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shineymart over 3 years ago

I have an edge 830 and I'd like to download and update the firmware manually as I can't install the apps.

Anyone with any experience of this?

Thanks in Advance

Martyn

0 tomasz.loba over 3 years ago

You mean via Garmin Express on your PC?
I use VMWARE Player to run Windows 10, and there I have Garmin Express installed. That's how I've updated the device's maps (over 2GB I think it was).

0 wowotiel over 3 years ago

You can update the firmware with your mobile phone garmin connect app (bluetooth) after synchronizing with yoyr garmin edge 830.

0 wes-m over 3 years ago

If you connect your edge 830 to wifi it will just get the firmware by itself and prompt you to update.

0 tomasz.loba over 3 years ago in reply to wes-m

oh yes, that's true for FM updates. How about maps update? Have you tried that over WiFi?

0 sabeard over 3 years ago in reply to tomasz.loba

Map updates can only be done with Garmin Express on a Windows PC or Mac.

0 wowotiel over 3 years ago

I also work with Linux (Ubuntu) and do the map updates with Windows Garmin Express running in Linux VirtualBox.

If you have no virtual Windows (or Mac), you can download and use other maps.

Connect your Garmin to your Linux pc and put the dowloaded map in the correct map of your Garmin. In Garmin settings you must activate the new map and deactivate the old Garmin map (=based on OSM).

Some places to download maps: Free maps for Garmin brand GPS devices (based on OSM) and Open Fiets (Bicycle) Map (based on OSM)

And also OSM Map On Garmin/Download

0 shineymart over 3 years ago

Hi,

Thanks for all the answers. I found this page www8.garmin.com/.../download_details.jsp with a download option and instructions - but it is beta. Any idea if there is an appropriate page for latest public release