I have previously had problems with the MD drive which I've learned to live with. However now I have SD problems.
I installed WMStorage to access my SD and MD from my PC. When I deactivated it, my SD card was invisible on my Ameo. i did a soft-reset and now the 2GB SD card is only recognised as 1GB. I have tried reformatting in the Ameo and on the PC. Still it stays at 1GB.
My card is a Corsair 2GB card.
Ideas?????
I also had a corrupt mini sd card... I have a sandisk 2gb mini sd and I have copied TomTom from the original (supplied) minisd onto the 2gb card and have added a few programs and films. I was happily using TomTom in the car when it stopped working...I removed the card and reinserted (which I had done on a previous occasion and it restarted TomTom ok) This time no luck...When I got home I tried to get all my information off the card using the card reader on my laptop.... It showed the correct amount of data on the card but showed only a few TomTom files nothing else....I couldn't copy anything from the card onto the pc.... I tried to format the card in the laptop but it wouldn't format..... I put the card back into the Ameo and did a low level format using pocket mechanic ok..... Then I recopied (using the laptop) all the TomTom files again and a few programs but not any films.... So far all is good...I suspect that I had left too little space on the card, which is why it locked up!! I may be wrong here...all input welcomed
Tim
I tried low level formatting - it didn't work. Decided in the end to take the card back to the shop (as fortuntaley i didn;t byuy this one from ebay). will see if it happens again. Unlikely to be a dodgy chip, though???
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Hi,
I have a problem in recognizing my Transcend 2 GB SD-Card.
During operation the MDA Pro "looses" my storage card. I do not need to move the MDA. It also happens when it is on the table.
When I eject the card and put it in again it is recognized again.
Do you have a suggestion what this can be?
Mike
****, I just ordered the same card two days ago. Should arrive today or tomorrow. I let you know what happens.
Unless your card is faulty, try reformatting the card (I know you don't usually have to do this staight out of the box). I have had this problem before, but on the i-mate jam and it would read the card in my PC, but not my LapTop, which has a dedicated SD slot. Go figure. Tried formatting to FAT and FAT32, but I think it doesn't make too much of a difference. For me it came down to the type of SD card being used!
My 1GB Scandisk card works flawlessly and quickly wherever I put it, but my 2GB Scandisk SD Ultra II only works in my PC and transfer rate seems noticeably slower. :?
I already formatted the SD-Card. I also tried Low Level Format with
Pocket Mechanic.
I haven´t found failures with a r/w test. On the PC there are no problems.
Mike
Send it back! :evil:
Send it back! :evil:
Having 2GB MMC works fine with me... Thank God.. was worried
I have the same problem with the Transcend 2GB card. When syncing Avantgo to the card I get a "write teimeout" error. The card is still there when I look at it with the explorer.
2GB SD card
I have no problems with a 2GB Sandisk SD card.
I bought an Integral 2GB High Speed SD card. Initially, my JASJAR refused to recognise the card as anything more than 128 MB. I tried formatting it with Pocket Mechanic (Low level and normal format) - still 128MB. My notebook (with a built-in SD card reader) also saw it a 128 MB. My EPSON card reader did not recognise it at all.
After finding a post on a forum through Google, I found out that the iMate JAM apparently creates a new partition on the 2GB card, and that it was a known problem (for the JAM).
Using Partition Magic, we saw that it in fact created three partitions (128 MB, 1GB and the remainder, but we could not format or use the other).
My husband got the brilliant idea to put the card in my Nikon CoolPix, which told us that the card was not formatted. He told the camera to format it, which worked -- I can now use the card as 2GB in both my JASJAR and my laptop.
I hope this helps somebody ...
Re: 2GB SD card
paulrousseau said:
I have no problems with a 2GB Sandisk SD card.
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Which type?
THX!
Got no probs on my scandisc ultraII card on jasjar either, but my laptop won't recognise it! :?
Good thing I have a PC too! :lol:
No problems with my UltraII card either...
I always format my cards with my PC or Laptop before using them, and it's always been fine in PPC, PC, and Laptop.
My MDA has stoped seeing my memory card. I have a 2gb Moby Memory card. Is there a seting to turn it on. My laptop has no problem with the card.
Did you try to reformat it on your laptop? format it with the FAT file system and get yourself a trial copy of pocket mechanic, you can get it from handango, and reformat it with the tools in that program. I experienced the same thing with my sd card, and after formating it the first time on my pc it still wouldn't recognize it, I then formatted it with FAT filesystem instead of FAT32 and my MDA recognized it, hope this fixes your predicament also.
Try formatting it with a different unit. I used my digital camera to format the miniSD, ofcourse I used an adapter to make it SD. I also lost my miniSD during the first two days I got it. I have a Patriot 1gb miniSD, comes with an adapter for SD.
Try formatting it with a different unit. I used my digital camera to format the miniSD, ofcourse I used an adapter to make it SD. I also lost my miniSD during the first two days I got it. I have a Patriot 1gb miniSD, comes with an adapter for SD.
I had the same Problem.
This is a known bug. Paste a sticker to make it thicker on the sd-card.
When I formated using my camera, it reduced the memory gown to 1gb. That still did not work until i used a bit of selotape to make the card thicker did it work. Thank for all your help.
Hi All,
I have had numerous problems with my 2GB card such as files and directories disappearing; files showing up on Windows when I plug my SD card in, but not on the PPC.
Anyone know the cause of these issues? Is anyone else experiencing the same problem? I don't think it's the new high speed format card either. It's a corsair brand.
Thanks
Raeldor said:
Hi All,
I have had numerous problems with my 2GB card such as files and directories disappearing; files showing up on Windows when I plug my SD card in, but not on the PPC.
Anyone know the cause of these issues? Is anyone else experiencing the same problem? I don't think it's the new high speed format card either. It's a corsair brand.
Thanks
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I have the same problem. its a known issue in the trinity. no solution yet.
waiting for a rom to fix that..
I have no problems with files and directories disappearing and I'm using sandisk 2GB mini sd. It seems like sandisk 2gb doesnt have any problems in TomTom either.
Also using a 2GB Sandisk and no problems whatsoever with any rom version.
No problem with my Sandisk 2G MiniSD too!
Sometimes my phone do not detect the card when it was inserted, but no problem when I insert again. It won't "mssing" or lost data as long as it was regonized.
I think it may related to the brand.
my 2gb minisd corsair card became unreadable yesterday and my phone asked to format it. ( after the phone format i only have 1Gb free space. does anyone knows how to format this card with my phone as a 2gb card, because it seems that my phone format it as a 1gb card?
My 2GB sandisk is working OK too. I think make sure the mini sd card is not a high speed one. Mine is x66
yaz00us said:
my 2gb minisd corsair card became unreadable yesterday and my phone asked to format it. ( after the phone format i only have 1Gb free space. does anyone knows how to format this card with my phone as a 2gb card, because it seems that my phone format it as a 1gb card?
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Try reformatting with your desktop PC using a card reader.
Have no problem with my 4GB miniSD card at all - everything present and running
dabs1 said:
Have no problem with my 4GB miniSD card at all - everything present and running
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Which Brand do you have?
I have a Kingston 2GB card, and it works great, except Media Player seems to screw things up. There are about 1GB of songs on it, and when Media Player creates the library, it creates a hidden folder on the card called MSMETADATA. Inside the folder it creates some kind of MediaLibrary file, which appears to get corrupted. When it does, trying to play anything from the storage card's library results in a media player error. But deleting that folder and running an Update Library works fine. Selecting a song to play directly also works.
The first time this happened, I couldn't figure out what was going on, and a hard reset didn't fix it. Sticking the card into my PC's media card reader showed me the hidden folder, since I didn't have "Show All Files" turned on on the device. It's happened a couple of times since then. But now that I know what's going on, it's a quick fix. I think removing the card might be what messes it up.
-John
Well, my Sandisk Ultra 2GB was fine until sometime in last couple of weeks.
Now it does not appear at all desipte multiple reinsertions. Need to but another adaptor before I can test in reader. But nothing changed on Trinity - now new apps installed, card never removed from slot - just vanished (not unrecognised - no prompts to format it - it just isn't there).
Any thoughts?
running Dopod ROM on HTC BTW
Mark One said:
Well, my Sandisk Ultra 2GB was fine until sometime in last couple of weeks.
Now it does not appear at all desipte multiple reinsertions. Need to but another adaptor before I can test in reader. But nothing changed on Trinity - now new apps installed, card never removed from slot - just vanished (not unrecognised - no prompts to format it - it just isn't there).
Any thoughts?
running Dopod ROM on HTC BTW
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Hmmm, very strange, I'm sure you tried soft reset. If it works in card reader, I guess you can copy everyting off of it and reformat it, maybe that will help. All this card disappearing stuff with the Trinity is very strange, it never happended with my 4gb SD in my Prophet in over a year. Mind you, I haven't had any problems with my current 4gb mini SD either but it hasn't been that long yet.
Good luck.
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Which Brand do you have?
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OEM card from MobyMemory.com
standard sandisk 2gb seem very reliable, maybe its the high speed ones that cause problems, i ordered 2gb ultra2 & had major problems, ie not detecting & when did it wanted to format then giving me only 968mb,
my 2gb (standard) sandisk works flawlessly
Thought I'd post this FYI.
A couple of weeks ago my SD card (Sandisk Ultra II 2GB) disappeared. Just vanished from the device - no prompts to format - just like it wasn't there.
Just looked at it in a card reader and it's OK but these directories have been corrupted (presumably bu Trinity):
raster
resource
system
I don't know what created these directories or whether they relate to an app but the have been corrupted. The raster directory is showing a size of 274GB under windows for example.
Reformatted card under windows & all is well again.
Mark One said:
Thought I'd post this FYI.
A couple of weeks ago my SD card (Sandisk Ultra II 2GB) disappeared. Just vanished from the device - no prompts to format - just like it wasn't there.
Just looked at it in a card reader and it's OK but these directories have been corrupted (presumably bu Trinity):
raster
resource
system
I don't know what created these directories or whether they relate to an app but the have been corrupted. The raster directory is showing a size of 274GB under windows for example.
Reformatted card under windows & all is well again.
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i also have a 2gb mini sd for said device (the spvm700 on orange uk) and apparently after a call to orange the device can only support a maximum of 1gb memory card!
That sucks - damned if I'm going out to buy another mini SD card to add to a collection that starts with Compact Flash and runs through everything in between to Micro SD (including a short and tarnished flurtation with Memory Stick). I mean what CAN you do with a 32MB Smart Media card these days (what could you ever?).
Going to stick with this 2GB & if it comes down to it reformat and copy back the contents again. Isn't too painful but wish the 1GB limit was mentioned on the tin (along with the self destructing paint job for that matter).
Still a great device & at least there is no fluff under the screen
Had the same problem my 2 GB transcend card shows a directory garbage - format it in the cardreader and after that it shows only 1 GB, got 2 GB back with the panasonic formatter, all pc tools and ppc format tools stuck
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/sd_formatter.html
I dont think there is a 1GIG limit.
I have a 2GIG card and it works fine. The only problem I do have is when I take out the card to directly transfer files to my main computer.
When I re-insert the card into my phone it disappears. The only thing that seems to work is to reset the phone.
I now never touch my SD card, if I ever wish to transfer stuff then I'll always use the usb sync cable (or could use bluetooth but this is much slower).
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.