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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.

Unable to reproduce at this time, will continue to monitor.

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.

Tested multiple routes, never switched for me. Getting closer, but not quite there yet...

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.

We have been able to duplicate this behavior, but only intermittently.

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.

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.

Will leave it as an active bug then.