Its fancy way of saying puttin the card in. Maybe a little more too it
than that but that's about the size ofit.
On Tue, 12 Oct 2010, Annemarie Cooke wrote:
> Thanks -- what is a "mounting issue," please? Thanks.
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> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 4:51 PM
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> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] solving the Media Error 3 on VR Stream
>
> Media error three is a"mounting issue" usually when a card is inserted.
> So
> So even if you don't take the card out, a sudden shock to the stream say
>
> ifit was given a hard jolt could cause the stream to hink the card had
> suddenly been removed. This can damage a card especially if the stream
> is
> in the process of playing a book.
> I inadvertently dropped my stream whilst playing the card went byby.
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, Annemarie Cooke wrote:
>
>> Hi, Tom! Great minds think alike (grin!). I posed the first question
> to
>> the Humanware tech support guys during my calls to them over the three
>> days it took to try different options.
>>
>> In all the years I have used a Stream, never have I had the Media
> Error
>> 3 message. One support guy told me card can get corrupted by damage to
>> card (I never removed the card so not likely in this case. My card is
> 4
>> gig so I don't think size relates to issue).
>>
>> Other suggestion is that not using the Safely Remove Device feature
> can
>> result in corruption. Those were the two reasons.
>>
>>
>>
>> As for UAKs, I have the same two as you and transferring the DTB
> files
>> worked fine - I did not need to reload any UAK. I was amazed and
>> delighted that the oprocedure worked. Do set aside at least an hour
>> depending on how m any books you have in the DTB file; I had 22 and
>> download and copy took 10 minutes and reload took 49 minutes.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am so glad my experience was beneficial to someone else! But that
>> message Media Error 3 all of a sudden after years of using three or
>> four different Streams still seems one of life's minor mysteries.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, list~
>>
>>
>>
>> Annemarie Cooke
>>
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>>
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>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Tom Lange [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 8:16 PM
>> To: Annemarie Cooke
>> Cc: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] solving the Media Error 3 on VR Stream
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Wow, is this timely or what? I just discovered that I'm getting media
>> error 3's on a couple of SD cards in my collection, so I'll have to
> try
>> this procedure. One of my students is also having trouble with some
> of
>> her cards.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a couple of questions.
>>
>> 1. What causes the media error 3 in the first place? Does that always
>> indicate a corrupted file system, or can it be that the Stream just
>> can't handle certain brands of cards that are 8 gigs or larger?
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. if I create the new profile on the Stream as you described, will I
>> need to then replace any UAKs that I have? I've got one for BARD and
> one
>> for RFB&D.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Tom Lange
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: Annemarie Cooke <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:53 AM
>>
>> Subject: [VICUG-L] solving the Media Error 3 on VR Stream
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks to the tech support folks at Humanware, and using their
>> suggestions by trial and error, I seem to have fixed the problem of
> the
>> Media Error 3 announcement from my VR Strem. Here's how to fix it.
>>
>> First, create new folders to back up the contents of the SD card
>> (use a card reader for this). Transferring 22 RFB&D and NLS books took
>> 49 minutes. Then, when files are replicated (include your Text, Notes,
>> and whatever else you had), reformat the card. Click on the drive
>> holding the card and choose Format option. This will erase any old
> data.
>>
>> But you have a backup so it' okay.
>>
>>
>>
>> Meantime, shut off the Stream. Hold down the Bookmark key and 5
>> key simultaneously as you turn the device back on. You will hear the
>> announcement "Creating New Profile".
>>
>>
>>
>> Now, take your re-formatted card in its card reader and copy and
>> paste your backed up files onto it. When you're done, be sure to
> select
>> "Safely Remove" before you unplug the card reader from the USB port.
>>
>>
>>
>> Put the card back in the Stream and turn the device on. Voila!!
>> It should work perfectly!!
>>
>>
>>
>> That's what happened last night and I was comfortably ensconced
>> in the book I had to interrupt reading when the Stream started acting
>> up. Whaddya know: "Media Error 3" says the Stream and that was that.
>> Turns out to have been the SD card, apparently corrupted beyond
> repair.
>> Fortunately, I had a second SD card which I formatted and then onto
>> which I copied the backed up files.
>>
>>
>>
>> So far, so good! So give it a shot, Penny and the rest of you
>> who reported similar problems.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Annemarie Cooke
>>
>> Work Incentives Coordinator
>>
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>>
>> and Visually Impaired
>>
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>>
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>>
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