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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: RFC: Q73 Recorder crashes during copyRe: RFC: Q73 Recorder crashes during copy
From: Jean Boullier <jean.boullier_at_wanadoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:31:15 +0200 In the tips I would add make sure that "deep discharge" is set to "no".. 8-) Jean. Johan Vromans wrote: >Comments welcome. > >Q73: Help! My recorder crashes when I copy files to it! > >A73: Yes, the recorder can crash when you copy several gigabytes of > files to it. The explanation is simple: Copying several gigabytes > of files through USB requires a long period of sustained disk > activity and drains more power than the batteries of the recorder > can store. A long copy will eventually drain the batteries to the > point where the recorder can no longer function and it halts. > This even happens when connected to the charger, since the power > drain is more than the charger can provide! If the recorder halts > while connecter to the charger, the batteries will recover and > after a short while it will reboot the Archos firmware in charger > mode. To make it worse, depending on the USD drivers of your > system it can cause your system to crash as well, or confuse it > to the point it needs a reboot. > > There is no solution, just some tips. > > * Connect to the charger when copying lots of files. This will > not prevent the problem, but it will take longer to happen. > * Use USB 2.0. Transfers will be much faster. > * Copy incrementally. With fully charged standard batteries it > should be capable of sustained copying for 2 - 2.5 hours. > >-- Johan > Received on 2003-04-30 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |