TAG :: Toronto Area Geocachers » GPS Firmware Updates
Dec 18 2010
Garmin has also released beta firmware for the Oregon series. Very similar list of fixes:
- Updated magnetic Earth field data
- Improved GPS performance
- Fixed issue with track navigation sometimes not adding waypoints to the Active Route list
- Fixed issue with MPC map labels disappearing
- Fixed shutdown on the map page when you have a geocache dashboard active and return after pressing the geocache name
The firmware can be downloaded either here Oregon Updates & Downloads or here Oregon x50 Updates & Downloads depending on which model you own.
The Dakota also has beta firmware, again with a very similar list of fixes:
- Updated magnetic Earth field data
- Improved GPS performance
- Fixed issue with track navigation sometimes not adding waypoints to the Active Route list
- Fixed issue with MPC map labels disappearing
The firmware can be downloaded here: Dakota Updates & Downloads
Dec 18 2010
Garmin has made the beta v2.91 firmware for the GPSMAP 62/78 series GPS receivers available for download. As with all beta firmware, use at your own risk.
The fixes in this version:
- Updated magnetic Earth field data
- Improved GPS performance
- Fixed issue with track navigation sometimes not adding waypoints to the Active Route list
- Fixed issue with track and route review from the map page if you came from the elevation plot
- Fixed issue with MPC map labels disappearing
- Fixed issue with gpi files that have alerts attached to the points
The firmware can be downloaded at: GPSMAP 62/72 Updates & Downloads