Sounds similar to the problems I'm having with my Wavefinder...thanks for that!
On a related topic, the newish generation of USB DAB devices are pretty good: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0012IQ940/kelkoompcpc-electron ics-21/ref=nosim And http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/hardware/2165666/gizoo-dab -usb-digital-receiver And has software able to do things like BWS and EPG to some extent. The latter also being fortunate enough to have a project devoted to making it work under Linux: http://dabhand.sourceforge.net/ I was about to say I'm somewhat surprised that someone hasn't written Wavefinder drivers for Linux, but then I saw this: http://insignificant.org/index.php/2008/02/10/psion-wavefinder-works-on- linux/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gareth Davis Sent: 03 April 2008 10:56 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] DAB rollout... Andrew Bowden wrote: > You still have a Wavefinder? Blimey. I threw mine in the bin in a > fit of rage after it caused the signal to break up for about the > twentith time in the space of 30 minutes. That Wavefinder caused me > so much stress and grief it was insane. > I still have one, I found most of the problems I had with it were down to the rubbish power supply that come with it. After I chopped the power lead in half and added a molex connector to power it from the 12v supply inside the PC it behaved much better - rather than dropping out whenever the blue LED came on and the extra current draw overloaded the rubbish PSU. I suspect most of the surviving ones have had some kind of mod involving the power supply. The drivers stopped working when XP SP2 was released and Psion terminated support at this point rather than rewrite the drivers - so if you did keep your PC up to date it became useless then. But the old drivers did start working again under Vista, which was a bit if a surprise to me. -- Gareth Davis | Production Systems Specialist World Service Future Media, Digital Delivery Team - Part of BBC Global News Division * http://www.bbcworldservice.com/ * 702NE Bush House, Strand, London, WC2B 4PH - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ All correspondence, attachments and agreements remain strictly subject to fully executed contract. (c) GCap Media plc 2008. All rights remain reserved. This e-mail (and any attachments) contains information which may be confidential, subject to intellectual property protection and may be legally privileged and protected from disclosure and unauthorised use. It is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed and others specifically authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail or any parts of it please telephone 020 7054 8000 immediately upon receipt. No other person is authorised to copy, adapt, forward, disclose, distribute or retain this e-mail in any form without prior specific permission in writing from an authorised representative of GCap Media plc. We will not accept liability for any claims arising as a result of the use of the internet to transmit information by or to GCap Media plc. GCap Media plc. Registered address: 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA. Registered in England & Wales with No. 923454 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
