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Re: Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices

Wed Feb 19, 2025 7:08 pm

xekoyig730 wrote:Looking for assistance for this model. I'm assuming a patch is required as attempting to load maps results in a message the map is corrupt and cannot be used.
Thank you! <PartNumber>006-B3033-00</PartNumber>

Welcome to the forum.
A quick search using your HWID in "search this topic" gives you what you need.
software/universal-firmware-patcher-for-protected-garmin-devices-t17987-900.html#p184710

Re: Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices

Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:33 am

<PartNumber>006-B2996-00</PartNumber>
<SoftwareVersion>350</SoftwareVersion>
<Description>Garmin DriveSmart 61</Description>

This link is invalid. Can someone help me re upload this patch?
Thank you.

Re: Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices

Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:42 am

gjk9988 wrote:HWID 2996

ONLY for DriveSmart 61, APAC with HWID 2996
Updated

Re: Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices

Sat Feb 22, 2025 4:50 am

Hi, can anybody help me to locate a patch for HWID b4449? I tried to search for "HWID 4449" and "patch 4449" in the forum, but had no luck.

<PartNumber>006-B4449-00</PartNumber>
<SoftwareVersion>690</SoftwareVersion>
<Description>Drive 53</Description>

Thank you!

Re: Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices

Sat Feb 22, 2025 7:55 pm

jgu1126 wrote:Hi, can anybody help me to locate a patch for HWID b4449? I tried to search for "HWID 4449" and "patch 4449" in the forum, but had no luck. Thank you!

Generally if you can't find a Patch with the HWID means it's not patchable, searching also with "Drive 53" would confirm the bad news

For 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 52,53,55,65,66,71,76,86, zumo XT ,Alpha 200i, Montana 700 ,GPSMAP 67 & 67i are all in the same category.
No solution as the Universal Firmware Patcher does not recognise the new encrypted format.

Re: Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices

Sun Feb 23, 2025 1:53 am

Thank you for confirming this, GarminNuvi! I did read the post you quoted back before, but hoping some patch may come up recently.
Although it is a bad news, thanks anyway to confirm it, so I at least know I did my due diligence.
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