Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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987
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Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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Unfortunately there seems to be a bug added in 2.80 for the Gen 1 etrex 32x.

The setting for Lock on road enables itself (setting = yes) at seemingly random occasions.
(MENU - MENU - Setup - Routing - Lock on road = YES/NO)

I never use lock on road, but was surprised at least 3 times since the update to firmware 2,80 that suddenly the map showed that i was on some road or path, when in fact i was on some yard or in the forest. I checked the setup and for no reason the Lock on road was enabled.

I tried reproducing it, so far failed.
Settings are pedestrian, and prompted method (time, distance or off road).
I have tried. turn off and turn on unit, start a direct (off road) navigation and stop it, start an on road navigation and stop it.
I also tried to navigate to the target so that navigation stops by it self and also stop the navigation and then resume it (instead of making a calculation).
For now none of these seemed to have no impact on the setting.

I also tried changing profiles and changing back, but so far the settings sticks.
For now the only thing i can report is that it does happen, i only don't know when.
I can also mention that it never happened with 2.70 firmware.
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Re: Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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Unable to reproduce at this time, will continue to monitor.
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Re: Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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Now observed the issue again.
It might be that it happens if navigation is started while a bit away from a road or path, such as in a forest or on a field.

Settings.
routing: pedestrian but prompted guidance method. lock on road = no.
walk some 50 m away from the nearest road or path on the map (such as in the forest or on some field, a football field or inside of a running track may work (if not too small).
Select some point to navigate to (does not need to be far away, but at least some 300 m and that would follow some road on some portion of the path), i selected from recent finds, but i cannot say if that impacts. When it shows on the map, press Go and then select on road for time.
Now go to settings - routing and check if lock on road is = yes.
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Re: Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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Tested multiple routes, never switched for me. Getting closer, but not quite there yet...
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Re: Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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Hi.
i have now been able to reproduce the issue.

The issue occurs the second time after device restart when i do:
HOLD MENU (to open where to?).
select a saved waypoint via waypoint or recent location, wait till it shows on the map.
Select Go and when asked to select guidance method select On road for time.

I tried it multiple times, with different waypoints. it does not occur the first time, nor could i reproduce the third, fourth or fifth time (did not try more time before i restarted).



For reference:
base settings before each routing start:
MENU - MENU - setup - routing:
guidance method: prompted.
calculate routes for: pedestrian
lock on road: no
off road transition: auto
Avoidance setup: u-turn: do not avoid, toll road: do not avoid, highway: avoid, unpaved road: do not avoid, carpool lanes: avoid.
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Re: Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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We have been able to duplicate this behavior, but only intermittently.
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Re: Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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Hi.
With firmware 2.90, at least up till a few tests i cannot reproduce the problem, i will test it a bit more in the nearest days, but so far it looks good.
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Re: Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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987 wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:10 pm Hi.
With firmware 2.90, at least up till a few tests i cannot reproduce the problem, i will test it a bit more in the nearest days, but so far it looks good.
luck was short-lived, the issue with unintended changing to lock on road = yes occurs, but seems to be less frequent.
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Re: Lock on Road enabled without user input [Bug 8]

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Will leave it as an active bug then. :(
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