I saw this product mentioned on infosync, and it got me thinking that with your growing knowledge of the Phone Edition's inner workings that something like this might be possible on the XDA:
PsiLOC+ miniGPS
(in case you don't want to visit the page)... Basically they are using information about which cell towers are in range to trigger events. They give some nice examples, like having an alarm go off when you get close to your train stop (that way even if the train's delayed and you're asleep you still get the "wake-up call" when you're near your destination.) Or how about having the phone turn the volume down (and switch to vibrate) automatically whenever you're in church or your favorite movie theater.
You could do the XDA a great service just making details of how to get at the relevant information (area ID and cell ID) public, if they aren't already...
CellID and other network info
At the lowest layer, there seem to be no AT commands to get network-related information. And at the TAPI layer (the only one an application can easily get to), this information is, as far as we know, unavailable.
We're working on understanding the modem better, and one of the aims of this endavour is precisely this: getting the CellID for location-based stuff.
Stay tuned (but don't hold your breath)
Surely not?
Surely the only communication with the radio stack isn't via AT commands. Is there no low level api, IO ports, DMA, interrupts etc? How, for example, is the voice stream delivered to the radio stack?
Would it be possible to write a kernel mode driver for these services?
I won't teach you to suck eggs, but maybe a few ideas.
Well... As we see it now all communication with the modem may well be multiplexed in one serial 115.200 bps serial stream. We're working on it...
On my Nokia 6210 I've installed Network-monitor. It shows easily this kind of information.
see this:
http://www.logomanager.co.uk/help/Tools/NetMonMenus.html
localization??? it's already there!
look:
http://www1.o2.ie/products_services/location_services
Re: localization??? it's already there!
kimmie said:
http://www1.o2.ie/products_services/location_services
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These services are network based: i.e. the network knowing where the phone is. This is different than the phone autonomously figuring out where it is, without help from the network.
Depending on the provider, maps with cellIDs may be available.
serial stream.
XDA Developer, I'd like to be involved in the investigation of the modem. This interests me a great deal.
Not hot on hardware, but I can do some dissassembly and stuff like that.
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Disassembly would be a lot easier if you set yourself up with a dev system for ATI Nucleus (which I'm told is the embedded OS for the radio stack).
I have a Nucleus setup here but it's geared toward PowerPC as the target. Anybody know what kind of processor is in the radio module? Is the DSP ("TI HERCROM") what's running Nucleus? According to ATI's site all of the dev tools for that port are maintained by TI. The chip has a JTAG interface, so that would make emulation a possibility, and might help. TI's tools for these things are historically free (they want you to buy chips, after all) but I haven't dug any deeper than this right now.
A 4 meg code space is quite a lot to have to wade through, and it's looks like they're using most of it.
Anyone who upgraded their T-Mobile device using the latest update has easy access to the radio stack ROM image, since it lives in the Windows directory after the CE OS upgrade and never gets deleted. There's a file called rsupgrade.cp64 (3.83 MB) which contains the code being squirted into the radio module's ROM by rsupgrade.exe after the first soft-reset.
I was searching around for a sync tool that would simply allow me to synchronise my camera and video files from my HTC Leo. I found this shareware application which does this and much more.
Synchronise any folder from or to your PC and WM device using your Activesync Connection.
Despite being Japanese in origin, the interface is in simple english and extremely easy to use.
Many of you may already be aware of this, but I thought it merited a dedicated thread.
The authors website and download links can be found here..MobiSync Website.
Registration after a 30 day trial costs $8, so great value.
Thread moved to Dev&Hacking - Apps&Games.
it's not freeware it is shareware
MobSync is a software allowing any file folder synchronization from the PocketPC onto the desktop--synchronization which cannot be done with ActiveSync(or Vista).
Supported ActiveSync4.5. or Vista
Trial time is 30 days. There is no function limitation.
Another solution is goodsync http://www.goodsync.com/ which can sync mot just mibole device but also sync sftp, ftp webdrive etc...... Not a freeware
Correction
I apologise, first post corrected.
Registration
I have now registered MobSync and the license cost $8, so it is great value.
I have been using this for a while and it is a great sync app. If you want a freeware version then you can try v0.94. However I found this didn't have the great functionality that I needed so bought v2.0.3. For a few £'s you can't go wrong - I know my documents are always up to date on my TP2, and if I change them, will update back on my PC.
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I have been using this for a while and it is a great sync app. If you want a freeware version then you can try v0.94. However I found this didn't have the great functionality that I needed so bought v2.0.3. For a few £'s you can't go wrong - I know my documents are always up to date on my TP2, and if I change them, will update back on my PC.
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Can you tell us exactly what functionality is lacking in the freeware version 0.94? You write "it didn't have the great functionality of v 2.0.3" (which is shareware).
I (and probably other readers) would liek to know--exactly what is that "great functionality" that is in 2.03, but lacking in 0.94?
Both will sync your files, correct?
I know with the pay version you can specify multiple folders and also filters for which files you want to sync. Also you can specify how to sync (copy new files, exact copy, keep same as...) this is all the functionality I use, and I know at least some of that was missing on the free version. It's been a long time since I used the free version, and it would be better you install it and see if it does everything you want. If not, give the shareware version a go, I think you can trial it.
I have written a new Windows GPS application for outdoor activities. It uses free maps from the internet, and shows road maps, satellite images and, in the UK, OS maps. It has a simple route planner and records trails of the path taken.
It differs from existing applications I could find in that it can download data for an area using a home broadband connection, and then work offline in the field. This avoid excessive data charges when roaming, and also allows the program to be used where there is no phone signal.
The program comes in 2 versions - a desktop one for XP/Vista/Win7 and a mobile one for Win CE, WinMo 5 & 6 (but not yet 7). It works on legacy Win CE SatNav systems. The desktop version can download data to the mobile device or, if it has internet access, the mobile unit can download its own data.
I hope sell a version of this, but am currently finishing the development. If any-one would like to try it and provide feedback, I would be very grateful.
Where to download a trial-version from?
If any-one would like to try it and provide feedback, I would be very grateful.
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Ok i am a UK user and would like to test your software my device is a htc diamond VGA my PC is running win7 quad core ATI CrossFire ,I will PM my email
Please send me a private message if you want to try it, and I'll send the download link. I want to limit the number of users until I'm reasonably certain its working reliably.
Hello all!
I would like to tell you that there is an app that allow you to connect to your hard drive whenever you are over WiFi or 3G/4G. Thanks to that you can get huge storage boost (even 2TB) in your Windows Mobile 4.x to 6.x phone. Best thing is, you can do it for free!
First this software is KernSafe WinCE iSCSI Initiator and it works for both, Windows Embedded CE and Windows Mobile. It uses iSCSI technology to attach new storage to your phone. You can connect to your drive using either WiFi or 3G/4G.
It can be used in many different ways:
* Access hard drive when you are not at home
* Copy data directly from mobile device to backup drive
* Automatically save pictures from your phone to your hard drive
* Easily share data with friends that have WinCE iSCSI Initiator installed
* Stream movies from your hard drive directly to your mobile device
The best way to see it in action is to watch a video tutorial on Youtube.
Finally, you can download this software FOR FREE here:
http://www.kernsafe.com/product/wince-iscsi-initiator.aspx
Does any one have some feedback or suggestion about it?
I would love to hear some comments from users.
I've watched the video and looked into it myself, but the downside to this software seems to be that you need the $99 iStorage software installed on your PC first. I'm sorry, but as amazing as this application is, most users on this site are not going to pay a hundred dollars to have that added storage space when their are several online backup solutions to choose from. I understand that the iStorage Server software is shareware, but that still means that it would still eventually need to have a license purchased.
FreeNAS and KernSafe WinCE iSCSI Initiator
With this very helpfull hint I imediately tried it out and it works amazingly good. I never used iSCSI before but after reading up on Extends, Targets, and Portals, a quick and dirty setup worked well. I now can define as many disks I want. For the test I set up a 500MB Disk. That said there are still a couple of things I have to look into. Right now its setup for a local target via WLAN. Copying a MP3 of 3.3MB took about a minute where the device was responding poorly. Once it was on the iSCSI drive I wanted to listen to the MP3 and double clicked on it. After 20 to 30 seconds it started playing it without interruptions. I wonder if the delay is soly based on the bandwidth or if there are things I could do too improve the speed. An 200KB text file can be copied and opend without delay.
Edit: Speed seemed to be related to a very old HDD. Will leave more reliable benchmarks and experience in a later post.
Things to figure out:
Wireless connectivity in Standby
Backup for KernSafe iSCSI Initiator
MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI
Secure Worldwide Access (iSCSI with CHAP authentication through a SSH Tunnel)
Writeout Clear instructions on how to set up everything. (The posibilities are very complex)
PIMBackup iSCSI drive as Target through 3G
Server Software used:
FreeNAS v7 (http://www.freenas.org/)
KernSafe WinCE iSCSI Initiator (http://www.kernsafe.com/download/WinCE-iSCSI-initiator1.0.zip)
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cajunflavoredbob said:
I've watched the video and looked into it myself, but the downside to this software seems to be that you need the $99 iStorage software installed on your PC first. I'm sorry, but as amazing as this application is, most users on this site are not going to pay a hundred dollars to have that added storage space when their are several online backup solutions to choose from. I understand that the iStorage Server software is shareware, but that still means that it would still eventually need to have a license purchased.
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You are not entirely correct. iStorage Server, as you will see on the licensing page here http://www.kernsafe.com/product/istorage-server/license-compares.aspx, have also a free version available. That means you don't need to purchase it, in order to use it after the trial period is expired.
In other words, after installing trial version, you may either choose to use it in unlimited form for 20 days and then change it to limited free version, or immediately apply free license to it after installation.
NOTE:
Free version of iStorage Server allow you to create one iSCSI target which is sufficient to use all Mobile iSCSI Initiator features. Therefore using app itself even with iStorage Server is completely free.
Matt_Williams said:
You are not entirely correct. iStorage Server, as you will see on the licensing page here http://www.kernsafe.com/product/istorage-server/license-compares.aspx, have also a free version available. That means you don't need to purchase it, in order to use it after the trial period is expired.
In other words, after installing trial version, you may either choose to use it in unlimited form for 20 days and then change it to limited free version, or immediately apply free license to it after installation.
NOTE:
Free version of iStorage Server allow you to create one iSCSI target which is sufficient to use all Mobile iSCSI Initiator features. Therefore using app itself even with iStorage Server is completely free.
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Thank you for clearing that up. I think I will give it another try then. I wouldn't mind paying for an app like this, I just thought $100 was pretty steep for it. Have you considered making a standalone app for WM that would accomplish this? Ever since MS announced they would be shutting down their storage and backup services for WM, users have been looking for other ways. This is a very nice method.
swiss420 said:
With this very helpfull hint I imediately tried it out and it works amazingly good. I never used iSCSI before but after reading up on Extends, Targets, and Portals, a quick and dirty setup worked well. I now can define as many disks I want. For the test I set up a 500MB Disk. That said there are still a couple of things I have to look into. Right now its setup for a local target via WLAN. Copying a MP3 of 3.3MB took about a minute where the device was responding poorly. Once it was on the iSCSI drive I wanted to listen to the MP3 and double clicked on it. After 20 to 30 seconds it started playing it without interruptions. I wonder if the delay is soly based on the bandwidth or if there are things I could do too improve the speed. An 200KB text file can be copied and opend without delay.
Things to figure out:
Wireless connectivity in Standby
Backup for KernSafe iSCSI Initiator
MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI
Secure Worldwide Access (iSCSI with CHAP authentication through a SSH Tunnel)
Writeout Clear instructions on how to set up everything. (The posibilities are very complex)
PIMBackup iSCSI drive as Target through 3G
Server Software used:
FreeNAS v7 (http://www.freenas.org/)
KernSafe WinCE iSCSI Initiator (http://www.kernsafe.com/download/WinCE-iSCSI-initiator1.0.zip)
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swiss420,
Thank you very much for giving our app a try!
To help you with you low performance problem, you would first need to check if this is software or hardware related.
To determine it, you would need to copy files to your phone using same network (WLAN).
To do it, you can set up a build-in IIS in Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Then you can easily open a website using your phone and download some files from it.
You would need to setup IIS because you would need to download some files locally so you can check the performance of your network using your device.
Using Internet to test it wouldn’t be accurate source of information since then speed of the internet is additional variable.
If you don't know how to set up IIS, please tell on which OS you would like to do it and I can guide you set by step how to do it.
Alternatively you may use other software like XAMPP (http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html) which can be installed on either Windows, Linux or Mac.
Same as with IIS, it will allow you to create a web server from which you may download file.
If you would like me to assist you with XAMPP, please tell me, and I will be glad to help you.
About your MP3 problem, did you use default Windows Media Player to listen to it? If not, can you check if using WMP will help?
cajunflavoredbob said:
Thank you for clearing that up. I think I will give it another try then. I wouldn't mind paying for an app like this, I just thought $100 was pretty steep for it. Have you considered making a standalone app for WM that would accomplish this? Ever since MS announced they would be shutting down their storage and backup services for WM, users have been looking for other ways. This is a very nice method.
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Im glad you will check it!
But what do you mean by creating a separate version for Windows Mobile?
Create an iSCSI Target app for WM?
Matt_Williams said:
...To help you with you low performance problem, you would first need to check if this is software or hardware related.
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Acctualy I probably know what impacts performance in my case. Its a 20 Year old HDD that I used in my NAS. But since it worked I can now set up a brand new FreeNAS v8 x64 Server with a couple 2TB SATA3 drives. Its been long overdue anyway. I preferr FreeNAS because it allows great flexibility, its super easy to setup, and just like KernSafe WinCE iSCSI Initiator its just a great product from some very talented people. Will post instructions on how I set up everything so in case someone is interested in giving it a try. Offcourse on the Windows Side of life KernSafe seems to have other nice products unfortunately Unix based Servers are just so much more convenient for my purposes. So that I dont feel to bad maybe setup a donation button on your website for the free powerhouse client. Just an idea.
PS: All my external HDD's are hooked up to the FreeNAS Server. My System boots and in general responds better. FreeNAS Emails or Alerts me if one of the HDD's is running into problems and Hotpluggeable to take with me is also no problem. I can only recomend this set up. Used to have 5 external HDD's on my System which was a pain under Windows.
PS: By the way Matt_Williams and or KernSafe thank you so much for a Windows Mobile Client. I know the trend goes to Windows Phone and Android so your contribution is greatly appreciated. I am realy looking forward to trying it over 3G once it runs good over Wireless. Just for knowledge sake do iSCSI clients exist under Windows Phone 7 and or Android?
Hi Matt and swiss,
swiss420 said:
PS: All my external HDD's are hooked up to the FreeNAS Server. My System boots and in general responds better. FreeNAS Emails or Alerts me if one of the HDD's is running into problems and Hotpluggeable to take with me is also no problem. I can only recomend this set up.
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What i can say is, that i am using FreeNAS since it was up some years ago and it is a fast and secure system. I use it on a very small system with a 1TB HDD for backup's. And BTW, Unix is my best friend .
swiss420 said:
PS: By the way Matt_Williams and or KernSafe thank you so much for a Windows Mobile Client. I know the trend goes to Windows Phone and Android so your contribution is greatly appreciated. I am realy looking forward to trying it over 3G once it runs good over Wireless.
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+1 for it and don't forget the wm user at all. This OS will run longer then HTC and/or Microsoft has thought about the lifetime of that devices. Or is everyone bying a new device every year?
Matt_Williams said:
Im glad you will check it!
But what do you mean by creating a separate version for Windows Mobile?
Create an iSCSI Target app for WM?
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I just meant that instead of setting up the full client, perhaps you could set up a lighter, limited version of the program. That way, instead of installing the full app with limited functions, the mobile user would have their own separate application. This would allow you to make it a bit more user friendly, since not everyone using WM is familiar with setting up servers. Although, the last remaining bunch of us seem to be more knowledgeable than the collective was several years ago. Anyway, it was just a thought I had. I plan to try the full setup later tonight, and I'll report back once I have it working.
cajunflavoredbob said:
I just meant that instead of setting up the full client, perhaps you could set up a lighter, limited version of the program. That way, instead of installing the full app with limited functions, the mobile user would have their own separate application. This would allow you to make it a bit more user friendly, since not everyone using WM is familiar with setting up servers. Although, the last remaining bunch of us seem to be more knowledgeable than the collective was several years ago. Anyway, it was just a thought I had. I plan to try the full setup later tonight, and I'll report back once I have it working.
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Do you mean Hosted iSCSI Disks or a Server Software that is simpler? I am just wondering because the Client is realy simple already (IP, Port Password and Connect). Its the flexibility of iSCSI in general that makes the Server side more complicated to set up. You can have tons of different setups depending on what you want to spend and or achieve. If I understand you right you mean simpler Server Setup with predefined iSCSI Disk configuration only leaving the hostname and port to be adjustet for example?
Probably best if you try it out. Its very simple if you look past the rather strange looking iSCSI Qualified Names (IQN) (Example: iqn.2001-04.com.example:storage.disk2.sys1.xyz) and other iSCSI terms. I think if you follow KernSafes instructions and or we write out a nice Step by Step procedure for a default setup with either iStorage or FreeNAS we would probably achieve the before mentionend. But I think on the end you will not get the real deal if you dont adjust it to your needs and enviornment. Maybe someone provides hosted iSCSI Disks which you can suscribe to, but that will then most likely cost Money again because the bandwidth required would be immense.
swiss420 said:
Do you mean Hosted iSCSI Disks or a Server Software that is simpler? I am just wondering because the Client is realy simple already (IP, Port Password and Connect). Its the flexibility of iSCSI in general that makes the Server side more complicated to set up. You can have tons of different setups depending on what you want to spend and or achieve. If I understand you right you mean simpler Server Setup with predefined iSCSI Disk configuration only leaving the hostname and port to be adjustet for example?
Probably best if you try it out. Its very simple if you look past the rather strange looking iSCSI Qualified Names (IQN) (Example: iqn.2001-04.com.example:storage.disk2.sys1.xyz) and other iSCSI terms. I think if you follow KernSafes instructions and or we write out a nice Step by Step procedure for a default setup with either iStorage or FreeNAS we would probably achieve the before mentionend. But I think on the end you will not get the real deal if you dont adjust it to your needs and enviornment. Maybe someone provides hosted iSCSI Disks which you can suscribe to, but that will then most likely cost Money again because the bandwidth required would be immense.
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Well, perhaps I did miss a few things. I read a bit about it, but I'm going to be trying it out momentarily to see it in action. This is a pretty genius application.
swiss420 said:
Acctualy I probably know what impacts performance in my case. Its a 20 Year old HDD that I used in my NAS. But since it worked I can now set up a brand new FreeNAS v8 x64 Server with a couple 2TB SATA3 drives. Its been long overdue anyway. I preferr FreeNAS because it allows great flexibility, its super easy to setup, and just like KernSafe WinCE iSCSI Initiator its just a great product from some very talented people. Will post instructions on how I set up everything so in case someone is interested in giving it a try. Offcourse on the Windows Side of life KernSafe seems to have other nice products unfortunately Unix based Servers are just so much more convenient for my purposes. So that I dont feel to bad maybe setup a donation button on your website for the free powerhouse client. Just an idea.
PS: All my external HDD's are hooked up to the FreeNAS Server. My System boots and in general responds better. FreeNAS Emails or Alerts me if one of the HDD's is running into problems and Hotpluggeable to take with me is also no problem. I can only recomend this set up. Used to have 5 external HDD's on my System which was a pain under Windows.
PS: By the way Matt_Williams and or KernSafe thank you so much for a Windows Mobile Client. I know the trend goes to Windows Phone and Android so your contribution is greatly appreciated. I am realy looking forward to trying it over 3G once it runs good over Wireless. Just for knowledge sake do iSCSI clients exist under Windows Phone 7 and or Android?
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I'm glad that you found a probable cause of your low performance problem. But if later it will appear that this wasn't the cause, please let me know and we can try to figure it out together.
Swiss, you really don't need to feel bad that you are using our app for free. We decided it to be freeware from the very beginning when we started working on it.
PS. My name is Matt Williams but I work for KernSafe (though I'm not CEO). Don't worry we will not forget that many IT Pros are still using Windows Mobile and WinCE and it can help them do their work better.
As for Windows Phone 7 or Android, no I didn’t found any iSCSI Initiators. Therefore, as for now, WinCE iSCSI Initiator is the only app that is working on mobile devices.
If the demand will be high, we can create a separate version of it for Windows Phone 7 and Android.
mike2nl said:
Hi Matt and swiss,
What i can say is, that i am using FreeNAS since it was up some years ago and it is a fast and secure system. I use it on a very small system with a 1TB HDD for backup's. And BTW, Unix is my best friend .
+1 for it and don't forget the wm user at all. This OS will run longer then HTC and/or Microsoft has thought about the lifetime of that devices. Or is everyone bying a new device every year?
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Mike, like I said earlier - we won't forget about WM users.
cajunflavoredbob said:
I just meant that instead of setting up the full client, perhaps you could set up a lighter, limited version of the program. That way, instead of installing the full app with limited functions, the mobile user would have their own separate application. This would allow you to make it a bit more user friendly, since not everyone using WM is familiar with setting up servers. Although, the last remaining bunch of us seem to be more knowledgeable than the collective was several years ago. Anyway, it was just a thought I had. I plan to try the full setup later tonight, and I'll report back once I have it working.
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I don't think that would be necessary since every user can change iStorage Server to free version immediately after installation.
Most importantly, I recorded a video tutorial as well as prepared a White Paper that describes step-by-step how to use WinCE iSCSI Initiator with iStorage Server so I don't think any user would have any problems with that.
Also he have more video tutorials about different features that shows everything step-by-step on our YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/kernsafe/#g/u
( New tutorial will be about Setting up High-Availability using iStorage Server for VMware ESXi Server. )
Except from that, all videos have its own corresponding White Paper that describes same things step-by-step.
So I really think such amount of information is sufficient to any Windows Mobile user that would like to test WinCE iSCSI Initiator by him/her self.
cajunflavoredbob said:
Well, perhaps I did miss a few things. I read a bit about it, but I'm going to be trying it out momentarily to see it in action. This is a pretty genius application.
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Ok, I'm waiting to see the results.
Great to see apps still being written for WinMo and to have the companies involved here.
Downloaded your app to try out and it works great on a local network. Set up of the iSCSI target was a piece of cake (following the how-to video). Connecting via the arm initiator also works just as advertised. Speed is good, was able to pretty much instantly stream music. This is definitely a viable solution to expand your storage on home WLAN.
On the other hand, I can't get the Initiator to work at all on 3G or over over a non-home network WiFi. The initiator won't even start, it just locks up the phone. Any ideas?
dayznfuz said:
Great to see apps still being written for WinMo and to have the companies involved here.
Downloaded your app to try out and it works great on a local network. Set up of the iSCSI target was a piece of cake (following the how-to video). Connecting via the arm initiator also works just as advertised. Speed is good, was able to pretty much instantly stream music. This is definitely a viable solution to expand your storage on home WLAN.
On the other hand, I can't get the Initiator to work at all on 3G or over over a non-home network WiFi. The initiator won't even start, it just locks up the phone. Any ideas?
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Hmm....
You don't have any error massages of any kind? It always locks up your phone and you need to reboot it? Maybe some other app is running in background that is preventing WinCE Initiator to start? Do you have any other apps installed that maybe causing this?
Except for that, did you notice any other problems with app?
I thought it was the HDD but as I noticed after setting up a new Server that there are Error messages when I connect with KernSafe iSCSI Initiator. Connecting with other clients like Microsoft iSCSI Initiator I dont get these messages and copying or formating goes without any hangers. Attached is a screenshot (Sorry dident feel like writing them out.) of the error message showing when formating and or copying stuff with the KernSafe iSCSI Initiator. A quick google search did not reveal anything that helped. Does anyone recognize any of these errors?
Under Windows I now get an Average transfer rate of 120Mb/s to the iSCSI disk. Under Windows Mobile it takes minutes for a 3.3MB file because of the errors on the Server side. Any Tips? Increasing First burst length and Max burst length as suggested by someone over at the freenas forum did not solve or change anything. PS: tried it with CHAP and without it.
In dealing with the constant rain in my area, I've had to take the morning off to let the water drain from the road, so I've gotten a chance to play around with this together. I have to say that it is not what I was expecting from reading the tutorials. The process to set it up with the included software is FAR simpler than the instructions lead you to believe. This is a wonderfully simple solution to increase disk storage on your WM device without any sort of restrictions save from your own physical disk limitations.
I got it set up and running in two minutes with no problem. I first tried this over wifi and was able to stream video and music over the air without any hiccup. The music I normally use is FLAC encoded. I also re-encode my video to be able to play properly. So, my video files are all done as in the following image:
One thing I did notice was that file transfers are extremely slow. It does work fine, but transferring anything over about 5MB takes several minutes. I didn't get to test over 3G, since I've only got EDGE around me in my area right now. I just don't feel like driving all the way into the city to test the 3G speeds. I'd imagine they would be comparable or slower than my home Wifi connection.
EDIT: One problem I am having right now is that none of the drop down menus work in the iStorage Server. The only one that works is the Tools menu. I'm also not sure where I would be able to get the free license from if not from these menus. It does not appear to be on your website, or would that be an automatic thing if, after the 20 day trial, I haven't applied for a full license, it simply reverts to a free one.
Matt_Williams said:
Hmm....
You don't have any error massages of any kind? It always locks up your phone and you need to reboot it? Maybe some other app is running in background that is preventing WinCE Initiator to start? Do you have any other apps installed that maybe causing this?
Except for that, did you notice any other problems with app?
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No error messages. Nothing. It just completely hangs up the phone. My phone is pretty heavily modified with a custom ROM, and CHT, among other things. When I get some free time, I'll try hardbooting the phone and maybe a couple different ROMs to see if that's the problem.
On installing, I asked it to install to the storage card. Instead, it installed to my device and dropped two icons into the start up menu.
Not a bug, but more of a minor hassle. The free version of iSCSI server only allows one connection at a time, which I understand. However, the only way I can find to connect to the iSCSI drive is to start a iSCSI connector. So if I want to add files to it from the Desktop that actually hosts the iSCSI drive, it won't let me until I log out of it from the phone. A minor hassle, but it'd be nice to have the initiator be built into the server management program and not count as your one connection.
I wonder if we all have the same problem. In my Case the Phone does not realy hang well it does but because its waiting for answears from the iSCSI disc. I am about to try out the iStorage Server but under FreeNAS I can see Errors when copying something to the iSCSI Drive. It will eventually finsih but I have to wait and the Errors keep comming until its done with copying. I dont have that if I connect with Windows 7 to the iSCSI Drive. Wonder if I will experience the same with iStorage.
@cajunflavoredbob, regarding the 20 Day Trial if you go to Help > Apply License > You can select Free License to Apply a free license key. Why in your case everything is greyed out I am not sure.
What it is:
When your WinCE powered device is hard reset, or batteries removed, the clock goes all the way back to 01/02/2004, which takes an age to flip in controlpanel through all those months to present day. Searched for solution to set this via an satellitet date time, because my CE device is a navigator. Didn't find a related prog in native code, all in C# ...
Therefore decided to write an own utility: CeUseGPSDateTime. This command-line application - written in native code, hence no .NET CF is needed - helps you keep the internal clock of your WinCE powered GPS device accurate by synchronizing it with the GPS date time signal.
How it works:
Walks chain of drivers as enumerated under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active and examines whether a serial port COM/VSP is given. If one found then tries to read from this serial port. If read was sucessful it tests whether data got are NMEA sentences of type RMC (supported by SiRF, Garmin, Magellan and Lowrance) and/or ZDA which both contain date time information in UTC format.
Code:
$GPRMC,UTC,POS_STAT,LAT,LAT_REF,LON,LON_REF,SPD,HDG,DATE,MAG_VAR,MAG_REF*CS<cr><lf>
$GPZDA,UTC,DD,MM,YYYY,TH,TM,*CS<cr><lf>
If success then WinCE clock's date time are updated with the satellite date time got.
Note: This app expects the GPS receiver to be set up to transmit at least one supported NMEA-sentence every second.
When it does fail:
• If no satellite fix already done
• If COM port doesn't provide NMEA-1083 sentences.
• If COM port is locked up - as this is the case with most navigation softwares which exclusively use the GPS COM port.
Usage:
Command line example: CeUseGPSDateTime.exe
MortScript example: Run("<Full-Path-To-CeUseGPSDateTime-Executable>\CeUseGPSDateTime.exe")
Disclaimer:
I haven't thoroughly checked for bugs yet, so if you find one, please let me know.
if you can do the same thing with RDS it will be great
RDS and GPS synchronization WinCE WINCA S100
raver2046 said:
if you can do the same thing with RDS it will be great
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Hi,
First of all, thank you for your job.
It happens that My device can't save clock settings. I have then GPS signal as backup to rely on.
My pb: I don't know how to implement your solution and maybe you have other mean to synchronize clock with RDS.
Thank you for your attention and your reply.
JLA CLOUD