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rvdparis · 06-20-04, 06:03 AM

Hello - thank you in advance for any help or advice anyone might have...and sorry for the length...

The Problems are: How do I hard reset my Axim, when hard reset doesn't work? How do I get ActiveSync to work when it doesn't work on the Axim? How do I access files on my Axim through my IR port WITHOUT ActiveSync (not just sending files from my PC, but actually seeing files on the Axim, or telling my WinXP machine WHERE to send the files onto the Axim)?

I tried to update my ROM - I have an X5 basic ROM A02 and tried to update my ROM with the A04 update. I backed up my stuff on my CF Card beforehand. Yet, as with many people in this forum, I got to the 1/12, 2/12, 3/12 -STOP- issue. The Axim just couldn't go any further.

So I did the hard-reset, and now my Axim is back to the basics except for one grave issue: I can only get the Welcome screen with all the icons for basic programs, and when I hit ActiveSync, on the Axim, it doesn't work. In fact, only a few icons work: Infrared, Memory, Microsoft Reader (WHY?), and Solitaire. Importantly, File Explorer does not work.

Well, I tried to make PC ActiveSync see my IR port...it does, but it won't establish a connection (I deleted the old partnership, reinstalled ActiveSync). I disabled Norton Antivirus, and it still won't work. ActiveSynce is worthless at the moment.

I tried the hard-reset boot file option posted before - where you load the right file on the CF card and hit 4 buttons at once (mentioned in other threads). I sent the file over to the Axim via IR. But I couldn't send the boot file to the CF card, ONLY to wherever XP IR Wireless sent it: to My DOCs on the Axim. But I did it anyway, and of course, it didn't work, the message saying there was no bootfile on the CF card. How do I get this file on the CF card WITHOUT getting a card reader (which I should have anyway) - is the IR port useless? Are there no software programs that can access this port on my PC for 'file exploring' on remote PDAs / PCs ?

A restore of my previous backup only makes the screen go white when i reset it. So i need to hard-reset the Axim, and then only if I choose to delete my changes will it reboot.

I should mention, importantly, that it was a French language Axim, but I read in previous posts that it really doesn't matter. I don't think my Axim is dead, but I need some guidance to make it work. Thanks again!

Rich

06-20-04, 06:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
rvdparis Aximsite Rookie DAP Freshman Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: paris, france Posts: 71 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ROM Update - Infrared, ActiveSync, CF Card Hello - thank you in advance for any help or advice anyone might have...and sorry for the length... The Problems are: How do I hard reset my Axim, when hard reset doesn't work? How do I get ActiveSync to work when it doesn't work on the Axim? How do I access files on my Axim through my IR port WITHOUT ActiveSync (not just sending files from my PC, but actually seeing files on the Axim, or telling my WinXP machine WHERE to send the files onto the Axim)? I tried to update my ROM - I have an X5 basic ROM A02 and tried to update my ROM with the A04 update. I backed up my stuff on my CF Card beforehand. Yet, as with many people in this forum, I got to the 1/12, 2/12, 3/12 -STOP- issue. The Axim just couldn't go any further. So I did the hard-reset, and now my Axim is back to the basics except for one grave issue: I can only get the Welcome screen with all the icons for basic programs, and when I hit ActiveSync, on the Axim, it doesn't work. In fact, only a few icons work: Infrared, Memory, Microsoft Reader (WHY?), and Solitaire. Importantly, File Explorer does not work. Well, I tried to make PC ActiveSync see my IR port...it does, but it won't establish a connection (I deleted the old partnership, reinstalled ActiveSync). I disabled Norton Antivirus, and it still won't work. ActiveSynce is worthless at the moment. I tried the hard-reset boot file option posted before - where you load the right file on the CF card and hit 4 buttons at once (mentioned in other threads). I sent the file over to the Axim via IR. But I couldn't send the boot file to the CF card, ONLY to wherever XP IR Wireless sent it: to My DOCs on the Axim. But I did it anyway, and of course, it didn't work, the message saying there was no bootfile on the CF card. How do I get this file on the CF card WITHOUT getting a card reader (which I should have anyway) - is the IR port useless? Are there no software programs that can access this port on my PC for 'file exploring' on remote PDAs / PCs ? A restore of my previous backup only makes the screen go white when i reset it. So i need to hard-reset the Axim, and then only if I choose to delete my changes will it reboot. I should mention, importantly, that it was a French language Axim, but I read in previous posts that it really doesn't matter. I don't think my Axim is dead, but I need some guidance to make it work. Thanks again! Rich __________________ I got uh Axim X5 Basic 32Mb I made it go from 300Mhz --> 400Mhz Now it's WM2003 And I got these: 128/256Mb CF \| 128Mb SD