Thread: Bricked my nüvi 1490...

Followed loly's instructions from post #22:
1. I unpacked the first download and placed the Garmin folder with all contents in the root of an empty microSD.
2. I made sure the bricked unit was switched off and placed the microSD in the unit.
3. I unpacked the second download and dragged & dropped it onto the Updater.exe file that came with the download.
4. In the Updater.exe window, I selected "USB Device".
5. Brought the bricked unit into pre-boot mode and then clicked "OK" in the Updater.exe window.

From there on the sequence of events was identical to what I described in post #23 (the post above this one). Therefore the same screen shots:



I clicked "Yes" and then for about half a second I saw "LOADER LOADING..." on the GPS screen.



After this computer screen, it took about 10 seconds for the next computer screen to appear:



From the moment LOADER LOADING... had disappeared from the unit's screen, the screen stayed on faintly, but nothing showed up anymore.
There's no 41.bin file in the root of the microSD. Also there is no confirmation of successful flashing in either update.log file on the microSD.

Asked before, but can you please confirm if the presence of the (empty) update.log files could cause the flash from microSD to be ignored? I thought there should be no update.log file on the microSD before flashing, as it will be created automatically as part of the flash.


Edit:
Small detail, but maybe relevant and important to know: Besides the notification in Updater.exe, I also hear by the "dong-ding" from the PC speakers that pre-boot mode is active. When I set the flash in motion by clicking "OK" in the Updater.exe window, almost immediately I hear "ding-dong", signalling the termination of pre-boot mode. Yet, my finger is still on the top left hand corner of the screen. Also, the progress bar in the "Updating Software In Progress" window is not gradual, but jumps from 0 to 100% immediately. Around the same time I hear the "ding-dong", signalling the termination of pre-boot mode. Still, about 10 seconds later, the window confirming the successful update shows up...