Log in

View Full Version : DivX problem

FieldDoc
03-22-2003, 08:20 PM
Hi,

I am a new user. I have ripped some of my DVDs to <200mb files. I have just got a new 256Mb CF card. My problem is that I can't copy the files to the card!! I explore the mobile device and drag the file into the CF folder. It starts to copy but gets 7 progress bars into the process then goes back to the beginning of the progress bar!!! This is really frustrating!

I wonder if it is a known problem or if I have a dodgy card. I have managed to copy a 40Mb video file to the card but I couldn't play it (I think it was encoded witht the wrong codec as I could only hear sound).

Does anyone have any advice?
Janak Parekh
03-22-2003, 08:28 PM
I think ActiveSync is not very good at copying large files. You should get a cheap USB CF reader and copy the files through that.

--janak
FieldDoc
03-22-2003, 08:30 PM
Is this true? Does that mean everyone here who uses there PPC for movies has to do this??
PetiteFlower
03-22-2003, 08:38 PM
I don't know but I will agree that card readers are cheap even by my standards, I got my SD card reader for $20. If you want one of those fancy 6 in 1 readers that will be a bit more though :)
Janak Parekh
03-22-2003, 08:38 PM
Most people do use USB readers. First off, they're not expensive - you can get them for under $30. Second, they're much, much faster than ActiveSync -- you can probably copy a whole movie in a few minutes. Third, I have read scattered reports on trouble copying large files through ActiveSync. I don't know if this is a known issue or if no one has the patience to do it anymore. ;)

--janak
Pat Logsdon
03-22-2003, 09:49 PM
I have a reader, but I don't use it - I xfer all of my movies via WiFi (through ActiveSync) and haven't had a problem. Plus, it's quite a bit faster than USB. :D If you've got a WiFi card, you might want to try that...
Ekkie Tepsupornchai
03-22-2003, 10:02 PM
Yup, USB readers are the file transfer method of choice!

I never use ActiveSync to move any files that are at least 1MB in size (unless it's an install file in which I have no choice). As mentioned, ActiveSync in WiFi (or standard Ethernet) is BLAZING fast, but in serial mode (USB, BT, Serial), ActiveSync crawls.
Weyoun6
03-22-2003, 10:56 PM
Active Sync always shows the progress bar going back to zero. However, its not really at 0. If you are copying a large file thru ActiveSync, just leave it alone! Go shopping, work out at the gym, make a sub sandwich, and then when you come back, it will be done!

Hope that helps!
Gremmie
03-23-2003, 12:29 AM
Active Sync always shows the progress bar going back to zero. However, its not really at 0. If you are copying a large file thru ActiveSync, just leave it alone! Go shopping, work out at the gym, make a sub sandwich, and then when you come back, it will be done!

Hope that helps!

Um...maybe, if you have a distant cousin in another state to visit, you might do that too just to make sure :razzing:
Weyoun6
03-23-2003, 02:39 AM
I think the last time I tried loading w/ activesync, a 200mb ish movie took about half a day.
Ekkie Tepsupornchai
03-23-2003, 09:07 AM
I think the last time I tried loading w/ activesync, a 200mb ish movie took about half a day.
Yeah, that's "proof positive" to me that a $20 USB reader is well the cost. It's worth the half a day you'd lose just trying to copy such a file once via AS...

...of course, maybe this is good preventative measure against RSI ...forces people away from their computer. :|
FieldDoc
03-23-2003, 10:17 AM
lol.
Thanks for the advice everyone - glad to know its not just me! I'm off to buy a card reader!