SD card issues

[MaskedMarauder]

Has anyone else got issues with the use of SD cards in their Alpine derivitive?

Like the card not showing as being there when you try to write to it or explore the phone with file explorer or ActiveSync?

Perhaps videos on the card stop whilst watching them with a file error or the like?

Mine does with all 4 different makes of card I have tried and I am wondering if this is a common fault.

[Danny-B-]

Yep its a very common fault.
I think everyone has the same experiences. (Me included)

what version ROMs do you have ?

there is an upgrade available if yours is the origonal, the upgrade will help a bit.

have a look here ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=25801

But read to the Third page as "Pug" psted a more up to date package :)

[MaskedMarauder]

I am using Pug's Radio version 1.03 hybrid, but continue to suffer!

I have downloaded a SD Card benchmarking utility, my card is showing as 4.7x, but I don't know how that relates to manufacturers quoted speeds. It is either painfully slow or uses a different scale!

[bryan_suen]

Some ppl said the Transcend 512 SD works well on the 2i, just wonder if the 1 GB will work as good as the 512...

Any comment will be appreciated

[Dodger]

Does anyone know where to get the 4 GB SD-Cards cheapest?
And what branches are there?
A-Data and Pretec i know, but are there more?

[MaskedMarauder]

Some ppl said the Transcend 512 SD works well on the 2i, just wonder if the 1 GB will work as good as the 512...

Any comment will be appreciated

I bought a Transcend 256mb 80X card an my XDA IIi has worked flawlessly since with no lock-ups what-so-ever.

I can't speak for the 1mb though!

This seems to be a power issue, the Transcend cards are very low voltage and ampage. My old SanDisk card would fail every time a network function took place, and they are high power drains.

[xda2i]

I bought a OEM (white labelled) 1GB MMC and use it on my IIi. Everything is fine so far...

Is there any difference between MMC and SD in terms of IIi flaws?


:?:

[Danny-B-]

Only SD cards are supported by the XDA2i, although if you use the backpack addon i think you can use MMC, but not without the addon.

[seanrkelly]

Someone told me once that the IIi works best with a fast SD card like the Kingston Elite Pro. I changed to that and all my problems when away. TomTom5 stopped locking up as well.

[swapniljain]

Are there any other users who have used the Kingston Elite Pro SD Card. I have been looking around for a while, and the Kingston Elite Pro 1 GB / 512 MB seem to be a single layered card.

I also wanted to confirm that when using a Sandisk SD card, I am having lockup's. If I take the card out of the slot, the XDA2i begins to respond again. Though I must admit I havent tested it exhaustively.

[swapniljain]

Are there any other users who have used the Kingston Elite Pro SD Card. I have been looking around for a while, and the Kingston Elite Pro 1 GB / 512 MB seem to be a single layered card.

I also wanted to confirm that when using a Sandisk SD card, I am having lockup's. If I take the card out of the slot, the XDA2i begins to respond again. Though I must admit I havent tested it exhaustively.

[AlanJC]

Only SD cards are supported by the XDA2i, although if you use the backpack addon i think you can use MMC, but not without the addon.

You mean CF not MMC. SD and MMC both work in SD slots, but not vice versa.

CF type 2 is the slot on the VGA backpack.

[swapniljain]

I understand all SD cards work.. I was trying to find the compatability of the same with Tomtom Navigator 5. I understand from the earlier posts that a multi layer card causes lockups. The transcend 80X card works fine. I was inclined towards buying a Kingston Elite Pro and hence the question...

[swapniljain]

I have removed this message as it was posted twice by mistake

[zehave]

hiya all. . i'm recieving my Xda 2i in about an hour.. just wondering which SD memory works best.. i read a few posts and quite frankly being quite confused,, was about to order a scandisk SD 1 gb card.. but i read somewhere ppl saying this is bad??
is that true?
thanks..

[swapniljain]

The Sandisk is not the best one. I have one and it causes lockups being a multilayer card. The transcend 80x works fine ( what i gather from different forums ). The Kingston Elite Pro also has some very good feedback. I am purchasing a 1 gb Kingston elite pro today. Sandisk is a no no... [/quote]

[zehave]

Thanks m8...
Kingston elite pro huh? like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7550999880

[swapniljain]

Thanks m8...
Kingston elite pro huh? like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7550999880

I cannot browse Ebay at work so couldnt confirm. But you could find the card on this url:

http://www.epcbuyer.com/products.asp?recnumber=5761

Its around £44 on this site.

I tried to find a deal at ebay from home yesterday. They are around £39 and are being shipped from HongKong. I dont know when we will receive it. There could be excise + other charges. I am not sure.

[zehave]

hmm.. well on this guy whom is shipping from HK is selling it at 25 quid including shipping.. .trouble is i want it asap .. Heh... buying from him seems like 20 quid cheaper.. howeber have to wait for about 10 days or so.. . so he sez.. not to mention customs and duties.. ....
i just might shell out 44 quid then...

[swapniljain]

hmm.. well on this guy whom is shipping from HK is selling it at 25 quid including shipping.. .trouble is i want it asap .. Heh... buying from him seems like 20 quid cheaper.. howeber have to wait for about 10 days or so.. . so he sez.. not to mention customs and duties.. ....
i just might shell out 44 quid then...

Well you also avoided the same trap... I almost fell into. Though it says £12 (Card) + £13 for postage, but you didnt have a look at the mandatory insurance which stands at £13. In all its around £38 + Other expenses. Not to mention the pain of getting it from hongkong...

Good decision at last...

[swapniljain]

hmm.. well on this guy whom is shipping from HK is selling it at 25 quid including shipping.. .trouble is i want it asap .. Heh... buying from him seems like 20 quid cheaper.. howeber have to wait for about 10 days or so.. . so he sez.. not to mention customs and duties.. ....
i just might shell out 44 quid then...

I think you have not taken into account £13 mandatory insurance....

[MaskedMarauder]

And when it arrives it will most likely be a fake. A cheap usless card dressed up as the real deal.

[zehave]

Ouch! :oops:
i DID overlooked that insurance bit.. Bleh...
Real lucky .. thanks mate.. guess its safer paying alittle bit more extra huh? :o

[zehave]

OUCH!1 :oops:
i overlooked that insurance bit...
guess it's safer paying the little extra ...
atleast it gets here sooner... 8)

[zehave]

finally got my 512 gb kingston memory.. ( didn't have the cash for a 1gb one.. .damn phone bills.. . heh.. )
however on the phone only shows 471 mb of user memory on the SD card? :shock:
is this normal??
if is it.. i think i should had waited for a 1gb one.. ¬_¬

[DAz999]

I use a zynet 1gb SD card x68 (multi layer)and it only locks in TT 5.1 when I recieve a call, i just pop the SD in and out or turn BT GPS on and off and this fixes it. everything else works fine, video etc.

My friend has a Qtek 2020i and he has a Transcend 1gb 80x (single layer) and his works the same as mine.

I wish 02 and the like would pull their finger out, trying to blame SD cards is a bit rich as they work in plenty of other devices. I reckon it must be a design flaw in Alpine, but of course they wouldn't admit to that!

[lhpwz]

:lol: ohoh.
I come here.....

[Charlychar]

My friend has a Qtek 2020i and he has a Transcend 1gb 80x (single layer) and his works the same as mine.


Your friend's 2020i with a transcend 1Gb 80x has loccks? Please confirm this.

What SD of 1Gb is working well?

Thank you!

[DAz999]

I can confirm that his Transcend 1gb single layer does lock when receiving calls on his 2020i in TomTom 5.1, he also has a Bluetooth GPS Unit.

I have tried all the tricks on various forums, no joy, as I said, pop SD or turn GPS Off/On seems the only solution. :cry:

I have also noticed , that if I am running GPSinfo connected to BT338 to set Waas/Egnos. If I try and watch a video (Stored on my SD card) it keeps flicking out of full screen mode (WMedia player 10) and then freezes.

Which is not a problem as I only run GPSinfo for a few seconds, but it does seem to point to an issue between the Alpine SD hardware and the bluetooth hardware, maybe there is a shared componant at fault, which may point to a power issue?

The bad news is if it is an Alpine hardware problem, then there will be no software fix. That is probably why the sellers are fudging the issue, the Alpine has been out long enough for them to have found a software solution, of course they are not going to admit a hardware design flaw!

[Charlychar]

I have a sandisk 1 gb. I find freezes when I activate many POIs is it possible? Without POIs no freezes and receiving calls and messages. Also I did a trip of 250km with pois activated and charging all the time. It worked much better.
May be this two things are the same for you?.