Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-24 Thread maning sambale
-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk- boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Andy Robinson Sent: 22 March 2009 20:45 To: Maning Sambale Cc: osm-talk Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died? Maning Sambale wrote: For some reasons I can't explain, my etrex couldn't start anymore. At first I

Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-22 Thread Robert Vollmert
On Mar 22, 2009, at 03:01, Maning Sambale wrote: For some reasons I can't explain, my etrex couldn't start anymore. At first I thought it's the battery but plugging it to my usb doesn't work either. I see no physical damage in the unit and it's still working yesterday. Any idea why? Or

Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-22 Thread D Tucny
2009/3/22 Robert Vollmert rvollmert-li...@gmx.net On Mar 22, 2009, at 03:01, Maning Sambale wrote: For some reasons I can't explain, my etrex couldn't start anymore. At first I thought it's the battery but plugging it to my usb doesn't work either. I see no physical damage in the

Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-22 Thread Douglas Furlong
Maybe it is making sure all residual power is consumed ensuring no residual information is stored any where. An uber reboot of sorts :) On Mar 22, 2009 12:21 PM, D Tucny d...@tucny.com wrote: 2009/3/22 Robert Vollmert rvollmert-li...@gmx.net On Mar 22, 2009, at 03:01, Maning Sambale wrote:

Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-22 Thread Jukka Rahkonen
D Tucny d at tucny.com writes: Call me crazy, but, without batteries or USB, I think it's safe to assume that trying to turn it on isn't going to power it up ;)d I don't know about etrex, but it wouldn't really be the first time when this trick helps with electronics. They have often some

Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-22 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
below is some info from Garmin. Didn't help mine and Garmin exchanged it. Was lucky enough it happend in the warranty. was already second unit they changed for me. Thank you for contacting Garmin International. I will be happy to assist. The eTrex has a Boot-Block function that will

Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-22 Thread Andy Robinson
Maning Sambale wrote: For some reasons I can't explain, my etrex couldn't start anymore. At first I thought it's the battery but plugging it to my usb doesn't work either. I see no physical damage in the unit and it's still working yesterday. Any idea why? Or how do repair it. cheers,

Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-22 Thread Gregory Williams
wasn't happy...). Gregory -Original Message- From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk- boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Andy Robinson Sent: 22 March 2009 20:45 To: Maning Sambale Cc: osm-talk Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] my etrex died? Maning Sambale wrote: For some

[OSM-talk] my etrex died?

2009-03-21 Thread Maning Sambale
For some reasons I can't explain, my etrex couldn't start anymore. At first I thought it's the battery but plugging it to my usb doesn't work either. I see no physical damage in the unit and it's still working yesterday. Any idea why? Or how do repair it. cheers, maning