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Squiggles
01-01-2006, 09:13 AM
Hey all.
I just noticed several applications tend to damage or interfere with the IR libraries of the Lifedrive. The problem arises when these applications are used, and then the LD experiences a crash during the use of these apps.
To help people out on this matter, I'm reporting the following applications with problems:
1. Edge
2. Village Sim
3. Sharkbtn
For some reason, no amount of soft resetting will help regarding the matter. I make sure I have a backup utility execute first before even installing the application. When the problem arises, I do a quick erase, then reinstall the backup, and then IR is restored.
Anyone else experienced this problem? I don't know if this is a common problem, or if Palm would even bother to help us out on this...
xbaez
05-21-2006, 11:23 PM
Yeah I have that problem
I think it might be uncache and/or shark cache
I will stop installing those cache utilities right away
I think that warpspeed and UDMH aren't responsible for this, who knows
Dmitry from palmpowerups told me that I should add ALL my applications to uncache and test one by one
this bug is such a pain
xbaez
05-21-2006, 11:23 PM
You can check this URL at LifeDriveForum as well
haven't heard of solutions yet
Squiggles
05-21-2006, 11:27 PM
I posted on that Forum as well. I'm hoping for a really good answer.
xbaez
05-21-2006, 11:29 PM
Ok I was able to fix it!
make sure you have a backup as soon as you install your lifedrive and hotsync sets your device
Uninstall the following:
SharkCache
Uncache
(not sure which one causes LD to lose it's IR capabilities)
restore the following files:
Bluetooth Prefs Backup
Buletooth Trusted Devices
CarrierProfiles 2
ConnectionMgr50DB
Net Prefs
NetworkProfiles2
Unsaved Preferences
WiFiDB
Remove the files:
UnCacheUI
UnCacheExt
1) I am not sure which program makes my LD reset and lose it's infrared capabilities
2) I am not sure excactly which file made my LD restore it's infrared capabilities
3) I am not sure if when I uninstall Uncache and SharkCache, if my LD resets, my infrared capabilities will continue to work
I am not sure if Blazer causes this. Sometimes when I launch it, my LD hangs (screen stays white forever) and I have to reset my LD
ANyway I'm glad I restored my LD infrared capabilities
xbaez
05-21-2006, 11:44 PM
I'm talking with Dmitry from palmpowerups to see if he can came up with a solution
this bug is really annoying, my LD resets (I'd say at least once per day), and then I lose my Infrared
I have to quick reset it, then restore my entire ram from a point were I know that infrared was working, and then hotsync again...
xbaez
05-22-2006, 12:10 AM
Ok I've lowered the files that are responsible for enabling infrared on my LD after I restore them.
Net Prefs
NetworkDB
NetworkProfiles2
I have and old backup, in which I'm able to restore these files, and now my infrared capabilities appear again
At least, now when I'm sure my infrared doesn't works anymore, I can backup these files, reset my device and it's working again
much better than doing a quick reset and restoring ALL the contents from my last backup!
Squiggles
05-22-2006, 12:12 AM
wow... interesting development. :) now, the better question is, is there a better way to protect these files, without resetting?
xbaez
05-22-2006, 01:26 PM
Net Prefs
NetworkDB
NetworkProfiles2
Make those read only, I guess
I performed a quick restore today, and didn't install warpspeed, udmh, shark cache, resco lock... or any of those
now when lifedrive resets infrared continues working as usual, I will try udmh and then warpspeed, one by one
Squiggles
05-22-2006, 07:25 PM
I checked Resco Backup, and tried making a backup of these files. I can't find NetworkProfiles2. What did you use to back this up?
xbaez
05-22-2006, 08:56 PM
Then make a backup of the other two files
and make them readonly, I'm trying that in order to avoid infrared lost on my LD
Today I will install UDMH, maybe that caused the problem
Right now my device resetted, and my infrared continued working
KenSong
05-23-2006, 12:04 AM
I too can't seem to get Infra to work when beaming data, pdb or prc. NoviiRemote works so it is not hardware. I can't even remember when it stopped working. And I did not install UDMH, Sharkcache or Uncache? Maybe Uncache a while back but it crashed so I removed it. I wonder if it was then? Now i do not have a previous Net Prefs or NetworkDB so do not know where to restore a working version. I too do not have NetworkProfiles2.
Are you sure restoring these files will restore IR operation? Maybe I hard reset and backup these 2 files, do a restore and copy a clean version back?
xbaez
05-24-2006, 02:59 AM
Maybe Uncache a while back but it crashed so I removed it.
Are you sure restoring these files will restore IR operation? Maybe I hard reset and backup these 2 files, do a restore and copy a clean version back?
Today I installed a new version of Warpspeed and the device crashed. I received a Memory error. I think that made my infrared stop working
When you mention Uncache and the crash, I suppose that removed the infrared
I am having problems bringing InfraRed again, so right now I'm not 100% sure about this fix, I will give it a nother try
At least until yesterday IR was working just fine, I MAY have to do a quick reset
What I recommend is this
1) Install RescoBackup ._ Make a backup every night while you charge your device
2) If you use UDMH ._ Disable it for any application except the one you REALLY need it
Yesterday my IR stopped working, and by bringing those 3 files again, IR was restored
Now I am trying but unfortunately that first backup from May 1st is no longer available (I thought my LD was so stable that I didn't need it anymore)
Big mistake :(
xbaez
05-24-2006, 03:07 AM
I will have to Quick Reset my device again, as soon as I install the following files:
Unsaved Preferences
Saved Preferences
(these ones enable hotsync id)
I will make a full backup, and make sure I never delete that one
At least yersterday whenever I restored those 3 files, IR worked again, now I can't tell because I don't have another backup that has all those 3 files
xbaez
05-24-2006, 03:17 AM
Ok
1) download Resco backup
2) make a full backup
3) Quick Reset
4) Restore Saved Preferences and Unsaved Preferences
Tell me if your infrared works
5) Perform a full backup
You'll notice that these files are backed up:
Net Prefs
NetworkDB
Then you can restore your apps (for instance Pocket tunes can easily be restored from the backups, Agendus Pro...)
For programs that install a LOT of PRCs and PDBs (Ex: Docs to Go Premium 8) just install it again from your Windows
I would recommend you to do that
If you ever lose IR, restore the two files mentioned before
xbaez
05-24-2006, 03:30 AM
Ok, my theory is confirmed
1) download resco backup and backup your system
2) quick reset
3) restore UnsavedPreferences and SavedPreferences, HotSync ID should now be set
4) make a full backup
You'll notice these 2 files are backed up:
Net Prefs
NetworkDB
Right now I was trying this beta version of Warpspeed again, and it resetted, causing this error:
SystemError.Log
A reset was caused on xx/xx/xx at 3:20 am while running "<unknown application>":
MemoryMgr.c, Line: 3771, Free handle
I restored these two files:
Net Prefs
NetworkDB
Now my IR works again and I know excactly how to bring it back in one reeboot (reset, whatever, takes 3 mins)
KenSong
05-24-2006, 06:44 AM
Ok
1) download Resco backup
2) make a full backup
3) Quick Reset
4) Restore Saved Preferences and Unsaved Preferences
Tell me if your infrared works
If I do a Hard Reset, IR works but after restoring Saved & Unsaved Prefs, it still work so I am going to try your other suggestion on restoring the 2 files. Thanks.
KenSong
05-24-2006, 10:30 PM
Not working. Restoring the 2 files still caused IR to fail. I am going to do selective restore and try to narrow down the culprit. Will take hours as I have lots of programs installed. Will report back.
xbaez
05-26-2006, 09:33 AM
OK this is what I've discovered
Prepare your LifeDrive first
1) QuickReset
2) Install Resco Backup
3) Now restore the 'Saved Preferences' and 'Unsaved Preferences'
HotSync ID should not be set
Test if IR works here
4) Now go to Resco Backup
On the top-right part of the screen it sais 'Default'
click on it, on the pull-down menu select 'New Project'
Select 'SD' or 'LifeDrive' as the Card
Make up a name for this Project, I suggest Brand New
Click on OK
Now click on New Backup
In case IR stops working, there are two relatively easy and short solutions, instead of doing a Quick Reset
Go to RescoBackup, select 'Brand New' as the project, click on Restore
1) Restore only two files, perform a reset and see if IR works
Net Prefs
NetworkDB
2) If the first option doesn't works, restore ALL the files (except AddIt VData)
(this solution will definitively work)
Then go to RescoBackup and restore your contacts, calendar, todolist, Saved Preferences and Unsaved Preferences
That means the following files:
Addresses*
Contacts*
Task*
Saved Preferences
Unsaved Preferences
NOTE I guess that you can perform the backup for option 2 without restoring your addresses, contacts, calendar, todo list, and maybe even saved and unsaved preferences.
Today my IR stopped working
I restored only the 2 files (method 1) and didn't worked
Then I restore all the files from the Brand New project, and IR worked just fine
THen I restored my up-to-date contacts, calendar, addresses, saved and unsaved preferences, and everything seems to work fine
The good thing about this is that either way, all you'll need is 5 minutes to fix your LifeDrive, make IR work, and avoid doing a QuickReset, while keeping your contacts, addresses, todo list, saved and unsaved preferences as they were
xbaez
05-27-2006, 05:56 PM
I've discovered that in some cases, if you lose your infrared, even if you restore the
a) 2 files
b) the whole 'Brand New' backup
You'll still need a quick reset
Right now my palm is very stable, I haven't installed UDMH or SharkCache or any other memory app.
However I NEED Ultra Dynamic Memory Hack (Power48, need it for my collegue)
So let's see how it goes...
Today I will install UDMH and see if the rest of the palm works ok
KenSong
05-27-2006, 08:02 PM
I've discovered that in some cases, if you lose your infrared, even if you restore the
a) 2 files
b) the whole 'Brand New' backup
You'll still need a quick reset
Well, I did the whole "Brand New" backup restore and my LD's IR still failed, so it looks like there is something apart from the files from the original backup that breaks the IR.
When I did a Quick Erase and did selective restore, I reached something like 85% of my files and IR still work, but restoring the remaining files seems to break it and I cannot narrow down to which files. It seems random and in RBackup I have a total of 636 files, so that's a lot!
xbaez
05-27-2006, 09:33 PM
hmm, well in my opinion sometimes restoring those 2 files work allright
but other times you have to restore the whole 'BrandNew' project
and some other times, you have to do the whole Quick Reset and restore your last backup
xbaez
05-27-2006, 09:36 PM
I'm going to see if someone from Palm can check this forums
I am 99.99% sure they will tell me to 'perform a full backup'
Palm support usually tells you to restore everything as it was when you bought it
It would be nice if they can explain us why is IR lost whenever you reset your LifeDrive
xbaez
05-27-2006, 09:58 PM
WOW
I installed ALL my apps from scratched
When I finished installing UDMH, the device crashed
So I restored those 2 files, and everything worked allright
HOWEVER, I tried to run Power48, and for some reason, there wasn't enough memory
So I tapped on the reset button, and InfraRed was lost (this wasn't even a crash)
Then I performed a Quick Restore, and restored the backup that was WORKING, and now infrared doesn't works!!!
So I've comed up with this theory
1) InfraRed works out of the box, works allright
2) In the first crash, it might or might now stop working
3) if it stops working, then you can restore it by restoring those 2 files
4) however, if it crashes again, you have no solution but to quick reset your entire palm again
What an ugly palm
KenSong
05-28-2006, 02:22 AM
That's exactly what I meant. I cannot reproduce exactly what causes the lost of IR so that makes it near impossible to track down the culprit and take preventive measures. Right now, I settled on using Bluetooth and used BeamPro to bluetooth over data like memos and addresses. What a bummer.
xbaez
05-28-2006, 02:27 AM
Well my advice is this
1) use RescoBackup and make an automatic backup of your RAM every night
2) Avoid using SharkCache, UDMH, Uncache... utilities. I am using UDMH but I've disabled it for ALL the apps except Power48
3) In case your LifeDrive resets, test IR inmediately
4) If it fails, try restoring
a) the two files
b) the whole 'Brand New' project
c) QuickReset and restore to the latest* backup
NOTE: For some extrange reason (I'm 100% sure of this), some times I've restored a fully working archive (after a quick reset) and IR still doesn't appears
Whenver I restore the archive BEFORE that, then it works
Jaja, this is so stupid, there is no reason for it to work this way but it does
So if you have 7 backups, restore backup 6 :)
xbaez
05-28-2006, 03:11 AM
Now that I think about it, there have been a lot of times that after I reset my device, I see a message from Pocket Tunes telling me that my device had a reset when running PocketTunes
From now on, I'll always pause PocketTunes before exiting that program (I like to leave it on and then continue using my palm, in order to be able to access the PocketTunes console from any apps)
Maybe that program is causing my LifeDrive to fail so often
KenSong
05-28-2006, 08:52 AM
Yes, sometimes PTunes does reset but i doubt it is the culprit as my selective restores included PTunes and IR still works. The 2 program that seems to start giving me issues were WorldMatePro and SnapperMail but then again, it was not always them :-(
xbaez
05-28-2006, 09:43 PM
This is the crap the Palm wrote
as always, just standard, copy+paste info that I've already found on their site:
Dear Xavier:
Thank you for contacting Palm Technical Support. My name is Romeo and I will be assisting you with regard to your concern. I understand that the Infrared ports of your LifeDrive™ seem not to work.
I realize the importance of your issue Xavier and look forward towards providing you with an appropriate resolution.
This particular error refers to a software conflict between installed applications on the handheld. You may need to perform a hard reset to remove all data and applications stored on your handheld. Then, rename the “Backup” folder under your user data folder to prevent HotSync® Manager from restoring faulty or corrupted applications and manually re-install all essential software one at a time. Lastly, you will need to change the conduit settings to “Desktop overwrites Handheld” on the HotSync Manager to safely transfer all your data from the desktop application to your handheld. To do this, please follow the steps provided below.
First, perform a HotSync operation to update the data on the computer and create a backup copy of your user data folder. Please take note that a hard reset will erase everything on your device. All your data will be removed, and formats, preferences and other settings are restored to their factory default settings. Don't perform a hard reset unless the data on the computer is updated and you've backed up your data. To create backup copy of your user data folder, please follow the steps provided below.
Ensure that Palm™ Desktop is closed
Double click on the My Computer icon
Select the C: drive
Double click on Program Files
Double click on the Palm or PalmOne folder
Right Click on your User folder (Note: your user folder may be a truncated version of your username) and select Copy
Minimize the current open windows
Right click on an empty part of your Windows® Desktop and select Paste
After creating a backup copy of your user data folder, please proceed with the hard reset procedure.
When you perform a hard reset on a LifeDrive mobile manager, you will see two options on the reset screen: Quick Erase and Secure Erase. Both of these are types of hard reset.
Quick Erase: When the reset screen appears, press Up on the 5-way navigator to do a Quick Erase reset. This eliminates user information on the drive in such a way that there is no info available to anyone using the device. A Quick Erase reset takes approximately 5 minutes.
Do a Quick Erase reset for a regular hard reset, to get your device to wake up and respond again.
Secure Erase: When the reset screen appears, press Down 5-way to do a Secure Erase reset. This completely deletes all user info on the drive. A Secure Erase reset takes about 30 minutes.
Do a Secure Erase reset if you are turning the device over to a new owner. A Secure Erase helps prevent your files from being restored or recompiled by a new owner who might remove the hard drive and use a drive reader to access your information.
Note: If you use a password to protect your device, you must do a Secure Erase when you hard reset your device; the Quick Erase option does not appear on the reset screen.
Slide the power switch to the right and hold it in that position.
While holding the switch to the right, use the tip of the stylus (or a similar object without a sharp tip) to gently press and release the reset button on the bottom of your device.
Wait for the reset screen to appear (it will say "Warning, Erase all data?"). Then release the power switch.
Press Up on the 5-way navigator to perform a Quick Erase, or Down to perform a Secure Erase.
During the reset process, a status screen appears with the words "Quick Erase" or "Secure Erase" and a progress bar, followed by screens showing the Palm, Palm Powered and LifeDrive logos.
Then you will be prompted to tap the screen to align the digitizer and select the language you want to use on your device. A screen appears showing the Palm logo and a progress bar.
When the "Welcome: Setup your device" screen appears, the hard reset is complete. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your device.
Now, please rename that “Backup” folder under your user data folder.
Open My Computer and go to the C: Drive.
Double click on Program Files and open the Palm or PalmOne folder.
Open your User folder.
Right click on the Backup folder and select Rename.
Type in BackupOld and press the Enter key.
Lastly, reinstall all essential software one at a time and change the conduit setting on the HotSync Manager to “Desktop overwrites Handheld” to restore all you data back your handheld.
Click on the HotSync Manager icon on the system tray of the computer and select Custom.
Select your User Name on the top drop-down menu.
Highlight Calendar and click Change.
Select Desktop overwrites Handheld and click Ok.
Do the same steps for Contacts, Tasks, Memos, Expense and Notepad.
Note: Do not change the settings for the following: Install, Install Service Templates, Install To Card and System.
Click on Done.
Perform a HotSync operation
We hope this issue has been resolved to your satisfaction. A Customer Satisfaction Survey will be emailed to you shortly. Please take time to provide us with your feedback about this support experience, as it will help us in our on-going effort to continually improve our services.
If you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us again. You can also find more information about Palm products, including troubleshooting articles and frequently asked questions at:
xbaez
05-28-2006, 09:46 PM
I will install the following applications:
UDMH
Power48
Docs To Go Premium 8
Pocket Tunes Deluxe
Agendus Pro
Resco Backup
Resco Explorer
Splash Money
Splash Id
AvantGo
SlovoEd
I will try to have a stable palm, without too many programs
This is my only solution after a weekend of fighting with this device
KenSong
05-29-2006, 06:59 AM
Yes, I got the same crap from Palm for a different problem. Looks like they will require you to get your Palm back to factory state to guarantee everything works as advertised. I give up!
xbaez
05-29-2006, 06:23 PM
Don't give up
just reset your LifeDrive
install your apps, one by one, do a backup after each new apps
Here is my LifeDrive now (in the order they were installed):
Resco Backup
Power48
Documents To Go 8
Splash MOney
Splash ID
Pocket Tunes Deluxe
AgendusPro
AvantGo
SlovoEd
Resco Explorer
TimeTracker
(No reset until that point)
Then I installed UDMH, LD started failing
1) fail when I open a PDF with Docs to Go and I have UDMH enabled
so I restored my backup then, and learned the lesson
Do not use UDMH, unless I want to use Power48 at that moment
Disable UDMH after that
Seems to work fine
Today I was using WiFI, it resetted
However IR wasn't lost, and keyboard was working fine
xbaez
07-08-2006, 10:15 AM
Hey are you still having problem with infrared?
I've noticed that to test if your IR works, you have to reset your device, and then test it again
You can have IR working 100% nice, but when you reset, it can be lost
So if you have your Palm LifeDrive with the IR working and you think everything is working ok, think again
Yesterday I installed all my apps again on my LifeDrive because Agendus Pro 11 was making my LD reset, so I stayed with Agendus Pro 10
I can't recall if my device had any resets, so today I resetted it, just to test if IR works after the reset
It doesn't
So know I don't know why my LD lost it's IR capabilities
Seems like I'd have to Soft Reset my device, install on app one by one, reset after each install, and test IR
What a pain in the ***
xbaez
07-08-2006, 10:17 AM
I mean even if you restore the following files:
Bluetooth Prefs Backup
Buletooth Trusted Devices
ConnectionMgr50DB
Net Prefs
NetworkDB
WiFi*
And you reset your device, and IR works, think again
You have to reset it again, just to make sure your device's IR works after the reset
Having backups is so important in the LifeDrive, they should give you RescoBackup as a compliment for buying such a shitty device
KenSong
07-09-2006, 02:36 AM
Hi xbaez,
I see you are still at it. I have given up and now live exclusively with BT. Like you, I can have a working IR and after a reset, it no longer works. I cannot trace a pattern or even do an apps by apps install, because I still lose IR with different software. I'm lost really.
This is a long shot but have you guys tried updated the wireless k'board driver.....?
xbaez
07-09-2006, 08:16 PM
How do I update the wireless keyboard driver?
I have a very stable LifeDrive, the problem was Agendus Pro 11, now it works like a charm
The problem was the my secure digital card sort of 'formatted' itself while using Pocket Tunes
xbaez
07-09-2006, 08:18 PM
Hi xbaez,
I see you are still at it. I have given up and now live exclusively with BT. Like you, I can have a working IR and after a reset, it no longer works. I cannot trace a pattern or even do an apps by apps install, because I still lose IR with different software. I'm lost really.
What I usually do is install one app at a time, then reset my device, just to work IR works again
I have a LifeDrive that is very stable, and IR works ok, if you ever get a reset, then it's time to test IR, reset, and test it again
bulls96
07-09-2006, 11:54 PM
This is a long shot but have you guys tried updated the wireless k'board driver.....?
I tried that "updated" universal wireless keyboard driver when i was setting up my new LD... but it was malfunctioning on the keyboard.... everytime i type something, even though the charcater i typed appeared, the swipe-up DA appears... and i couldnt type properly....
so i erased it and installed the driver that came with the keyboard instead, and everything has been working fine from then on...
so much for an "updated" driver... i wonder if i had to install the old one before installing the updated driver..
Anyway, i am also experiencing problems with the IR.... not that it stops working... but it always resets when i go to the MEDIA app with my LD on my keyboard... it resets and the system log says the reset was related to the IR, something like the IR port could not be opened...
And thank you for this thread... i was thinking of getting UNCACHE.... but this thread changed my mind...
thank you for the heads up!
xbaez
07-10-2006, 01:02 AM
"with my LD on my keyboard"
Do you mean a physical keyboard or the input keyboard?
bulls96
07-10-2006, 01:09 AM
"with my LD on my keyboard"
Do you mean a physical keyboard or the input keyboard?
the palmone universal wireless keyboard... LD on it connected thru IR :)
KenSong
07-10-2006, 10:52 PM
This is a long shot but have you guys tried updated the wireless k'board driver.....?
Tried that SoS and made no difference. Thanks for the suggestion.
Tried that SoS and made no difference. Thanks for the suggestion.
Kenny,
Somehow I thought you probably had already thought of that! Oh well, worth a try anyways..
Cheers
steve
ps, apart from PDA woes, how is the sunny west coast (of Malaysia of course)??
KenSong
07-12-2006, 08:44 AM
Hi Steve,
Not that sunny at the moment. But everything else fine. Just wish the Treo 700P quickly make it to our shores ;-)
Hi Steve,
Not that sunny at the moment. But everything else fine. Just wish the Treo 700P quickly make it to our shores ;-)
Glad to hear all ok. Dont hold your breath for the 700p though
;) ;)
Icecruncher
07-12-2006, 09:55 PM
Well, just to throw into the mix.
I have the wireless keyboard (IR), Sharkcache, Uncache, Ptunes, SplashMoney and NEVER had any IR problems ever.
However, I had problems getting Warpspeed and UDMH to run properly on my lifedrive so they are not installed.
Instead I'm using Lifedrive CPU speed for speed control and I haven't found a need for UDMH on the Lifedrive.
One of those would be my first guess or a conflict between two competing programs that each work fine on their own, but together cause the problem by conflicting with the IR.
:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
jamby
07-17-2006, 02:14 AM
Been experiencing this "IR loss" problem too...will try your suggestions guys and report right away what will happen...tnx!
jamby
07-17-2006, 07:27 PM
Tried restoring the Network* prefs as suggested from my backup (about two or three weeks ago) when my IR is still working....but...nothing happens
Tried restoring the Saved and Unsaved preferences from my backup (about two or three weeks ago) but nothing happens also...of something happened...my registrations were gone...in all programs....so i ended up copying the Saved and Unsaved prefs from my backup two days ago....
Any other suggestions??
Kitten
07-17-2006, 08:02 PM
Strangely enough when I ran the LifeDrive Update 2.0 on my LifeDrive, the infrared came back. I haven't lost it since.
jamby
07-17-2006, 08:04 PM
I emailed the developer and this is his reply...
4Casts new version won't synch also with my LifeDrive
Hi,
Afraid I have not fixed the HotSync conduit, yet.
Working on it...
Shimon Shnitzer
Squiggles
12-12-2006, 12:37 PM
ey guys,
any update on this problem?
KenSong
12-12-2006, 11:04 PM
I had this issue for a long long time even after update 2.0. A few months back, I did the CF replacement of my MD and IR was restored and have been working ever since and I too don't understand why as I restored from the same backup that my LD was having before the CF update, so I don't think it was a software conflict after all.
KenSong
12-12-2006, 11:06 PM
I don't know if unplugging the battery or removing the MD caused a resetting in a way that recovered IR loss or not. May be worth a try if you are willing to open up your LD.
Icecruncher
12-22-2006, 05:14 PM
Did a complete hard reset and reinstall of everything.
I just joined the group. My IR stopped working. First time since I bought it.
It was SOLID before this no matter what I had running or installed.
Since new reinstall (same programs) it stopped working. I'm confused!
Squiggles
12-22-2006, 09:29 PM
Did a complete hard reset and reinstall of everything.
I just joined the group. My IR stopped working. First time since I bought it.
It was SOLID before this no matter what I had running or installed.
Since new reinstall (same programs) it stopped working. I'm confused!
Icecruncher, what applications did you install, and how much space have you consumed already? I noticed that if my remaining space goes beyond 15 megs, there's a strong possibility that my LD loses it's IR functions on soft reset.
Icecruncher
12-23-2006, 07:43 AM
Icecruncher, what applications did you install, and how much space have you consumed already? I noticed that if my remaining space goes beyond 15 megs, there's a strong possibility that my LD loses it's IR functions on soft reset.
My free space in memory is about 20 meg.
Main apps are:
Alchemy Bkgammon CetusGPS
CheckWWW Clicker CorePlayer
Crony Doc to Go FizeZ
FixField FlightStatus FontSmoother
Handzipper Hearts IdeaPad
iSilo JollyRoger2 Keyboard
Launchthis Legacy M/S Mail
MacClean Mapopolis Monopoly
Mybible mySkin NetChaser
Novii Remote Deluxe NVBackup PalmPI
Palmasaurus PalmInternals PowerClip
ResetDoctor SayIt! Sharkcache
skinUI SpaceTrader Speedy
Stability Test Stopwatch SyncAll
Taipan TheoTalk TimeCopy
TomeRaider 3 Trek txtMemo
UnCache Weather WhereMate
Wifi-Where WiFileLT Yahdice
Plus the ones that are installed by above or come with system. That's why I have a hard time pinning down problems.
I'll see if I can do a selective restore from an old copy. Otherwise start from scratch. Too many possible interactions on mine to pin it down.
I think that the only things different from before was that I recently added FontSmoother 2.01, ResetDoctor 1.54 and started using SayIt1.1 again. Otherwise it was about the same as previous installs. One other different thing is that I also have not set-up any of my wireless yet. Which I usually do first thing!
This is my first issue with IR, I think it's a software conflict.
Squiggles
12-23-2006, 08:27 AM
take out novii.
Icecruncher
12-23-2006, 12:34 PM
take out novii.
I'lll try it
Is novi a problem?
Squiggles
12-23-2006, 07:30 PM
well, it's not the application per se that's the problem. it seems that any IR application gets in the way of the IR operations of the LD. I had to remove novii from my pda because of this problem.
KenSong
12-23-2006, 07:49 PM
I have Novii installed and since IR returned with my Flash upgrade, have had no issues. I have about 15 MB RAM left.
Icecruncher
12-25-2006, 08:47 AM
OK Strangeness.
IR came back again - no reason.
Have not changed anything that I can remember.
No I didn't remove Novii Remote Deluxe.
Only thing I remember doing is trying it with the keyboard - worked fine.
Then IR'ed something to my wife's TX - worked.
I guess I should never second guess serendipity!
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