PB360 bug: double startup

franklekens · 03-02-2010, 05:29 PM

It may not be a bug, just a feature, but I could do without it. If I stick a memory card in the device, it will always boot twice.

If I set it to go to the home menu on startup, the device will power up displaying the startup logo. Will then display the home menu, but the 'last read' list will display only items in the internal memory. Obviously, the device doesn't "see" the memory card yet. After a few seconds, it will boot again, displaying the boot logo again, and *then* the last read items that are on the memory card will be displayed.

This is a minor annoyance. What's more annoying is that it makes it impossible to use the setting "go to last read book on start up". Because if I do that, the device will boot up. I'll start to read. And then when I want to go to the next page, the second boot will kick in, and I end up in the home menu.

Anyone else notice this (and agree we could do without this)?

fjtorres · 03-02-2010, 10:16 PM

It is a documented issue related to the speed of the flash card; some cards are too slow to respond at boot time.

poshm · 03-03-2010, 01:49 AM

Please refer to the following thread which deals with the same issue:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ocketbook+card

HarryT · 03-03-2010, 02:36 AM

Are you, by any chance, using a cat 2 Sandisk card?

franklekens · 03-03-2010, 06:18 AM

I see. I don't now if it's cat 2, but it *is* a Scandisk card. 8 Gb.

(Okay, that's clear then. Don't really need the card anyway, other than as a means of being able to read new books without hooking up the device to the computer. 512 Mb is plenty of space for my needs.)

HarryT · 03-03-2010, 12:23 PM

The category of the card is usually printed as a number (on its own) on the card. It does seem that Sandisk Cat 2 cards have this "issue" on the PB. Personally, I don't find it a problem; the card works fine after the second boot, but I am hoping that it's fixed in the forthcoming firmware update.

03-02-2010, 05:29 PM	#1
franklekens Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 3421956 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: various Kobo's, Onyx Note2, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Keyboard	PB360 bug: double startup It may not be a bug, just a feature, but I could do without it. If I stick a memory card in the device, it will always boot twice. If I set it to go to the home menu on startup, the device will power up displaying the startup logo. Will then display the home menu, but the 'last read' list will display only items in the internal memory. Obviously, the device doesn't "see" the memory card yet. After a few seconds, it will boot again, displaying the boot logo again, and then the last read items that are on the memory card will be displayed. This is a minor annoyance. What's more annoying is that it makes it impossible to use the setting "go to last read book on start up". Because if I do that, the device will boot up. I'll start to read. And then when I want to go to the next page, the second boot will kick in, and I end up in the home menu. Anyone else notice this (and agree we could do without this)?

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03-02-2010, 10:16 PM	#2
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	It is a documented issue related to the speed of the flash card; some cards are too slow to respond at boot time.

03-03-2010, 01:49 AM	#3
poshm Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1003580 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cambs, UK Device: PocketBook 360, Sony Reader Touch, Ipod touch & Kindle 2	Please refer to the following thread which deals with the same issue: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ocketbook+card

03-03-2010, 02:36 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Are you, by any chance, using a cat 2 Sandisk card?

03-03-2010, 06:18 AM	#5
franklekens Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 3421956 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: various Kobo's, Onyx Note2, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Keyboard	I see. I don't now if it's cat 2, but it is a Scandisk card. 8 Gb. (Okay, that's clear then. Don't really need the card anyway, other than as a means of being able to read new books without hooking up the device to the computer. 512 Mb is plenty of space for my needs.)

03-03-2010, 12:23 PM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The category of the card is usually printed as a number (on its own) on the card. It does seem that Sandisk Cat 2 cards have this "issue" on the PB. Personally, I don't find it a problem; the card works fine after the second boot, but I am hoping that it's fixed in the forthcoming firmware update.

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