[bookport] Re: Problems with New Flash Card

  • From: Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:41:51 -0600

The latest firmware does indeed support a 4GB card. This problem was supposedly fixed. It will be good to hear what the APH staff has to say.


At 08:57 PM 11/25/2006, Lisa Hall wrote:
Hi Kelly,

Have you done an update on the firmware since you received the unit?
If I am not mistaken, the latest firmware does support a 4gb card but I am
not sure. Hope someone can correct me on this.


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-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 9:47 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Problems with New Flash Card

Hello all,

I just received my Book Port about two weeks ago and like it very much.  the
only thing I didn't like was its limited memory which apparently can be
increased with a compact flash card that has greater storage capacity.  I
bought a four gigabyte card in the past week.  The card is a Type I card
from Crucial Technologies.  I formatted the card using my computer, which
has a CF reader.  I then inserted the card into the Book Port and formatted
the card in the Book Port.

I then went and sent some files on my PC to the Book Port Transfer software,
which would transfer when I connected the Book Port to my PC.

When I connected the Book Port to the PC, the BP transfer software did not
pop up like it did in the past.  I started the BP transfer software
manually, the status line said that the Book Port was not connected.
However, Windows did chime as usual when I connected the BP to the PC.

When I removed the USB cable from the BP and the PC, the BP was frozen and
pressing any of the buttons accomplished nothing.  I removed the batteries,
which restored the unit.  I reconnected the BP to the PC through the USB
cable with the same result.  I removed the batteries and restored the unit
again.

Rather than rinse and repeat, I removed the four gig CF card and re-inserted
the 512 Meg card that came with the BP.  The unit then functioned normally.
I could access all the files on the CF card and play both the text (txt and
Braille) and audio files with the navigation keys as usual.  I also can
transfer audio and text files like I did before the CF card crisis.

Help!  Is the problem with the Book Port or the new four Gig flash card?  Is
the card defective or just incompatible with the BP?  What should my next
move be to increase the storage in my Book Port?  this situation is both
disappointing and frustrating.  I would appreciate any help and wisdom that
any can offer.  I tried all the ideas in the manual and I am still stuck
with the smaller card.

Kelly






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