ankh

I contacted Sony Support because I've noticed there are updaters for all three of my Clies available from years back at Sony's website.

But they're all hidden inside Windows executable .EXE files.

I emailed Sony since I don't own a Windows box asking for the updaters.

Sony Support is either cute or clueless -- they recommended I use Missing Sync to install the .EXE files onto my Palm with my Macintosh.

So, no hope there. Does anyone have an archive of the updaters for the Clies in actual Palm file format? They can't object, I don't think, since they'd do nobody any good without an original Clie, and they make the files available without charge in the .EXE file format.

BobHarris

Try renaming the file from .exe to .zip, then drag and drop the file onto StuffIt Expander.

I have found that a lot of times files like this are stored in self-extracting zip archives, and if you rename them to .zip that regular ZIP tools can expand them and extract their contents.

I do not know if this will work for these files, but it is worth a try.

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jjesusfreak01

Well, if they use pdb files, then you should be able to load it up in a windows machine, pull the PDBs out of the Palm installation folder, and then sync them using missing sync on a mac. This of course means you need access to a computer with Palm Desktop or Clie Desktop installed. Bob is of course right. Alot of these files can be opened using an unzip utility. Sometimes unzipping utilities can even open the EXEs without renaming.

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ankh

Yep, I understand how to use Windows for .EXE files. We just don't have a Windows box new enough (Sony requires Win2K or above, we quit at 98).

I'll try that when I can get to a Windows box, install Palm Desktop on it and get it configured to recognize my three different Clies (sigh). Then of course uninstall the stuff and hope I didn't blow up the borrowed machine. This is why I don't have Windows.

Okay -- instead -- has anyone looked at the files from the Asia/Pacific support site? They are _much_ friendlier about making the updates available, but I am not sure if they'll work with all my Clies (one from overseas, probably is ok). Here are some of their links.

All Clies:

http://www.css.ap.sony.com/CLIE/dow...LIE%20Handheld#

Here's what you find below that page for the TH-55/H:

http://www.css.ap.sony.com/CLIE/dow...odel=PEG-TH55/H

TH Series Software Patches
* CLIE Handheld Files Update Version 1.1.2
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/CLIE/dow...odel=PEG-TH55/H

* CLIE Handheld Organizer Application Update
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/CLIE/dow...odel=PEG-TH55/H


WARNING WARNING WARNING
I haven't tried files from this site yet and Sony warns that some models won't work if they were sold in the wrong country. Wait for someone who knows more to comment.

ankh

Ok, got tired of wondering, used the files from the site above.
Here's the result, so far everything works
BUT, the wireless file numbers aren't right.

This is from the Info/Version list, and results compared to what shows up on the Sony support page for checking whether the updated files are present:

clie files 1.1.2 update installed -- all turned out as it should
- CLIE Org.Application v.1.01
- CLIE Org.Date Book v.1.02
- CLIE Org.Memo Pad v.1.01
- CLIE Org.ToDo v.1.01

Wireless update installed; one of two files turned out as it should:
- BCMLib 2.11
- CFEtherNppi should be 2.51 nothing found at all looking with the method recommended in the Sony info, and with Filez as well, just not there.

... EDIT ...

So, I backed everything up to the Memory Stick (Duo 512)
I used a borrowed Windows 98 machine to go to Sony and dowload the wireless updater, copied that to my Mac, and installed it with MissingSync.

Oops. I had BCMlib versions 2.10 and 2.11 showing
I had a CFEtherNppi file showing a version number of "pi" (no kidding, those two letters).

And I had Application Error whenever I tried NetFront.

Soooo, I did a cold hard restart (power key held for over 5 sec. while poking the Reset button, then left backside button for "Yes" to erase all).

Restarted. Everything worked and seemed okay, but, grrr, I wanted something newer than Jan. 2004 so I restored from my backup.

And -- I know this makes no sense at all. But NOW I have the correct - - - - -BCMLib 2.11
-CFEtherNppi 2.51
as well as the other update files.

It's like the first wireless update that got installed from the overseas site by MissingSync didn't change the file names visible; and the second wireless update wasn't recognized and screwed things up -- then after the cold start and restore from backup, the wireless update files showed up and worked.

Go figure.

Now, if I could only figure out a way to get this 512k Memory Stick Duo to mount properly on the Mac desktop, it'd solve my last immediate problem (well aside from the intermittent flaky camera question).

It complains I need to install some software on the "PC" -- anyone know if there's anything that will install on Mac OSX? "Data Export" is just PC files, I think, no clue if it's not.

Workaround now, when I can get the camera taking pictures (and it was very handy last weekend at a 65th birthday party for an old friend -- the designated photographer's batteries died, two other geeks pulled out phones or PDAs along with me but filled theirs up and quit, and I took about sixty pictures. Not bad for "the only ones" taken!

But I had to copy all the pictures from the Memory Stick Duo into the main TH55 memory, then back up the files to the Mac Mini with MissingSync, then find them (they'd been renamed "[sequence number].jpg.prc") and rename them to lose the trailing .prc -- making them usable JPEG files finally).
All 'round Robin Hood's Barn, as the saying goes, to get there.

ankh

Battery discharge times, anyone? (and do you do it with the backlight on full?)
I have the little BatteryDischarge app; bought a 3rd party battery about 8 or 9 months ago but it seems to be quitting. It might be the Clie -- it's having trouble detecting the thing's plugged in sometimes (no lightning bolt, nothing in BatteryGraph indicating it's plugged in, but it still recharges).

But it's going from 4200 down to 61 percent (4v) in four and a half minutes while running the BatteryDischarge test with brightness on full.

1 hr 12 min to automatic shutdown.
5 min. 40 sec to complete full charge, from the shutdown level.

Seems to me like the battery's failing. Anyone have comparisons?

DanT

Sounds like a bad battery.

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ankh

OK. Anyone have an email contact for Vincent Chon outside of his private message box here? That's full, and not accepting messages.

DanT

PM me and I'll give you his email address.

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fengwei007

It's been a long time since I came here the last time. Good to see there are some here still using Sony TH as I do.

My wife and I have been enjoying using TH55 from 2004. Now my wife's one got a broken screen, seems still working 'cause the alarm still comes off every morning, but obviously can't use w/o being able to see anything on the screen. The screen on mine seems had some leaking or something, just an area of water-stain like stuff at the center of the screen, and the camera module starts automatically once in a while, just like the camera button is pressed. Wonder if there is any screen replacement available? How about the camera module? Anyway to disable it? It's really annoying.

I haven't looked at any other PDA for years, except my Treo 680. Is there any other PDA out there w/ big screen and battery life as the TH55?

Thanks for your tips.

Best Regards,

Frank

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