Scott Carr wrote: > Joshua Layne wrote: > >> Is anyone else having intermittent problems with the hardware lock key on >> the N810 (the slider) - mine will just randomly fail, sometimes even >> immediately after a cold power down (with the battery out). >> >> It is a really annoying problem. >> >> Yes, I activated red-pill mode and have installed countless third party >> apps, but this still shouldn't be happening. >> >> Any pointers greatly appreciated. >> >> josh >> >> > I have seen this before, what I have found is that the slider has a > "catch" it seems. When I thought I had slide it far enough, there was > actually a little more that it was needing to slide before it recognized > it. If I find I am having problems with the slider, if I push a little > more it works. > > Another item I have seen is that if you push it, and get frustrated and > push it a couple more times, it kind of "catches up", and all of the > sets works in succession. > > There seems to be a bit of a lag between sliding the key and the screen prompt. I usually slide the key, hold it until I see the prompt. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/