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

@Butters

Tried everything again.

1) loaded quickcure3 (disguised as 097201000630.rgn) and was able to 'see' the garmin in device manager identified as a Garmin device and 'working properly'. But could not find it within File Explorer to be able to actually look at the file structure. It did not show up anywhere and after 15s or so, device manager would disconnect it anyway...

2) I also tried the file you attached (the cure3 tailored 0972 firmware). Started off promising - thought I had it but... after it appears to update successfully, then it says "Erasing.... (this may take a few minutes)" and I get the unable to program the requested memory region error...

The device actually says on its screen 'software loading', then it flashes white, and I see the Updated error about unable to program memory region. At that point the device is still recognized in device manager. It doesn't disconnect until after I get the error message about Erasing.

So is the Erasing message because of a failed write of the firmware and it backing out? It indicated that the write was successful, it's like it is the erasing (of what?) that fails..

Edit: I removed the SD card before I did any of this - does that make any difference?


Cheers