Thread: nuvi 1690 with 'system software missing' message

Originally Posted by fracessco10

with the RGN_tool opened, I dragged nuvi16xxEU_regionfileonly__390.gcd into the File drop zone, after unchecked the boot.bin box, I tried to save the file as 113201000390.rgn but I was warned "Section 1 must be enabled. Normally it should contain section '0800' boot.bin" and I am afraid I am not able to save the file at all.

I was too brief with my instructions i can see, Save each bin file for fw_all and fw1_resources separately and then recombine by loading each separately to RGN_Tool. Save it as RGN and click 'ok' on the message about boot.bin needing to be in section 1. Here it is anyway: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. Extract to find 113201000390.rgn inside. [Don't confuse this with the other rar file i made earlier to use with SD method 4].

Is this the way to create a modded boot.bin RGN file? If I am able to create this file I believe I can perform method #4

No. You're confusing the two flashes.

Tried the QuickCure, without any luck.

That was expected frankly.

Out of my curousity. What would be the solution for the device to boot if i had the device in MSM?

If the flash isn't damaged, a reformat with RMPrepUSB. Read the initial post in Cure3 thread for more details.

In your post #16 ...There's no need to load a cure fw if you have MSM, but there is every reason to load it if you haven't got MSM.
Should i have loaded the "original" instead of "cure" and flash it with updater.exe?

Yes, in my opinion but we'll never know now because at some point you've lost MSM. Whether that was because of something you and/or Garmin support attempted or it's a continuing deteriation of a failing flash chip is yet to be determined.

the version of QuickCure with flasher from P#36 "Running programs from SD on nuvi involves creating boot.bin from gcd and patch (did he mean changing the RGN Region? Mine are all grey out)

Again you're confusing two separate methods. This is P#36 and it's what kunix said in replay to nuvi1100 not being able to run txt commands on SD:

Originally Posted by kunix

I've seen a similar error [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. Can you flash an RGN file with the original firmware?
0C 80 A0 E3 is the right patch for nuvi 12xx, it should work on a healthy device.
Also you can try [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] to access the internal flash drive. It's almost the same as QuickCure3.rgn, but it has a flasher application.

I've already patched the boot.bin for you and made the rgn file, it's in the second rar file along with Updater.exe [read my Post #16 again carefully].

Originally Posted by fracessco10

Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
...... Method 4: Extract Garmin.rar directly onto a clean microSD. Insert into the nuvi. Extract 113201000390.rar somewhere convenient, Desktop is fine. Inside that rar folder is 113201000390.rgn and Updater.exe, drag the rgn file onto Updater.exe to open the GUI, enable the Radio button for 'USB Device'. Put the nuvi into pre-boot normally connecting to PC and press 'OK' on the GUI when the unit's details show in the window and wait. The unit should then reboot automatically and 'Loader' should appear on the screen if the firmware update flash starts.

if the file Garmin.rar I downloaded from you was the modded boot.bin RGN file, then I think I have tried this method, however, I did not remove the 'last_id.bin' on the card in 1131 folder. I shall retry this method with the 'last_id.bin' file removed.

The Garmin file is to USED with the modded boot.bin RGN [113201000390.rgn] as said above. There are 2 separate rar files to be used together. So as said please read carefully P#16, repeated again P#24.

Originally Posted by fracessco10

In your reply, I can see the instruction as:
1. Load nuvi16xxEU_regionfileonly__390.gcd into RGN_tool
1.1 Save the first bin file fw_all.bin (the question is, save as RGN? The file name should be fw_all.bin.rgn?)
1.2 Save the second bin file fw1_resources (the question is, is it the third option in RGN_tool resources.bin?)
2. The option I can save the files is RGN or GCD, I believe we are ONLY interested in RGN.
3. You mentioned loading each saved files separately to RGN_tool (I believe by dragging them one by one to the "File Drag Zone" and save as 113201000390.rgn.

Thank you for the file, as you can foresee this task is beyond my capability. Appreciate.

Yes it seems that final sentence is so, because your interpretation above it is completely wrong but don't concern yourself any further about it. Just use the extracted file from the rar i've attached there in the first part of my Post#27 and drag the extracted 113201000390.rgn onto updater.exe, put your unit in preboot and flash it.

I tried the GarminCure3 method by kunix with other device and was successful resurrect the device. load cure, update.exe and pre-boot, reformat with RMPrepUSB and load with original in pre-boot.

Sure, i know that. But now you don't have MSM and you can't load anything in preboot seemingly, so something is preventing that. My point was [and remains] that you already had MSM before using cure fw because you were able to delete the existing gupdate.gcd as requested by the support lady at Garmin, right? So imo there was no need at that time to load cure fw because you already had MSM. But you've since lost Mass Storage Mode. My reading of your posts indicates that since you 'cured' it, you've been unable to [successfully] load original fw and are still faced with 'system software missing' message, correct?

I think they are the 113201000390.rar and Garmin.rar (Post #16) I got from you. I shall put the Garmin rar (gupdate.gcd and update.txt) in a microSD and insert it in the device. And the 113201000390.rgn in the 113201000390.rar post #27 is to be dragged over the updater.exe and pre-boot my device to flash it.

Don't put Garmin.rar in a microSD, extract it onto the card so that Garmin folder and gupdate.gcd are in the root of the card, then the rest above is correct.