[icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
- From: "Mike Busboom" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:18:39 +0100
Hello Pamela,
I am still wondering if I can get a little information regarding the
reflashing of my unit.
I know that the last time I had to reflash, my Braille Plus looked for some
specific files on my Mini SD card. Although I was told in the course of
this thread that the unit also looked for these files on the hard drive, I
would feel better knowing what these files were so that I could copy them to
the mini SD card and successfully reflash the way I did several weeks ago.
I stupidly lost those files. So to be precise, my questions are:
1. What are the names of the files I need?
2. Where on the Levelstar or APH site can I download the files?
Many thanks in advance,
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER
Sent: Monday, 17 December, 2007 02:20 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
Chase:
Just doing a Reset will not erase files from the hard drive and neither will
a Reflash, but a reflash will erase files from the Flash.
Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
American Printing House For The Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>>> chasec@xxxxxxxxxx 12/16/07 10:50AM >>>
Rebooting is accomplished by holding pound, star, and program 1, and just
restarts the unit. Resetting is done by holding the reset button by the
battery for five seconds, and just erases everything you have on the hard
drive, such as music, books, podcasts, newspapers, documents, and other
things.
Reflashing is accomplished by holding star for a few seconds and then
tapping the reset button for 5 seconds, and then letting go but keep the
star key held down until the unit vibrates on the Braille Plus, or holding
the pound key for a couple of seconds and then holding down the reset button
for five seconds and letting go, but kept pound held down until the unit
vibrates on the Icon. Reflashing erases' all Linux console applications,
any other games you might have, and restores the internal flash disk to the
way it was when you received your unit.
Chase Crispin
-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Rodgers
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 3:27 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
OK, I'm confused. Will someone please explain the differences between
flashing, rebooting, reflashing and resetting?
When and why would you need or want to do each of these?
Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Jones
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 2:10 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Frustrating problems with RSS reader
I have also had these rss reading problems on my icon, also I find that the
icon will currently fail to recognize my thinkoutside keyboard. My laptop
can see the thinkoutside on my new freedom universal keyboards, so reading
Michael's problem I'm thinking reflashing also.
Mike Busboom wrote:
> 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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