[iPAQ] RE: SD/MMC Support on IPAQ

It's actually pretty close - I thought I'd be done last week, but I've been pulled away for a few days to work on other stuff (non-iPAQ related). I should be able to put out a version next week that you can try out.

However.....(there's always one of those)....I've only been testing using MMC cards, not SD cards. The initialization process is a little different between the two cards and I haven't gotten a clear answer from our legal department on whether or not I can put out an open source version that correctly initializes an SD card.

So I recommend buying MMC cards, not SD cards for the time being. I've had good luck with the Sandisk models - they seem to be a little more reliable and robust than other manufacturers. And there's another advantage - MMC cards seem to be a little cheaper than SD cards for the same storage capacity.

        - Andrew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Chott [mailto:verxion@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 7:03 PM
> To: Christian, Andrew
> Subject: SD/MMC Support on IPAQ
>
>
> Hello there!
>
> I had talked to Harlekin (on irc) a few times about SD support,
> and he seemed to indicate you were likely a few weeks from
> having support ready (in MMC mode that is). This is awesome
> news. I really appreciate your help on this, you seem to be the
> hardware guy there at Compaq/HP, and I am very VERY glad that
> you are on the project.
>
> In anticipation, I went out today and purchased an SD card. I
> just wanted to let you know I would be willing to try out any
> pre-beta releases you would want to have checked. If you (or
> someone else) doesn't have support done for 3 months, that's
> fine too, I just wanted you to know I would be willing to test.
> :)
>
> Sincerely,
>
> -Joe Chott
>
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Received on Wed May 29 20:33:31 2002