From: Eric Linenberg <elinenbe_at_umich.edu>
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 16:13:01 -0400 (EDT)

I think this should be the min disk timeout then. That would save a whole
lot of problems.

-eric

> You must have the spindown set to MORE than 3 seconds for things to really work
> properly.
>
> I'm not exactly sure why, but it seems to be a requirement. I personally use 5
> seconds.
>
> -Justin
>
> --- Nate Nystrom <nystrom_at_cs.cornell.edu> wrote:
> > On Sun Sep 01 01:45:09 -0700 2002, Justin Heiner wrote:
> > > The latest daily builds (available for download) will most likely fix
> > > the problem. I'm not sure of the exact details of the solution, but I
> > > believe it has to do with reading/writing data while buffering. I had
> > > the same problem as you, and the newest firmware fixes it for me.
> > >
> > > Try it and see if the problem goes away. If it doesn't go away, then
> > > we've got other problems to account for :-)
> > >
> > > -Justin
> >
> > I just did a CVS update and tried it. Configuration: AJB6000 with
> > Archos 5.06 + rockbox daily build 09/01 (plus my ff/rew patch from
> > yesterday). Spin down time set to 2s. I'm now experiencing the
> > following symptoms:
> >
> > About 1 in 3 times, when reading a directory or a file (e.g., when
> > changing directories in the dir browser or when changing tracks), the HD
> > light goes on, but the operation I was attempting does not complete. I
> > can enter the menu and return, but the dir browser is not correctly
> > redrawn, or is redrawn incorrectly with some of the menu text still
> > displayed.
> >
> > I can also tried changing the disk spin down time when in this state and
> > when the time hit 6s, the HD light flickered off and playback resumed,
> > although with the wrong song.
> >
> > Another symptom: ff/rewind doesn't work. The WPS changes as I'm
> > ffwding, but when I release the button, the song resumes where I started
> > the FF.
> >
> > All of these symptoms seem to go away when the spindown time is 3s or
> > more.
> >
> > Nate
>
>
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Received on 2002-09-01