Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Flash memory problems
Posted by Jason Dunn in "THOUGHT" @ 11:00 AM
One of the things I love about all the Pocket PC 2002 devices is that they all have a portion (usually eight megs or so) of Flash ROM. Data saved to the Flash ROM is permanent until deleted - your Pocket PC can lose all power and still maintain that data. Because my HP 565 has a meagre 32 megs of RAM, I try to install as many of my critical applications to the ROM as possible (CodeWallet Pro, 802.11b drivers, etc.)
A problem I've seen with my Jornada 565 is that some applications don't seem to "play nice" in Flash ROM. Sometimes I'll load an application from Flash ROM, only to have the device lock up with a never-ending hourglass (or whatever the Pocket PC equivalent is called - "Spinning Wheel of Perpetual Patience"?).
Have you seen any odd behaviour from applications or data stored on the Flash ROM of your Pocket PC 2002? Answer the survey (and remember you don't need to be a registered user of this site to vote!)
A problem I've seen with my Jornada 565 is that some applications don't seem to "play nice" in Flash ROM. Sometimes I'll load an application from Flash ROM, only to have the device lock up with a never-ending hourglass (or whatever the Pocket PC equivalent is called - "Spinning Wheel of Perpetual Patience"?).
Have you seen any odd behaviour from applications or data stored on the Flash ROM of your Pocket PC 2002? Answer the survey (and remember you don't need to be a registered user of this site to vote!)
