Alternative Nuvis Firmwares

Singlekey · 6th June 2011, 06:43 PM

China's firmware is not better.
No coordinates, inverted menu...etc.

**caputogio** · 6th June 2011, 07:48 PM

I'm planning to flash my 1490T EU with an alternative version...

What are the main difference between

Japanese version 2.70
Taiwan 3.30:
Philippines version 2.10:
Singapore / Malaysia version 2.80 for 1460

or I have to test each one... Also I use my Nuvi in Portuguese French or English ... will I be able to change beteween these languages after I flashed with one of this firmware

last but not least... will I be able to upgrade normally with webupdater after I done so?

thks

aekhong · 7th June 2011, 07:43 AM

You can also use Portuguese French or English language after flashing.
You can upgrade your nuvi with original US-EU firmware as usual. (If you use original US boot.bin to make a rgn file for flashing.)

Upgrading by webupdater.

Please check hwid in garmindevice.xml out.
You can use webupdater to upgrade firmware if you get US hwid inside the file.

for RGN_Tool 0.74 :: You have a choice to set hwid within garmindevice.xml.

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1). If you check "Replace HWID text strings" --> hwid(within garmindevice.xml) will be the same as boot.bin
(If you use US boot.bin so you can use webupdater to upgrade US firmware)

2). If you uncheck --> hwid will be the same as fw_all.bin
(Even you use US boot.bin but you will get other region hwid within garmindevice.xml so you can not use webupdater to upgrade US firmware)

**caputogio** · 7th June 2011, 01:04 PM

Thks for the answers to the second part of my question but I still would like to know what is the main difference between

Japanese version 2.70
Taiwan 3.30:
Philippines version 2.10:
Singapore / Malaysia version 2.80 for 1460

what kind of enhancements will be available if I choose this or that version

Also if I understood correctly if I "Replace HWID text string" of the US for the JPN on my next upgrade it will upgrade as if I had a JPN nuvi correct?

**max_clif** · 16th June 2011, 05:09 PM

The Russian custom firmware seems to add 2d buildings to the map (at least you can see where the buildings are relative to the road). Has anyone tried that firmware yet on the 14xx?

**Giomen** · 17th June 2011, 03:44 AM

It is not a matter of firmware! Russian map not have full coverage and 2d buildings go from Google maps for the time present. Any device see this 2d buildings or 3d buildings independently of firmware. All the more there are no russian software...

**max_clif** · 17th June 2011, 04:09 AM

I meant the CUSTOM firmware that is made by the russians. I believe they were asking for a fee to get the firmware they modded, but it does put in 2d buildings so that you get the approximate shape and size of the buildings on the street.

I didnt mean the map of russia