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FietsBie
1 month ago

This picture shows what I see on my Edge 1040 Solar. No local roads, only the motorways. This is only recently, before I had a detailed map on my screen. 

I tried through Garmin Express to renew the maps, nothing to see. After deleting the *.img files, nothing to see. 

After placing an old img file in directory ‘ new files’, unplug and rstart, nothings happens and the img remains in the new files directory.

What to do to get the details back? What to do to be able to manage the maps in Garmin Express?

  • 0 1 month ago

    Map .img files should be placed directly in the folder ..\Garmin. You'll see more .img files there.

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to bikepc01

    That already is the case. I think 5 different img files are in this directory. 

  • 0 1 month ago

    Are the maps enabled on your unit? See Main menu > Activity profiles > your profile > Navigation > Map > Map Information.

    As for Express map manager not showing anything, you could try removing your Edge 1040 from Express and then re-adding the device.

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to FietsBie

    Can you upload a screenshot of the files in your Garmin folder? I can then compare it with mine to see what you're missing (also NL here so we're using the same maps)

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to Warrie

    I have the following files on mine (only West Europe installed):

    * D4713090A.img - Garmin DEM Map EU 2023.10

    * D4728160A.img - Garmin Geocode Map EU 2024.10

    * D6017110A.img - Garmin Cycle Map EU 2024.10, West

    * D7557120A.img - Trailforks 2024.10

    * gmapbmap.img - Worldwide DEM Basemap,NR v8

    * gmaptz.img - Time Zone Map

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to JungleJim

    Hi Jim, yep I have those too, so curious of Fietsbie also has these. Sounds like one is missing or broken.

    Just a question - how can you see the version of the gmapbmap you're using?

    Latest Express update apparently removes gmapbmap if you uninstall all maps. I had a backup but I'm not quite sure if I'm using the correct version now.

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to Warrie

    You can see the version of the basemap with JaVaWa Device Manager.

    Recent Express versions indeed seem to remove the basemap when removing (all?) installed maps via Express Map Manager. But it also reinstalled the basemap when I installed a map again.

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to JungleJim

    Ah, I don't have that installed but my gmapbmap is 46mb and for what I read that should be the correct one.
    Someone else told me too that Express reinstalls the basemap after installing a map again, weirdly enough mine didn't.
    My whole issue started when my map had the 'locked' status after updating it. Fixed it by manually deleted the img files and reinstalling through Express, but I see more posts about the same issue lately from others. It's a bit of a buggy mess at the moment, the whole map update process.

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to JungleJim

    yes, all maps on the Edge are enabled. Removal in Express, reinstalling express, old version, no difference. 

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to FietsBie

    (Edited on 7-aug 16:28)

    These map files are installed in the /Garmin directory

    1029488793.gma 15-08-2022
    D6442060A.img 01-07-2024
    D7557120A.gma 06-08-2024
    D7557120A.img 06-08-2024 Trailforks 2024.10
    D7785040A.img 01-07-2024 
    F0114000A.img 01-07-2024 WorldwideDEM Basemap, NR v8
    gmaptz.img 04-08-2024

    And via activityprofile, navigation, maps, mapinfo:
    WorldwideDEM Basemap, NR v8
    Trailforks 2024.10
    Garmin ClimbPro Aus/Oceania 2024.10
    GaRMIN ClimbPro NA, Canada/Alaska 2024.10
    Garmin ClimbPro NA, Middle America 2024.10