I got a nüvi 1390 from a friend of mine. He played around with some files on it and managed to get it bricked. When switching it on, it hangs on the splash screen.
(screen shot not taken from actual unit, but shows 100% identical)
When connecting it to the PC via USB cable, it does not enter mass storage mode but again hangs on the same splash screen as shown above. Also unable to enter pre boot mode (hold top left corner when switching on) or perform a factory reset (holding bottom right corner when switching on). I tried following the instructions here:
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but at step 7 requires to enter pre boot mode which, as explained, is not possible. I do have the original firmware for the nüvi 13xx / 14xx from the Garmin website here:
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How to get it into the GPS?
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