Thread: aera 795 stuck on 'Loader' after fw update (could getting Unit ID from GMA or UNL files help?)

Ok thanks. Let's carry on trying with software attempts until all options are expended. Extract the ZIP file behind the spoiler directly onto a CLEAN card between 2 and 32GB size (formatted either FAT16 or FAT32), to show Garmin folder and 14.bin. Insert it into the fully OFF device and then power it on, it should show "Loader/Software Loading" or similar message on the screen. Once it finishes (you'll know as it'll either freeze on logo screen or it'll start bootlooping again, hopefully the former), remove the card and post the contents of the newly created update.log file contained in Garmin\Updater\1364 folder.

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The 14.bin is a cure however i'm suspecting that it's already been loaded during previous attempts hence the change in logo screen you've reported.

Good Morning (by the time you read it, it should be morning again )

As I was reading your post #50, I remembered that the aera never took commands from SD directly. So I tried your instructions and didn't take it of course.

So I tried to remember how I did it actually to take commands from SD. And it was together with the thread from kunix. So here is what I did now:

-loaded original FW in RGN_TOOL
-saved the boot.bin and changed the bytes to "3E"
-loaded back in RGN_TOOL and saved as 136401000560.rgn
-put in the same folder as GarminCure3 and let the updater run as cure file

Now it is taking the commands and here are the results from the update.log-file:

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So it was parsing the 14.bin, but you guessed it: no joy