HD Mino Freezes - Reboot doesn't work: Anyone else out there have a similar problem?
994389
I have had my Mino HD for a few months and while recording have often had it freeze up. Usually I have been able to reset it by holding the power on button or plugging it into USB, but today that didn't work. I searched around the internet and the answer posted below which came from Flip support appears to have resolved my problem as well: "had the same problem when it was brand new straight out of the box. Below is Pure Digital's (manufacturer of the Mino HD) response. This did solved my problem. "Please ensure that you are gently touching the operational buttons on the camcorder rather than pressing them. Pressing too hard, or too rapidly in succession while waiting for a response, can desensitize the touch pad, requiring a reset of the camcorder. If you find that the Mino has already frozen, we suggest resetting the camcorder. To reset, simply take a pin and insert it into the reset hole within the camera's tripod mount, wait five seconds before powering on, and then power on without touching any of the buttons on the back of the camcorder for an additional five seconds. Please note that resetting the camcorder in this manner will not affect the videos resident on the camcorder; it will simply reset the screen and button sensitivity on the Mino. Thank you, Flip Video Support" I hope this helps. BTW my Mino HD has frozen twice now (I've had it for 2 hours total so far!) and the reset trick has fixed it both times. It seems to me the buttons are too sensitive or the computer program not the most stable. I hope this is the last of the problems! "
1182055
worked on mine but I had to reboot it again and now having ALL kinds of issues.
644250
It constantly fails for my laptop as well. Have you tried a fresh re-install?
679821
Ferguson, did you use the Mino HD on your non-intel mac? If so, how did you extract/edit files to work with? I was told that the HD wouldn't work AT ALL with powerpc macs.
1655061
I had the same exact issue and it got worse with the Vizio driver. I now use the .75 atheros driver and it's perfect...hasn't dropped once since I was originally having the issue.
778166
Mine worked grest for about a year and it started to freeze i got sick of it so i upgraded. I suggest you do the same.
595016
I had it 3.5 hours before it froze on me. Wouldn't ever get past the SANSA logo screen after that. I would not recommend you get another of any of the M200 series at all. The discussions on them are the same as here. The M240 is filled with more like this. It's a bug in the production process or something. I wonder how many have had the same problem but not posted or given a review?
586275
Had the same problem w/ the Sandisk Sansa 250, but only after the Sansa started freezing up. Ended up sending it back for a refund, after contacting Sandisk.
738235
Have you gotten anywhere with this? We got one and while it works it constantly freezes up -started after maybe an hour of use. They are sending a new one.
558253
I had a very similar problem, and their tech support had me try about a dozen different things to fix it to no avail. Finally, at one point it locked up hard so I had to use the recovery disk and go back to how it was when I opened the box. Once I did that, and installed ALL the drivers first (before any games or anything) it hasn't happened again ever (about 3 months of trouble free service since).
243334
Does it recognize any other device that you plug into it? If so, I'm guessing it's ur HHD. If not, try to reinstall. I think the link I provided earlier has been changed but I have the original drivers that I can email to you if you would like?
1564413
My m230 has been fine for over a year now and my husband froze once and he went to their web site San Disk go under troubleshoting and follow the reformating instructions and now it has been working ever since... I can't complain about my m230. So far so good!!!!
2179133
I haven't found the solution - but I do have exactly the same problem, on exactly the same machine. Hope someone comes up with a fix before I have to trash the thing, and swear off Cannon. If anyone has ideas..........
124547
I have a regular size brain. I have tried both icons, they don't appear to do anything. It would appearthat the way to get functions to stop or freeze is to pull the plug. The device works, who cares about a lock.
1544976
I bought 2 of these and the same problem. They start off quiet then they get louder when loading. They both freeze even on brad new disk. I hope you have better luck than I
672472
I had the same problem. Sorry, no, I cannot help. I'm considering reinstallation of the software.
1847936
Yes, however it freezes for hours sometimes days at a time. Even resetting it doesn't work.