Downgrade firmware 17.29 Edge 1040 solar

With the 1040 I am not sure if downgrades are now possible, there was a discussion in the beta forums a few months ago and the consensus was that downgrades were no longer possible, certainly no-one reported a success.

forums.garmin.com/.../1616062

Is there a specific issue you hope to avoid, while there are a lot of current issues I can’t think of any actually introduced by 17.29.

in the last half hour a new beta 18.15 has been announced, perhaps have a look at the change log to see if your issue is covered?

forums.garmin.com/.../public-beta-18-15---special-installation-instructions

Thank you for the reply.

I wanted to downgrade because I was having lag on climb pro. However as you said, a new version is out and so I can try that out.

there's a big issue with 17.29 for the battery life. Its totally inaccurate.  I went from a 100hr predicted to 24hrs predicted after the update. Another user here though told me yesterday it has been fixed in the next beta update.

for many its not a big deal,  I'm very ocd  so its like going for open heart surgery for me

I would recommend upgrading to the latest beta

Hey Doc, thanks a million for the reply. if u recommend it, I'll go for it,  although,  I must admit, I've never used a beta version before so fingers crossed I won't screw it up lol 

I'd recommend checking the Beta forums first to see if there are bugs that will annoy you. For me, for example, missing workout target is a no-go. After seeing what the current beta did to my wife's Edge, I just keep rejecting the update on mine for now. I downloaded the new version, so have to dismiss the nag whenever I turn on my Edge :-P But I wanted Beta, so I should not complain, they say on this forum ;-)

Hey Marcin, I took ur advice, went through the list of fixes etc and bit the bullet. The one thing that stressed me is now fixed. Cheers mate

That's misinformation. I downgraded to lower version.

I always saved the firmware files. (1040 APAC version)

How did you keep the firmware files? You cannot download them, so if you don’t have them you cannot downgrade

It is very easy.

1. Click "install" in Garmin Express.
2. Before disconnecting the USB cable, copy the gupdate.gcd file from Garmin to the PC.
3. Disconnect the USB cable and proceed with the update in Garmin.