Thread: garmin foretrex 401

Hi guys
I've got a garmin foretrex 401 with a firmware problem,I open the device the screen shows nothing,but the LED and buttons are work，like “orange screen”

I tried to reflash the firmware by Garmin Express, webupdater and pasted a copied GarminDevice.xml file from another functional Foretrex 401(the GarminDevice.xml file Version of that functional device was 2.60 )

I tried reflashing it with Garmin Express at first. However, the firmware version on the problematic device remained 3.60 — the same before and after the reflash.

Then I tried the webupdater(I forgot the software version)，it worked but not for too long. my foretrex showed the items on screen but the UI was laggy on the menu (the Interface with setup,jumpmaster,waypoints...etc.) I tried to restart the device to fix this problem,but when i restart it，it turned “orange screen” again

That was all I know for now，but something wrong/diffrent I noticed (I will send some pic):

1.The problem GPS connect to my PC shows the GPS as disk(not like the functional one as a device )

2. the firmware version showing in the GarminDevice.xml file was“<SoftwareVersion>360</SoftwareVersion>” I think someone Reflashed a wrong firmware or something before I bought it（The GarminExpress shows“Version:3.60)

3.I wrote above that I tried to copy a GarminDevice.xml file version 2.60 from another functional Foretrex 401 and try to use that file to replace the problem xml file into the problem gps. When I started the problem device after i pasted the right GarminDevice.xml and replaced it, the device deleted the right version file and rebuild a GarminDevice.xml file has got “<SoftwareVersion>360</SoftwareVersion>”

That is all I know,I'm wondering someone can help me to fix this GPS, thx.

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