Re: SD-Card > 1GB

From: Koen Kooi <koen_at_handhelds.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:50:57 +0200

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Nathan Banks wrote:
> Hello,
> Gottox writes:
>
>> I want to use a SD-Card greater than 1GB in my hx4700. Does this work?
>> Are there any limitations?
>
>
> I don't understand why there are. I've had trouble getting my Sandisk
> 2GB SD extreme II card working in Linux, but it works fine with WINCE.
> I think someone else reported problems with a similar 1GB SD card. I'd
> like to look into it, but first I should get the latest CVS kernel to
> compile properly and it may take a couple months to diagnose; so the
> price of the cards will probably drop by then. My 1GB CF card works
> fine, and I've used 256 & 512MB SD cards flawlessly.

The most common problem is a wrong startup delay for bigger cards. It
seems the linux drivers needs to use a different formula for large
cards. Someone familiar with the sd framework should be able to tell you
which variables to tweak.

regards,

Koen

> I hope this helps,
> Nathan
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