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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Fwd:Jukebox Recorder stops working after 36 hours or soRe: Fwd:Jukebox Recorder stops working after 36 hours or so
From: Chris Holt <amiga2k_at_cox.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:02:55 -0400 On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 01:39:26 +0200, Jean Boullier wrote: > If the hospitals in your area buy their 24/7 equipments with the same > level of "professionalism" as this guy I sincerely advise you to never > need to go there.... 8-) > > Anyway with the poor problem report that this guy has given one cannot > say that the JB stopped working, it probably just stopped and just > needed to be restarted, as any DP system which has not been > specidically designed for 24/7 usage. The MTBF of any HD nowadays is by > far superior to the MTBF of a complete application including hardware > and software if it has not been designed for an (apparently) continuous > availability.. > > Personally I would not even give a single euro to a lawyer for filing > such a case... > Jean. I don't lend any weight to the case either. Warranties usually specifically disclaim any liability for suitability or fitness for any particular use. But I also feel compelled to discount your analogies. The Archos is indeed more similar to bio-medical equipment than to DP systems owing to it's specificity of purpose and relatively simplistic OS/firmware. As to DP systems, I believe that Linux has proven that many "complete applications" used in the complex way of a general purpose computer can indeed run 24/7 for years, even with off the shelf hardware and a relatively complex OS and program suite, even though not specifically designed to do so. I do believe the user should have simply rebooted the Jukebox and seen if the problem repeated before contacting technical support. Could have just been a corrupt MP3 for all anyone knows. But I see little reason other than a lack of robustness in the firmware that the Archos could not be counted on to run reliably on a 24/7 basis. This is why I encouraged the user to give Rockbox a shot. Better buffering, more flexible charging, drive spindown etc. combined with identification and elimination of corrupted files should provide a very reliable system, especially when considering that this is a stationary and presumably climate controlled application. Chris "And uh, get the machine that goes *PING*" Received on 2003-07-17 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |