Hi folks, my first post here so be gentle!
I received a new MDA Compact yesterday and have been playing with it today, loading on my favourite PPC apps (I'm hoping this will replace my trusty iPAQ h2210). However, I've had a few problems along the way.
Is it normal to see a soft reset if you insert or remove an SD card while the MDA is on? Somehow I think not but I can live with turning it off whenever I need to swap SD cards.
Can anyone tell me if this is normal behaviour for a Magician or specifically an MDA compact?
Please? :?
It's not with mine.
Mmmm, didn't think so. Will do some more experimentation with different cards and applications.
Thanks for the reply!
Mine also never soft reset when you insert or take out the SD card.
I no need to turn off the o2 mini first in order to take or insert the SD card. If o2 mini off, when I take out or insert the SD card, o2 mini turn on itself.
Regards,
Arto
I think because one of the application you use give the soft reset, I had also face the same problem with software which is not suitable with wm2003se.
Same as @artosoft said,
If the device is off while removing / inserting the card, it switches on by itself. But my device never rebooted .
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Hello,
When I insert a SD Card in my MDA Compact, the device wake up... Is it a way to change that (registry , ...)
Thanks in advance.
Largo
i think (not 100% sure) all pocket pcs react this way. when you insert or remove a card (memory, io, or combo) they wake up.
Not true. I owned multiple PPC's the last few years. Not all PPC's react the same way. My Tosh e800 has both, SD and compactflash, it only wakes up on compactflash, and it doesn't on SD. Perhaps there's a way, buy I doubt it. I think it's a hardware issue.
Heimiko is right. My XDA1 didn't wake up on inserting or removing a card from the SD slot, my MDA Compact does.
sorry for the hasty conclusion the last few pocket pcs i owned does this all the time (compaq ipaq h3870, hp ipaq h2210, and the imate JAM) maybe it is hardware dependent :lol:
Today I noticed that the 2GB SD card in my Wizard is not being detected at all. So I tried re-flashing it, and there was no change.
On the About screen, it says "Expansion slot: In use", I'm not sure if this refers to the SD card slot or not. In the Memory screen, it says that there is no SD card installed. If the backlight is off, and I put the SD card in, the backlight will suddenly turn on.
Unfortunately, I don't have a miniSD card reader to see if my computer can pick it up. But is there anything I could try to get the Wizard to read the SD card, before I go out and buy a new one?
did you figure this out? i have the same issue
miniSD card woes
Fellas,
Since one of you mentioned that you don't have an external miniSD reader for your PC, I would recommend trying out Pocket Mechanic Professional. This PPC software will diagnose/format your miniSD cards in your phone.
One very important notice...make sure that your phone doesn't go to sleep while Pocket Mechanic Pro is formatting your miniSD card. If this happens, then the only way to revive your miniSD card would be to format it using your PC...trust me, I learned the hard way.
By the way...this software is not freeware, but I believe you can use the trial for 30 days or so.
Good luck!
Here is the link:
http://classic.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?associateid=373&id=12178
Same Problem
I had the same problem, my 2gb sandisk would not read on my cingular 8125 OR my computer... So I called Sandisk and told them what was going on. They ask you to do a ton of different things with you computer and your phone... At the end of it all they said they would send me a new one. I was very excited because I did not register it and I did not have any of the paper work. They have a kick butt customer service hot line
Same Prob. part 2
I forgot to add once I got the new card everything worked just fine.
Hello guys, i've just bought a vodafone v1605 Hermes, after having a bit of fun with it i've bought a microSDHD 4GB cause i wished to install TomTom...
I've inserted it, and after going on settings/memory or file explorer, i couldn't see the extended memory =(
I've tried shutting down the device and turning it back on... but nothing to do... (i've also tried to remove and insert it several times)
After that i've tested it with the adaptor on my PC and it works! =/
Strange thing...
Than i remembered that somewhere someone was talking about the fact that it's needed WM6 to see microSDHD on the device, so i've installed blacksatin, last radio version and last spl but nothing to do... my device can't see the SD card... =(
Now i'm guessing if it may be possible that my device microSD reader is broken... but i really hope not!
Has someone else had this issue?
Is there something i forgot to do? some setting, or something to flash on the device?
Just to assure that it isn't a microSD reader problem, today i'm going to buy a microSD 256mb, let's hope it will see the extended memory card..
All suggestions are appreciated... Thanks!
I had a similar problem after first buying a micro sd. The cause is from pushing it too far in. The hermes micro sd slot is deeper than the sd card is supposed to be put in (by about 1mm). If you insert it until around half a mm is still pertruding it should be ok.
Thanks for the suggestion OdeeanRDeathshead i've tried also this solution... but nothing to do... =(
Just for curiosity, when i insert the microSD and i'm in memory page, should i see it immediatly if the device recognize it? or i've to reboot or "reload" the page?
Ty!
Ok, yesterday afternoon i went to buy a new microSD 1Gb (great offer, i've paid it 13 euros for a promotion) and it works without any problem... so now i really can't understand why the device can't read the 4Gb...
It is an orginal SanDisk MicroSDHC 4Gb... =/
My only doubt is that the device can't recognize this high capacity SD... =(
Am sure I read elsewhere that you need to format the card in a PC card reader (SDHC capable) and then put it in the phone and format again - or something like that.
crazyC said:
Am sure I read elsewhere that you need to format the card in a PC card reader (SDHC capable) and then put it in the phone and format again - or something like that.
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at this point i think that this is the missing passage...
i'll try this soon and report...
thanks crazyC!
MicroSDHC cards are not compatible with some WM5 ROMS. What ROM are you using?
Hello.
I have a problem with my Qtek 9100. One day I was listening music on my phone when it suddenly turns off. I thought it was odd so I tried too update the library but nothing happen.
So I looked at Start/Settings/System/Memory/Storage card.
And all that was writhen there was - Total storage card memory: Not installed
I already tried too update the ROM to get new storage card drivers, but it did´t work.
So I beg you guys, help me.
P.S. I’m not so good in English, but I hope you understand me
It's more likely the card than the phone or the drivers. If you have a card reader for your PC then try reformatting it and see if that works. If you don't have a card reader, sticking the card in a digital camera and using it to format the card will probably work also.
Thanks for the quick respond.
//Olif
I think the key to my problem is that the storage card is broken.
I´m will buy a new one tomorow and see if it works.
//Olif
I Need some help guys, I got some problem as my trinity (WM 6) can not recognize my Mini SD 2gb anymore. I've inserted into trinity mini sd slot, but trinity did not recognized my mini sd. FYI, I've been using this Mini SD on trinity for almost 7 months, and it works great until yesterday.
Unfortunately, now i can not use my mini SD as trinity did not recognized as a storage or external memory. I've been tested if my mini SD was broken. I've inserted the same mini SD into my laptop's memory reader, surprisingly this mini SD was recognized by laptop and was normal
So the problem is on my trinity, what happened here guys as this problem was suddenly happened on trinity ? and what is the best solution for this problem
Thanks,
Tony
been a lot of talk about this over the forum do a search for more info.
but Iv had it happen to me over the last few days, on a 2gig card that came with the phone and a 8gig hc card.
I just kept taking it in and out and each time its come back on.
thats not to say it will work for you as it could be some other reason your card is not working.
I think that some times the card just does not sit right or the phone needs a reset to see the card again do a soft reset may help if its just the phone loosing sight of the card.
hope you get it sorted.