Installing via ActiveSync vs Installing on Device? - P3600 General

Hoping you can help me out. I have trouble whenever I attempt to install programs on my Dopod D810 (WM5) via ActiveSync (4.5.0) on my PC eg., running an .exe file.
I always get the message 'Installation of XYZ.CAB was unsuccessful'.
I only ever get this error when installing via ActiveSync and am prompted to 'Select Destination Media' from Main Memory, MiniSD and Bluetooth.
Naturally, I always select MiniSD and although both the PC and device look as if they are installing, I always end up with the above unsuccessful message.
However, if I go straight to the root directory of my miniSD, I can see there the generated .CAB file. Now, if I run this directly from my device, the installation succeeds. (So, it's not a huge problem, just an annoyance if anything!)
I have no issues at all with running .CAB files directly on my device. I also have no problems installing via ActiveSync, provided the device prompts me for the Selected Destination Media rather than my PC.
Any ideas would be appreciated

This is a little odd, because the prompting from the PC ceased with the introduction of A/S 4- the cab file now copies over to the PPC from where you should get the 'Install to..' options.
Some old applications still give the massage on the PC in error- I have had this with a couple of SkyScape medical programs, and when that happens, the install does fail, though the cab file has copied.
I suspect that it is the 'Choose Destination Media' message that is screwing things up. A/S 4 should copy the cab file to the Main Memory, unless it is a large file, in which case, the installer should be hard coded to copy to an external card. If you elect to copy the cab file to the SD card, the installer on the PPC loses track of it because it expects to find in in Main memory, from where it runs, then deletes it.
Have you tried always electing to Copy To Main Memory, then selcting 'Install to SD Card' when the actuall install begins on the PPC?

NeilM said:
Have you tried always electing to Copy To Main Memory, then selcting 'Install to SD Card' when the actuall install begins on the PPC?
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Thanks NeilM - I haven't tried that have I have next to no free space on the Main Memory....but I'll give it a go next time and select Install to SD Card for the installation.

I noticed that I get the selection box in Activesync if the application I try to install is larger than the available space in the internal memory.
And yes it fails to install no matter what I select, so usually I select the SD card, and then manually run it from there.

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When installing from PC ActiveSync insists copy to main memo

With my PDA2K WM2003SE I had to option to choose the destination (main memory, storage card, extended rom) from my desktop activesync when installing. Now with my JJ ActiveSync 4.1 insists on first copying the entire files into some temp dir on the MAIN memroy of my JJ and only then it pops up the question on on the ppc on where to install (int,ext,sd card). Thing is.. if I want to install a 20mb prg there is no way i have enough space free on my main memory for that temp files.. Anyway of forcing ActiveSync to ask 'Destination' question on desktop pc instead?
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MOBILER

Trouble installing Tom Tom

Just got my new white Trinity w/ GPS & Tom Tom. When I try to install it, I get a low memory error and install aborts. I have 41Mb storage and 21Mb program mem free.
Anyone else have trouble? Can it be installed to card?
It can be installed to the card, yes, but I never had that problem, altough I have installed TomTom many times.
I got a lot of problems but not this one !
Is this the HTC version that is downloaded on their web site ?
CD that was in the box. They have a cab file to dnload?
Tomtom refused to install on SD
I had the same problem - and the option "install into default installation folder" was checked and grayed out, so I could not tell Tomtom to install onto SD.
I backuped my Trinity, cleared the internal storage, connected to Activesync as "Guest", installed Tomtom to the internal storage, then moved the folder \Program Files\Navigator to a folder \Program Files\Navigator I created on my SD card.
After that, I restored my device. All I had to do after that was to manually add a shortcut to the Tomtom application in my Start Menu folder.
This worked for me.
Cheers Stefan
(I installed Tomtom from CAB available on the European HTC web site: http://www.europe.htc.com/support/software/htcp3600.html)
No cab file there. It is a exe that loads via Activesync. I get the same low mem error as with the CD. I have 62 Mb free. This is rediculous.
Gave up. The installer creates a temp cab in
program files/activesync/HTC apps
If you can't find it, search the C drive for *.cab and sort by date.
Copy that file while the installer is still open. Run it from the storage card. Worked fine.

Problem-It doesn't recognize files from memory.

Hi
I'm having a little problem with my mogul. I applied the option of "Encryption" on my Storage Card, which is to made all the files place on the card to be readable only by my windows-mobile device. Basically I have all my personal stuff on my storage card (pictures, pdf files, excel, etc.) Now this is the problem. I recently did a hard reset on my Mogul and after the reset. I'm not able to see/open any of the files that I have on my storage card. And everything that I have, has an extra few letters after the file's name ".3eb09476.menc" Everytime I try to open them. I get this message "There is no application associated with [the file]. Run the application first, then open this file from within the application"
Does anybody have an answer or solution?
Thanks in advance,
brunO

(Word and picture) Files on storage card corrupted?

I have a word document and also a number of pictures on my storage card that seem to be corrupted. When I try to open them on my phone it says "An error occurred. The document could not be opened" I can't even copy and paste it from the storage card to my computer because it says "Cannot convert file "x" Reached the end of file."
Any help on recovering this file?
Option 1. Email it to yourself (avoid the Active Sync conversion)
Option 2. Move it to an FTP server and then download it from your desktop.
Option 3. Pull the flash card and put it into a desktop card reader
Option 4. Zip the file and move it with active sync
Option 5. Beam the file using bluetooth or IR port
I suspect one of these will work.
If the file is still in poor shape... You may consider a file recover tool using Option 3 above.
Cheers!
Richard

Files on SD card without restarting

Hi at all,
everytime I put files on the sd card, I have to reboot Android because without ES File Explorer won't show the new files I put on the memory card.
Even "Refresh" in ES File Explorer doesn't helo. Is there any other way?
Thanks!
Wifi sync is your friend
lamajstro said:
Hi at all,
everytime I put files on the sd card, I have to reboot Android because without ES File Explorer won't show the new files I put on the memory card.
Even "Refresh" in ES File Explorer doesn't helo. Is there any other way?
Thanks!
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This is a well documented problem. I think it's to do with the way that android sees the SD card with booting from it but don't quote me on that. As far as I know, the best ways round it are:
1. Use dropbox. Free 2gb account and can be very useful.
2. FTP. This is my personal favourite. SwiFTP is a free FTP server for android and there are many free ftp clients for PC/Mac/Linux available. I use FileZilla (opensource ftp client).
3. I believe that if you unmount your SD card before copying files over, then remount however I don't find it particularly successful.
There are other ways like shared folders, email files etc but the top 2 above are the best for me. I use dropbox for small files and one-offs or if I'm copying a lot of stuff and don't want to reboot to winmo, then FTP.
It's also worth noting that if you are a windows user then winamp can sync music over wifi providing you install the winamp android client. However both winamp for windows and android are free.
Hope this helps..
enjoy
Ok, thank you. But that's bad.
The problem is not only that I want to put files through USB on it, it happens also when I use CurrentWidget for example that wants to create a log file on the sd card. Hmm...
I use MDJ Froyo HD 4.6, and there are practically no problems when using mass storage option... After unplugging the files are on the SD card... Only sometimes have to reboot, but not very often...
Why so complicated? Use "Multi Mount SD Card" (it´s free) to connect to PC and you will see new files without rebooting.
lamajstro said:
Ok, thank you. But that's bad.
The problem is not only that I want to put files through USB on it, it happens also when I use CurrentWidget for example that wants to create a log file on the sd card. Hmm...
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If you're now saying that applications are unable to create files on the SD then there is something wrong with your card. I'd recommend copying everything off it and reformatting it (use disk management to format it, and use the largest cluster size available).
Some builds suffer from this problem and some don't.
Im using HD2ONE 0.3.6 and it's working fine. File explorer detects the new files after transferring via USB Cable
I love this build paired up with the CM6.1.1 Gingerbread Theme
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Some builds suffer from this problem and some don't.
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I've heard many people complain about not being able to see files after copying them across, but I've never heard anyone say that an app could not make a file on the sd card.
I am having the same exact problem. I was transferring files from this PC to my phone and everything was going fine (it refreshes right away after disconnect) then suddenly, my SD Card got corrupted and I was forced to reformat. I used the same ROM (Darkstone's SUPERAM FROYO) and after that, it won't sync anymore. I even tried removing it and using the HD2ONE (mentioned above) ROM and it was the same. I went home, copied everything from my SD backup from the other PC and same symptoms.
I thought I was missing a sync app or something but no. I looked into each of the folders I copied and most of them are blank.
I hope someone can save us!
I find it easiest and safest to just use ES Explorer to access the network shares and copy files wirelessly. The way our data.img is mounted, giving the pc full access to the sdcard is just not a good move. There was good reason when you connected to windows' sync software it disables your phone from accessing the card.
Even though the hd2one build seems to handle it correctly I almost never do it anymore unless it's for big files. It saves the wear and tear on the usb port anyway.
I had that "problem" too, but for me it was easy to solve. Here is the whole procedure:
So, i want some files to put on my sdcard, i plug in the usb cable and select the option "use as a storage", dont check the "use allways" or "dont ask again" (or whatever this is called on your machine). Now the computer "see" the phone and i put my files on it. In this moment i cant browse the sdcard on my hd2, because its reserved for windows now, (thats why currentwidget cant write onto it, same if you have a wallpaper in some "wallpaper" folder on sd).
Now, when i am done, usually i unplug the usb cable for some seconds and then i plug it in again and choose the option "charge only" and the sdcard gets mounted in android like it should and all my new imported files are visible.
Its the same on WinMo, if you choose there the "HDD" option, you cant browse the sdcard on the mobile. Only if you choose "use active sync"(slower) you are able to browse the sdcard.
cheers
ps: the quickest way for me now is to use wifi and shared folders

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