o2 xda, problem w. sandisk 256 mb sd card - MDA, XDA, 1010 General

hi folks,
i have a very big problem with my sandisk 256 mb sd-card. i just installed tomtom navigator 2 on my o2 xda. unfortunally i can not install the navigator maps to the memory card when using maps bigger then 16 mb. i try to install a 64 mb map to a no name 64 mb sd-card and it worked out. when i try to install the same map to the 256 mb san disk card the system ask me to format the card after soft resetting the xda. i need to soft reset my xda because it is not possible to access the files before resetting.
furthermore i tried formatting the 256 mb card using flash format, but the same problem occur after install the files to the card.
are you guys having an idea what is causing the troubleß
thanx for you help.

is that why it happensß
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/printview.php?t=14629
cheers,
duke

It's a well know problem on SanDisk 256 SD Cards.
I've a 512 MB Panasonic SD card and i had no problem to install TomTom maps
The card is juste a bit slow.
cheers,
[email protected]

hm, that sounds not too good
so i can stop testing an sell that bloody card to someone else
thanx you yann
yann said:
It's a well know problem on SanDisk 256 SD Cards.
I've a 512 MB Panasonic SD card and i had no problem to install TomTom maps
The card is juste a bit slow.
cheers,
[email protected]
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Hmm.
I´ve got also a SanDisk 256MB SD-Card. Until now i didn´t have any problems with it. Tomtom´s running fine, can use it in digital camera, ....
Regards
Stefan

until i tried to use that card for bigger files like the tomtom maps < 16 mb i had no problems also. furthermore it is no problem using the card in my digi cam. i checked everything over and over again to ensure i did no mistake. finally i searched different forums for getting some more information and found out some more folks having the same kind of trouble with sandisk 256mb cards. maybe the cards were just a little faulty but i have no clue how to fix the problem (or at least find out what is causing the trouble).
there is just one thing i saw when formatting both -the sandisk and the no name 64 mb card:
the filesystem on the 64 mb card is as follows:
fat 16, 512 bytes, cluster 1 kb
the filesystem on the 256 mb san disk:
fat16, 512 bytes, cluster 4 kb
i can change the san disks cluster to 8, 16 or higher but not to 1 kb.
could this be the reason - and if - is there a chance to fix it?
thanx for you help,
Duke
LumpiStefan said:
Hmm.
I´ve got also a SanDisk 256MB SD-Card. Until now i didn´t have any problems with it. Tomtom´s running fine, can use it in digital camera, ....
Regards
Stefan
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512 Billionton SD card not being recognised

I just got a 512 Sd card and my XDA doesn't recognise it.
I also have a 256 card which works fine.
I am thinking maybe I need to flash the ROM but am a little scared of doing so.
The card is working in other devices.
TIA
Jamie
Same result here. Anybody know what's wrong?
does a flash reader for pc work with the sd ?
format as fat16 or fat32 ?
The Billionton 512mb SD card works fine everywhere else (my desktop, laptops, camera, ipaq 1940 pda, eten p300 pocketpc phone).
re: "does a flash reader for pc work with the sd ? format as fat16 or fat32 ?"
hey mate,
normally i reformat my 512 sd card via the sd-card reader (usb) through my laptop. i once formatted using fat16 and fat 32; i found out that the sd card's memory seemd to be restricted; i could only save files or use up to 300-plus mb. i then tried formatting using the ntfs format and my xda2 didn't recognize the card. i then tried using FAT format and the memory usage went up to 480-plus. i use sandisk by the way, not sure if this is the same as the sd card you have. but i do know that you can't use the entire 512 mb; something to do with the security or the card's internal program to retain files.
2 cents worth
robson
have you tried using one of these via XDA ??
http://www.cnetx.com/Format/download.asp
or
StorageTools frmo there
http://www.softwinter.com/download.html
it shall do the job, i.e. recover your SD card
regards, monika

Does Wallaby support 1GB SD memory?

Does Wallaby support 1GB SD memory?
andrespeng said:
Does Wallaby support 1GB SD memory?
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Yes it does.
thanks
thanks
I have 1 gb KINGSTON SD card... No problem
Same here I have a Kinston 1gb miniSD card
MiniSD Cards For The T-Mobile MDA
I have a 1GB right now because I though it was the highest out there. However, I found out that Sandisk has a 2GB MiniSD out there. I did a little research and found it at good prices online. Thanks.
KingSton 1GB SD not Working
I had a 1GB KingSton and when a copy files I can only fill 512MB, anything else and I get the no more disk space error, however, it shows 998MB available, what can be happening?
4GB Card
I have a 4GB SD card that I'm using with my PocketLoox 720 PDA. The other day I wanted to try that with my old Wallaby. I had no hope at all because design of the Wallaby is rather old. However I was surprised because I was able to access my 4GB card with no problem whatsoever.
So the answer is yes. You can use a 1GB card and actually upto 4GB (for sure)
alpusm,
What is your 4GB SD card brand? I have 4GB Transcend, in my Wallaby, it will show correct size card in the memory information, but in Windows Explorer and Media Player, most files stored in the SD card will not show up (missing).
1GB has no problem with Wallaby.

maximum sd card size?

is there a maximum size for sd cards in xda's... im having problems with my 4gb sd... is this a common problem?
Its the speed that is the key.
Hi, I had similar probs with Magician and 1gb,2gb, 4gb cards.
Seems that certain devices can't handle SD cards with speeds more than 60X. Most high end cards are 150X.
Finally I got this Kingmax 4gb SD40X card from Dabs.com under £50 and it works in my Magician ,Universal and Himalaya. Hope this helps
PS; If you can try your card in another device at least you can check if the card is faulty.I had one faulty card .I also had a faulty device which had backlight probs and had to go back under warranty for repair !!!!
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=447h
Official answer from Qtek
After i had problems with TomTom:
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Had the same error {map not found} thought it was TomTom error so i bought Destinator (excellent software) but the problem was identical.
So bought a new storage card Contacted Qtek about it:
"Thank you for your E-mail. Regarding your query, please note that the SD card standard is limited to 2 GB and our devices are fully compliant to the standard. Cards with the capacity greater than 2 GB are not compliant to the standard and we cannot guarantee that they will function correctly. As to transferring speed, we recommend not using ultra speed SD cards with the speed more than 64x as they either will not work or may pose problems later. Also we would like to inform you that some SD cards need to be formatted using any PC / Laptop (supporting SD cards) before using with our devices.".
So put in a 45x speed 2GB SD card and still the same problems.
Contacted Microsoft and they gave me a hint:
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q277/7/42.ASP
Finaly all works perfect now running Destinator 6 & Navigon 5.2.6
SO ALLWAYS CREATE FOLLOWING FOLDER ON STORAGE CARD
Storage Card\My Documents
You do not have to have any files in this folder (mine is empty)
Tuurtje
please let me know if this solved your problem
tried a 4gb transcend 150x speed SD on it and no problem encountered at all.
skodadave said:
is there a maximum size for sd cards in xda's... im having problems with my 4gb sd... is this a common problem?
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How about XDA II? I heard it is only support 512Mb
Can anyone tried SD card bigger than 512Mb?
i think it depends on the OS
Hi guys
don't quote me on this but i think the supported size by enlarge depends on the version of ppc/wm you are running...form what i read people with wm5 on their himalayas were happily running 4 gig cards (i think someone may have evn been using an 8gig) but 2003 i think only really likes up to 2 gig.
if someone can confirm this it would be appreciated as i'm looking to get a new card for mine...i'm stuck down in 2k3 so i have full backpack functionality but i'm hoping i can get a 4gig working in there
if anyone is using the 2k3 and has a 4gig working all fine and dandy please let me know which rom ver you are using and which card you are using so i at least have some idea what is possible.
Tim
TomTom Navigator v6.01
rvs97 said:
How about XDA II? I heard it is only support 512Mb
Can anyone tried SD card bigger than 512Mb?
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Hi, Flakey software from TomTom. I have XDA IIs with 1GB and 4GB SD cards. TomTom v6, Western Europe maps, two voices, GB postcodes and satellite images sneaks into 1GB card.
TomTom wouldn't install to 4GB card, using 1GB SD card and TomTom Home software product I performed a backup. Then restored backup to 4GB card. Yes TomTom and maps work with the 4GB SD card.
However, when attempting TomTom Home back up from 4GB card software message says "No data to backup". Thats what I call flakey software and where are software updates for v6.01?
Using a 4GB SD Card in an XDA IIs
rvs97 said:
How about XDA II? I heard it is only support 512Mb
Can anyone tried SD card bigger than 512Mb?
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TomTom Navigator 6 - TomTom - Home software product doesn't like the 4GB SD memory card very much. Then again TomTom navigator 6 doesn't like the 2GB SD micro memory card either oh what fun
2GB cards DO WORK with Xda IIs and XDA II mini
The issue posted on the Microsoft Site isn't really related to the size of the SD card inserted - here's the updated URL by the way: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/277742
I've found that my XDAIIs does support a 2GB card - the main problem that I had was formatting it. The trick is that the card has to be formatted as 2GB (or max capacity) BEFORE inserted into the device, otherwise problems will occur. When I formtted the 2GB SD card in my device, it indicated that the card was a 2GB card, but 1GB of the sectors on the SD card were marked as bad (just run a DOS chkdsk command on the card following such an operation on the PC). To format the card properly, you'll need a SD card reader/writer that copes with cards > 1GB. I've also got a SD card reader in my Fujitsu latop (built in), but it only supports up to 1GB. Most of the latest USB multi-format card readers should work with the large capacity. So, to get it to work:
1) Ensure that you have a SD card reader on the PC that supports >1GB capacity
2) Format the card on the PC in the reader/writer
3) Validate that the format was successful by running the DOS chkdsk command on the SD Card - ensure there are no bad sectors
4) Then insert the SD Card in your PPC
I know for a FACT that a 2GB card works in both an XDA IIs card, and an Xda II mini device, as I've had both working.
rvs97 said:
How about XDA II? I heard it is only support 512Mb
Can anyone tried SD card bigger than 512Mb?
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4gb working fine on my xdaII w/ wm5 ROM buzzlightyear virgy 3.33a
if 4 gb can be used.i wanna grab it by tomorrow.currently i'm using 2gb.Thks bro.. U the Man !!
4gb RiData card in O2 Xda IIs
I can confirm that a RiData 150x 4gb card is working correctly in my O2 Xda IIs, but unfortunately, I can not get an Adata 8GB card to work.
Does anybody know the difference between SD and SDHC cards?
My 4GB card is an SD (and that works); but my 8GB card is an SDHC, and that does not..................
hi to all
i test 4GB 150 x transcend SD card on
1 Himalaya 2003 se
2 Himalaya 2005 2.01a.64wwe
3 BlueAngel 2003 se
4 universal o2 exec
and work good on these devices
and sdhc mean SECURE DATA HIGH CAPACITY
ATANTION:SDHC dont work on thes divicees
becuese the sdhc have new technology for store data and most another product such as camera and ...
dont suport it
cryptonomicon said:
I can confirm that a RiData 150x 4gb card is working correctly in my O2 Xda IIs, but unfortunately, I can not get an Adata 8GB card to work.
Does anybody know the difference between SD and SDHC cards?
My 4GB card is an SD (and that works); but my 8GB card is an SDHC, and that does not..................
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you can not compare 4G and 8G,they are completely different
Tuurtje said:
After i had problems with TomTom:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Had the same error {map not found} thought it was TomTom error so i bought Destinator (excellent software) but the problem was identical.
So bought a new storage card Contacted Qtek about it:
"Thank you for your E-mail. Regarding your query, please note that the SD card standard is limited to 2 GB and our devices are fully compliant to the standard. Cards with the capacity greater than 2 GB are not compliant to the standard and we cannot guarantee that they will function correctly. As to transferring speed, we recommend not using ultra speed SD cards with the speed more than 64x as they either will not work or may pose problems later. Also we would like to inform you that some SD cards need to be formatted using any PC / Laptop (supporting SD cards) before using with our devices.".
So put in a 45x speed 2GB SD card and still the same problems.
Contacted Microsoft and they gave me a hint:
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q277/7/42.ASP
Finaly all works perfect now running Destinator 6 & Navigon 5.2.6
SO ALLWAYS CREATE FOLLOWING FOLDER ON STORAGE CARD
Storage Card\My Documents
You do not have to have any files in this folder (mine is empty)
Tuurtje
please let me know if this solved your problem
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Thank you, and yes, your solution worked for me
im using the XDA II WM 5 and have a problem with the Sandisk 4gb sd card.. it can be read from device, but it cannot be used. it cannot open the MP3 song that i have copy to it via PC. Can somebody help me please?? thanx...
have drivers SDHC for Himalaya ?!
Storage Card Problems & Windows Media Player
erdond said:
im using the XDA II WM 5 and have a problem with the Sandisk 4gb sd card.. it can be read from device, but it cannot be used. it cannot open the MP3 song that i have copy to it via PC. Can somebody help me please?? thanx...
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To the forum,
Lately I've been having an intermittent problem where Windows Media Player Mobile doesn't "see" the storage card anymore [where the songs are stored]. All other apps on the card run fine. Pocket Mechanic Pro v2.50.199 shows no problem with card. A friend stuck in his storage card & media Player "saw" the card??? I reformatted the SD card using Pocket Mechanic Pro and checked that Media Player could see the card. I have a /My Documents folder on Sd card.
Three weeks later, the same problem is occuring, Media Player can't see the storage card. If I remove the SD Card and reinsert it, a media player dialog box comes saying a SD card was inserted, do you want to search the card for music and video. I say yes and it finds the 45 songs but hangs in trying to build a library of them. It finally returns with no songs and unable to see the SD card.
The SD Card is a 1GB SanDisk micro SD card about 8 months old.
Any thoughts out there?
Storage Card Recommended FAT & Cluster Size
cshields1 said:
To the forum,
Lately I've been having an intermittent problem where Windows Media Player Mobile doesn't "see" the storage card anymore [where the songs are stored]. All other apps on the card run fine. Pocket Mechanic Pro v2.50.199 shows no problem with card. A friend stuck in his storage card & media Player "saw" the card??? I reformatted the SD card using Pocket Mechanic Pro and checked that Media Player could see the card. I have a /My Documents folder on Sd card.
Three weeks later, the same problem is occuring, Media Player can't see the storage card. If I remove the SD Card and reinsert it, a media player dialog box comes saying a SD card was inserted, do you want to search the card for music and video. I say yes and it finds the 45 songs but hangs in trying to build a library of them. It finally returns with no songs and unable to see the SD card.
The SD Card is a 1GB SanDisk micro SD card about 8 months old.
Any thoughts out there?
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Another question for the group: Pocket Mechnic Pro (PMP) has the ability to set the FAT and Cluster size when formatting the storage card. Could it be I have the wrong FAT-cluster combination? PMP supports formating a fat of FAT12, FAT16 & FAT32 and cluster sizes from 1 sector, 512B up to 128 sectors, 64K.
Any recommendation on FAT/Cluster combination to use for my SanDisk 1GB micro SD Card?
Thanks Craig
hi all
i haven't use my xda2 for long time, and recent wm6 bring my interest back on.
The stoneage sd card i'm using is 256m, and all in suddent i found a tool which says support the SDHC with XDAII. and can someone have SDHC plz try this tool on the device. The tool is harmless I swear, and only designed for the SDHC, NORMAL SD CARD WILL DISPPEAR from the device after installation as I tried on my 256 card, after uninstallation and it works again.
Please post reply if it works(with your device) and i'm gonna grab a SDHC for my XDAII. Thank you very much in advance!
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Problems partitioning SD card

Hey everyone,
I have a problem with partitioning my SD card on my phone. Im using the RA-hero-V.1.6.2 recovery image with my Hero.
Using a 2gb SanDisk microSD card, i create a 256 mb swap, 512 mb A2SD, and the rest should be fat32.
But during the formatting the progressing dots simple freeze and i can do nothing but pull out the battery.
I have been searching all over these forums to find someone that experienced something similar but to no avail... I will try partitioning it with Paragon Partition Manager using a cardreader when i get home.
Is the order of the partitions important?
Cheers SQ
Solved it. Proved to be a defective sdcard. Probably some bad blocks or something.
All good

less than 8gb

Hi good morning people, today after I install urukdroid in my 101it table i notice that i have less than 8gb in my internal memory and in my sd card in both (5.99gb ) how i fix this ? i need some help .
thanks cubocik
cubocik said:
Hi good morning people, today after I install urukdroid in my 101it table i notice that i have less than 8gb in my internal memory and in my sd card in both (5.99gb ) how i fix this ? i need some help .
thanks cubocik
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Its important to note that you never have the full '8GB' as with all memory when manufactures state a size it is using 1000MB = 1GB when this is infact wrong as its 1024MB = 1GB so this would lower the memory a little as computer software reads memory in the correct way.
@cubocik:
As Uruk needs 500MB for the OS and under normal installation 1GB for Data, you have to live with less memory.

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