Hi yet again, sorry about the number of messages on this thread but it was
not so simple to determine the steps to cause the problem. After further
testing I found that it was not the going to another bible which broke the
power search but it appears to break after you lock and then unlock the
unit. Try these steps:
1. reset bc with diamond+2
2. press play to play a bible ( or book).
3. press pause
4. press 3 for one beep to use power search, the percentage reported is 49%
or thereabouts.
5. lock with 1+3.
6. unlock with 1+3.
7. press 1 for one beep, you get a buffer fill overflow error.
8. You can no longer ever use power search in this book again, resetting
doesn't fix the problem, if you press play you go into an infinite loop
until you press diamond+2 again.
Joe
More on this thread, if you go back to the original bible you can again use
power search but as soon as you go to another bible it breaks again and you
cannot recover if you pres the play key unles you reset the BC.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: betabookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:betabookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph K Stephen
Sent: Friday, 9 December 2005 8:42 PM
To: betabookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [betabookcourier] Buffer Overflow, moving on error when using power
search
Hi Steve,
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but it appears that if you use the
binary search (power search) in one bible and then go to the library and
select another bible, if you try using the power search in that bible you
get a buffer overflow error, moving on, 572% error message. If you press
play then you'll get the message over and over until you reset the BC. It
appears that changing book does not reset the power search start and end
parameters. I suggest that you reset the parameters whenever you press a
non-power search key eg exit the book or use a navigation movement key other
than power search, go to settings list/library etc.
Thanks
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: betabookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:betabookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Gomas
Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2005 7:31 AM
To: betabookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [betabookcourier] new bibles and firmware
There are new bibles available, 2 changes:
1. fixed the last sentence of Genesis 37:32 so it's spoken as "no" instead
of "number"
2. fixed the book names so the number is spoken before the name. I.E. it
will now say "first kings" and "second kings" rather than "kings 1" and
"kings 2".
There is new firmware, with addition of "binary search". Use the 1 key for
1 beep to move backwards and the 3 key for 1 beep to move forward. A few
words about this new function:
1. For those unfamiliar with the binary search concept... In simple terms,
forward moves half way from the current reading position and the end of the
file or last forward search position, whichever is closer. Backwards moves
halfway from the current reading position and previous backwards search
position or beginning of file whichever is closer. (Katie will be providing
a better description soon).
2. Due to a number of issues, including predictable results in poorly marked
up file, the search movement is based solely on file size and current
reading position. I know this is not the preferred method for the Bible fans
out there. This is the best we can do on short notice and short engineering
resources.
Thanks again
Steve
