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Lowrance 2000c 1.7 update
I posted this as a reply to another thread but I thought it important
enough to make it a new thread to increase visibility. I've added more comments and some additional details...plus some ramblings... So this is not entirely a dupe. -- Just a heads up. The 1.6 software update (5/26/06) did nothing but crash my 2000c when trying to use the terrain database. It also caused random crashes when using various menu items (e.g. enable/disable airmap). Updating to the newly released 1.7 release (6/23/06) cured the problems for me! Obviously the 1.6 release has some serious bugs; regardless if you are experiencing them or not. I strongly suggest everyone running 1.6 consider an upgrade to the latest 1.7 release, if you have not already done so. The fact that the release notes for 1.7 look like the notes from 1.6, to me, suggests it's nothing but a bug-fix and stability release. Based on this assumption and the fact it made my 2000c usable agaain, I strongly suggest you upgrade from 1.6 General Lowrance firmware update page: http://www.lowrance.com/software/Upgrades/upgrades.asp The 2000c 1.7 download specific information and release notes page: http://www.lowrance.com/software/Upg...70/Default.asp Windows 2000c 1.7 download: ftp://download.lowrance.com/AirMap/A...M2000C_170.exe OS/X 2000c 1.7 download page: ftp://download.lowrance.com/AirMap/A...0C_170.command Linux 2000c 1.7 download page (Thanks Lowrance for making my life easier!): ftp://download.lowrance.com/AirMap/A...M2000C_170.bin Also note there is an update notification service available at the bottom of the page. If you own a Lowrance product, I highly recommend you sign up for it. It's a great service. The direct link follows. Lastly, I have not noticed any new spam from subscribing...your mileage may vary. http://www.lowrance.com/software/Upg...grades.asp#sub Last note here. My 2000c has been rock-solid, stable and I have not experienced a single reboot or crash until I upgraded from my previous release to the 1.6 release. I can't recommend this GPS enough. In my opinion, it's the best bang for the buck in aviation GPS. Aside from the 1.6 disaster, I only have one minor nit with my 2000c, which is it does not provide altitude information with its trail data. I have requested this of Lowrance. They seem approachable on the subjet if enough interests exists. If this information would be of value to anyone else, please let them know. I enjoy overlaying the information with Google Earth. If you don't know what it is...check it out. It's also now available for Linux. You can download it from http://earth.google.com/downloads.html. Greg |
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