No,Its just happend again about the 5th time now where its just completely or partly wiped my 1gig lexar sd card,its a good job i backed up but it shouldent keep doing this,What do u guys think could be the problem?
This is the only thing i dont like about the jam everything else is great this would probably be a reason for mr selling it and getting rid as its happening too often,Do you think it could be imates rom as ive thought about updating to qteks 1.11 or software or hardware fault (sd) any ideas would be great,It just stops this phone from being perfect for me
Same thing is happening with me. also 1 GB A-Data Sd-card
frustrating......
never happened with 128MB card before....
anyone has any cure????
happend to me in my 512MB card... but it happened when i installed a program called RSS Feeder or something like that... everything was gone from the card except for a 2 folders which had many sub-folders....... and found a file which i couldn't delete and the size of that file was about 1.9GB yes GB not MB and had weird characters in the name... it was weird
that's scary as it happened to me once but I thought it was a fluke. This means that I have to fine a place to back it up.
Who Has Pocket Mechanic Installed? i beleieve it might be the reason. check out pleasE!
i don't have it on my jam
Same thing happens to me after transfering large files using my card reader. As soon as I insert my 1Gb SD card back in my s100 the file names juble up and I can't view the contents of the folder.
This happened even before i installed pocket Mechanic.
Transfering the same files through activesync does not seem to make the problem.
I have it installed. It aint the problem.
Happend 3 times on old Rom versions..
never happend on Anasky Patched Qtek FI 1.11 .. .. .. yet..
I use a the Blue SD 1GB SanDisk card.
Keep the SD backed up on the PC have been a must after all wipes.. scary thing.
Hope its gone.. If not.. Ill get another SD card and try that out..
Anyone "Heavy SD User" here, that uses another brand and never experience this??
Please share what card U uses..
Best Regards Carlis
Hmm, I using Lexar SD 1 Gb in my O2 mini, and quite heavy user since have mini (small internal memory). I store my games, video, Mp3 and document files. Before in mini (i bought mini in February), i used in my XDA II, So far no problem.
Tips : analyst and defrag when needed using sd card reader.
I had this problem too
Hi,
I had the same problem using a blue 1GB SD card from Sandisk together with an IPAQ 4150. The problem was hard to track down. I had the feeling that it happened when I tranfered large files with my card reader and when the card is almost full.
I even contacted HP support but they did not have any other reports like this.
I then ordered another card reader (the oval one from Retec) because I suspected thr card reader to be the one to blame. it happened again with the new card reader.
The file names were all scrambled and the explorer showed files larger than the card was. Some of them could not even be deleted.
I finally bought another card reader (Hama USB 2.0 Card Reader 9in1 Part no. 47100). This fixed all problems I had with the IPAQ / 1GB sandisk combination.
I have switched to an MDA compact a few days ago and I hope that the problem that you are experiencing is related to your card reader.
I am almost certain it is.
Is there anyone having this problem who has never used the SD card in a card ready - I think not.
Try this registry patch
I did it & now I no longer suffer any SD card wipping 8)
Great thanks alot ill give it a try,did u make the patch?
No, its just a .reg file, you can run it using Resco Explorer 2003 or any other programs, or even you can enter the registry keys manually..
ezzkht, thanks!!!
what does it actually do?
Referring to what spadb said in the past forums, there is no key referring to FAT file system for the SD Card, which both the XDA I & XDA II have.
So, this registry hack will add the reference to these DLLs (which really reside in the Windows folder, but not referenced by anything!)
Plz refer to this post for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=7230
All the thanks go to spadb, not me!! I just made this registry file out of what he'd discovered. :wink:
thanks man
no problem dude,,, I hope this file will solve the SD wipping problem
If anyone has lost his data, I can help to get this data back again using undelete..
Ive just been having this problem recently and applied the reg fix, only the first key, is this enough and do I also need to format my sd card with the FAT32 instead of FAT16? Many thanks
The most important keys are:
"BlockTransferSize"=dword:00000028
"FSD"="FATFSD.DLL"
But i recommend to add the whole keys.
Use Resco Explorer 2003 (even the trial version works)
With a single clic, you will have this key imported.
CHEEEEEEEEEEEERS 8)
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bought a new 512mb Kingston Mini sd card . I cannot seem to transfer anything to it. Both my PC and the Wizard `see' the card and register the correct size but I cannot transfer anything to it. Any help appreciated. I read somewhere you need to format a new card on the wizard ??? how do I do this
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you can use StorageTools
Hi Pat thanks for the reply.
What is the executable file you suggest ? is it for using on my PC or the wizard? whats the method ?cheers
its the desktop instalation of storage tools.
http://www.softwinter.com/storagetools.html
download link - http://www.softwinter.com/download.html
Its just pat hotlinked the exe file
yes, sorry. My post could have been a bit more explicit. By the way, what do you mean when you say you can't transfer anything to your card?
Is it just using ActiveSync or did you try your card on your PC with a card reader? If you do have a card reader then you don't really need storagetools . Just format it on your PC and it should be allright.
Another solution is to get WM5Storage (see this post) It will turn your Wizard into a USB drive so that you can copy files without the hassle of activesync or play music files on the card from the desktop, and since it will be seen as a usb drive...format it!
The guy who came up with WM5storage is a genius, I had been looking for this kinf of software ever since I had my fisrt smartphone years ago
Good luck
Hi Pat thanks thats brilliant.
I use a USB reader for the card but it is placed into a SD holder first because my 7:1 PC reader doesn't accept mini SD .
I can see the card and it registers the correct size 512Mb It seems to be accepting drag n drop in explorer and I can see the burn led writing to the card.
When I put it in the wizard it registers the card and offers to find the files so far so good. It then sees the files and transfers them to `libray'?but they don't show up in either the wizard's explorer or win media ?
well that was an interesting 15 minutes :shock:
Clicked on the link Danny gave and got a lockup followed by a BSOD from which the only escape was pull the power lead and reboot. I would advise anyone to treat with caution.
Hello again peanut!
You mean that just by clicking on a the link you got a BSOD? Amazing!
Back to your SD Card, have you tried 3rd party file explorer such as gsfinder (my favorite) or resco explorer to see if they access your card properly? And also try TCMP instead of WMP. For one, it's much better anyway and I've read somewhere (here I guess) that some people had trouble getting WMP to "see" their media files on the SD. Anyway, I guess it would be a good idea to reformat you card in either FAT32 or FAT16 with 512 bytes cluster so as to waste the minimum amount of storage
It may be related to a prolem I have periodically with firefox not loading . Ithink zone alarm is involved as well so I may need to re-install the lot
thanks for the suggestion about TCMP and yes I'll try a fresh format see what happens cheers
The link in my post was found by right clicking Pat12's link and looking at the URL.
All the links are from the same website and i seriously doubt anything is wrong with any of them, check your firewall as it can interupt file transfers and cause things to hang.
My mini sd card and my friends weren't working for banana's. untill i formatted them on the pc unsing a card reader. now they work fine.
never found out why the cards weren't correctly formatted to start with, guess i'm not bothered as they work great. they were also kingstons
thanks for your input RJ webb I'll try a re-format.
Danny your link is fine it was probably my zone alrm plus the drive had gone to sleep lol no blame mate just thanks for your help
Is it a branded card, where did you get it from?
I bought a 2gb unbranded one and it sometimes doesn't show up in the device, and sometimes corrupts the data on the card - so I assume its faulty/dodgy.
I've ordered a sandisk one to replace it with, hope that one works better.
Hi Scotland its a Kingston card I bought off ebay. Probably a crap card knowing my luck. I'll try re-formatting it on another computer maybe that will help.
peanut said:
bought a new 512mb Kingston Mini sd card . I cannot seem to transfer anything to it. Both my PC and the Wizard `see' the card and register the correct size but I cannot transfer anything to it. Any help appreciated. I read somewhere you need to format a new card on the wizard ??? how do I do this
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I hate to ask the obvious, but is it locked with the little switch?
ha ha not so obvious actually because it was at first before I noticed it had a lock the other day. Thanks for the suggestion
Ok, I don't know what is going on but my device pics up and uses my storage card fine. However, my WMP wont' read the card and when I try to "update" the library with update library function it goes almost the whole way and gets stuck when it says adding files.
Anyone have this problem??/
errrrrrr
do you guys use a better player with sync capabilities and what have you? thanks in advance.
Go to your storage card. delete the folder MSMETADATA and then load WMP and try to update the library again. It should work now.
wow, you are my genius for the day... THANKS...
whoahooo... I have another question but I am going to post the thread over here. I know the rules are a bit different but I love my music and I am trying to set up the sync for this phone... could I pm you or link you to the other thread I am starting...
@rene_canlas: this one is bugging me as well! i'll give it a shot the next time WMP10 doesn't see my card again [just did a hard reset and formatted my microSD cause of this].
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@rene_canlas: this one is bugging me as well! i'll give it a shot the next time WMP10 doesn't see my card again [just did a hard reset and formatted my microSD cause of this].
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yea, why does it do this... how does this happen?
I've owned 3 WM5 PPCs before the TyTN and didn't encounter this problem
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dopod 838 + 1Gb SanDisk miniSD = no problem
hp iPAQ rw6828 + 1Gb SanDisk miniSD = no problem
O2 XDA Exec + 4Gb Transcend SD = no problem
HTC TyTN + 1Gb Transcend microSD = problem
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I was starting to think that maybe my microSD card was defective but I guess I'm not the only one.
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I was starting to think that maybe my microSD card was defective but I guess I'm not the only one.
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This is microSD card issue.
I had HTC Apache (PPC6700) with miniSD - no problem
I had Hermes with microSD 1GB SanDisk - problem
I have Hermes with microSD 2GB SanDisk - problem
AFAIR problem is with microSD card and it's Digital Rights Management.
My problem happens when I switch SimCards, new SIM card and WMP does not see nothing on microSD.
Similar problem I had with coping data (GPS maps) via card reader/writer - problems accured, via ActiveSync - no problem. Difference was in speed.
I have this problem quite frequently every week or so, really annoying. Using 2GB Sandisk card.
my TyTN had this problem, after browsing the memory card, the "MSMETADATA " folder was 32gb big...on a 2GB card? WTF????
the files inside the folder had foreign symbols on and stuff...and wouldnt delete with the normal "press the "delete" key button.."
i couldnt delete it, so i have to copy everyhting to computer, and then format the card! and after then its worked fine
bit crazy! also other media players struggled to add media files and the phone locked up...
So is it something wrong with the TyTN or is there something wrong with microSD cards in general
I had a similar problem; I put the MicroSD card in Windows and ran chkdsk /r on the MicroSD card which then said it found files, converted the lost chains to files. I then was able to delete the new "lost chains" and the original folder. I also have the SanDisk 1gb/2gb cards. I guess sometimes the card gets sort of dislodged maybe and that is what wacks it out?
christian15213 said:
Ok, I don't know what is going on but my device pics up and uses my storage card fine. However, my WMP wont' read the card and when I try to "update" the library with update library function it goes almost the whole way and gets stuck when it says adding files.
Anyone have this problem??/
errrrrrr
do you guys use a better player with sync capabilities and what have you? thanks in advance.
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I have had the same problem on my TyTN since June. The work about is only a temporary solution.
I contacted HTC Europe and they advised me that they were are aware of the problem and that it would be corrected in a future update. Have updated but still have the problem.
I have noticed that the file MSMETADATA is not present on the storage cards on the latest phones. So I will take mine in to be repaired.
I suggest you do the same.
I don't know this for a fact but i have read that it is a problem with sandisk cards only...anyone know if this is true. I had it and i have a 1gb sandisk.
Hi, I'm having problems with the 2Gb Dane-Elec mini SD card in the Trinity (original; did not flash it or something...)
The card just cannot be accessed after a while, or after I run a program off it. For example: I have TomTom Navigator maps stored on it. When I run TomTom, All works fine, but when I close TomTom, the card cannot be accessed anymore. In the explorer, the folder list is all garbled and shows strange symbols. When I remove the card and re-insert it, all works ok again. So, after I do something with the card, I have to remove it and re-insert it in order to get it working again.
When I then re-insert the card, it shows up in the Explorer with the name "StorageCard2", because apparently when the card cannot be found, a folder called "StorageCard" is created on the device.
I'm trying to figure out if this is caused by the storagecard being faulty, or perhaps an error / incompatibility in the device.
Any ideas? many thanks in advance!
Technative said:
Hi, I'm having problems with the 2Gb Dane-Elec mini SD card in the Trinity (original; did not flash it or something...)
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It seems that the Trinity has this problem with some memory brands more than others. I have a 2GB sandisk and I don't have this problem. Another possibility is that problems lie in how the memory card is used: I use the card only to store music and other documents, but I don't have programs installed in the card.... maybe that's the reason why I am spared this problem?
I'm having the same issues with a TakeMS 2GB mini sd card. I've tried different formats (FAT16, FAT32) with no success. I sent an email to HTC and they told me they didn't know of any incompatibility problems with mini SDs.
same here in greece with mini sd 2gp sandisk and take ms !!! only 1 gb work perfect
Same problem with TakeMS 2Gb miniSD. Works fine on my girlfriend's nokia N80.
Technative said:
Hi, I'm having problems with the 2Gb Dane-Elec mini SD card in the Trinity (original; did not flash it or something...)
The card just cannot be accessed after a while, or after I run a program off it. For example: I have TomTom Navigator maps stored on it. When I run TomTom, All works fine, but when I close TomTom, the card cannot be accessed anymore. In the explorer, the folder list is all garbled and shows strange symbols. When I remove the card and re-insert it, all works ok again. So, after I do something with the card, I have to remove it and re-insert it in order to get it working again.
When I then re-insert the card, it shows up in the Explorer with the name "StorageCard2" , because apparently when the card cannot be found, a folder called "StorageCard" is created on the device.
I'm trying to figure out if this is caused by the storagecard being faulty, or perhaps an error / incompatibility in the device.
Any ideas? many thanks in advance!
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You've probably already tried, but formatting the card with XP with a card reader in FAT 32 might help.
Mine is starting to have the same problem too! I have a Kingmax 2gb minid-sd card. However. I didn't see any problems like this until a few days after I flashed to the new gps rom. A soft reset will bring everything back for me.
My SanDisk UltraII 2Gb works perfectly so far, both in FAT32 as in good ol' FAT format.
I don't think this is a card compatibility problem, more likely a bug in the OS somewhere or a conflict with some program. I have an SanDisk UltraII card like oVan (don't smile too long oVan ). Everything was fine for two weeks and then I experienced the problem, only the card got corrupted. I did a hardboot and reinstall and it seems to be fine for now.
It did happen after I did a restore created by SPB Backup (latest version). I noticed after the restore some things weren't as they should be. Not sure if it caused the problem or if it was just coincidence.
I think it would be helpful in figuring this out if people posted their Rom versions in case it is a bug in one of the roms, no?
Mine is
Rom: 1.15.405.5 10/23/06
Radio: 1.20.00.11
ExtRom: 1.15.405.101
shoey5 said:
It did happen after I did a restore created by SPB Backup (latest version). I noticed after the restore some things weren't as they should be. Not sure if it caused the problem or if it was just coincidence.
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Garsp...
'hope this is only a coincidence
Same problem here... and i am using a 2gb sandisk minisd card... occasionally I won't be able to see my files... and it will sometime give me weired characters when i open in the explorer... a soft-reset will bring it back to life again, but this is very annoying.... I was thinking that there is a problem with the card or with the brand and was thinking about buying a new card.... but now after reading this thread it looks more like a problem with the device itself
mo7al said:
Same problem here... and i am using a 2gb sandisk minisd card... occasionally I won't be able to see my files... and it will sometime give me weired characters when i open in the explorer... a soft-reset will bring it back to life again, but this is very annoying.... I was thinking that there is a problem with the card or with the brand and was thinking about buying a new card.... but now after reading this thread it looks more like a problem with the device itself
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I remember the Magician had a similar problem with the SD card until finally a ROM upgrade became available that would fix the problem.
Early adopters have all the fun
Same with Kingston 2GB
Same here with the Kingston 2GB card. Happened to me both before and after the ROM upgrade. A soft-reset (or ejecting/reinserting the card) fixes it, but it's quite annoying!
Lee
I have the same problem with 2 GB Kingston MiniSD.
But I also have a 512 MB MiniSD with this feature.
I sent an email to HTC pointing to this thread and received the following reply:
Hello
We have now been made aware of an issue similar to this that you describe.
We are currently testing and investigating this issue and hope to have a resolution shortly.
Thank you for your enquiry, Should you have any other problem, please do not hesitate to call us. Your Local number can be found at http://www.europe.htc.com/support/cs_by_phone.html
Best regards,
HTC Support
[email protected]
http://www.htc.com
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Great. I hope we hear back soon. I'm using Kingmax 2gb sd and it seems to only happen after I upgraded the ROM. I used it for 3 weeks without a hitch before that.
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I sent an email to HTC pointing to this thread and received the following reply:
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Thanks for escalating Jorgerib!
Can't wait to see what they do with the info...
I have some new information regarding this issue.
I formatted my Kingston MiniSD with another PC and so far so good.
When I used the phone or my home desktop to format I keep getting this problem 4-5 times / day.
But 2 days ago I reformatted my MiniSD with a laptop and since then everything OK.
Maybe you can try the same (try to format another memory reader) and we will see if it helps.
I've tried to reformat the card with a laptop, with a desktop pc (both with card readers) and in the device using storage tools with no success. The symptoms are similar to the ones reported by sdhc card owners. Does anyone made any progress with this?
I had an Apacer 2GB card and I had the same problems. I also first thought it was the card but now... Actually I'm afraid of buying a new card because I alread lost some great pictures/videos.
Not sure what has happened here as everything has been running fine. All I have done today is try and install that stupid connections database (which failed) and also the VGA fix so that I can run skyfire.
Now when I try and start either File Explorer or Total Commander they are taking ages and ages to start, like 5+mins!! Also when I try and connnect to the PC it sometimes freezes the phone or if I do connect it takes ages to transfer a file to the SD Card. For instance I tried to transfer 2 files, one 5kb and one 10kb it took like a minute to transfer.
Is there someway I can test if my SD card has gone tits up? Also will that SD card tuneup I have seen be worth installing?
Well I assume that their isn't any software that I can use to test my sd card then. Think I will use the 128mb micro card I have at home to test the 8GB card I have. If that doesn't work I think a hard reset is in order as its getting rediculous now. I can't use File Explorer or Total commander now
Run the VGAfix and start PocketMechanic. It's the best SD Card application for PPC i know. Including checkups, defragment, format, speed-up and a lot others.
But the PMechanic needs the VGAfix. Without that he will not work correctly on the HD.
could you just remove it from the mobile and see it operates normal without delay!
Thanks hazem77, I did as you suggested (not thinking today as you can tell!!!) and the phone is miles faster!!! File Explorer and Total Commander come up instantly showing the phones files. And the whole phone feels snappier.
Would a format of the SD card be worth a try or should I get a replacement? Also what do you guys use for installing things? All on the card or a mix of card and phone? I have been installing most things to the phone apart from hacks for say the battery icon etc.
I've just RMA'd the 8GB card that came with my touchHD. The 8GB was working fine, now its just not recognised in any of my devices. No other drama's just not able to browse to it, format it etc...
Luckly my old 2GB card has come to the rescue until I get a replacment from Expansys.
Hi Marco,
Did you have to send the broken 8GB card back? And I assume you will get an exact replacement, so another class 2 card? I am tempted to phone expansys and see if I can be cheaky and ask for a 16gb card with a bit knocked off for my defective 8GB one.
I have also been told to format the card from my pc, might try this first.
AFK_Matrix said:
Hi Marco,
Did you have to send the broken 8GB card back? And I assume you will get an exact replacement, so another class 2 card? I am tempted to phone expansys and see if I can be cheaky and ask for a 16gb card with a bit knocked off for my defective 8GB one.
I have also been told to format the card from my pc, might try this first.
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Hi, the 8GB card is sitting in my out tray here at work.. should be with Expansys within a day. No idea how long it will take for a replacement. I had heard Expansys were not the best in this department....?
I'm expecting a like for like replacement. As the 8GB was bundled by HTC not Expansys I didn't think I'd get much joy trying for a larger card with a little extra money.
vincent1 said:
Run the VGAfix and start PocketMechanic. It's the best SD Card application for PPC i know. Including checkups, defragment, format, speed-up and a lot others.
But the PMechanic needs the VGAfix. Without that he will not work correctly on the HD.
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Hi Vincent
Where Can I find the link to download this VGAfix, and also the link to the SD tuenup cab
Thks in advance
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Found them
Thks anyway
I had the same problem before. Just format the SD on the PC and it will work fine. copy all data on the SD to the PC and after you finish copy the same back, Any file that gives you error Skip it.
Hi Vincent
Where Can I find the link to download this VGAfix, and also the link to the SD tuenup cab
Thks in advance
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2915068&postcount=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2863330&postcount=1
And allow the following hint:
If you want to work/analyze with PocketMechanic (on) your SD card, don't install the Mechanic on the CARD!!!
Simple but easy to forget, mate
My SD card has no tits.
Hi,
I've read some posts regarding this issue but I was unable to find if there's already a definite solution to the memory card corruption on P3600.
Can anyone update me about that, please?
I have a 2 GB A-Data Super 80X mini SD that worked fine for 2 years since I bought this HTC. 2 months ago I sent it to warranty for exchange of the peeling covers and they also updated the WM5 ROM. After that I took some photos and used the card on the PC to save a few Tom-Tom updates and 2 weeks later Tom-Tom complained that it couldn’t find any voices. When I opened File Explorer there it was, the funny characters replaced a few folders. Before that I was using the first Portuguese official ROM that activated the GPS.
Tips and tricks I've already found around here:
To workaround the problem you can set the device to turn itself off after 1 minute in the power options, then let the device turn itself off instead of pressing the power button.
Install WM6 - Is this confirmed to solve the problem?
Memory performance tweaks-File system cache is too big, there could be some problems with your storage card, so decrease your file system cache - Is this confirmed to solve the problem forever?
As long as I copy files to/from the card using an external card reader (and not via active sync), I have no problems. - It is slower but if this works I can live with it.
Soft-reset - This didn't work for me.
Thats the one thing i hate about my trinity. I haven't got a card reader, so everything gets sent via activesync. Unfortunately anything above 15mb just crashes the card and i have to soft reset and hopefully delete the files on there.
The only solution i have found that (sometimes) works is transfering over wi-fi.
I have got a corruption problem as well. I installed a game that failed but after soft resetting i was left with files i couldn't delete, but i dont want to format yet as tomtom and other larger files can be tedious transfering over wifi.
I would like to know if there is a way to get rid of this without formatting, and why activesync crashes at 15mb
After installing a WM6.5 ROM and formating the card this problem never appeared again. The 2gb mini SD card is working as it should work without any extra tweaks or drivers.
But now I have a spare micro SDHC of 4gb and will buy a mini sd adapter to upgrade my 2gb card on trinity. I'll post my experience with the 4gb card after testing it exaustively.
For people that are having issues with the SD card on WM5, maybe its a good idea to try some alternate drivers like these:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=536713