[iyonix-support] Re: Anyone with a 4GB or bigger USB stick?
- From: "Allan Dawes" <allan.dawes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:09:02 +0100
>Can everyone who has an Iyonix and a USB memory stick of 4GB or
>larger, try an experiment, please.
>
>First, quit all possible apps on your Iyonix, so that, /IF/
>it crashes, you don't lose any data.
>
>Then plug in your memory stick and see if:
>
>1) a drive icon appears on the icon bar;
>
>2) the Iyonix is still running. (A clock, e.g. !Alarm, with
>seconds display enabled, is useful.)
>
>DO NOT AT ANY TIME CLICK ON THE DRIVE ICON. THIS IS IMPORTANT!
>
>Finally, just unplug the drive. Everything should still be
>working fine. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO "DISMOUNT" THE DRIVE. It is
>not necessary (you haven't written anything to the drive) and
>might crash the Iyonix.
>
>Let me know the results.
>
>I have plugged a 4GB drive into my Iyonix, and it was fine so
>long as I didn't click on the icon, so all I'm asking is
>confirmation that the same happens for you.
>
>Why should you do this? Because I'm working on an app that
>will read files from >2GB drives, and I need confirmation that
>there is no fundamental problem when plugging larger drives in.
>The app will be freeware.
>
>Thanks in advance to everybody who tries the experiment.
>
>Dave
I've tried this with a generic 8GB USB2 Pendrive. Everything
continues to work fine, but as you say, opening it, or dismounting
causes the Iyonix to lock up. I'm unclear as to why the Iyonix can
not address anything bigger than 2GB, as this rather spoils any
chance of an external hard drive.
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