I made a screwup........help please

JamBur

Lads I've been messing about with my Garmin 360 and I accidently deleted a system file. Now I can't do address searches. Anyone know how I can restore it or where to get it?

AckwelFoley

JamBur wrote: »

Lads I've been messing about with my Garmin 360 and I accidently deleted a system file. Now I can't do address searches. Anyone know how I can restore it or where to get it?

Upload the operation system again from the disc that should have come with it when u bought it,

Krusty_Clown

You could try restoring it to factory default settings.
Page 4: http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/1184_OwnersManual.pdf

JamBur

all thats on the cd that came with it is a pdf document with the users manual


and i'm in hot water now cause I desperately need this for tomorrow

the restore only resets settings, no files are restored

Krusty_Clown

JamBur wrote: »

all thats on the cd that came with it is a pdf document with the users manual

Try reading it.

Krusty_Clown

There's also a unit software update from Dec 18th 2007 (v 4.40), so you could try updating to this version, either via webupdater, or downloading the update from here:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/collection.jsp?product=010-00538-00

But if it's a mapping or index file, the system update will likely not help. Know anyone else with a 360 you could copy the file from?

JamBur

i know, i know! hindsight is great isn't it?

mondeo

JamBur wrote: »

Lads I've been messing about with my Garmin 360 and I accidently deleted a system file. Now I can't do address searches. Anyone know how I can restore it or where to get it?

Dude what system file are you missing specifically? I have a nuvi 300 so I would imagine the system files would be similar..
If you know exactly what file you deleted I will copy it from mine and send it to you via attachment in an email.

Tomy

JamBur

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

But if it's a mapping or index file, the system update will likely not help. Know anyone else with a 360 you could copy the file from?

thats what I'm hoping to source

JamBur

mondeo wrote: »

Dude what system file are you missing specifically? I have a nuvi 300 so I would imagine the system files would be similar..
If you know exactly what file you deleted I will copy it from mine and send it to you via attachment in an email.

Tomy

i think its gmapprom is the one I deleted, or something similiar to that



I'll be in your debt if this gets me up and running



(and more importantly , out of the wifes bad books)

mondeo

JamBur wrote: »

i think its gmapprom is the one I deleted, or something similiar to that

Thats a big file 180mb in size...I dont have a seriosuly fast internet connection to send that one. I'd be all night doing it..

JamBur

mondeo wrote: »

Thats a big file 180mb in size...I dont have a seriosuly fast internet connection to send that one. I'd be all night doing it..

is it that big?????
damn!!!!!!!!!!!

AckwelFoley

http://www8.garmin.com/support/agree.jsp?id=1847

Im wondering does this upload an entire new OS?

JamBur

snyper wrote: »

http://www8.garmin.com/support/agree.jsp?id=1847

Im wondering does this upload an entire new OS?

I tried it, that only updates the OS....not the map details

Krusty_Clown

Some more suggestions here:
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=65177

mondeo

JamBur wrote: »

is it that big?????
damn!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm running a 128k connection, id never be able to send you it. If anyone else has a nuvi 300 series here and they have broadband it would be easy enough to send you.

JamBur

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Some more suggestions here:
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=65177

thats a goldmine!!! cheers buddy


I'll report back

JamBur

I also got a cracked copy of Mapsource with a keygen for my Nuvi and am reloading the maps......hopefully that should work



update: scratch that idea

JamBur

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

AckwelFoley

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

Just after drinking a cold beer?

folkswagen

borrow a unit off someone for tomorrow and get yours sorted later....
there must be a way to avoid stress!!!

...or maybe you have it sorted now - if so , well done!:D

robinph

That sounds like it's the actuall compilled map file that you have deleted. If you have the maps installed on your pc with mapsource though you should just be able to re select all the required maps and re install them to your unit.

JamBur

folkswagen wrote: »

borrow a unit off someone for tomorrow and get yours sorted later....
there must be a way to avoid stress!!!

...or maybe you have it sorted now - if so , well done!:D

I bit the bullet and brought it back to Dixons. They swapped it out for a new one without a quibble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mondeo

Groovy:)