Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:13 pm
edzzzzy wrote:Thanks, so you are saying only option for now is to buy from Garmin, correct?
Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:05 am
kolokythas wrote:It seams that you need to patch your firmware in order to recognize unlocked maps
Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:24 pm
SegaGenesis wrote:Will I lose my Lifetime Updates if I patch the firmware on my DriveAssist 51 GPS?
Thanks.
Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:50 am
GarmanNuvi wrote:or a few years newer device's firmware could be patched (determined by their HWID) to use unlocked maps, since the DriveSmart 65 the firmware has been encrypted on these later devices.
Unfortunately it looks like Drive, DriveSmart 52,55,65,66,71,76,86, zumo XT ,Alpha 200i, Montana 700 are all in the same category.
No solution as the Universal Firmware Patcher does not recognise the new encrypted format.
Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:00 pm
ToribioCosmico wrote:If gps montana 700 is not possible, let's not say the 750i....
In case there is a miracle:
<Model><PartNumber>006-B3459-00</PartNumber>
<SoftwareVersion>1090</SoftwareVersion>
<Description>Montana 750i</Description>
So it's impossible to create my own jnx for my 750i?
Thx
Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:07 pm
Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:29 pm
Couttsy wrote:Hi
Just joined.. After a lot of reading yesterday & today I'm getting the feeling this "Universal Frimware Patcher for Protected Garmins" isn't THAT Universal.. ??
I have a Nuvi 2597LMT,
1. Nuvi 25x9 (1758) fw8.80.rar
2. nuvi25x9_880.gcd
But further reading... I'm guessing the (1758) is the HIW and it MUST match my device.??? the second one, does not show even the HIW so I'm guessing that would be useless to me also..? - Don't quite undertsand that yet, again if you have a universal tool..
Do I just get the info a LOT of people post on here (Part Number, Software Version Etc.) and hope it's already got a patched firmware developed out there somewhere or do you find info & files from OLD Posts on your server..?? Only a LOT of links don't work or are dead now.
Thanks Couttsy
Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:42 am
Tue Apr 12, 2022 7:54 pm
Unfortunately it looks like Drive, DriveSmart 52,55,65,66,76,86,71 zumo XT ,Alpha 200i, Montana 700 are all in the same category.
No solution as the Universal Firmware Patcher does not recognise the new encrypted format.
Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:07 pm
Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:16 pm
Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:06 am
Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:55 pm
gpscity2019 wrote:GPSMAP79s firmware version 2.20, FirmwarePatcher380 does not support firmware ...
Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:55 pm
Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:07 pm
miclinux wrote:I just open the patched GPSMAP 86i .GCD file above with RGN Tools and it shows a different HWID compare to my device.
my GPSMAP 86i HWID:3454
HWID shows in RGN Tools: 3284
should I proceed to the next step ?