Have been reading up on this as l have a old HDS gen1 GPS unit. Currently not running the updated software as there was no need to update when it first came out. Unit is still reading correct date and time as of today. Will check again 6th of april. Will be interesting as to affects it will have. No one can be certain at this stage
I have a HDS5 and a 7, both gen1. I checked the 5 today and time is OK.. I'l chek date tomorrow. THe 7 is 300km away so i'll check it next trip.
My 5 (and I guess the 7) has the latest software (at around 2012) but I could not load the 'legacy update' I get the NO or incompatible GPS message. I'm hoping that means I dont need the patch.
THe 7 is networked to a Simrad NSS evo2 , which is the 'master' for getting the GPS signals, so I'm hoping that the 7 will be OK. NSSevo2 is apparently not affected (fingers crossed)
Bloody weird that. Charts still showing and I can move cursor around to change positions but I don’t have date or time now. Was all good Sunday. Tracking 8 satellites but even after 10minutes has not found position. ?
My experience... patch went on fine, but it reset all the system settings back to default. This included the setting where the unit draws charts from - in my case I needed to set back to my navionics card.
It did not wipe my waypoints etc but have heard that it did for others.
ranmar850
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Date Joined: 12/08/12
Mainly older units will be affected
Plenty of info here, as well as links to manufacturers opinions www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php/208001-GPS-roll-over-date-BE-AWARE-!
holth
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Date Joined: 09/10/06
Have been reading up on this
Have been reading up on this as l have a old HDS gen1 GPS unit. Currently not running the updated software as there was no need to update when it first came out. Unit is still reading correct date and time as of today. Will check again 6th of april. Will be interesting as to affects it will have. No one can be certain at this stage
dmck
Posts: 406
Date Joined: 07/03/19
Yeah.. its a worry...
I have a HDS5 and a 7, both gen1. I checked the 5 today and time is OK.. I'l chek date tomorrow. THe 7 is 300km away so i'll check it next trip.
My 5 (and I guess the 7) has the latest software (at around 2012) but I could not load the 'legacy update' I get the NO or incompatible GPS message. I'm hoping that means I dont need the patch.
THe 7 is networked to a Simrad NSS evo2 , which is the 'master' for getting the GPS signals, so I'm hoping that the 7 will be OK. NSSevo2 is apparently not affected (fingers crossed)
Jason P
Posts: 521
Date Joined: 16/02/13
Elite 5 HDI upgraded
Just upgraded my Lowrance Elite 5 HDI, bloody thing goes back to factory settings just to note. (ended up in Oklahoma when it started)
Only the OS & GPS changed, but the Version still reads as 6.0.7.0.10
Went from
OS:19.dev-123-g41c67b8
GPS: APPVER_2.1.4.5 Jun 01 2011
Now at
OS: 19.dev-123-g41c67b8-r2
GPS: APPVER_2.1.4.5 Dec 07 2018
DM306
Jason P
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Date Joined: 16/02/13
Another Update
Went out Today, only to find out the GPS Update patch done three weeks earlier didn't work on changeover of April 6th :(
Lowrance having a 4th attempt to get it right
Now at
OS: 19.dev-123-g41c67b8-r4
GPS: APPVER_2.1.4.7 Jan 29 2019
Seems good now.
DM306
Simo_
Posts: 1843
Date Joined: 13/11/06
The legacy patch for Lowrance
The legacy patch for Lowrance HDS gen 2 touch won't download, anyone know a site that works?
Bring on April
holth
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Date Joined: 09/10/06
Simo did you get the patch
Simo did you get the patch to download
Simo_
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Date Joined: 13/11/06
Yeah mate, had to turn off
Yeah mate, had to turn off the VPN.
Bring on April
holth
Posts: 812
Date Joined: 09/10/06
Well can say there was no
Well can say there was no affect to my hds gen1. Still reading correct date and time. Position hasnt been affected.
Cruise Control
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Date Joined: 03/11/10
My gen 2 defaulted to 2099 .
My gen 2 defaulted to 2099 . Downloaded patch, installed and all good
holth
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Date Joined: 09/10/06
Strange how its affected
Strange how its affected some not others, cruise control did the change of date affect position?
Cruise Control
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Date Joined: 03/11/10
Bloody weird that. Charts
Bloody weird that. Charts still showing and I can move cursor around to change positions but I don’t have date or time now. Was all good Sunday. Tracking 8 satellites but even after 10minutes has not found position. ?
Simo_
Posts: 1843
Date Joined: 13/11/06
Installed the patch and got
Installed the patch and got latest software. Seems to be working fine now.
Bring on April
Simo_
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Date Joined: 13/11/06
Just tried it again... Won’t
Just tried it again... Won’t get a Sat fix now...
Bring on April
holth
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Date Joined: 09/10/06
In the thread RobH put up
In the thread RobH put up ,scubafish put up a link to lowrances web page regarding the problem. Seems the gen1 isnt affected while the gen 2 s are.
Afew guys on ausfish have said they've encounted problems once updates have been done.
Billcollector
Posts: 2006
Date Joined: 16/05/09
BoM has the same problem with
BoM has the same problem with their weather balloons it seems.
Lavs
Posts: 174
Date Joined: 30/04/12
My experience... patch went
My experience... patch went on fine, but it reset all the system settings back to default. This included the setting where the unit draws charts from - in my case I needed to set back to my navionics card.
It did not wipe my waypoints etc but have heard that it did for others.