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Originally Posted by obsessed2
Thank you for the kind words. From the sounds of it you had the Ermine update installed and you met the slide lock screen. The upgrade procedure you reference is known to work, however, I have posted official Ermine upgrade instructions from Entourage in my Resource Sticky. Attached to the bottom of the Sticky posting.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=132878
Now, as far as your questions:
1) No. The USB drive should NEVER be removed with the Edge On without Unmounting it First. Just like a PC, failure to properly Stop, Eject, or Unmount an external drive before removing it can result in damage to the drive or the device. To Unmount the USB Drive: Press Library, and in the Library Pull Down select Storage. Long Press the USB Drive and select Unmount. Now it is safe to remove the drive.
2) See # 1
3) To start using your eDGe after the Ermine update is installed, press and hold the Lock icon and drag it to the opposite side of the screen. To open Apps touch the big X near the bottom of the Home Screen.
4) The force close error is likely the result of multiple upgrade and downgrade attempts. This error message sounds like a problem with storage (e.g. Internal Storage, external SD card, USB). If you have an external SD card you may want to remove it and see what happens. Also, check to make sure you didn't run into a problem with your Internal Storage (Settings, Device Storage. You should see 322 MB for App storage and Internal Storage should be 2.94 GB if no SD external SD card is installed). Hopefully, you don't have an internal storage problem. However, a few users have reported correcting Internal Storage problems with an OS downgrade.
5) I'm sure you have already verified all this, but just in case double check that Airplane Mode is unchecked and Wi-Fi is checked (Settings, Network Controls). After you have verified this press W-Fi settings and press the MENU button and select Scan and see what happens. Like I said, you may have already tried these so excuse if I'm covering old ground.
6) You may want to revert the Pocket Edge to the original Dingo Build (1.13). This is not an upgrade OR a downgrade. It is a complete reformat of the Pocket Edge and all user data and configurations will be deleted. Dingo 1.6 was released as an upgrade to 1.13 with no loss of user data so trying to downgrade to it after a couple of Ermine update attempts may be causing a problem. Take a look at my Resource Sticky linked to above and download the Pocket Edge 1.13 Dingo Golden. Make sure to download the correct file as there is a link to the full size Edge file. Then scroll to the bottom of the Sticky and download the Revert from Ermine back to Dingo PDF. When you did your previous downgrade, if you did NOT have to do a paper clip RESET after 20 minutes, then you may want to downgrade to Dingo 1.13 which will completely wipe and reformat the Pocket Edge. You can then upgrade Dingo 1.13 to Dingo 1.6 (no loss of user data) or to the Ermine beta (again, no loss of personal data).
I think you may have run into a few problems based on the multiple upgrade attempts and then the downgrade attempt. It doesn't sound like you bricked your device and a clean install of Dingo 1.13 may help with your problems. Best of luck and keep us posted on your progress. BTW, welcome to the MobileRead Edge Forum. I believe everything is going to turn out OK. |
I greatly appreciate the promptness with which both you and "glow" responded. Your suggestions worked well - especially "unmounting" the USB drive. My daughter wanted to get a reader for ouir grandson and when I saw the PE on Woot, I suggested this as a better option than a reader only. Not only did she order one for our grandson, she ordered one for a another friend to give to her daughter. I was presented with setting up the PE two days ago and after initiating the registration process and accessing my network I arrived at the Code 80 error screen. Mobileread provided me with a work-around and that was a big help. The user interface was somewhat cludgy and youtube videos would not play and many of the apps would not install. Enter your posts and the rest is history. I told our daughter that I would buy both her PE and her friend's for what they had paid. If I'm lucky I will get her friend's PE as she was spooked during setup and isn't happy - For $80 I couldn't do better with a mask and a gun.
Many Thanks for your support and dedication to this forum