Thread: Approach G5 --> Oregon 200

I got a new gps . I managed to get in pre-boot after many attempts and installed the full firmware of oregon x00. It initializes normally, but the internal memory was changed to FAT, should be FAT32, as result the gps was not recognized neither by the Webupdater (not read garmindevice.xml) nor read by my operating system (Windows 8.1). But formatted as FAT 32 and before of rebooting, installing some basic files and folders of the Etrex30, was perfect. In the sequel it is recognized by the Webupdater normally as Oregon 200 (wanted a 400 or 450 lol), probably because it has no compass and barometer. Despite these limitations is still a great gps, because it has High-sensitivity receiver, supports Custom maps, JNX and has 1 GB of internal memory, plus slot microSD (oregon 450 have 850MB) and original Oregon 200 have only 24 MB of internal memory. Screen with very good visibility to sunlight, after all is a GPS for golfers, whose fields are the open sky. Tunes satellites quickly, as in 450, and indicates precision of 3 meters with ease. In Basecamp works like a charm, communication and transfer of tracks and maps is okay (USB 2.0).

@ddabcd277, I became very interested in your alternatives:
-"cable service"? Where to get or how to build one?
-"use sd to install the x 00 fw"? I only know the traditional way by gupdate, there is another as using the set of commands to manipulate regions? It would be possible a schema to delete regions in sequence and copy new content covering all the regions until the reboot? Sounds complicated and risky, as it would take a dump on both handsets, a true clone.
-"..or just erase the G5 fw and eventually it will force system software missing"? Delete all regions or by what method? On software missing would pre-boot?
or all of this by cable service?


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