10-02-2009, 12:09 AM | #1 |
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Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro Problem with .prc Files
Hi, everyone. I used my Pocket Pro for the first time last night, and my experience was not a good one. Although I love the look and feel of the reader, the device's function was not adequate. The main problem was that the device would constantly freeze. The problem happened with two .prc files that I downloaded from mobileread...captain blood and sea hawk. With captain blood, the unit froze after every ten pages or so. Sea Hawk froze at the title screen. Has anyone else experienced the same, or does anyone else want to try those files and see if they are having a similar problem?
I like the device and especially its support for numerous file types, but if the files are essentially non-usable, i'll likely return the product. I'm downloading the new firmware right now in hopes that it will solve the problem, but the description of the firmware didn't list this fix. Welcome everyone's perspective. |
10-02-2009, 12:52 AM | #2 | |
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Perhaps this is a USB transfer issue or a SD card issue? I always read from the SD card, but you could try internal memory (or try a SD card if you were reading from internal). By the way, Captain Blood crashed the Windows version of FBReader. I think because it is uncompressed. The Hanlin's MOBI app should handle uncompressed MOBIs, although they are unusual. Last edited by wallcraft; 10-02-2009 at 01:03 AM. |
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10-02-2009, 01:10 AM | #3 |
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Sometimes the reader will require a second or even a third press of the next page key, particularly if you took a long time reading the page. Give that a try. I am not sure what is happening but I think the unit is going to sleep while you are reading the page and missing the next key press. It wakes up but doesn't know what to do.
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I have your type of problem with LIT files., must use reset button, power/lock is frozen also. |
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10-02-2009, 07:38 AM | #5 |
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I have experienced the same issue. The unit will randomly freeze on the page turn. When it happens, the buttons still beep, so the button push is acknowledged but nothing happens. The only button that works (kind of) is the power button. One push/release gets the keyboard locked message. Another push/release does nothing. From here, the only solution is to hold the power button till the unit shuts down. I have only been reading .prc files so far. I have some epubs and have been able to flip around through them without crashes, but have not done a reading session with an epub yet. I upgraded the firmware but the problem persists.
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10-02-2009, 07:46 AM | #6 | |
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This was with a slate blue PPro, updated with the first (only?) firmware update. Files were being read off a 16 gb class 6 sdhc card that was about half full. Last edited by Morlac; 10-02-2009 at 09:38 AM. Reason: providing additional info |
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10-02-2009, 07:51 AM | #7 |
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I have never left mine unattended while powered on so all of my experiences have been while actively using it. I have emailed Astak, and I will report back with what I hear from them.
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10-02-2009, 10:08 AM | #9 | |
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10-02-2009, 01:33 PM | #10 | |
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Also, this happened when I was reading or when the screen was blocked, but with a prc book. edit: by the way, try with other files. |
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10-02-2009, 02:14 PM | #11 |
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Doesn't Astak recommend that you use Class 4 or less? Class 6 and higher cards are designed for cameras, especially video cameras, and have fast, minimum data transfer speeds. The class rating has to do with how fast the card can transfer data. It seems like the PPro needs the slower SD cards.
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10-02-2009, 02:35 PM | #12 | |
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(a) it's a rating of how fast the card is able to accept data being written, not read. Shouldn't really have an effect other than when initially copying files over. (b) isn't it a rating of how fast it *can* accept data, not how fast the data *must* be supplied to it? In another thread, Musicman said that he was using a class 6 8gb sdhc card in his EZReader w/o problems. |
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10-02-2009, 04:55 PM | #14 |
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I have only had one freeze since reading this post and holding the EXIT unfroze it! Woohoo! As long as there is a way to easily unfreeze it, then this is not a huge problem. Hopefully, this will work every time.
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Can we somehow get facts like that put into the wiki or a FAQ? I just know that I'm going to be trying to remember it a week from now! |
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