I bought mine about 2-3 weeks ago. I havent had any of the problems that are so heavily discussed on this forums. I got two minor problems though.
First of all: sometimes my axim keeps turning itself on while being in the cradle, although I've applied the fake server hack and configured activesync not to automatically start when i plug my pda in the cradle. Its pretty annoying.
Second: sometimes it feels like it doesnt sync information between outlook and the pda. Mostly meetings, I dont really have an idea about the other info (seems llike its working). What I found out was that if I dont specify a cathegory for the appointment, it wouldnt sync!? So, if I forget to check a cathegory for a meeting it could end up with a double booking (not that good, being a contractor).
Any ideas? Otherwise its pretty darn good, although I had expected just a tiny bit snappier OS (upgraded from ppc2002 and dell axim x5), but its being compensated with the vgascreen.
My unit will turn on in the cradle if left in it also. There is a feature where you can turn off the activesync and do it only on demand but my memory fails me as to where it exactly is. I use two batteries switching them out at the end of each day do my unit is on the cradle only long enough to symc. The second issue could be caused from not having the appointment within the time period you have set to register it during a sync. I have my sync set to all appointments which takes a bit longer but catches every thing I may alter or enter on my X51V inbetween syncs.
Thanks for your answer. The setting you are talking about (I assume it is that one, at least) is the one where you could set activesync not to synchronize when the axim is put into the cradle. I have set that to 'manual' wich I thought was going to fix it, but it didnt. It always powerup when I put it in the cradle. i could live with that since I just turn it off after it is finished syncing. However, I feel that it is really wierd it is doing this because of my settings. Furthermore it is sad that it _sometimes_ keep syncing now and than, waking up my axim from powerdown.
The sync-failure I've been experiencing (well, it doesnt complain like there is some error synching, but it do fail since the info is not mirrored) is not due to anything with how much data that should be synched. I've set it to two weeks before and after todays date and I almost never enter data farther away than that (my weeks are usually filled up the week before - the life of a contractor - you never know! the next week you could be 'free' with no money ;)
Pretty wierd, but then again, I have had alot of wierd problems with acticesync and my previous pda the Dell Axim X5.
Overall I'm pretty happy though. It seems like its working if I enter a cathegory for the appointment. I have been looking through Outlook express to make it sync anyways but have found none. I've also been looking for a setting that would set a standard cathegory if none is entered - but I've found none. I guess I just have to live with it for now.
Thank-you so much for your information... Dell's answer was to send back my axim and be issued a new one... that was not an solution
I DO NOT THINK MY PROBLEM IS RELATED TO ACTIVESYNC PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS A COMPACT FLASH CARD BY KINGSTON MEMORY WHICH CAUSES THE DELL X50V I HAVE TO EITHER NOT LET YOU TURN ON THE COMPUTER WHEN IT IS EITHER IN OR OUT OF THE CRADLE. IT ALSO WILL LOCK UP THE COMPUTER AFTER IT IS POWERED UP AND THEN THE CF CARD IS INSERTED. THEN YOU CAN NOT SHUT THE POWER OFF AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE COMPUTER TO WORK AGAIN REQUIRES A RESET WITH THE BUTTON IN BACK. YOU THINK THIS IS A BAD CF CARD, BUT IT IS NOT. IT WORKS IN OTHER DELL AXIM'S AND MY DAUGHTERS HP HANDHELD. KINGSTON MEMORY IS CLOSE BY MY HOUSE I TOOK THE CF CARD TO THEM AND SHOWED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY RAN ALL THE TESTS ON THE CARD AND SAID IT WAS WORKING GREAT. THEY EVEN HAD A DELL X50 AND X50V WHICH IT WORKED IN. I ALSO TRIED IT IN A FRIENDS AXIM X51.
WELL WE WILL SOON KNOW WHAT DELL WILL SAY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FILED A WARRANTY REPAIR REQUEST TODAY.
My unit will turn on in the cradle if left in it also. There is a feature where you can turn off the activesync and do it only on demand but my memory fails me as to where it exactly is. I use two batteries switching them out at the end of each day do my unit is on the cradle only long enough to symc. The second issue could be caused from not having the appointment within the time period you have set to register it during a sync. I have my sync set to all appointments which takes a bit longer but catches every thing I may alter or enter on my X51V inbetween syncs.
Here is how I turn off ActiveSync when my X51v is on the cradle...
When I mount it on the cradle, of course the first thing it does is sync with the PC. I always let it complete that process first, then afterwards in order to stop it from syncing with the PC every few minutes or so, even waking up from standby, I would shut down ActiveSync from the X51v. Here is how I do this...
Load the 'Switcher Bar' program by tapping 'Start', 'Settings' then click the 'System' tab and look for the 'Switcher Bar' program somewhere at the bottom of the window. Then the 'Switcher Bar' icon will appear at the top of your screen. Tap the icon and you can see 'Brightness settings', 'Power settings' then next line will show all programs currently running in your device usually 'ActiveSync' is always there. This list will be followed by 'Exit Current program, and Exit all programs, etc...
I would tap 'Exit all programs' and 'ActiveSync' and everything else will shut down and not appear on 'Switcher Bar' anymore. Now you can press your Power button and your PDA will go into standby and not wake up to Sync with your PC anymore, that is until you manually wake the Axim from the standby mode by pressing the power button again.
One thing to remember is to do all these while your device is hooked up to the cradle. If you shut down ActiveSync while the Axim is off the cradle, ActiveSync will instantly reload itself again the moment you plug it back onto the cradle.
So there you have it and I hope this works with everyone else and not just me. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
Looks like a working solution, but it feels kind of wierd having to do so. Just configuring activesync not to sync upon connect and only manually should do exactly that, for you.
indows media player (WMP) can't retain "now playing" list after turning back on
This looks related to the issue that SD card is not recognized after powering back on. But in my case, it looks that it's not recognized immediately, but will be recognized shortly later.
Note that I applied the fix mentioned here, and it didn't help.
windows media player (WMP) can't retain "now playing" list after turning back on, for the mp3 files on the SD card.
Steps to produce the problem:
1. open WMP
2. add mp3 files stored on SD card to 'now playing list': menu- library- menu- open file select files on SD card click 'play' or 'queue up' on pop-up menu. This will add the files to now playing list.
3. play it for a while.
4. power off the unit
5. turn it back on
6. you expect it to resume playing from the position before power off but now you see 'now playing list' is empty. And of course WMP will not resume playing.
This seems to be related to that after power back on the SD card is not immediately recognized. I have other applications e.g. 'avantgo' after powering back on it complains that the SD card is removed. If you restart the application it works just fine.
I tried other media player, it has similar problems. PocketMVP will lose the current play list every time after powering back on, TCMP will lose the current play list about 1/4 of the time. Simliar to WMP, pocketmvp and tcmp are supposed to resume playing at position before poweing down, but after powering back, there is nothing in the current play list.
In some cases, after turning it back on, the application (PocketMVP, avantgo) will also crash.
Any clues on how to fix it?
My device is X51 with WM5.0 and the latest firmware version (just updated from dell.com a few days ago).
Here is how I turn off ActiveSync when my X51v is on the cradle...
When I mount it on the cradle, of course the first thing it does is sync with the PC. I always let it complete that process first, then afterwards in order to stop it from syncing with the PC every few minutes or so, even waking up from standby, I would shut down ActiveSync from the X51v. Here is how I do this...
Load the 'Switcher Bar' program by tapping 'Start', 'Settings' then click the 'System' tab and look for the 'Switcher Bar' program somewhere at the bottom of the window. Then the 'Switcher Bar' icon will appear at the top of your screen. Tap the icon and you can see 'Brightness settings', 'Power settings' then next line will show all programs currently running in your device usually 'ActiveSync' is always there. This list will be followed by 'Exit Current program, and Exit all programs, etc...
I would tap 'Exit all programs' and 'ActiveSync' and everything else will shut down and not appear on 'Switcher Bar' anymore. Now you can press your Power button and your PDA will go into standby and not wake up to Sync with your PC anymore, that is until you manually wake the Axim from the standby mode by pressing the power button again.
One thing to remember is to do all these while your device is hooked up to the cradle. If you shut down ActiveSync while the Axim is off the cradle, ActiveSync will instantly reload itself again the moment you plug it back onto the cradle.
So there you have it and I hope this works with everyone else and not just me. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
Cherios!
Thanks :approve: , but I currently use MagicButton and close all applications that show open prior to doing any sync process.
Uhm, I installed activesync toggle just to try it. It seemed like a really lame solution to an even lamer problem. It seemed to work fine and I got used to it, changing my opinion on the utility. Although (and this is something I have suspected before) today i disabled activesync with activesync toggle (read: killed the activesync processes) and started a mp3. Then activesync was reloaded and the pda was lit up, syncing. So, I guess there is no good way to make the pda stay turned off while being in the cradle :/
I tried disabling every sync-thingy within media player but it still power up my pda sometimes. *grrr* why o why, microsoft?!?!
I tried other media player, it has similar problems. PocketMVP will lose the current play list every time after powering back on, TCMP will lose the current play list about 1/4 of the time. Simliar to WMP, pocketmvp and tcmp are supposed to resume playing at position before poweing down, but after powering back, there is nothing in the current play list.
In some cases, after turning it back on, the application (PocketMVP, avantgo) will also crash.
Any clues on how to fix it?
I have the same problem and additionally the AXIM needs up to 60seconds until it is responsive. I also always see that the "Odysee Client" crashes when resuming from suspend ...
if this works i'm goint to owe both you and invid a beer if you ever happen to stop by in italy :D
M
I was in Italy a few weeks ago (Rome). Shame! Hope it does the trick for you.
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