Smart Phone (Palm OS Mobile) Daylight Savings Time 2007 Patch (DST 2007)

Palm OS DST Device Patch

February 22, Palm posted the DST patch for the Palm OS, see:
http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/dst.html

Patch Implementation options
Please confirm that the operating system and email platform have been updated prior to installing the Palm OS DST patch. Palm Desktop users may experience shifting calendar events during the periods of 3/11/07 to 4/1/07 and 10/28/07 to 11/4/07. In the event of a hard reset, the Palm OS DST patch needs to be reinstalled.

Over the Air
From the device browse to:
http://palmone.r3h.net/downloads.palm.com/DSTUpdater.prc
Download and save the file. Tap OK to install it into the applications. Then tap the icon DSTUpdater to execute the patch.

Over the Wire (USB)
From your computer browse to:
http://palmone.r3h.net/downloads.palm.com/DSTUpdater.prc
and save the file. Once downloaded, double-click the item to add it to the Palm Quick Install tool.

Perform a Hotsync to move the file to the device. Then tap the icon DSTUpdater to execute the patch. SD Expansion card This is possible if a user is unable to download the patch. Save the DSTUpdater.prc file to an SD Expansion card, insert it into the Treo and browse to the SD Expansion card.
Double click the DSTUpdater.prc to install the file to the Applications. Finally, tap the icon DSTUpdater to execute the patch.

Older Palm devices
In older models that are not aware of the DST rules (original Zire, Treo 180, and earlier), the following message will appear if you try to install the DST Update:
Your device requires DST to be set manually. Please visit the Palm Support website for instructions.

This means that your Palm device doesn't automatically update itself based on DST rules. You'll need to turn on and off DST manually.

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