as a data point, i've experienced no problems with alarms on my PalmV.
my settings are:
- PalmV turns off after 2 minutes
- does not stay on in cradle
- alarm volume is "High"
i did notice, however, that when i used BackupBuddy to backup my III and
then copy it all onto my V, i did have a lot of alarms that beeped, but did
not pop up any form. i think those were alarms that were scheduled on the
III, but the LocalID of the associated record was now different, or
something like that. doesn't sound like the same symptoms, though. anyway,
this was due to me just reinstalling *everything* from my III onto my V, and
not a bug in the OS.
-----Original Message-----
From: Petr Bajer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Alarms and the V.
>Bob Ebert wrote:
>>Well, this is the first I've personally heard about this problem. But
>>then, it's not in my area of expertise.
>
>
>Bob,
>
>I am quite surprised you have not heard about it. Since the release of
PalmV
>developers I know have to answer regular complaints about their softwares'
>alarms not waking up user's PalmV.
>
>I hope other people at Palm Computing have heard it already. The
>comp.sys.palmtops.pilot newsgroup is teeming with complaints too. Try
>searching for these threads for instance:
>
>* Palm V alarm does not work
>* Datebook alarm doesn't go off when Palm V is turned off
>* How to get an alarm sound with Palm V switched of?
>* Confusion about alarm on Palm V???
>* Palm V event alarm doesn't sound -- Palm IIIx too?
>* Palm Pilot V and Alarm
>etc.
>
>The problem is that the unit cannot wake itself up. The alarms will sound
>when the user turns the unit on later. Soft reset seems to fix this
>temporarily.
>
>Regards,
>Petr
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