@Neil
Since using latest firmware is "highly recommended", now that I have modding tool to activate features on my Nuvi 3490, I upgraded from 6.30 (under which I activated MP3 and Video Playback using 0 bytes xml files) back to 8.20. I expected to loose MP3 and Video Playback. To my amuzement those features did not get deactivated. Evidently, later software blocks feature activation via 0 bytes xml files, but once a feature is activated it does not deactivate it.
Not so lucky here. I dragged firmware update for type 3 traffic receiver gcd file over Webupdater icon. That launched Webupdater and it said "Device updated", but did not offer me to update to type 3 traffic receiver. What it did offer were supplemental updates pertaining primarily to voice. Also it copied that type 3 traffic receiver gcd file to .System folder and renamed it GUPDATE.GCD (MD5 for both files is the same value). After I connected the unit to the traffic receiver Traffic receiver Status still says GTM60 Software Version 2, Class 2.
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