JackFlash Tip: Disable Hacks, etc. prior to file moving

[jbarr]

One word of caution:

I'm not sure if JackFlash operates similarly to how FlashPro worked, but I would recommend disabling ALL hacks or similar programs before doing any moving of files. Why? Because unlike FlashPro, JackFlash seems to automatically do a "Compacting Flash" process intermittently when it determines that it needs to. When it runs is unpredictable (unlike FlashPro, where you had to run the "Defragment Flash" process manually.)

Anyway, I was moving some files to Flash, and JackFlash did a "Compact" process and I got a fatal error. It was fully recoverable, but I am suspecting that it errored because it was trying to move an "in-use" app. I had McPhling and WonderSilk in Flash and enabled, and when JackFlash "compacted" and I got a fatal error. This exact same thing would happen in older versions of FlashPro if you weren't careful.

I cannot verify that this was the actual cause for the fatal error, but it seems logical.

[rldunn]

I would actually go one further and not place "hack-like" apps in Flash. They're already messing with the OS, and doing that while being placed in a location they're not designed for could have some bad consequences.

[Tixx]

Originally posted by rldunn
I would actually go one further and not place "hack-like" apps in Flash. They're already messing with the OS, and doing that while being placed in a location they're not designed for could have some bad consequences. Since you mentioned that before, I took all of these out of ROM.:)

[rhart00]

thanks for the heads up

[n2ifp]

jbarr,

That is a very good tip!

Why invite trouble :)?