Some starter questions for HP Jornada 680e

I thought HP J680e operates with 2.11
with Prof version 3.0
They made changes with CF Slot.
Be careful, it's not operational, but the PCMCIA slot is working though.
Chris, tell me your experience with it, once you get it.
Thanks,
Stef

Fine, everyone want my explanation? Look at the old threads. Look a few months back. Notice anything? Threads are not repeated, they are not all on the same topic, and they don't have users that expect everyone to explain the same thing to them that was already done in another thread, because they do not want to search for it.

If you look back in those months, you will see that I was not mean to newbies, because those newbies didn't do the stupid things that many are now! I do not have anything against any of the users on this forum, no one take anything personally unless if I specifically say so. When the users then came about, they did not ask the same questions over, and over, and over again. Yes, when that happens, it is a waste of time. It wastes the time of older members AND the administrators. Just look at how many times we have answered the same questions, or simply replied HCL or support? THAT is what I don't want.

I do want this forum to remain peaceful like it was, but this junk wasn't going on then. I do apologize for a few stupid things that I have said, like the Vancouver one. But what I have said many times is reasonable. If you all stop doing the same stupid things, then I will stop going after trying to keep this forum clean. I am only trying to keep it together, and not have it pile up in junk like the newsgroup. Do you really think I just go after newbies because they are new? We all have to start of somewhere. If you guys follow forum etiquette, then I will do the same. But right now it is not that way. How about everyone starts trying that?

-That includes following what Admins say, and at least taking into account what higher posters say.

I assume this is directed at me.
Have had mine for about 1 month. No Complaints. Except for the lousy speaker thats built in. Trying to rectify that.
CE 2.11
CF slot? Works fine.
PCMCIA? Had to get an updated DLL to get my Lan working. Nice and quick compared to the Serial connection.
Software? Wish More was avail.
Anything else I am missing?
Chris

Edited by ESCAPEMAX 2005-03-19 7:02 PM

Becase this thread is one of the few that pops up in a search for "Netgear" I'll post here - the MA401 does not work with the Jornada 680e and the Prism 2.5 driver. The 680e sees tha a card is installed at boot ("Unidentified PCCard Adapter" window) but the Prism Settings app cannot see the card (Unable to connect ... Is it inserted?"

Hey PS, dont bust a vein there

Tipical PS, I think we need a Newbies forum, for people who want awnsers to simple questions, and where us frequent users are there to help not do what PS has to do all the time

Nick

wsanders, did you specify a driver name on the "unidentified adapter" prompt, or just close it. If you closed it, the monitor wont work; no driver is loaded for it to queery.

So my next question would be - is it asking for the driver name because the driver is unable to identify the card (and thus I guess I am hosed), or do I need to type in the right magic phrase to get the driver to recognize the card? I've tried "PRISMTA", "Netgear MA401" and all possible variations on "Netgear", "Ma-401" , etc thereof.

From other postings, it seems like maybe it is looking for the name of a DLL installed on the HPC and I need to install a registry browser and find it. For the WLS11 it's something like "WLS11.DLL".

I am only fixated on the MA401 because I have one lying around the house to use. I don't want to buy yet another wireless card that may or may not work; I see conflicting posts elsewhere - some got the MA401 to work and some didn't, and no one gives any detail. Naturally, I wonder whether it's worth my while to go out and spend yet more time and money on this thing, or just scrap it and buy a $200 Thinkpad on Ebay that I am a 100% certain will work.

If I ever do get the thing to work, I promise I will post a detailed HOWTO on this for the benefit of all the unfortunates who are snapping up these long-obsolete surplus 680e's, with no idea that, without a fair amount of hacking, are really not much more useful than my trusty $30 Palm Zire unless thay can be enabled for Internet access.

Hello wsanders ... yes, that would be the driver name. You may want to just look into the \Windows directory to make sure that the driver file name u point to is valid. And yes, it is usually ###11.dll or something, esp if it is using the same prism chipset as the WLPC11 Compaq wifi card.

Let us know how it goes ya?

Wa-hoo - WiFi is working. Thanks to Snappy!, C:Amie, bruisedquasar, and anyone else I missed who motivated me to keep trying.

In short - the driver name is PRISMNDS.

I am posting a new thread with the HOWTO of how I did this, and a few remaining lingering question.

If you have a refurbished 680e, here is an article on how to access the hidden CF card slot:
http://www.gearhack.com/Forums/DisplayComments.php?file=Computer/Handheld/Enabling_the_CompactFlash_Slot_on_the_HP_Jornada_680e_Factory..._Hack.html

What a difference it makes having that slot available to use as storage! This should be the first modification that every owner of a surplus 680e should make.