Thanks for bringing to light all these issues guys.
I'll wait until this stuff is resolved before
upgrading my X50v to WM5.
--- Jorge Schrauwen <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> try to see if it drains when its off without the CF
> card in there.
> My x51v doesn't feel slow to me... then again i
> never owned a x50v with WM2003SE
>
> Jorge
>
>
> On 11/4/05, Carlos Averett <cyt0plas_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I've got an X50v upgraded to WM2005, it has some
> serious issues.
> > White screen, performance stuck at full (very
> quick battery drain)/low
> > (slow as molasses), serious power drain (even
> while off) with my CF
> > card, and my CF card randomly goes missing. All
> this, and I've only
> > had it since Halloween.
> >
> > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
> <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Come to think of it...
> > > At the time i moved my regelary used data from
> the CF to the SD...
> > > I installed the resco today plugin. It monitors
> the space on the SD card...
> > > Haven't had the problem since then...
> > >
> > > Maybe it is because of that the plugin pulls for
> its freespace every x
> > > seconds it never get past its PNP timeout?
> > >
> > > Maybe an nice mount/unmout SD/CF tool can be
> made for linux :)
> > > Like you find in some distro's fro CD/DVD's
> > >
> > > Jorge
> > >
> > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan <chmorgan_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > All of the reports I've read about it online
> were actually with SD
> > > > cards, I'm surprised you aren't having those
> issues ;-)
> > > >
> > > > I'm surprised any power is used in the cf
> card, that points to a
> > > > serious design issue.
> > > >
> > > > Lets get linux working on these things so we
> don't have to deal with
> > > > this crap anymore.
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
> <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Yeah mine does that too...
> > > > > Its a WM5 problem... bluethooth stack is
> crap too (its MS's default).
> > > > > That why i put my music on my 1gb CF, and
> moved my data (picture,
> > > > > backups...) to a 256mb SD, the SD doesn't
> seemto have that problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > Leaving your CF card in will also drain the
> battery! charge it to
> > > > > 100%, leave the CF in for 12h without usage
> and i lost 30% of my
> > > > > battery.
> > > > >
> > > > > I got the WSOD about 4 times sofar i had my
> axim for 7 or 8 days.
> > > > > Pitty WM5 still doesn't support RealVGA, i
> hope linux will :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Jorge
> > > > >
> > > > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan
> <chmorgan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Does your x51v suck as much as mine does?
> If I leave the cf card in
> > > > > > the device and leave it on the cradle when
> I remove it it starts up
> > > > > > and shows me the 'white screen of death'
> requring a reboot to fix it.
> > > > > > During the day it also tends to 'lose' the
> cf card if it has been
> > > > > > powered down for a bit of time. I've only
> had it for 5 days now and
> > > > > > its done the WSOD three times and lost the
> cf card maybe 8 or 9 times.
> > > > > > Dell is sending a replacement but I can't
> help but think its poor
> > > > > > software, yet another reason to get
> windows mobile off of there...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Chris
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
> <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Interesting, Since I own a x51v alswel
> :)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan
> <chmorgan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > I'm trying to port to the x51v right
> now actually with the help of
> > > > > > > > fisherss. I'll post more info when I
> get the serial cable built and
> > > > > > > > working.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Chris
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Filipe Cardoso Lana
> <workingmanbh_at_yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > i just know that i'm waiting some
> money so i can buy
> > > > > > > > > my x51v. i'm really in need of a
> pda, on my college
> > > > > > > > > and future jobs. of course to use it
> anywhere !
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --- Mark Co-Dyre
> <markcodyre_at_gmail.com> escreveu:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > If all goes well I'm ordering one
> this morning
> > > > > > > > > > through work :)
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Mark
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Angel Sánchez Morales
> > > > > > > > > > <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Woho! this made my day!!! :D
> > > > > > > > > > > Today i was reading a Linux
> Magazine that was
> > > > > > > > > > talking about
> > > > > > > > > > > OpenEmbedded, and Opie and so
> on. It more or less
> > > > > > > > > > said how to install it
> > > > > > > > > > > on some machines and how to
> cross-compile the
> > > > > > > > > > apps. The magazine is
> > > > > > > > > > > Linux+ DVD, i think there's a
> webpage somewhere,
> > > > > > > > > > anyone interested may
> > > > > > > > > > > ask for the webpage :p
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > JeDi wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Angel Sánchez
> Morales
> > > > > > > > > > <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >>Hmmm... cool!
> > > > > > > > > > > >>Here we have some data-sheets,
> they might be
> > > > > > > > > > important:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> >>http://www.mvista.com/dswp/index.html
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >>Also in:
> http://www.mvista.com/company/open/
> > > > > > > > > > > >>we can see some words like:
> "MontaVista supports
> > > > > > > > > > the spirit of open
> > > > > > > > > > > >>source and believes in
> contributing,
> > > > > > > > > > participating and publishing our
> > > > > > > > > > > >>work and contributions to the
> many projects in
> > > > > > > > > > the community."
> > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > >>Could we contact them to get a
> working kernel,
> > > > > > > > > > or some drivers? :D
> > > > > > > > > > > >>As they say... they could
> contribute with us.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > This looks promising:
> > > > > > > > > > http://www.pepper.com/linux/
> > > > > > > > > > > > As it seems, the guys from the
> pepper pad are
> > > > > > > > > > going to release all
> > > > > > > > > > > > changes to the linux kernel
> and such. This could
> > > > > > > > > > really be useful! I'm
> > > > > > > > > > > > going to mail them right away
> to do this as soon
> > > > > > > > > > as possible.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Greetz,
> > > > > > > > > > > > JeDi
>
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