Feature leak CF driver

[Onno2]

Since the native of the external data storage system (VFS). It's impossible to have 2 VFS's in one device.
You simply can't resign 2 and the same folder name.
Current programmes are not programmed to look into several "drives".
So an new launcher is needed to treat the programmes for -more than one VFS device in one system-, but it's not that simple :(

Has anybody more ideas about what kind of problem we can expect (pls use your imagination!) in such MS + CF situation? (or bluetooth + CF etc...)

Your ideas can be very helpfull!!!

[Alistar]

If I had A CF Driver I would use another MS accessory. You should not need to use both a MS and A CF memory card at the same time. Also vice versa, if I use the CF Wifi I would use an MS. Other than that I should not see a problem. I would think that you would simply program the driver to isolate the one VFS (the CF slot) and then allow the Clie to use memory stick as normal. We already know that it can handle a memory stick and then a modem (Wifi or some modem drivers that someone has translated), I think the biggest problem is getting the clie to use a VFS through the CF slot.

Of course I consider myself only slightly knowledgable on the inner workings of these kind technologies so I could be way off base.

[slinger]

It's impossible to have 2 VFS's in one device.
This is not true. VFS was designed from the start with the ability to mount multiple VFS volumes. PalmSource provides provides code examples for multiple volume iteration. There's no reason why it can't be done.

Current programmes are not programmed to look into several "drives".
This, unfortunately, is true to some extent, although certainly not for all programs. The problem is there are a lot of source code examples for performing VFS operations that do not include the proper procedure for parsing through all mounted volumes - they simply assume that the first mounted volume is the one and only volume for the device. So, the bottom line is there will be some applications that will not work correctly with two mounted VFS volumes, but not as many as you might think.

-Robert Hildinger

[rhart00]

Robert has made a lot of good points. The only app I know of currently designed to work with multiple memory cards is mcfile, and even that could have complications with the CF drivers. hopefully, somebody will release something like powerrun for CF memory cards. that would solve most of the problems.

[imadrin]

doesn't the handera 330 have both cf and sd? why couldn't the nx?

[nextyoyoma]

Originally posted by imadrin
doesn't the handera 330 have both cf and sd? why couldn't the nx?

Exactly. VFS *was* original designed to mount multiple volumes. While programs are not designed to look in more than one volume, they ARE designed to look at internal and VFS systems...doesn't seem like much of a stretch to search through another volume...

[zzv347]

One of the issues here is how programs handle multiple volumes. An option for the CF driver is to move the CF & MS card positions between slot 1 and 2 (not physically :-) ). That way you could have applications grad information from one card at a time and not require a re-write of a program.

However this assumes that you do not want to access both cards at once?

[-MV-]

in that case, you just transfer all yer mp3s and movie files to d CF storage, then pile up your mem stick with programs, then just have Audioplay look into the CF for the music (same for movieplayer). interesting topic indeed!