Here's what I had to do:
* Format the card using a laptop with card services. Just formatting the
card in the OmniGo didn't work--it would format, but then lose the format
minutes later.
* I ran scandisk on it from the laptop. A couple of times it reported
errors, so I reformatted.
* I then reformatted the card in the OmniGo to build the directory structure.
When I installed applications directly to the card from the laptop it
usually corrupted the directory or fat on the card. Installing applications
via serial cable worked fine. This may be a function of my Zenith laptop
which is not too bright about the PCMCIA card.
I haven't had any problem doing soft reboots with the card installed--in
fact it seems to be necessary for the OG to recognize newly installed
applications.
So....if I go a few days with no further problems, I guess the card works.
I'm having a hard time imagining what the formatting does to the card and
why doing it from a laptop is different than from the OG.
In other interesting trivia, when I was trying to install applications from
the laptop directly to the PC Card, I managed to hose the card so badly that
I had to pull out the battery and let it discharge for a couple of hours
before I could format it correctly again. It kept reporting 1.5 mb instead
of 2 and scandisk kept finding errors. Pulling the battery let me reformat
it correctly.
Weird.
Been wondering how much memory the MagicRam flashram driver takes up.
Anyone bought one? I'd also be somewhat worried about another layer of
software to go wrong and/or need updating....
Chris
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