Re: [NTLK] can't delete bad pkg

From: Nathan Turnage (nturnage_at_andadv.com)
Date: Thu Feb 12 2004 - 11:29:59 PST


First things first, is the card a Compact Flash using Paul's ATA
Support? I had exactly the same problems you described. I deleted a book
(approx. 2.5Mb) and all hell broke loose. The first time this progressed
to a point where I could no longer back anything up, and had to do a
full brain wipe (a very painful experience). But however, I have found
that when it happens, and it does happen everytime I delete a large file
from my CF cards, that if you take out the cards and reinstall ATA
Support, everything returns to normal. One word of advice though, back
up often. My brainwipe experience destroyed much data. You've been warned.

Also, when deleting large files and it looks like your Newton froze,
never restart it. Eventually the Newton will catch up. Interrupting it
in the middle of a large memory intensive process is bad. There are
others that can describe exactly what happens, and why it is so bad.

$.02

-Nate

-> I have a MP2100, with many Newtonbooks on a 32 meg card. This morning, I
-> went to delete a book pkg and my Newton froze. I hit the reset button,
-> internal pkgs loaded, then pkgs on the 32 meg card started to load,
then it
-> hung.. right where the book was i wanted to delete. I restarted with
-> extensions off in order to delete the offending pkg. (This pkg does not
-> appear in list view, but there is a blank line instead) it does appear in
-> icon view, with a big X over it like all the other non-activated pkgs. on
-> that card. When I try to delete it by scrubbing out, i get the usual
dialog
-> 'do you want to delete...' and i say yes of course. then Nothing happens.
-> When I select the pkg icon, and then select Delete from the routing
menu.. i
-> get a (-10011) error. Is there another way I can delete this pkg and
get my
-> Newt back?

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