Likes: 
Reply With QuoteThat's not your device's HWID, that's its Unit ID so i've removed it for you. The HWID is 0660.
G7ToWin only sees nuvis in preboot, so you can reach it. Follow Smokefree's guide and [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] in preboot, back up and then reformat properly with [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Click the "Create Account" button now to join.
Results 1 to 10 of 16
Thread: Nuvi 200 - Thick as a Brick
-
8th February 2015, 09:04 AM #1Junior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2015
- Location
- Italy
- Age
- 58
- Posts
- 8
- Rep Power
- 0
Nuvi 200 - Thick as a Brick
Dear friends,
I need some advice for the following issue:
1) Nuvi 200, Firmware version 5.10 - Id 660, HWID=[uid removed].
2) I have formatted the device instead of the SD for mistake. How a dumbass, I know! I'm afraid I'm pretty bricked too...
3) The device keeps rebooting forever: black, logo, loading maps..., black, logo, loading maps..., and so on...
4) My PC does NOT see the device as a local disk. I can connect via G7toWin, but only to retrieve HWID, other commands give me "Fail to open USB port: Invalid Handle"
5) I've read as many info I could and downloaded [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
6) I have latest Garmin USB Drivers running on Windows 7
8) Not tried GarminCure3 tool yet
9) I'm not able to reach preboot mode and I have followed the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for my device
10) I have NO NV backup
I'm afraid I have to install a new software/firmware from scratch, please suggest the best practice.
Kind regards,
LucaLast edited by Neil; 8th February 2015 at 10:28 AM.
-
8th February 2015, 10:28 AM #2Garmin/GPS Systems GMod.
- Join Date
- Aug 2011
- Location
- Oz.
- Posts
- 5,851
- Rep Power
- 1568
Last edited by Neil; 8th February 2015 at 11:54 AM. Reason: fix typo, add links.
'Thanking Posts' are banned. To thank someone, and/or to see hidden links and content, use the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] button below left of the helpful post then refresh your browser [F5 key]. 'Thanking Posts' are banned.
Please don't spam. Posts serving no purpose other than to thank or to ask about hidden links are trashed or deleted, it's GPSPower's policy. Please don't spam.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] should make their first post as a new Intro Thread in [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
-
8th February 2015, 05:26 PM #3Junior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2015
- Location
- Italy
- Age
- 58
- Posts
- 8
- Rep Power
- 0
Dear Neil,
thank you.
I will do as suggested and report for duty even if I'm pretty shure there's nothing left to back up since the unit was wiped (new partition + format FAT32).
Talk to you later.
Luca
-
8th February 2015, 05:41 PM #4Important User
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- light side
- Posts
- 15,441
- Rep Power
- 5071
important to flash in preboot: Before doing anything Drag&Drop the rgn file you want to flash to your device in Updater.exe.
Originally Posted by Luca1967
Files must be in the same directory, after that try to reach preboot in nuvi, connect and flash when Updater will see your nuvi.
You have to navigate to get to the good.
Galaxy S5 Kitkat 4.4.2 / Nuvi1200->1250 / Nuvi3790T->34xx / Nuvi 2200 / Nuvi 66 / Oregon 600
-
8th February 2015, 06:10 PM #5Junior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2015
- Location
- Italy
- Age
- 58
- Posts
- 8
- Rep Power
- 0
Dear catymag,
thank you for the extra lines.
Just successfully flashed the device with CURED. Windows is asking me if I want to format drive F: this lead me to believe I'm in mass storage mode.
I've safely disconnected the USB device from PC.
Now I'm ready to reformat the drive.
Talk to you in 10 minutes.
Later
-
8th February 2015, 06:46 PM #6Junior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2015
- Location
- Italy
- Age
- 58
- Posts
- 8
- Rep Power
- 0
Dear catymag,
now nuvi 200 is seen by Windows as drive F: name "Garmin nuvi" has main directory named Garmin, inside two sub-directories:
- Diag (sys_log.bin)
- gpx (current.gpx)
Now boots correctly but with warning "No detailed maps found that...etc"
I understand thet I have to refill some missing software and maps, of course, but, strange enough, it cannot be seen neither by Garmin Expres 3.2.29.0 nor by Web Updater 2.5.6.0
Puzzling, ain't it?
Later
-
8th February 2015, 07:07 PM #7Important User
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- light side
- Posts
- 15,441
- Rep Power
- 5071
Restart nuvi, then look for garmindevice.xml in Garmin folder
have you formatted it with RMPREPUSB ?
You have to navigate to get to the good.
Galaxy S5 Kitkat 4.4.2 / Nuvi1200->1250 / Nuvi3790T->34xx / Nuvi 2200 / Nuvi 66 / Oregon 600
-
8th February 2015, 07:15 PM #8Junior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2015
- Location
- Italy
- Age
- 58
- Posts
- 8
- Rep Power
- 0
Yes, reformatted with RMPREPUSB, then flashed again with ORIGINAL "nuvi2xx_regionfileonly__510.gcd"
Probably the .gcd is regionfileonly...
I might search for a more "complete" .gcd file, right?
Later
-
8th February 2015, 07:19 PM #9Important User
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- light side
- Posts
- 15,441
- Rep Power
- 5071
You must look at the right HWID only, that is 660.
read:
Code:Please Login or Register to see the links
You have to navigate to get to the good.
Galaxy S5 Kitkat 4.4.2 / Nuvi1200->1250 / Nuvi3790T->34xx / Nuvi 2200 / Nuvi 66 / Oregon 600
-
8th February 2015, 07:28 PM #10Navigation software expert
- Join Date
- May 2010
- Location
- EU
- Posts
- 2,360
- Rep Power
- 843
Bookmarks