
Originally Posted by
Butters
Now that it's booted fully it would have re-created a fresh GarminDevice.xml which Garmin uses to determine what needs to be downloaded from it's servers. There are two ways to get other updates and associated software without having a newer system firmware loaded against your wishes, discussed below:
(i) You can connect the device to PC but first (make sure GarminExpress isn't running already), open the Alpha's Garmin directory and edit the GarminDevice.xml in Notepad, look for this near the start of it: "<SoftwareVersion>300</SoftwareVersion>". Change '300' to '780', save the change and without disconnecting the alpha from PC start GE to re-download your maps and other software. This method is quicker but riskier as you're exposing the device directly to GE and Garmin's servers.
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