps more that maps had been corrupted.

Only iff I can gain access to USB mode...

Rgds/A4

[dvpro]

I have had no experience force-flashing a 1xxx series, but as for other Nuvis, this can be resolved by force-flashing with a modded RGN file which will disable any IMG files within Nuvi, and hence would be successfully rebooted and then connected to PC to delete the corrupted IMG. If you are around Klang Valley, maybe I can have a look.

[A4Paper]

Thnks bro.

yes I am at klang valley. Anyway, will be in sabah for quite a bit and will try if the garmin ppl there can fix this. If all else failed, yeah i would like u to give it a go.

Mates, thanks

[A4Paper]

Hey guys

for my problem, I am trying this today. Got this from another forum

"...........Actually it was not a trip to Garmin cause apparently they (the representative in Greece) were as puzzled here as I was. So I had to try different things. The one that solved the problem was to use a good map name it gmapsupp.img put it in a sd card and reboot with the card inside the slot. Apparently the device looks first to what is in the sd card and then loads what is in the unit. SD card is more important then the units memory itself. That way the 765 came out of that endless loop and I could use it as a drive to get rid of the faulty map."

So I need to go out, get me an SD card, put a good map in it, and see if I got the problem solved.. wish me luck!

rgds/A4