In article <109907@palm-dev-forum>, Ben Combee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 13:21 2003-1-21 +1300, you wrote: > >When hunting bugs on-device which cause frequent crashes requiring a > >push to the soft-reset button... > > > >Get a thumbtack, and with a pair of side-cutters, snip the point to > >about 2-4 mm, place it inside the soft-reset hole, and affix it loosely > >with insulating tape. > > > >Then, with each crash, it's just a matter of reaching behind the unit > >and gently pressing the tack. So much easier than the repetitititive > >ritual of taking it out of the cradle, finding the bent paperclip and > >sticking it into the hole. > > An even better hack is to use a QCP-6035, a HandEra 330, or a Palm Tungsten > T, all which have reset buttons that can be pressed by the stylus tip due > to tapered holes to access the reset switch. This should be a required > feature for devices, IMHO. An even better trick is to open up the device, solder a push button inline with the reset button and then you don't even have to turn the device over :-). I had one of our technicians do this to the pdQ device when I was working on it; I would reset the device 15-20 times per day and the paper clip was getting tiresome. -- Scott Gruby [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.gruby.com/> -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
