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undac
27-12-2007, 10:07 PM
So first off I have a very peculiar problem with my memory card.
If the card is plugged into the tytn ii my computer (Vista SP1) takes FOREVER to transfer files to it if I drag and drop files.
If I sync files using WMP11 it works like a charm.
If I plug the card into my computer directly it works like a charm.

To give you an idea: using drag and drop transferring a 150 MB file litterally took 5-6 hours.
Using WMP or dragging and dropping while plugging the card directly in to the computer it took a minute or two.

Also draging and dropping to the phones internal memory still works just peachy.

This behaviour started suddenly but I can't really say if I did anything in particular.


The second problem is using exFAT on my memory card. I thought WM6Pro was supposed to support this filesystem but if I format my memory card in exFAT the phone simply can't see that there's a card there.
Is there a simple patch to install for support (ie a CAB) or is there a cooked ROM with support? (Or perhaps it's just a registry tweak?)

Third is a question regarding what file system (FAT12, 16, 32 or exFAT if possible as per above) to use and what allocation unit size is preferably for a mobile device like this. I'm not worried about losing space due to too large allocation units sizes but I do want to get the maximum performance possible.

Menneisyys
27-12-2007, 10:18 PM
Third is a question regarding what file system (FAT12, 16, 32 or exFAT if possible as per above) to use and what allocation unit size is preferably for a mobile device like this. I'm not worried about losing space due to too large allocation units sizes but I do want to get the maximum performance possible.

Read http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17921

undac
27-12-2007, 11:45 PM
Thanks for the heads up on this, made me go with a larger cluster size than I originally intended.

Still no idea about exFAT or my problem though.