bricked my etrex venture HC

On OSX Yosemite (10.10.1) I tried to update the firmware on my etrex venture HC from 2.80 to the latest version. The update failed with an error message and bricked the unit. The GPS unit is now unusable. The batteries were new, it did not run out of power while flashing. I will try to contact Garmin for remedy, but I’m not hopeful given that the GPS unit is out of warranty.

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