Thread: IMPORTANT! If you want HELP in case of a bricked Garmin device, please follow this

1) Bricked device MODEL, Firmware version, HWID.
Garmin Drive Smart 61, 6.00/6.30, i dont know

2) Why and how the device got bricked.
because i dont named the .rng file with my HWID
i flashed it with the wrong name

3) Symptoms: what's wrong in your device?
doesnt boot properly and pre boot did not work too.
if i start the device, the backgroundlight is "on" but the display doesnt show anything.
if i press the powerbutton for ~10 seconds the display shows me an "old TV" style picture.

4) Does your pc sees your device ?
yes, i have access to the files, windows shows me the "Drive Smart 61" drive.

5) List all the procedures you already tried to unbrick it and their results and errors messages obtained.
tried to get in pre boot and i tried it with garmin updater. Updater says: no update available

6) Do you have Garmin USB Drivers installed ? [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
yes

7) If you don't know HWID get it by [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
can not get my device in pre boot mode, g7to win fails to connect.

8) Write down if you already read or tried [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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updater.exe does not recognize my device, because pre boot doesnt work.

9) Can you reach preboot mode? If no ,have you followed this? [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
doesnt work

10) Probably no , but do you have NV backup?
no

11) Once you get a reply and a procedure to follow from our experts, please give an accurate reply about what you did and obtained results.
of course

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