GPSMAP 66sr firmware download URL text

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ljnjtrails
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GPSMAP 66sr firmware download URL text

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On the GPSMAP 66sr page
https://www.gpsrchive.com/GPSMAP/GPSMAP%2066sr/index.htm
the "Firmware" frame
https://www.gpsrchive.com/GPSMAP/GPSMAP%2066sr/Firmware.html
under GCD Updates:

There is a link to download firmware directly from Garmin. The displayed text for the link does not match the actual link target.

The displayed text is:
https://download.garmin.com/software/GPSMAP66sr_xyz.gcd
But the link target is:
https://download.garmin.com/software/GPSMAP66_WebUpdater__xyz.gcd
Note the omission of the "sr" suffix, and the addition of WebUpdater, in the link target.

I checked other GPSMAP models and the 66sr page seems to be the only one with this issue. Some models seem to have firmware with WebUpdater in their name and some don't.

Of course, neither of those links will work because of placeholders for the version (xyz). So you might consider changing from a link to plain text here. The firmware page for the GPSMAP 65 does this.

I was able to download v4.90 firmware using the form "GPSMAP66sr_490.gcd" so that seems to be the correct form. (But I have not been able to download v5.20 firmware using either form - both get 404 Not Found.)
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Re: GPSMAP 66sr firmware download URL text

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Thank You!

We have corrected the GPSMAP 66sr Firmware page link.

We like having it link to a 404 error web page (due to 'xyz') so the user then only has to edit/enter the three digits at the end and press 'Enter'.
ljnjtrails
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Re: GPSMAP 66sr firmware download URL text

Unread post by ljnjtrails »

Yes, I see now, I thought maybe that it would be easier to click and edit but I wasn't sure that was the intent.

Any thoughts on why the 5.20 firmware is not available at the expected link? I ended up downloading it from GPSrChive instead but I'm wondering if Garmin changed how they make firmware available to programs such as webupdater.
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Re: GPSMAP 66sr firmware download URL text

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Garmin have been releasing new firmware versions one region at a time in recent years, presumably so that if a really bad bug exists that didn't get caught by their testing, they can pull the release before the entire planet is exposed. It will either be available in your region soon, or, perhaps, if something did come up, an even newer version will be released at a later date instead.
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