memory stick fun

[squidrigailov]

Howdy all.

Several months ago I got me a Clie SJ22 (new but openbox at a sweet discount) and have been nothing but happy with it. Just recently I bought a memory card for it. The openbox condition I got it in meant it was missing the CD, but I've made do with normal Palm desktop. I managed to find the drivers for the MS-PC interface, but: my first question is, is there anything else you guys think I'll need from the install CD? Is it enough to make it worth ordering a new one (or can someone with the CD provide me with an iso or the pretinent files)?

My other question concerns the memory stick. When I insert it I get an application category for it, but is it possible to run programs or access pdbs (like docs) off the stick? I have found the program MSMount on palmgear, but I can't seem to get it to work.

Any other tips regarding getting the best mileage out of a memory stick are greatly appreciated!

(PS, it's a 128 MB sandisk, just fyi, and so far i'm just using it for backups and, if i can get my hands on an adapter, mp3s)

[Unregistered]

You are probably missing MS Export on the PC side which allows you to copy files directly to and from the Memory Stick. Also, you can use a program like FileZ, or my preference is McFile (file Manager) to manage the card. If you want to run programs off the card, generally you would put them in the directory on the card called \palm\launcher\. Regarding accessing .pdb files on the card (as in etexts), it will depend on the program whether it supports VFS (virtual file system). iSilo, for example, will allow you to read standard Palm DOC .pdb files off the card as well as it's own formatted .pdb files. Palm Reader likewise will. Besides MSMount, there is PowerRun which will copy the program .prc files and associated database .pdb files from the card to RAM, then update the card when you close the application.

[rcxAsh]

There may or may not be any software on the cd that you want. It depends on what you will want to do with your Clie, I suppose... I'm 100% not sure what's on the SJ22 cd, but for example, the SL10/SJ20/30 CD had DocsToGo. If I recall, the SJ22 does not have DocsToGo, but there may be other software. What you could do is go to Sony's site and look what software is bundled with the SJ22. Most of the software are trials, but if there are some that aren't and you feel you need it, then maybe you could look into finding a cd. Another thing you may be missing are the drivers to use your Clie as a removable drive. But from your post, I gather that you found some? I personally don't use MS Export.. so you may or may not miss out much there depending on your preference. One more thing that you may be missing is PictureGear Lite (For converting pictures to the PGP format for PictureGear pocket and back).

What problems are you having with MS Mount? Did you enable it in its prefs page? Did you create the folder on your Memory stick? I use it and it works great.

[squidrigailov]

I'm just incompetent and didn't have msmount set up right; I'm figuring it out now. And yeah, I found drivers to use it as a removable, but I'm also getting a pcmcia reader for the ms.
I've been using FileZ since I had a IIIxe - i'm glad to see it's still just as useful.

thanks,
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