During a normal device update, the updater has access to the device configuration. The Honda update creates an image of the physical device that Garmin Express then updates. When you put the thumb drive in the car, it copies the entire image to the device. Your settings and logs are retained because they are stored separately.
You need something like 16 or 32 gig device to do the update. Just get the biggest and fastest drive you can and be done. They’re like $20.
Remember, FAT32 was never designed for huge memory configurations. But modern versions of OS deal with them just fine.
I think my USB stick is 128 GB. It's friggin' huge. And it handled the map update just fine last year, too.
So where do I find the total capacity in the car's tablet?
Update -- update complete. I found a 16GB stick, initialized it, loaded the update to it, and ran it in the car. I'll keep the 128GB for music and images, but I guess I'll hang onto this 16GB one for map updates.
It depends. Technically, it’s your responsibility because you have data stored on it. They may at least ask or remind you. The biggest reason for not doing it is the length of time some updates require.
Any solution for this problem?Trying to get my update to work correctly, but the head unit fails, saying that there’s not enough memory on the device. I checked the detailed settings (no pic yet of that screen) and it says it has around 2.3 GB available — which seems stupidly low (what’s the total capacity? 2.4 GB?).
here’s the error that the system shows:
Have you tried clearing any stored tracks or routes?
As seen in the picture below it seems like the total volume is 2gb. The garmin map update is about 7gb. I do not know if there is something locked or not . Does anyone know if there is phisical sd card in the HU that we can change?
I have been unable to get the update to work. Last time I took the car in for an oil change I asked the dealer to do it. They said they don't have any flash drives and couldn't help me.
But did you remove the tracks and other stuff and try again?
