[Gerard]

Doesn't seem to matter what number I edit my CacheLimit value to. It always ends up reverting to this on soft reset:
"CacheLimit"=dword:00005470
That's 21616KB. Every time this subject comes up, someone posts a new piece of advice... and I try it, and it fails. What's up with that? This is a Dell X5 running WM2003. I just tried several lower values, from 2 to 6MB, both trying the 1024 - 2048 etc. thing and dividing down in halves from 21616. PIE not running, soft reset before and after, PHM's registry editor used. Nothing. Identical reversion to default every time.

[Gerard]

Doesn't seem to matter what number I edit my CacheLimit value to. It always ends up reverting to this on soft reset:
"CacheLimit"=dword:00005470
That's 21616KB. Every time this subject comes up, someone posts a new piece of advice... and I try it, and it fails. What's up with that? This is a Dell X5 running WM2003. I just tried several lower values, from 2 to 6MB, both trying the 1024 - 2048 etc. thing and dividing down in halves from 21616. PIE not running, soft reset before and after, PHM's registry editor used. Nothing. Identical reversion to default every time.

[Darren Behan]

In response to Ed's point, I have had IE put it's files on my K-Jam's storage card then 'lose' it. What happens is that WM5 creates a storage card folder and recreates the IE related folders there. When the storage card is 'rediscovered' it gets named Storage Card 2. The result: IE still works but WM5 can't find the apps installed on my real storage card 'cause the path is now different.

To fix this use whatever you use (Tweaks2K2.net in my case) to set your IE files back to the Windows directory, reset (you can't selete the storage card directory until you do), delete the Storage Card directory, reset (so your PPC names your storage card correctly), and forget about putting the files on your storage card.

I found that IE was slower and less reliable on the storage card anyway so I'm hacking the registry instead.

For Gerard: There is a hack in Tweaks2K2.net that changes the registry from hive to tree or somesuch for WM 5 devices. It seems this hack has to do with registry changes surviving a soft reset. I don't know enough about it to be really helpful but you might want to check out the Tweaks2K2.net site to see if you can get more info on it.

db

[Ed Hansberry]

Originally Posted by Gerard

Doesn't seem to matter what number I edit my CacheLimit value to. It always ends up reverting to this on soft reset:
"CacheLimit"=dword:00005470
That's 21616KB. Every time this subject comes up, someone posts a new piece of advice... and I try it, and it fails. What's up with that? This is a Dell X5 running WM2005. I just tried several lower values, from 2 to 6MB, both trying the 1024 - 2048 etc. thing and dividing down in halves from 21616. PIE not running, soft reset before and after, PHM's registry editor used. Nothing. Identical revevsion to default every time.

Very strange. I am using Resco's registry editor. I set it to 2048, which is 0X800. It has survived several soft resets. Is PHM really making the change? Are you making the change and hitting soft reset immediately? If WM5 hasn't had a chance to write the registry change to ROM, it will be lost if you pop the SR button. Make the change then change something in the control panel, like a notification. That will force WM to commit registry changes, something PHM may not be doing.

[Gerard]

Um... I mentioned using WM2003, right? I rather doubt a WM5.0 device will tempt me.

So yeah, I tried Resco too. diddly. Seems this edit just doesn't work for me.

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Gerard

Um... I mentioned using WM2003, right? I rather doubt a WM5.0 device will tempt me.

Actually, you wrote, right above:

This is a Dell X5 running WM2005.

I assumed you mistyped X50, but I guess the last digit was mistyped. Anyway, I posted a thread on this for WM2003 a while ago, and in retrospect it looks like it's the same key. It's possible Dell is overriding the user-set value.

--janak

[Jason Lee]

my sx66 does the same thing. i can change the cache to anything i want and it stays... until i reset. everytime it goes back to 42929.
the hack worked just fine on my old hp 2215 with ppc 2003.
but no luck with my ppc 2003 se sx66.

[Gerard]

Originally Posted by Janak Parekh

I assumed you mistyped X50, but I guess the last digit was mistyped.

Sorry. Fixed the typo to WM2003.

[galt]

Same problem using Resco (not saving reg change), on WM5 JasJar. I'm making the change by entering "2048" in the dword data field, the dec setting is "base", after making changes to other system settings to force the writing of the reg edit to the system, then resetting, but the value is changed back to 14922 when it boots back up.

[SteveHoward999]

Originally Posted by Jason Lee

my sx66 does the same thing. i can change the cache to anything i want and it stays... until i reset. everytime it goes back to 42929.
the hack worked just fine on my old hp 2215 with ppc 2003.
but no luck with my ppc 2003 se sx66.

Same on my E830 :cry:

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[Miz]

I confirm that too ... it goes back to 42245 KB on the e830 after a soft reset.