Locate the entries for the error or symptom you have experienced. If present, it will be briefly summarised according to -

• Description: A brief summary of the circumstances associated with the error
• Fix: A brief description of how the problem is fixed (if known)
• Why: A brief explanation of why the problem occurs (if known/suspected)
• Certainty: An estimate of how sure the error reporter is that the package was responsible

If you are lucky, the fix will work...

If others are lucky, you will fix the problem and submit an entry here.

• -8000 to -18 000s
• -20 000 to -28 000s
• -30 000 to -38 000s
• -40 000 to -48 000s
• -50 000 to -58 000s

• Light hangs (reset recovers)
• Deep Hangs (20 sec reset required)
• Power hang (power removal required)
• Super hang (power removal required for a longer time)
• Amnesia (brain wipe required)

Spasms

• Beeps
• Screen weirdness
• Beeps and screen weirdness

• Bugtrap - reports the source of an error in Notes.
• Freeze/thaw packages to disable/enable them - check the lists (above) for likely suspects.
• Move suspect groups of extensions and packages to cards, then try running the Newton without the card installed
• Trashpak - A package to clear/edit slots and soups (beware!)

Please e-mail your experiences (check the lists above first), written in the style shown in the lists. Include:

• Error number
• Package, and version number
• Description - such as when (e.g. on loading, closing, or other distinguishable attribute) and how often it occurs (e.g. always, occasionally, often)
• Fix - how is the problem fixed
• Why - the cause of the problem (briefly), if you know it
• Certainty - How certain you feel about the package being the cause of the problem
  

 

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