08-19-2006, 02:38 PM | #16 |
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better keep your warranty. i think it will have a use some time.
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08-19-2006, 02:43 PM | #17 |
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I would not call this even a hack attempt, so I want to believe that warranty is kept. Also I have suggested at iRex forums they could offer a personal non-disclosure agreement if a way to repair it does exist but it is experimental; they promised a restore option some weeks ago.
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08-19-2006, 02:57 PM | #18 |
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i don't think they are so happy with the idea of having "advanced" users browsing around in the root directory.
On the other hand it is, from my point of view, bad design of there Viewers/Filemanager if they write manifests and move files you open in every path, instead of having them limited to fixed paths (/mnt/card ... and subfolders) of external or internal memory, in which the system can't be harmed. This is a point that speeks for having a SSH connection available at least over the wired interface, until the system knows it booted up ok (Devicemanager or what their GUI is called is up and running). If I had a shell, i could easily fix this myself. Last edited by b_k; 08-20-2006 at 02:32 PM. |
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08-19-2006, 03:12 PM | #20 |
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But now macs use "bundles" which are somewhat similar to iRex approach. Basically the allow a folder (=directory in Windows terms ) to be seen as a single file in the file-browser. This way you can bundle multiple files. E.g. every application is in fact a bundle, containing the executable, all resources, libraries, etc.
So I kind of like the manifest-folder kind of thing, as on the mac, you could just mark this manifest-folder as bundle, so the user sees it as a single file |
08-19-2006, 03:15 PM | #21 |
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ouch, that hurts, b_k.
I really hope they don't make you pay. And i really really hope they give you and/or all of us a way to reflash it ourselves. But try to clear the screen if it doesn't boot anymore by resetting at the right moment. They had to replace my screen due to the slight burn-in from showing the boot screen. -.- |
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