[icon-discuss] Re: RSS reader problems unbearable now
- From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:45:15 -0400
dunno if this will help, but you could try putting the unit in disk drive
mode and running checkdisc on it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 1970 5:48 PM
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: RSS reader problems unbearable now
Most of the time, pretty stable. If I am sitting somewhere with an 80
percent signal, it
can drop to 75 which isn't that bad.
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:22:30 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:
>ah, but how steady is the signal.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 1970 5:10 PM
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: RSS reader problems unbearable now
>
>
>I have tried this on everything from a 3 percent signal to a 100
>percent
>signal.
>On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:46:25 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:
>
>
>>in that case, it is not a router or isp issue but it may be a
>>connection
>>issue. If your connection is unstable, feed update can be hamptered.
>>I
>>have had issues like this often and I just have to make sure I have a
>>solid
>>connection before updating my feed list.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "chase crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 9:56 PM
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: RSS reader problems unbearable now
>>
>>
>>Yup!
>>On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:37:44 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>is it just rss that is affected?
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "chase crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 8:26 PM
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: RSS reader problems unbearable now
>>>
>>>
>>>I've tried with Usb. It doesn't work. I am using a Linksys b router
>>>with
>>>wep
>>>security.
>>>On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:22:40 -0400, Pratik Patel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I wonder if there's something going on with router interaction? Chase
>>>>what
>>>>kinda router do you have at home and what security? Also, have you
>>>>tried
>>>>via a USB network connection rather than wireless?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chase Crispin
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:54 PM
>>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: RSS reader problems unbearable now
>>>>
>>>>But I am doing this at home. I don't dare try at school.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Chase Crispin
>>>>Administrator and moderator of the Blind Mobile Tech (BMT) blog, and
>>>>soon to
>>>>be website!
>>>>Blog:
>>>>http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com/
>>>>APH training video feed:
>>>>http://www.youtube.com/BraillePlus/
>>>>Note: Most RSS readers and Podcatchers don't support this type of feed.
>>>>You can try, however, you just might have to open the page in Internet
>>>>Explorer and see what happens.
>>>>e-mail:
>>>>chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:45 AM
>>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: RSS reader problems unbearable now
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yes. I sometimes get similar errors if I try to download podcasts here
>>>>at
>>>>work, but I can download them fine if I do it from home.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
>>>>American Printing House For The Blind
>>>>1839 Frankfort Ave.
>>>>Louisville, KY 40206
>>>>
>>>>PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>kayezimpher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 04/08/08 07:34PM >>>
>>>>Um, just a *huge* shot in the dark here, but, since the same thing
>>>>happens
>>>>on both of your units, wouldn't that be a problem with your internet? I
>>>>know
>>>>when our internet was going down a lot before we figured it all out RSS
>>>>gave
>>>>me the most difficulty. I have been able to successfully download one
>>>>podcast without downloading another or all of the others.
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: "Icon-Discuss@Freelists. Org" <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:00 PM
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] RSS reader problems unbearable now
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi list:
>>>>>I am so frustrated now, I can't even hardly type this message. So,
>>>>>remember
>>>>>my 2 RSS posts before? Well, both problems are still occurring after
>>>>>reflashes, and after the 1.06.28 update and the 1.1.1 update. So, I
>>>>>thought
>>>>>I found a solution. Here is what I was doing:
>>>>>1. Making a opml export of my feeds.
>>>>>2. Closing the RSS reader.
>>>>>3. Opening file explorer, and then opening the hard drive.
>>>>>4. Deleting the .rss folder.
>>>>>5. Deleting the podcasts folder.
>>>>>6. Deleting the RSS.db file in the DB folder on the hard drive.
>>>>>7. Opening the internal flash disk.
>>>>>8. Opening the home folder.
>>>>>9. Opening the root folder.
>>>>>10. Opening the DB folder.
>>>>>11. Deleting rss.db.
>>>>>12. Closing file explorer.
>>>>>13. Opening the RSS reader.
>>>>>14. Importing the feeds from the OPML file.
>>>>>So, I thought this worked. I could deal with my feeds for a day or 2,
>>>>>and
>>>>>then the problem came back instantly. I did this time after time after
>>>>>time. Here is what was causing the error:
>>>>>1. Sometimes, I was connected to my wireless network, but with a very
>>>>>weak
>>>>>signal.
>>>>>2. With a 100 percent signal, the RSS would lock and make the click
>>>>>sound
>>>>>after the updating feed message was up there for 4 seconds. Before, it
>>>>>would wait about a minute, and then it would go on to the next feed and
>>>>>say,
>>>>>error, urlipen error, temporary failure in name resolution, grater
>>>>>than.
>>>>>3. It would say that there was no such feed address for blind cool
>>>>>tech,
>>>>>the subscription address has always been:
>>>>>http://www.blindcooltech.com/bct.xml
>>>>>or:
>>>>>http://www.aph.org/tech/bct.xml
>>>>>I checked the website, and these are correct. But, the RSS reader says
>>>>>they
>>>>>are not.
>>>>>Any help on this problem?
>>>>>The second problem:
>>>>>All of the podcasts marked or cued for download all start downloading
>>>>>at
>>>>>once, and then it locks up. This is a bad bug, I think.
>>>>>The next problem:
>>>>>After the feeds are updated, and you set the option to automatically
>>>>>download podcasts after a feed update, it doesn't show the download
>>>>>manager.
>>>>>The next problem:
>>>>>The Icon or Braille Plus sits there on a podcast, and doesn't realize
>>>>>that
>>>>>the file has been removed. On Blind Cool Tech, the eberhard Hinrich
>>>>>Intro
>>>>>was on I think:
>>>>>http://cdn1.libsyn.com/bct/bct11423eberhinrichentro.mp3/Ebererd Hinrich
>>>>>Intro .mp3
>>>>>It has only downloaded that podcast once, on any podcatcher on any
>>>>>computer
>>>>>or any device. The old version of software would tell me that the file
>>>>>wasn't found. Now, it just sits there like a dumb person waiting on
>>>>>something that doesn't even exist.
>>>>>The next problem, yes, there are more:
>>>>>My little articles problem has gotten bigger. I have tried everything
>>>>>from
>>>>>everyone, but nothing worked. It won't even open articles from the
>>>>>last
>>>>>feed update now.
>>>>>The next problem: My podcasts are supposedly getting downloaded, but
>>>>>when
>>>>>I
>>>>>try to play them, they say "error file not found, switching status to
>>>>>marked
>>>>>for download". This takes about 5 seconds to do.
>>>>>The next problem:
>>>>>The settings don't seem to work anymore. I go into settings, and
>>>>>change
>>>>>my
>>>>>settings, but then they don't effect my feeds in anyway. I am pressing
>>>>>okay
>>>>>when I am done. The RSS reader just doesn't obey. However, when I
>>>>>open
>>>>>the
>>>>>settings menu again, the settings are what I changed them to.
>>>>>The next issue:
>>>>>When I go to open the RSS reader, it takes about 45 seconds, and then
>>>>>it
>>>>>finally says, loading feeds. It takes another 29 seconds for them to
>>>>>load.
>>>>>Another problem:
>>>>>All podcasts that are cued for download won't unmark when I press
>>>>>select.
>>>>>What is the difference between marked and cued anyway?
>>>>>The final problem:
>>>>>In the download manager, after a podcast finishes downloading, the
>>>>>podcasts
>>>>>below it disappear. I have to reopen the download manager, and then it
>>>>>will
>>>>>show the current who knows how many podcast that are downloading.
>>>>>Does anybody have any ideas?
>>>>>Any help is greatly appreciated!
>>>>>As I said earlier, I can't even use the unit's RSS features or the
>>>>>podcast
>>>>>features now.
>>>>>All of these problems happen on both of my units.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Chase Crispin
>>>>>Administrator and moderator of the Blind Mobile Tech (BMT) blog, and
>>>>>soon
>>>>>to
>>>>>be website!
>>>>>Blog:
>>>>>http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com/
>>>>>APH training video feed:
>>>>>http://www.youtube.com/BraillePlus/
>>>>>Note: Most RSS readers and Podcatchers don't support this type of
>>>>>feed.
>>>>>You can try, however, you just might have to open the page in Internet
>>>>>Explorer and see what happens.
>>>>>e-mail:
>>>>>chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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