[missing-sync-palmos-talk] MS Stopped Working - help!

[W Yu]

Darrell Trent at trentsongs at att.net wrote on 05/12/04 09:08:

> I've used MS since it's initial release with no problems until
>  installing 4.02, now I cannot sync at all.  MCC won't even launch; the icon
> bounces then stops without taking any action.  The system does not display
> any error message. I've changed no settings before or since upgrading to
> 4.02.  I'm running Jaguar 10.3.6.
> 
> I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling MS, but it still won't launch.
> When I press the hotsynch button, my T3 responds and it's display
> indicates synch is in process but nothing ever happens and I'm forced to
> reset in order to quit hotsynch.  The desktop never responds; there is no
> progress bar or message displayed.
> 
> I also tried uninstalling MS, logging in as root user and reinstalling MS
> 4.02.  Didn't make a difference.  Tried repairing permissions.
> 
> The closest I've come to a solution is by repeatedly launching MS until it
> eventually works, at least for one hotsynch session.  After that, I'm back
> to square one.
> 
> Any suggestions?

I also had this exact problem when I was using 4.0.2's beta version. Spent a
long series of exchanges with support but never fixed the problem. Recently
after 4.0.2's update, all problems disappeared. No ideas why.

I would suggest that you use OnyX and try to clear some of OS's caches (read
instruction very carefully). Maybe try another installation. Temporally in
my case, the clearing of cache may have made a difference, but I have no
absolute proof.

It's all a bit weird but good luck!
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