Shift SD Card Vanishes Issue

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Hello Folks !

I know that the issue of "vanishing" SD memory cards has been discussed in the XDA Forum before, and from those threads I also figured that there is a Hotfix patch available for this problem from Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948278/

But Microsoft does not offer a download link for that fix
Instead they direct you to their "beg me for it" support site, where they state that owners of pre-installed Vista systems are only offered support on a "pay per support request" basis at the tune of >$60 per ticket :(

All others are directed to go the website of their device's manufacturer.
But HTC doesn't offer any patches or fixes for the Shift, heck they don't even have an "updated driverrs" section there

But things have gotten that bad on my Shift by now that every time I switch SD cards (even w/o hibernation), I get the exact error the MS note describes and have to reboot Vista to get my SD card back

Can anyone here please(!!) send me that MS Hotfix.
Why do I have to pay to get a buggy SW fixed, simply because I am the legit owner of a Window's Vista version?

Whoever was so screwed up in the head to put Vista on that box in the first place?
If not for the missing drivers for XP (resolution changer and the like), I would have already kicked Vista of that darn thing myself.

Best would of course have been Linux, but the driver sittuation there is even worse (no touchpad, no SNAPVuE, ...)

Please, somebody help me here.

The HTC Shift, such a powerfull device, and such a lousy implementation

Hi,
I clicked your link and then clicked on this link at the top of the page.

Hotfix Download Available
View and request hotfix down.

They detected my Location - Australia.

I filled in my email address and was sent a time & password protected download link to the Hotfix.

They warn that this Hotfix is not fully tested.

I will wait for the official one.

Regards,

Steve

I have the same problem too!
I am using a 16G SD card from A data. In order to use it, I have to reboot the shift. Now I have purchased an external SD card reader, it then works better!

you said you have read all the thread concerning that fix. In one of them, you can download it.

BTW, the fix actually doesn't fix much, but you can still hope.

Originally Posted by pharao

Best would of course have been Linux, but the driver sittuation there is even worse (no touchpad, no SNAPVuE, ...)

What are you talking about? We have 100% hardware support for the shift in Linux, everything is working, check my blog.

Originally Posted by thaihugo

you said you have read all the thread concerning that fix. In one of them, you can download it.

BTW, the fix actually doesn't fix much, but you can still hope.

I've tried to install this hotfix and it prompts "This hotfix is not meant for your system". I have Vista Bussiness SP1.

Originally Posted by pof

What are you talking about? We have 100% hardware support for the shift in Linux, everything is working, check my blog.

Pleeeeaaase, I'm not a fool.
I've read through the posts of the guy who wrote most of the drivers for Linux and by his own admission things like touchscreen only work under Linux if Windoze initialized the device first (dual boot option).
Such clumsy work arounds might be fine for you, but I need this box for WORK, not play.
So I can't afford to have to mess around first to get certain functions running, and I need every single item on that box - be it touchpad, phone or screen rez change...

And anything that requires Dual Boot is unacceptable for work from the get go.
Imagine my project leaders wants me to perform a certain task on the fly and my reply is "OK Boss, just give me 5-10 minutes, I'll have for boot into Windoze for that first" :(

Either it *all* works under Linux or otherwise I wasted a lot of money on an oversized paper weight.

Originally Posted by outparda

Hi,
I clicked your link and then clicked on this link at the top of the page.

Hotfix Download Available
View and request hotfix down.

They detected my Location - Australia.

I filled in my email address and was sent a time & password protected download link to the Hotfix.

They warn that this Hotfix is not fully tested.

I will wait for the official one.

Regards,

Steve

Maybe they build that page for each location differently, but for my current locale (German province), I was exactly looking for that link (even using the "search" function), but could not find it.

If you could post that URL I would appreciate it.

Or maybe that page only works correctly if used with IE ???

Originally Posted by pharao

Pleeeeaaase, I'm not a fool.
I've read through the posts of the guy who wrote most of the drivers for Linux and by his own admission things like touchscreen only work under Linux if Windoze initialized the device first (dual boot option).

You are in front of that guy... and yes, that was one of the caveats from the first versions of the touchscreen driver (looks like you haven't been updated since a looong time), now the initialization works correctly and dualboot is not needed anymore.

Originally Posted by pharao

Either it *all* works under Linux or otherwise I wasted a lot of money on an oversized paper weight.

As I said before, it does *all* work.

Originally Posted by outparda

Hi,
I clicked your link and then clicked on this link at the top of the page.

Hotfix Download Available
View and request hotfix down.

They detected my Location - Australia.

I filled in my email address and was sent a time & password protected download link to the Hotfix.

They warn that this Hotfix is not fully tested.

I will wait for the official one.

Regards,

Steve

OK, I just tried again with another browser.
Now it seems to work OK and I'll wait for MS response.
The thing that worries me is that the web page said "for Vista Business SP2".
But I only got Service Pack 1 and I don't even think that there is an SP2 out yet for Vista.
I checked on the MS website just this weekend and they only listed SP1.

Am I wrong here about the MS Service Packs for Vista???