I missed something here. Can someone explain to me what the 45 reset does, and what the 56 reset does? the 4 5 reset and the 5 6 reset?
Josh > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Vicky Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 18:17:15 -0500 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] difference in resets >Hi Don, >First, I am sure glad to be back at home with my DSL connection. >Anyway, thanks for taking the time to put this info together for me. I have >saved it for future use, in case I should forget. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:56 PM >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] difference in resets >Hi Vicky, >Here is an explanation of resets I got earlier this year. It's for the >braillenote/voicenote, but should pretty much apply to the pk as well as the >explanation was >given related to keysoft 6.1 which is very similar to the 6.0 on the pk in >terms of functionality. >The 1 2 3 reset is used when you wish to install an outside application, and >the only one currently is the gps application. This causes certain system >files >not to be loaded so the application installer can access them correctly. It >also has something to do with files in the keyplan directory if they need to >be >deleted, probably corrupted or some such. >If you do have gps installed and do a 1 2 3 reset, you will notice that gps >does not appear on the main menu any more because it's associated files are >among those which are not loaded. >This functionality has changed with the pk and also keysoft 6.1 for the >braillenote products. In earlier versions, before 6.1, the 1 2 3 reset >would start the >version of keysoft burned into rom and was also used for installing keysoft >updates. With the pk and 6.1 where the installed versions are themselves >burned >into rom, this functionality is no longer needed for that purpose. >The 4 5 6 reset is used to clear the registry which is why you have to reset >the time and date. It also clears off the system disk of extraneous files. >This >should be the same in both the braillenote and pk. It's functionality >really has not changed with the advent of 6.1. >One other thing to note is that if you have any partnerships set up with >activesync they will be lost in the 4 5 6 reset. Also, some of the >wireless-related >settings will be lost also which is why you can use this if you find your >wireless connection is not working properly. It's a good reset to use when >this >happens. >The simple reset, as you stated, clears up things like sluggish performance >and often resolves other problems you may have. >Remember that when you turn the braillenote off and on again, you're really >not rebooting the system as many of your settings are stored at the time you >turn >off the machine. I suspect this is also true for the pk. >You can think of the simple reset as being more like a reboot on a pc which >often will clear pc problems. The simple reset could be considered the >braillenote's version of a pc reboot. >These are probably somewhat simplified explanations and Dean may well have >more to add, but hope this gives you a more clear idea as to how the resets >work. >There are other resets, at least on the braillenote running 6.1 such as the >4 5 reset and the 4 6 resets which have been discussed here, but they are >really >for system updates and probably should only be used if directed to do so by >Humanware staff. >I don't have a pk here to verify all of these comments, nor have I read the >pk manual. Thus, please take these statements as more general comments. >I'm >not going to say definitely what works or doesn't work on the pk since I >haven't been able to personally try them and I do not want to give out >incorrect >information. Personally, I am very reluctant to state definitely that "this >will work" or "that won't work" unless I've personally tried it. >So, with these disclaimers, I do hope this is still helpful. Now, if HW >would like to provide me with a pk for testing and experimentation, I'd be >happy to help >out. <grin >Wishful thinking, >Don >___ >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 >___ >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
