[icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
- From: chase crispin <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:12:20 -0600
Make sure it wasn't connected to anything at all, and then leave the battery
out for about 2
or 3 hours.
I know that is bad news.
Chase Crispin
http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com
chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:54:53 +0100, Mike Busboom wrote:
>I tried leaving the battery out for about 45 minutes; it did not help.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of chase crispin
>Sent: Tuesday, 05 February, 2008 12:42 AM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
>
>try leaving the battery out for about an hour.
>Chase Crispin
>http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com
>chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
>
>On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 15:32:33 +0100, Mike Busboom wrote:
>
>
>>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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