Quote Originally Posted by osiris4isis View Post
Sorry no sarcasm, I must focus and get this done ASAP. On my 255W under Garmin\Diag directory there are 3 files: FT.bin, GarminError.xml, sys_log1.bin
GarminError.xml file contained data:
<PCB>nuvi 2W series S2 V4 2GB
that is in conflict of what is shown in the diagnostic screen (S4 board)
What does this mean?
Not sure it's a direct conflict as such, rather it's more an example of using conflicting [or inconsistent] terms. Maybe someone else can comment more learnedly on that.

The only .gcd files before the update are under the Garmin\RemoteSW directory (two .gcd and one .bin files)
Only the GCD file in your 255W's Garmin folder is to do with the main system software (firmware). The RemoteSW folder's files update other minor software.

I've updated the 255W using Garmin Express; dodge a brick event because I was downloading the non-MTK version and almost did manual update with it (HWID was 1091)
That's why it so important to name the RGN file safely. i.e. XXXX01000xxx.rgn where XXXX is the contained firmware's HWID (should be the same as the device's correct HWID) and xxx is the fw version. If Updater.exe detects that the device HWID differs to the one in that naming convention it will stall and report 'no update available'. Other naming, such as out.rgn or even leaving one of the central digits out will result in a forced flash. Handy for sensible modding but disastrous if used indiscriminately.

Maybe a Mod will move these posts to a Discussion thread as they're OT here and your "coder-level" question will get better attention from the right ppl.
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