Corrupt Pictures in CF on NZ90?

[LL CLie J]

Hey everyone, new to the forum here, I recently purchased a NZ90 (upgraded from a Palm M500 and M515). Needless to say, I'm happy with it - except for 1 minor problem.

I recently purchased a Kingston 512MB Compact Flash from Fry's to install in the NZ90. Everything works great except for one thing: Pictures.

I can take pictures directly to the card (using the eruware driver) with no problem, the thumbnails come out fine - but when I pull up for a preview of the picture, it comes out corrupt. Pulling the picture from the Compact Flash itself to my computer is no problem, the picture is perfect - not in any way corrupt. I've experienced the same results using Clie viewer, AcidImage, and SplashPhoto. I've also installed all of the updated drivers form the Sony website. This was now leading me to think it's the driver producing the error.

I then performed a hard reset and then tried using CliePet's driver and the "3-bit hack" - no luck, still the same results.

I then tried the following:


Performed a hard reset - installing nothing but Filez, eruware driver and updated sony drivers - no luck
Perfored a hard reset - installed Filez, eruware driver and no updated sony drivers - no luck
Performed a hard reset - installed Filez, CliePet's drivers, updated sony drivers - no luck
Performed a hard reset - installed Filez, CliePet's drivers, no updated sony driver - no luck


Here's the really weird part - I disabled the Compact Flash Card completely and took pictures using the 128 Memory Stick and tried transferring the picture to the Compact Flash Card for storage (I figured no big deal - I can live with this).

Oddly enough - the same "corrupt pictures" appeared in full view, but perfect on the thumbnails! 

I have checked the Compact Flash for errors, even tried enabling the "slow mount" and "slow mode" in eruware with no results.

Everything else works great, I can play movies and MP3s from the Compact Flash, but I will be using the camera more than anything.

I'm including screenshots of what I'm experiencing:


http://www.picturetrail.com/clieerrors

Username: Clieerrors

Password: Clie

 

 - Any help anyone can offer will be of great use. Thanks in Advance!

[n2ifp]

Interesting, the pics look like they have a timing issue or are out of sync with the screen.

You said this only happens with the CF card and the MS stick is okay?

Try the pics in another device, be it a Clie or camera.

[LL CLie J]

Pictures taken directly to the MS are fine. The pictures are also fine when uploaded to the computer. Just the full size view is corrupt.

[RonEMP1]

Amazing, The pictures are quiet interesting.... The one with the bike, and the one with crackers in a dish is my favorite. I can almost see it as a webpage layout, or in a fashion magazine... or a designer wallpaper. It's cool that they're all just from random reading errors. Good job.

[n2ifp]

This also posted in the Compact Flash Forum

http://www.cliesource.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24860

[laforgeNZ]

LL Clie J

If I have read threads on the CF cards on Cliesouce and on the eruware site correctly, you cannot take pictures using CliecamS (The camera function) and store them directly on the CF-II cards. The pictures will be stored on the MS (assuming you are not using MS masquarade). According to eruware you will have to transfer the pictures to Picturegear Studio then transfer it via Save as to the CF-II card via USB powered cardreader/writer. This situation applies to recording an mpeg4 video. The video clip will be stored on the MS and can be extracted/converted? to the CF card by the above mentioned procedure.


Cheers:)

[YTTAN]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LL CLie J
Hey everyone, new to the forum here, I recently purchased a NZ90 (upgraded from a Palm M500 and M515). Needless to say, I'm happy with it - except for 1 minor problem.

I recently purchased a Kingston 512MB Compact Flash from Fry's to install in the NZ90. Everything works great except for one thing: Pictures.

I can take pictures directly to the card (using the eruware driver) with no problem, the thumbnails come out fine - but when I pull up for a preview of the picture, it comes out corrupt. Pulling the picture from the Compact Flash itself to my computer is no problem, the picture is perfect - not in any way corrupt. I've experienced the same results using Clie viewer, AcidImage, and SplashPhoto. I've also installed all of the updated drivers form the Sony website. This was now leading me to think it's the driver producing the error.

I then performed a hard reset and then tried using CliePet's driver and the "3-bit hack" - no luck, still the same results.

I then tried the following:


Performed a hard reset - installing nothing but Filez, eruware driver and updated sony drivers - no luck
Perfored a hard reset - installed Filez, eruware driver and [B]no updated sony drivers - no luck
Performed a hard reset - installed Filez, CliePet's drivers, updated sony drivers - no luck
Performed a hard reset - installed Filez, CliePet's drivers, no updated sony driver - no luck


Here's the really weird part - I disabled the Compact Flash Card completely and took pictures using the 128 Memory Stick and tried transferring the picture to the Compact Flash Card for storage (I figured no big deal - I can live with this).

Oddly enough - the same "corrupt pictures" appeared in full view, but perfect on the thumbnails! 

I have checked the Compact Flash for errors, even tried enabling the "slow mount" and "slow mode" in eruware with no results.


That is why I had mentioned that use ms pro is better choice.;)