[Talk-GB] Firmware update for older Garmin etrex devices

[SK53]

I don't think so, because it recorded tracks with the right dates in
November, so apparently somewhere between 20th November last year and 1st
Jan this year.

Jerry

On Fri, 3 Jan 2020 at 14:05, Gareth L <o.i at live.co.uk> wrote:

> A victim of the gps week roll over in April last year maybe? If so, you
> should be good until November 2038 (although there’s plenty of other epochs
> that will break stuff before then I reckon)
> Gareth
>
> On 3 Jan 2020, at 13:38, SK53 <sk53.osm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> I was using an older Garmin etrex Legend HC as a backup track recorder
> over the New Year, and failed to find my tracks. It turns out that the date
> is incorrect and instead of 1st Jan 2020 the device was registering 17 May
> 2000.
>
> Anyone who still uses these may be interested that a firmware patch is
> available: (https://support.garmin.com/en-GB/?faq=qpVUfZBKI28PqnPd6HuXa6.
>
> I've run this from Windows 10 successfully for my GPS.
>
> Happy New Year,
>
> Jerry
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