Problems with cards over 1GB... what's the cause?

[Raeldor]

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

[shayd]

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
I have the same problem. its a known issue in the trinity. no solution yet.
waiting for a rom to fix that..

[stinger32]

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.

[lmjabreu]

Also using a 2GB Sandisk and no problems whatsoever with any rom version.

[killercheung]

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.

[yaz00us]

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?

[frigit]

My 2GB sandisk is working OK too. I think make sure the mini sd card is not a high speed one. Mine is x66

[Matterhorn]

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?
Try reformatting with your desktop PC using a card reader.

[dabs1]

Have no problem with my 4GB miniSD card at all - everything present and running

[mavisdavis]

Have no problem with my 4GB miniSD card at all - everything present and running


Which Brand do you have?

[Kyzgar]

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

[Mark One]

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

[Matterhorn]

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
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.

[dabs1]

Which Brand do you have?

OEM card from MobyMemory.com

[goodie]

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