Thanks Roselle. I guess I would experiment a little more if this were my unit and I actually had a copy of ks 5. This bn came to me from the local blind center, and had nothing with it except the case and whatever files and stuff that was already in it. It had ks 5 and some weird problems like saying that it couldn't access the modem country setting even when I selected the correct ones. I still don't know really what I did to fix it, but for now it works! Then I found some weird files in the root folder, one called "junkdddoc that's junk. doc, which is blank, and another called "tony" with no extention and also blank. I don't dare erase anything, but are there any weird files like that in ks 5 on the flash disk root folder? What can I get rid of to have as much space as possible? I don't see anything on the ks disk in windows called historydddat as was pointed out by Jonathan I believe that he said it's a record of websites created by the windows program and is not used by keysoft and can't be erased except by a reset. I do find a file called "history in windows with no extention and not erasable and again blank. It's weird, and I hope I can get my unit updated and get ks 5 installed. Do you know if I get it installed at the factory, will pdi also send me a copy of ks 5 incase something happens? My old unit is a bt with classic motherboard and ks 4.1 and 3. something as the default. Anyway, thanks again, and if you have any comments for me on or off list, I'd love to hear them. happy braillenoting.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Roselle Ambubuyog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 06:04:31 +0800 (PHT) >Subject: re: [Braillenote] problem with freeing database space >andunzippingfiles >Hi Richard, >I always experienced your problem with freeing database space BEFORE I >installed version 5. After the upgrade, however, I have not come across that >one yet. Anyway, I believe you've found the work-around for that one. You >must do a simple reset first, then free your database space. I cannot explain >whathe the message means, and there are actually two of them, the other being >"Cannot access that file when it is being used by another process" which I >likewise used to get when backing up files using the Backup option in the >Utilities Menu without resetting the unit first, but like I said, I no longer >experience that now. >As for your second problem, I have come across that as well when downloading a >public domain book that was zipped. When I tried to navigate to the problem >file, it's name was pk* where * is the multiple character wildcard that was, >strangely enough, part of the file name which was not the name I gave the >downloaded book in the first place. >Further, I could not properly rename its extension with .bks because even if >it was changed to something like book.bks, the real extension was still .zip >(book.bks.zip) since when I press SPACE with I on the renamed book, the BN >doesn't say it's a Bookshare book but a zip file. >Therefore, I think the problem is not with unpacking it but with downloading >it from the web to the BN. However, this happens to specific files, not >really randomly, so I cannot say if the bug is with Keyweb or with the file in >the source website. This is one of the instances when a BN user should be >thankful to have a computer. Those who don't would need to request help from >friends who do have a PC. >HTH, >Roselle >>----- QUOTED MESSAGE ----- >>Sent by: richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Hi list, >>I have sent messages about my first problem with freeing database space to >>Dean, but, as he is on vacation, I have not heard back from him yet. >>Maybe someone on the list has had this problem also though, and could help me >>out. >>I am using a loner bn bt with ks 5 while waiting for funding to become >>available for me to get my unit updated with new motherboard and ks 5. >>The problem I am having is that when I try to free database space in my >>email, it works after a reset once, and then, if I need to do it again after >>emptying trash, the bn says "Freeing database space." as it usually does, >>beeps for a while, then says "Cannot create a file that already exists and >>puts me back in the keymail setup menu. >>The other problem I will not write to Dean about, because as Roselle said, >>this was never actually designed as a part of ks 5, but if Dean has found out >>something about this, or if anyone else has I'd be glad of an answer. >>When I downloaded 2 public domain books from bookshare, whose website I just >>looked at yesterday I did what Roselle suggested and all went well for the >>first book. (it only unpacked one.) but when I tried unpacking the second, >>the book reader just put me at the top of the zipped file and spouted >>jibberish. >>It also renamed the file something like pk multiple character wildcard. >>It said on the bookshare list that because this book was not copyrighted you >>did not need to be a member of bookshare and the book was not password >>protected. >>No matter what I did, I could not get it to unpack the second book. >>The book I tried to unpack is "Robur the Conqueror" by Jewles Verne. >>My wife installed an unpacking tool on our pc and we unpacked the book and >>stored it on my compacked flash with the aid of a card reader. >>Thank you all for your help. >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
