Storage and Flash

[Guest liquid-core]

I have had my MPx200 for 5 days now and I am warming to it quite quickly. It probably helps being an owner of a Pocket PC.

There is one thing that is confusing me a little, Storage (RAM) and Flash Storage. As I’m sure most of you who own an MPx200 are aware, orange bundle it with IA System Information. Yesterday I installed Snails, but I also had Slurp, Interstellar Flames and Lemonade Tycoon installed. I had to remove Interstellar Flames in order for Snails to install. This was dues to a lack of storage space.

So I opened IA System Information and had a look at the Storage space available on the device. It said there was 10MB free. How could that be if snails couldn’t install. I then went to the next screen (Flash) and it said there was less than a MB free. So I’m thinking to my self, 'It must install apps to flash memory'.

Well, this has left me quite confused. I expected it to be similar to the PocketPC in terms of storage.

As it stands, IA System Information reports the following:-

Memory

Total 22.1/28.4

Program 12.0/17.8

Storage 10.1/10.6

Flash

Internal 1.4/10.4

1. Are the Internal Flash and Storage separate?

2. Can I install applications to the 'Storage' or does it have to be installed to 'Internal Flash'?

[Guest equis]

I ran into this problem with my ATTWS MPX while installing DoomSPV. I do believe that the flash portion and program memory is separate. I installed DoomSPV into my windows folder through the activeSync Software and did a systeminfo check, and sure enough my program memory was smaller. So don't install in the ISPM folder unless it forces into that. I have not tried moving programs from the ISPM folder yet.

[Guest liquid-core]

Did you try switching your phone off? if so, when it booted back up did you notcie that those files (DoomSPV) had been lost?

I have tried every location on the phone i can think of to store files and they either (2MB file and 1.3MB available Flash) dont fit or are lost when the phone is swtiched on. This makes the storage memory pretty pointless unless it is for short term data storage.

[Guest liquid-core]

Also, would i be better posting this in the General Section, since no one who uses this section of the forum have been able to help :S????????

[Guest equis]

Did you try switching your phone off? if so, when it booted back up did you notcie that those files (DoomSPV) had been lost?

I have tried every location on the phone i can think of to store files and they either (2MB file and 1.3MB available Flash) dont fit or are lost when the phone is swtiched on. This makes the storage memory pretty pointless unless it is for short term data storage.

Oh wow it did get erased!!! :shock:

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

All apps should really be stored on a Storage card to keep the phone clutter free and running smooth.

[Guest liquid-core]

So what is the point in having that 10MB free memory reserved for storage??? seems a little pointless to me.