eltaino

You heard it here first.
Sony Japan released an update for the TH55, titled
"PEG-TH55 802.11b Transfer Rate Fix Software".
It's located here:
http://www.nccl.sony.co.jp/download...211211_jpJP.prc

It says that it fixes problems where your transfer rate becomes slow when connecting to certain access points on powersave mode. It also says that this update is for the Japanese model only. Any brave soul wanna try this out?

UPDATE: The update replaces the wireless setup screen with a Japanese version, and all the text will become unreadable symbols. If you are going to be needing to add more access points soon, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you DO NOT install this update!

UPDATE2: ikarus9999 has translated the update into English and is available on this thread: http://www.cliesource.com/forums/sh...&threadid=46423


[Installation Instructions]

This is the instructions for installing via HotSync.

Please make sure that you have installed CLIE Palm Desktop from the bundled CD.

Also, make sure you have enough space. The size of this update module, inst_80211b_TH55_211211_jpJP.prc, is 297KB.
If you don't have enough space, please delete unneeded applications.

Please follow the below instructions to install the update:
1) Download inst_80211b_TH55_211211_jpJP.prc from http://www.nccl.sony.co.jp/download...211211_jpJP.prc
2) Start CLIE Palm Desktop.
3) Click the "Install" icon.
4) Select the appropriate user.
5) Press "Add".
6) Select the file inst_80211b_TH55_211211_jpJP.prc that you downloaded in 1) and select "Open".
7) Press "Done". Now the file is ready to be installed on the next HotSync.
8) Hotsync your Clie.
9) Soft reset your Clie.

Note: If you install this module via a Memory Stick, please manually reset the Clie.

[Checking for successful update]
1) Run "CLIE Files"
2) Select "Handheld" on the upper right corner
3) Make sure it's displaying "All Databases"
4) Scroll down, and make sure "BCMLib" and "CFEtherNppi" are present.

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FIA WRC

Let's let our Japanese friends beta test it for us

eltaino

Ok I just installed the update and I see a bit of a speed increase so far. I tried a couple 128kbps shoutcast stations, and it doesn't choke from buffering as much anymore.

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doboy

wow, someone's brave.

eltaino

Lol, watch me scream a couple hours later as my TH55 blows up. :O

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doboy

keep us updated. I might just give in and try it.

krypticide

I just installed it. Let's see how it goes.

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pacer

I havent had any choke problems listening to 128kb streams

(AUS) model

Alex

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doboy

I just tried to install it through syncing, but it didn't sync it. I checked the files and didn't exist so I looked in the install folder and sure enough it was still there. So for those of you who installed the program, is it really installed or just hiding in the install folder?

eltaino

It's actually installed. On that link I posted, it says to check to make sure it's installed,
1) Run "CLIE Files"
2) Select "Handheld" on the upper right corner
3) Make sure it's displaying "All Databases"
4)Scroll down, and make sure "BCMLib" and "CFEtherNppi" are present.

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doboy

nope, will try again.

Still can't. Are you using a Japanese version by any chance. Maybe I'll install from Mem stick.

eltaino

Nope, US version from ecost here. Using the Palm Desktop software that came in the cd.

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Atomic Chicken

eltaino and doboy,

You are talking about "files" here.... on the Sony link I only found one .prc file. Is there another file I am missing? Very confused

Also, is hotsync the recommended install method? I don't read Japanese (Yet... )

Best wishes,
Bawko

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eltaino

Hi Atomic,

When you install that one .prc, I guess it "extracts" them to those two files I mentioned. I'll translate the instructions and post them in a few minutes.

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