[icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
- From: chase crispin <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:18:00 -0600
where do you get the command line virsion?
Chase Crispin
http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com
chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 11:03:20 -0500, Pratik Patel wrote:
>If you decide to use hte command line version, you may also want to
>consider
>adding the /r switch to the "chkdsk X:" command where X = your icon
>letter.
>The /r command switch breaks any current file handles, performs the
>check,
>and attempts to fix any problems.
>
>Pratik
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER
>Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 11:03 AM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
>
>Mike:
>
>You might want to do a check disc and see if you have any corrupt files.
> If
>so, you can delete them.
>
>Close all programs. Connect to the PC. You'll need to know the drive
>letter that windows has assigned it to. Go to:
>Start menu, programs, Accessories, and choose "Command Prompt." Type in
>"chk, dsk, followed by a space and the letter of the machine, followed
>by
>colon.
>
>It'll give you a report of what it finds. This will probably take a
>long
>time to do.
>
>
>
>Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
>American Printing House For The Blind
>1839 Frankfort Ave.
>Louisville, KY 40206
>
>PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>
>
>>>>mike@xxxxxxxxxx 02/04/08 09:32AM >>>
>What would you suggest that I do during the interim? A normal reflash
>did
>not rectify the situation.
>
>Thanks and best regards,
>
>Mike
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER
>Sent: Monday, 04 February, 2008 02:29 PM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
>
>We don't recommend doing that. It is best to reflash in that kind of
>situation. In the future, the way the unit is reflashed will be
>different,
>so the hard drive will get partitioned.
>
>
>
>Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
>American Printing House For The Blind
>1839 Frankfort Ave.
>Louisville, KY 40206
>
>PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>
>
>>>>chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx 02/03/08 10:46AM >>>
>How do you disfragment the Icon's hard drive like you were talking
>about?
>I have always wondered how you do the skandisk utility that the sync
>program
>talks about.
>If your Icon or Braille Plus isn't in disk drive mode, here is what you
>get
>from the
>sync program.
>Arror. We could not find your Icon or Braille Plus. Please make sure
>that
>it is
>connected through disk drive mode, and connected to the PC. If it still
>isn't working, run the
>sandisc utility to check for arrors.
>
>On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 16:10:41 +0100, Mike Busboom wrote:
>
>
>>Hello Mike,
>>
>>My name is Mike Busboom, and I am a Braille Plus owner and user. On
>>December 12, you wrote to me in response to a lingering problem with
>>downloading and reading RSS content offline. I was only able to read
>>material if I was actually connected to the Internet.
>>
>>I have tested my Braille Plus at a variety of open WLAN access points,
>>and I
>>am sorry to report that the problem persists. Once I download content,
>>I
>>can still only read it if I have an actual connection to the Internet.
>>Back
>>in December, you told me that I could send you my OPML file and you
>>would
>>have a look at my problem. Attached, you will find both the OPML file
>>and
>>my rss.db file. I have reflashed several times, but this has not
>>helped. I
>>also went back to an earlier version of the Braille Plus software but
>>unfortunately, the problem persists. I was able to listen to content
>>offline for several months, so I know how the unit is supposed to behave
>>under normal circumstances. I am wondering if a disk defrag would help.
>>Though this is off the wall, perhaps, I have noticed that my unit
>>doesn't
>>always access the hard drive as reliably as it does the mini SD drive.
>>
>>Thanks, Mike, for any help you may be able to render.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MICHAEL MCDONALD
>>Sent: Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 08:27 PM
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
>>
>>It sounds like you are loosing your internet connection before downloads
>>
>>are
>>completed or you have a problem feed that is causing your downloads to
>>not
>>move forward.
>>
>>The Temporary Failure in Name Resoultion message is occuring because you
>>aren't connected to the internet and the article isn't cached. When you
>>move to an article, it should say 'article cached' if it was
>>successfully
>>cached.
>>
>>To test if you are loosing your connection try opening a non-cached
>>article
>>after you hear the finished downloading tone on a default feed like CNN.
>>
>>If
>>you get 'Temporary Failure in Name Resolution', then you probably lost
>>your
>>connection. If the article reads fine then you are probably have
>>problems
>>with one of the feeds. If this is the case then you could try to update
>>that feed by itself and see if it works. If you have added too many
>>feeds
>>to try individually I can help you send me an OPML file, so I can check
>>which feed is causing problems.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>>>>mike@xxxxxxxxxx 12/14/07 01:11PM >>>
>>Hi.
>>
>>For the last couple of days, I have had difficulties reading articles
>>which
>>I have downloaded through the RSS client. I normally download articles
>>and
>>podcasts, turn off wireless once the download has completed, take the
>>Braille Plus with me and read the articles offline.
>>
>>Whenever I try doing this now, I get the following message:
>>
>>URL Open Error 2: Temporary Failure in Name resolution
>>
>>If I want to read the articles, I have to have wireless turned on and be
>>connected via WLAN to the Internet.
>>
>>The second problem I am having is with the podcasts. I am told that I
>>have
>>a specific number of podcasts that need to be downloaded. However, when
>>
>>I
>>tell the Braille Plus to grab the podcasts, I get the sound that is used
>>
>>to
>>notify me when all the downloading has been completed. The notification
>>tones come only some ten seconds after I have pressed OK to initiate the
>>download and none of the podcasts is actually downloaded to my unit.
>>
>>Since neither rebooting nor resetting the Braille Plus worked, I am
>>assuming
>>I will need to reflash. I have the files I will need for the reflash,
>>but I
>>need to know the procedure for accomplishing it.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
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