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

Write please in your HELP request:

1) Bricked device MODEL, Firmware version, HWID.
Garmin Edge 1030, 2713

2) Why and how the device got bricked.
Someone decided to bitlocker their device by accident and I am trying to help them out.,

3) Symptoms: what's wrong in your device?
Loading course if you just turn it on, in mass storage its blank.

4) Does your pc sees your device ?
Yes

5) List all the procedures you already tried to unbrick it and their results and errors messages obtained.
GarminCure3, 01.0.0 Updater 2.8.0.0, Creating the Garmin Folder and GUPDATE file, reformatting FAT32 in Windows and using RMPrep tool,

6) Do you have Garmin USB Drivers installed ? Garmin: USB Drivers Updates & Downloads
Yes Garmin Drivers 2.3.1.2.exe

7) If you don't know HWID get it by Use program G7ToWin to retrieve your HWID
2713

8) Write down if you already read or tried GarminCure3 tool - the new way to create cure firmwares for Garmin devices
How to unbrick a nüvi - step by step guide
Yes GamrinCure3, issue is that I cannot get it to stay in preboot using Cure3 tool to copy firmware over, I have to drag and drop the rgn on the updater tool.

9) Can you reach preboot mode? If no ,have you followed this? Garmin devices preboot mode.
Yes

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

I have the rgn current file. 271301001329 beta created from GamrinCure2 and manually via RGN_Tool

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Updated.... managed to get into pre boot finally, after much trying.

I updated to 271301001329 Beta and seemed to flash the device.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
I also downgraded to 271301001320 from the same folder above from Garmin and Flashed that.

I copied a GUPDATE.GCD from a friends Garmin Edge 1320 "Garmin" Folder and converted to rgn 271301001340 If I use that then get, The Garmin device is unable to program the requested memory region. (Maybe you cannot do this??)

The 271301001320.rgn Seemed to load /flash onto the device fine. It powers on but sits at loading profiles, cannot see in device manager.

Update again,
Rebooted Laptop and could see the Drives in Windows.
formateed again using RMPREP
Created Garmin Folder and copied GUPDATE_1320 renamed to GUPDATE, rebooted.

All working! thanks for the help )