Well, I've been using Mobipocket's e-book reader for almost half a year now - everything has been fine. Until now.
All of a sudden I can't launch Mobipocket. When I launch it displays the tittle up in the menubar so I can clearly see that it starts opening and then everything dissapears.
I'v tried to uninstall, softreset, manually delete the mobipocket folder and install it again - but no difference. Even tried to clean up the registry and remove everything that has to do with mobipocket. But no success....
And I haven't been installing anything new at alll that could have conflicted. Not a single thing. I just stopped working
I was in the middle of an exciting book. Need it to work. And to do a hardreset och ROM-update is not preferred...
Have seen that there is more ppl that has encountered this problem.
I've not seem anything like that. Only that it seems to get slower, the more sored books. I've got nearly 100, most on the SD card. If I take the card out, it runs much faster.
What happens if you use File Explorer and tap on the ebook?
Well, if using the fileexplorer it seems to launch Mobipocket, but then crashes before I've even seen the book.
And it just started to do this all of a sudden. At the Mobipocket-forums I've seen two other users that have experienced the same - and no solution known there ocr any advice given from the support at Mobipocket
I've been using Mobipocket for several years, althoug only 5 months with a PPC device, previously I had it installed on a Sony P800. I didn't have any problems with my P800, but I have had problems on my PC with the PPC version. I tried to uninstall it and it wouldn't work. So I uninstalled the PPC version from my Jam, then manually deleted everything I could find on my PC and ran the program "registry mechanic" which found 7 or 8 more entries. Then I went to regedit and did a search for mobipocket and found 12 more entries.....finally I was able to do a clean install. That program has a nasty disposition! I do like it though and continue to use it.
Hi Peeps,
I have a 20mb PDF installed on my Tytn. ClearVue can open the pdf, but when I try and scroll down the document I get the progress bar at the bottom like its trying to display the page but instead it closes the application completely.
I have downloaded Adobe Acrobat for Pocket PC version 2, however it fails to install and states its not got a trusted certificate.
Can anyone help?
Cheers
Pdog
I could be wrong, but I highly doubt you'll be able to open a 20MB file. You probably don't have enough RAM available...
I have a similar problem with ClearVue as well. In my case it immediately closes when trying to open any PDF file. Anybody an idea is really appreciated.
Thanks
StonyA
Also i've the same problem. Pease help us !!!! Thanks
Have you downloaded the correct version of Adobe for PPC? I have it installed and no problem opening files.
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Have you downloaded the correct version of Adobe for PPC? I have it installed and no problem opening files.
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Which one did you install? Do you have a link? When I checked recently, there was so sign of WM5 support ... ???
Thanks.
ClearVue PDF
I was using CV as it came installed in my Dopod. It must suffer from some sort of memory leakage or other gross memory management flaw since it takes forever to "redraw" even a small document of less than 70Kb. I tried to ope a 1.4MB document and went ok, aside of the time it took to display each page. In short, it is useless. In spite of no specific support mentioned on Adobe's web site, I went on and installed Adobe for PPC 2.0. It worked flawlessly! For those of you who are interested in downloading the app, here is the link: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_mobile.html
Disregard the warnings referring to compatibility and/or certificates. It should run perfectly. As for screen redraw speeds, no comparison! Adobe PPC2.0 beats CV hands down!
Finally, does anybody know how to uninstall ClearVue? Is it possible at all? If not, I may have to use Pocket Tweak to redefine file extensions for Adobe PPC
Cheers
Hi All,
Had my Dopod838pro for 1 month, now had problem
ClearVue PDF - Dopod program.
Whenever I click this program , will show this error
message:
A problem has occurred with gwes.exe.
Please tell Microsoft...
- No third party program installed yet except those from Dopod
- Done soft reset but still same problem.
- Cannot find this software in Remove Program
Can any one pls advise on how should i reinstall or remove this program or recitify this problem.
Thanks for reading.
hihi,
I have same problem with sylvester. Anybody know solution, please kindly help. Thank you.
I managed to get the ClearVue PDF working again
after 2 hard reset. On the first hard reset, ClearVue is better but still seem to be having the some problem, so I tried a second reset after which is OK. Maybe you should try that.
sylvester_k said:
I managed to get the ClearVue PDF working again
after 2 hard reset. On the first hard reset, ClearVue is better but still seem to be having the some problem, so I tried a second reset after which is OK. Maybe you should try that.
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That's worth a try. Also the Graphics, Windowing and Events Subsystem (GWES) controls the graphics output. Some folks have found that having cleartype enabled causes errors.
Mike
Hi guys,
Recently i have just purchased a brand new I-MATE jamin...i have been using it for over a week and have noticed a few things...
In the instructions manual it makes reference to some additional programs such as "skype" , "smart dialer" and "clearVUE pdf reader"....however when i recieved my phone, it did not come with these applications....any suggestions?
Also i have noticed that the included battery only lasts for MAX of 1 and a half days of normal usage...i dont use WIFI or BLUETOOTH often...just mainly use it as a phone..also the screen brightness is adjusted to the 2nd lowest scale...is the battery use normal ??? Also is it safe to buy one of those after market batteries from ebay as use it as a secondary battery????
Also i have read from various sources that the ROM of the jamin can be upgraded, although i have no idea how to do so..can anyone point me in the right direction? At the moment the specs of my JAMin are:
Rom version: 2.13.9.23 WWE
ROM date: 2/23/06
Radio version: 1_02.20.21
Protocol version: 4.1.13.9
IPL: 2.13.0001
SPL: 2.13.0001
I have no clue as to what the numbers mean except for the ROM...can anyone please tell me what the other numbers such as IPL and SPL mean? Also can anyone suggest any ROMs??
Sorry for so many questions...i am truly a noob with a JAMin...
thanks guys
YOU NEED TO DO A LITTLE MORE READING AND A LITTLE LESS ASKING
just kidding.... welcome to the forum... No n00b bashing from me...
coz then I'd have to bash myself too
1. You can download skype from the skype website - try it if you have friends that use skype.
I haven't bothered as it takes a lot of CPU, and I think it can only use the headset or the speaker on the back of the phone.
You can download clearvue pdf reader, but I prefer adobe reader lite...
smartdial AFAIK is just what happens when you are typing a number to call, and the phone picks out matching contacts before you finish typing.
2. yeah, battery is lame. Go and live next door to a mobile phone transmitter, that will help
Seriously a lot of people get a spare battery, you could try underclocking the phone using "batterystatus", but then you will lose speed.
Make sure you have the power setting to turn off when not used (it still receives calls)
3. yes you can upgrade wm6 is shiny and new but there are bugs reported in pretty much every WM6 ROM so far.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310452
I'm using TNT professional right now, it's pretty nice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=330289
ipl=initial program loader
spl=secondary program loader
this is the bootloader, this runs before Windows loads up.
Sometimes if there is a problem upgrading you can fix it by writing a new ROM in bootloader mode
from the wiki
(http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Prophet)
[one of the] ways to enter the bootloader on the Prophet:
Hold down the camera button and reset the device. (Boot Loader Mode is: Press Camera + Soft Reset, then release soft reset and keep pressing camera button till appear the Boot Loader.)
This will start the bootloader, and red/green/blue colour bands will be displayed on the device.
Once the colour bands are displayed you can connect to the device via USB.
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triplejay said:
YOU NEED TO DO A LITTLE MORE READING AND A LITTLE LESS ASKING
just kidding.... welcome to the forum... No n00b bashing from me...
coz then I'd have to bash myself too
1. You can download skype from the skype website - try it if you have friends that use skype.
I haven't bothered as it takes a lot of CPU, and I think it can only use the headset or the speaker on the back of the phone.
You can download clearvue pdf reader, but I prefer adobe reader lite...
smartdial AFAIK is just what happens when you are typing a number to call, and the phone picks out matching contacts before you finish typing.
2. yeah, battery is lame. Go and live next door to a mobile phone transmitter, that will help
Seriously a lot of people get a spare battery, you could try underclocking the phone using "batterystatus", but then you will lose speed.
Make sure you have the power setting to turn off when not used (it still receives calls)
3. yes you can upgrade wm6 is shiny and new but there are bugs reported in pretty much every WM6 ROM so far.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310452
I'm using TNT professional right now, it's pretty nice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=330289
ipl=initial program loader
spl=secondary program loader
this is the bootloader, this runs before Windows loads up.
Sometimes if there is a problem upgrading you can fix it by writing a new ROM in bootloader mode
from the wiki
(http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Prophet)
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THanks for the reply triplejay,
As far as i know, my JAMin doesn't come with smartdialer at all!!! When i dial numbers, it doesnt match any of them before i finish typing!! Could this be due to the version of my ROM??
Also with regards to ROMs, is it better to upgrade to a newer ORIGINAL ROM (ie. a ROM date is made by I-MATE) or should I upgrade to one of the "aftermarket ROMs found on this website?
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As far as i know, my JAMin doesn't come with smartdialer at all!!! When i dial numbers, it doesnt match any of them before i finish typing!! Could this be due to the version of my ROM??
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could be, not too sure about smartdial to be honest
JAMinGUY said:
Also with regards to ROMs, is it better to upgrade to a newer ORIGINAL ROM (ie. a ROM date is made by I-MATE) or should I upgrade to one of the "aftermarket ROMs found on this website?
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well, if you depend on your phone for work or anything, I'd suggest sticking with an official ROM for now. If you don't mind the odd bug*, then join the "aftermarket" club!
*e.g. bluetooth stereo headsets work with good quality on the newest ROMS, however every time I reset the phone I have to re-pair the headset with it.
Internet works well, good integration of Windows Live, however, sometimes after a reset I have to re-confirm the internet settings for it to work.
Those are the only two I've experienced with this ROM (TNT)
You might want to wait a bit, newer ROMS are coming I think, maybe without these bugs...
I attach an example of my today screen on WM6
Hi triple jay,
Your today screen looks totally different to mine...mine is still the original WM 5.0 screen...just wondering, did you make your today screen look like that by just installing the TNT ROM? Or do you have any other programs installed such as WISBAR..
Also after a week of use, i have noticed the BACK SPEAKER of my JAMin to distort occassionally when playing ringtones (set on the HIGHEST sound level)...is my speaker faulty???
Thanks for your help mate
Hi,
1. The lack of application could be due to lack of customization on your unit and it is just a generic wm5 rom. I would suggest a hard reset (not soft but hard reset) , then press the green send button to erase all the data on your handset. Then wait around 3 seconds after the reboot has finished and customization will commence.
2. The speaker most certainly sounds like it has problems, quite common and it will probably fail. They are cheap to purchase off ebay however installation is quite a bit of work.
Hi, regarding my today screen; no Wisbar, I just have Batterystatus installed, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=270751,
that's the bottom line u can see there
the rest came with the TNT ROM
The bit above batterystatus where it says "sync" is windows live,
then above that is the htc homeplug (part of the ROM) with custom icons (not made by me)!
Reading the forums, I think quite a lot of people have had troubles with the speaker...
but I just checked mine and it seems to distort a bit on the very loudest setting too, at least with MP3s.
Like grimmy said, installation of a new one is quite a bit of work though so prob. not worth it unless it dies completely....
Hi triplejay,
I have decided not to tamper around with my ROM just yet until i am familiar with the various available ROMs.
I have instead decided to install some today screen plugins such as wisbar,spb pocket plus etc etc . Do you have any suggestions of TODAY screen plugins that don't slow my JAMin down? I have heard that SPB slows the JAMin down and also has some program compatibility issues.
Thanks
Before I updated my ROM I used to use SPB mobile shell, and SPB pocket plus.
There's no denying they take up a lot of space on your device though,
Speed wise, any slowdown seemed negligable, but then I had overclocked from day 1 so that prob. helped.
I haven't tried the latest wisbar, but the older versions I did try seemed quite good. Might try the new version out actually.
There are some freeware alternatives;
claunch is an older one
http://home.pacific.net.sg/~welic/claunch.html
https://sourceforge.net/projects/claunch/
rltoday is pretty cool
http://rotlaus-software.de/
lots of good user made skins on their site
http://rotlaus-software.de/forum/viewforum.php?id=5
I listen to a lot of music so the other thing I used to use was a plug-in that showed media player on the today screen,
e.g. the one at the bottom of this post or the newer HTC one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1318018&postcount=14
triplejay said:
Before I updated my ROM I used to use SPB mobile shell, and SPB pocket plus.
There's no denying they take up a lot of space on your device though,
Speed wise, any slowdown seemed negligable, but then I had overclocked from day 1 so that prob. helped.
I haven't tried the latest wisbar, but the older versions I did try seemed quite good. Might try the new version out actually.
There are some freeware alternatives;
claunch is an older one
http://home.pacific.net.sg/~welic/claunch.html
https://sourceforge.net/projects/claunch/
rltoday is pretty cool
http://rotlaus-software.de/
lots of good user made skins on their site
http://rotlaus-software.de/forum/viewforum.php?id=5
I listen to a lot of music so the other thing I used to use was a plug-in that showed media player on the today screen,
e.g. the one at the bottom of this post or the newer HTC one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1318018&postcount=14
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Hi triplejay,
In regards to using SPB mobile shell, and SPB pocket plus, did you install these programs into your JAMin's phone storage memory or on the SD card? I have heard that installing programs into the phone's SD card causes the programs to run slower because the phone needs time to access the programs..and also how did these programs affect your memory?? used up alot of memory ?? Also would I still be able to set my own today backgrounds using these programs or can i only use the themes designed for these programs???
thanks for your help, your posts have been a lot of help to a newbie like myself
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Hi triplejay,
In regards to using SPB mobile shell, and SPB pocket plus, did you install these programs into your JAMin's phone storage memory or on the SD card? I have heard that installing programs into the phone's SD card causes the programs to run slower because the phone needs time to access the programs..and also how did these programs affect your memory?? used up alot of memory ?? Also would I still be able to set my own today backgrounds using these programs or can i only use the themes designed for these programs???
thanks for your help, your posts have been a lot of help to a newbie like myself
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no problem
I don't think SPB mobile shell gives the option to install to SD card, it's possible with Pocket Plus but not recommended, even by SPB.
I remember reading the following on the SPB site,
and after that always installing stuff that involves the today screen or system to main storage...
We strongly recommend that you not install Spb Pocket Plus to a storage card because storage card drivers can be loaded with up to a 5 second delay after system restart and important files will not be available for loading. One other reason is that Spb Pocket Plus is a system utility and some of its components run in the background. If you remove the storage card Spb Pocket Plus will not be able to load its resources.
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...so the space they take up, is on the device and yes it is a fair amount of memory, maybe a fifth of available memory or something... (not sure)
you should be able to use your own pic for the background with all these I think,
the SPB extended themes for example, will set new system colours etc, with a matching background that you can change as normal.
Hi triplejay,
I have downloaded the trial versions of both SPB pocket plus and mobile shell and will install tonight and let you know how it goes...
Although i still have a couple of questions...
Backup programs such as SKTOOLS or sprite backup...should these be installed into the phone's SD card or the phone's memory ?? Also where should i install games????
Also does anyone know the date of the newest official ROM for the imate JAMin?? I have searched the imate site to no avail...
thanks guys
hey, JAMinGUY,
about the latest imate ROM, I wouldn't know, but looking at this blog post from menneisyys;
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/in..._finding_identifying_the&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
and then checking ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/
leads me to believe that the newest available is :
ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/JAMin_WWE_213923_2139123_022021_ship.zip
Could be wrong, just seems to make sense...
I would say definitely put games on the SD card, I've got my backup program (SPB backup) installed on SD too...
the only thing that I would be unsure of is SKtools, but it doesn't seem to run at startup, or run in the background,
so i would say it's probably OK to install to card as well.
...Unless if you did something like ran it off the card, then used it to format the card your running it off. That probably wouldn't be good, lol.
hey guys,
i have been using SPB POCKET PLUS AND SPB MOBILE SHELL (both installed in system memory) for a week now and have noticed some things....
the phone seems slower to respond to screen taps...and also when i lock the phone, sometimes i can't unlock it...i need to soft reset it....
triplejay, do u know of any programs similar to SPB POCKET PLUS that dont have these freezing issues???
cheers mate
JAMinGUY said:
hey guys,
triplejay, do u know of any programs similar to SPB POCKET PLUS that dont have these freezing issues???
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unfortunately not really ...
if u haven't already tried rltoday though, that could be worth a go.
Resco explorer comes with a today plugin, but it's a bit gay, just a few icons, but resco explorer itself is quite good, try the demo if u havent already....
and a couple of threads below this one you will find the htc homeplug (for wm5), personally that homeplug together with batterystatus have filled all my own shortcut related needs....
Hi,
all of a sudden my HD2 has a severe problem with pocket Excel (V6.1). If I click on a xls file it takes 1,5 minutes to open the file list of all xls files and another 1.5 minutes to open the file. All the time the wheel is spinning. And closing is showing the same issue. I haven't done any installations the last days... Has anybody any idea? Word and powerpoint seem fine, also every other application I have used the last days.
I use the standard t-mobile ROM, no cooked ROM so far.
Help is appreciated, I need xls pretty often. Has anybody other applications in use to work with xls files, the app is not the best for HD2 anyway.
Regards Hase
I use PlanMaker, part of SoftMaker Office.The current version isn't very finger-friendly and will not open .xlsx files, but a new version should arrive soon. There's a trial version.
I think your problem is because Pocket Excel is having to scan a lot of files into it's open file dialogue. It can happen with large storage cards packed with data. There were alternative file 'explorers' for earlier decided, such as the one in SPB Pocket Plus but I can't say whether it works with WM6.5. Low memory can slow matters too.
I used to had this problem too. Don't know from were or what i came...
I couldn't solve it until hard reset.
My files are stored in main memory not on SD card.
Because I need excel really often I can tell you how scary I always get when I install any new software...
on the note of excell, does anyone know how to see images on excell?
gillan said:
I used to had this problem too. Don't know from were or what i came...
I couldn't solve it until hard reset.
My files are stored in main memory not on SD card.
Because I need excel really often I can tell you how scary I always get when I install any new software...
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Caution when trying something new is sensible. It's best to make a backup before you install anything new. I use Sprite and SPB Backup is popular in these forums.
I've used SoftMaker Office for years and haven't had any major problems with it, and I've tested some of the Betas. I'd install it to a Storage Card as it's quite a size. Installing is slightly odd. You need to connect via ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Centre and then run the installer.
gillan said:
I used to had this problem too. Don't know from were or what i came...
I couldn't solve it until hard reset.
My files are stored in main memory not on SD card.
Because I need excel really often I can tell you how scary I always get when I install any new software...
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Thanks for replying!
I think I will change either to SoftMaker rsp. PlanMaker (much more functionality than excel, could be more finger friendly- mainly for scrolling) or Documents to go (smaler and faster and cheaper, less functions, same finger-friendly issues).
After your hard reset: Did the problem come back? Did you install a backup without recreating the issue? Was this the latest backup or one from "before the issue"
When I have some spare time I will try to reinstall either pxl 2007 oder pxl 2010 (I think there are some Betas around)
...oh sh*t guys...
Now I've spoken about the problem... ...AND? Here it is...
Not always, but sometimes... I'm close to another hard reset...
@hase01
No, after hard reset everything ran fine...
...until someday... don't know when... means after which software installation... I think after Advanced Home Tab installation.. ..'cause this was my last install.
Softmaker? Year, I hardly wait for version 2010 for WM. Hope this will be released. Because Firefox gave up until WinPhone 7 is out. The only aspect for softmaker to release Planmaker anyways could be the fact that WM6 ist wide spreaded in business world. And WinPhone 7 seems to be for fun world...
Now Planmaker is a pain in the a** for quick finger taping. I've tried it out. Yes many good functions be nothing for my fingers on touch screen...
DTGo? I had problems with sync on PC. Lost formats. Not only colors,but column and row heights and widths and so on. And it's also not finger friendly.
Finally MS Office 2010 for WM could be a solution...
Backup?
Now I didn't backed it up. I never use backup to "install" an operating system new. Had too much trouble also on PC. I use Sktools backup. I do back up a good install for cases of memory or sd card crashes.
gillan said:
Now I've spoken about the problem... ...AND? Here it is...
Not always, but sometimes... I'm close to another hard reset...
@hase01
No, after hard reset everything ran fine...
...until someday... don't know when... means after which software installation... I think after Advanced Home Tab installation.. ..'cause this was my last install.
Softmaker? Year, I hardly wait for version 2010 for WM. Hope this will be released. Because Firefox gave up until WinPhone 7 is out. The only aspect for softmaker to release Planmaker anyways could be the fact that WM6 ist wide spreaded in business world. And WinPhone 7 seems to be for fun world...
Now Planmaker is a pain in the a** for quick finger taping. I've tried it out. Yes many good functions be nothing for my fingers on touch screen...
DTGo? I had problems with sync on PC. Lost formats. Not only colors,but column and row heights and widths and so on. And it's also not finger friendly.
Finally MS Office 2010 for WM could be a solution...
Backup?
Now I didn't backed it up. I never use backup to "install" an operating system new. Had too much trouble also on PC. I use Sktools backup. I do back up a good install for cases of memory or sd card crashes.
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Any news from your side? Today I upgraded to office for WM 2010. No real change on th pxl issue, it's a bit faster now but still slow. Same for notes application (.pwi files). Word and ppt is fine, also for 2010. Same with OneNotemobile.
Hi Guys
I have been trying to get the reader to work on my PDA running 6.5 PDA and now running 6.1 with the great help from Tony Chef.
Before posting this i spent various hours looking up the problem on the net and reading here as well as trying factivation but nothing seems to work.
I successfully activate the reader and when I come to read purchased books it won't let me open the purchased books, only the downloaded ones. It either closes the reader programme down or says that my reader is not activated although it says it is at the bottom of the reader start up screen.. Can anyone either come up with a working solution or an alternative reader that can read micrsoft reader lit format files. I prefer to use reader as I find it alot better to use that adobe and other ones I have found but this problem is driving me mad!!! I am installed the latest reader for 6.1 and followed various instructions and hacks like factivation but nothing ever seems to solve it.
Thanks
Anyone !
alfie169 said:
Anyone !
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you try to use Freda the free ebook reader, to download it go to http://www.turnipsoft.co.uk/freda/
Thanks for the reply, I can use reader for non DRM books but I have loads of books which I have bought which have DRM and the Freda software will not work with them, so back to square one, seems the only way is to get reader working unless I can remove the drm from the books