Garmin V is brill but

[jimbo]

As the delighted owner of a Garmin V, I have just one problem, which I know others share.

It ain't got enough memory.

Its there really no tech out there who can do something cleaver to sort this?
I know I wouldn't know where to begin, but is there no way to download new maps without a PC? or wire in a ram drive (dead cheap now).

I guess Garmin don't fix this because it might steal sales from there more expensive model - or am I a cynic

J

 

[Keith Chapman]

Have a look at this site,
http://www.elsinga.net/index.html?page=gps5faq

The answer is in there Look at " What is inside aGPS V case" there are some instructions.

I have not tried to upgrade myself.

This site has some usefull stuff that the hand book wont tell you about.

 

[MikeO]

Its there really no tech out there who can do something cleaver to sort this?

Excellent (and probably apt) typo...

Mike

 

[jimbo]

Speelling, not my strongest skills.
thanks for the link Keith, some interesting stuff.
For upgrading memory is starts:

There are many other Flash NAND memory chips with 64M/128M/256M
capacities which are pin to pin compatible and command compatible.
The only difference between them is the address cycle. For the 32M
versions the data bus pulses 3 times to send A0-A7, A9-A16, A17-A24
For the bigger capacity versions a 4th cycle is needed to send A25-Ax.
The lower capacity NANDs ignore the 4th cycle address so all these
memories could use the same (4 cycle) address sending subroutine.

..and then it got a bit complicated. Maybe I'll stick to 19megs after all.
J

 

[Keith Chapman]

Jimbo

That was my very thought when I read it