sat nav

[donp]

HELP PLEASE
downloaded software update put cd in started to update then just stopped and hung
now i have no sat nav found another software update put that on cd but it wont accecpt disc dosent do anything
any help anyone
many thanks
Don

[john_h]

sounds like you may have bricked your satnav...was it just a map update or firmware?

if it was map you can just reinstall the maps

if it was firmware, im afraid your fucked (sorry)

quick question what is the manufacturer and model of the satnav, if it is garmin i may be able to help...

[donp]

looks like i am stuffed
it was firmware
its the inbuilt one name escapes me but its NOT a garmin
Don

[john_h]

yeah firmware is always a high risk thing to update...no matter how easy they say it is and how much of a low risk it will be.

you may be lucky enough to claim the repair by the manufacurer as it was their update that messed it up. but repair should be pretty cheap though, i formatted the partition on a garmin, which long story short messed it up, it was outside of manufact warrenty but they repaired it (sent me a refurbed) for £30.

if you can find the manufacturers name and device model, you may be also able to find recovery software for this type of problem, but that will be hitting mega lucky...but there is stuff out there.

[bettyswollocks]

Bit off topic but ive a tom tom anyone got updated maps for this , i have ireland and europe but would take just ireland and uk if it was out there, new roads are killing me.

[donp]

Thanks for the reply it was a bootlegged copy
silly me
have found another forum for sat navs will try and find something on there fingers crossed
Martin you can try it for tom tom maps but i am pretty sure that tom tom are device controlled one map one device not interchangable
Don

http://gpsunderground.com/forum/forum.php

[john_h]

Originally Posted by bettyswollocks

Bit off topic but ive a tom tom anyone got updated maps for this , i have ireland and europe but would take just ireland and uk if it was out there, new roads are killing me.

i do this all the time for my garmin...tomtoms will use the same if not similar method....the latest map i can get hold of is called UK & ROI 8.30 map....any good?

[Scotcruz]

Originally Posted by donp

HELP PLEASE
downloaded software update put cd in started to update then just stopped and hung
now i have no sat nav found another software update put that on cd but it wont accecpt disc dosent do anything
any help anyone
many thanks
Don

what version did you have on and what version did you download to update??

you can still fix it, dont panic !!

[donp]

not sure what version it was but very probaly original with car
and have no idea what the update was
starting to panic again
Don

[bettyswollocks]

Originally Posted by cck2k9

i do this all the time for my garmin...tomtoms will use the same if not similar method....the latest map i can get hold of is called UK & ROI 8.30 map....any good?

Would be great thanks John , new roadworks heading to Dublin and i`m always in a field.