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Hi,
Does XDA2i support 1G SD card? I tried but it doesn't show up in the explorer.... Can someone help? Many thanks!!
bennykmh said:
Hi,
Does XDA2i support 1G SD card? I tried but it doesn't show up in the explorer.... Can someone help? Many thanks!!
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1 GB Dane-elec Xs work fine on my Qtek 2020i(XDA2i)
you may format card before use
I have you tried any other card in your XDA IIi.
I have a DANE-ELEC 1 GB SD card and a INOV8 512 MB cards
and both work well.
Sorry I can't be of more help
Muzza
Kingston 2 GB (30651-001.A00LF p799861x01)work as well,
maybe i should have purchase a 4 GB :wink:
Scandisk 1GB SD card working fine!
transcend 2gb 150x absolutely fine work =))
maybe you have bad card? or maybe format it via cardreader can help..
My Kingston 2GB works great on the device, might be a case of a bad card for you, tried it on any other devices?
Worked
I use Kingston 1Gb SD card... 50x and it works fine... maybe your battery is dying
I think theres still a 4gb SD card at work which I'll give a go tomorrow if I get a chance.
I work at CeX in Brighton, England, and we get a lot of different types of memory cards in. So far I'm just using a standard SanDisk 512mb card, but will eventually get a 2 or 4gb (the 4gb we have is £120 >.<)
Kingston SD Card 1GB works fine on my XDA IIi. What brand do you use anyway?
XDA IIi definately supports up to 4gb (150x) cards.
I just got a "Topram' 4gb 150X...despite formatting both via card reader and my device it will not read...
Does it show the card size in the Memory cp? Or can you just not transfer files to and from it?
neither...as soon as I insert it into the 2i I am asked to format it to make the card ledgible...so I agree...but it still does not show up at all. Neither in memory size menu or file explorer.
I have formatted it via card reader on the compeuer too...It accepts files via card redaer so the card itself is ok.
But every single time I insert it into the PDA it asks me to format it again and it never shows up.
bit off topic but as anyone else had a problem with SD/MMC cards working for a while (sometimes as little as 6 months other times over a year) then totaly stopping ie show as not being there in any card reader, only to come back to life after about 12 months stuck in a draw. I have had this with 2 cards so far and got 1GB card in the draw at the moment which stopped working just as I put some important files onto it
SD Cards
I have a 4GB Transcend, 2GB SanDisk and a 512MB Unbranded and they all work perfectly fine in my xdaIIi, maybe your card reader is a bit iffy?
EDIT: By card reader I mean the bit that you insert the card into the xdaIIi
It may simply be certain makes of cards that work, and certain that dont. All you can do is hope the retailers let you try before you buy
Tom Swinnen said:
Scandisk 1GB SD card working fine!
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i also have a SanDisk Ultra II 1GB in mine
XDA 2i - SDIO size - does anyone tried 4G?
Hi,
I want to buy 4G SD card to my XDA 2i, but I would appreciate if someone can tell me if he succeeded to work with 4G card.
10x
Dror
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I just got a "Topram' 4gb 150X...despite formatting both via card reader and my device it will not read...
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erm... u made sure u formated them as FAT not FAT32? i had no end of probs with my 2020 when i did that, and the 1gb unbranded card i have in my 2020i is FAT and works fine, as most hand helds and camera (i use it in my konica/minolta SLR digital, it hates FAT32 file systems too) format them as that and jobs a good one!
If i insert microSD card into my phone i loose 4.5MB of RAM! If i remove it i get it back. Can anyone else try this and confirm? What could be the reason for that?
4.5MB of RAM because of microSD
I just tried it and what I lose is 0.82MB (that is, 820k) when I plug in the microSD card. I believe what you lose depends on the format of your microSD card. As in normal PC's, every attached drive takes up some RAM, the RAM size depending on the cluster size of the attached drive. MicroSD and other memory cards are generally factory-formatted to FAT. This is inefficient. As a rule, I always reformat my memory cards to FAT32 before using them. This drastically reduces the cluster size and so makes storage more efficient.
I just tried what you said. After i format my microSD (2GB SanDisk) to FAT32 there is no difference. I still loose 4.5MB.
That's too much!
amaric said:
I just tried what you said. After i format my microSD (2GB SanDisk) to FAT32 there is no difference. I still loose 4.5MB.
That's too much!
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Did you restart the device after reformating the microSD card?
Yes, i did. I even tried other microSD card (128MB), it's the same.
16MB of free RAM is way to little! And to loose more than 25% of that just by inserting memory card is unbelievable!
do you have the phone set to dump anything onto the card or just as raw storage? something from the factory might be set to check the card, that is definately a new one.
Pictures from camera are stored on my storage card by default if that's what you mean.
amaric said:
Yes, i did. I even tried other microSD card (128MB), it's the same.
16MB of free RAM is way to little! And to loose more than 25% of that just by inserting memory card is unbelievable!
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I must say this is an unusual problem. What brand of microSD card do you have? Does it have an auto-encryption/decryption which runs immediately the card is inserted?
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I must say this is an unusual problem. What brand of microSD card do you have? Does it have an auto-encryption/decryption which runs immediately the card is inserted?
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SanDisk Ultra II 2GB. I don't know about an auto-encryption/decryption.
amaric said:
SanDisk Ultra II 2GB. I don't know about an auto-encryption/decryption.
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Hmm I could see it being the higher speeds that the ultra touts that the phone might not be able to handle? Sounds weird and un likely but this is a very weird issue. However if your other card wasnt Ultra II then that nerfs that idea.
It could be a defect in the hardware itself.
I tried to hard reset my phone and then when i insert microSD card i loose around 850kb. So, it must be some application that's causing this. I'll have to uninstall one by one application to figure it out which one is it.
Problem solved...HKLM\System\StorageManager\FATFS\EnableCache - set to 0 !
What about cachesize value? mine is set to 0 so it shouldn't eat ram.
playerkiller said:
What about cachesize value? mine is set to 0 so it shouldn't eat ram.
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I am not sure, mine is set to 8192.
It's not just the SD card.
Also the SIM card, When I removed my SIM card and booted the phone it was more responsive and I failed to get the Out of memory error (launching IE, all sorts of apps, and the camera) wich I consistently got with the sim card inserted.
bought a 4gb SDHC card... arent these bad boys supposed to work on the hero?? Or, not so much?? lol
What do you mean doesn't work?
You say SDHC But I assume you mean Micro-SD HC
SDHC cards won't work because they're too big and won't fit.
You want a MicroSD or Micro SDHC. These work fine with the Hero, up to the 16GB maximum currently available. Supposed to be compatible with the upcoming 32GB cards as well.
jtmercutio said:
bought a 4gb SDHC card... arent these bad boys supposed to work on the hero?? Or, not so much?? lol
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Micro SDHC cards do work...I have a 16GB Class 6 Micro SDHC card in mine and it works perfectly.
If you have a Micro SDHC card, what's not working? Perhaps it's something simple that I (or someone else) can help you with?
jtmercutio said:
bought a 4gb SDHC card... arent these bad boys supposed to work on the hero?? Or, not so much?? lol
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You might need to format the micro-sdhc card.
Menu > Settings > SD card & phone storage > Format SD card
I am using a 16gb micro-sdhc cl6 card just fine, I even partitioned 2gb to ext2/4/swap for the ap2sd functionality.
sorry about the delayed response. Whenever I plug it into my phone, it says "This card is either blank or using an unsupported filesystem." and gives me the option to format it. then doesnt do anything, let me snap pics, or anything.
jtmercutio said:
sorry about the delayed response. Whenever I plug it into my phone, it says "This card is either blank or using an unsupported filesystem." and gives me the option to format it. then doesnt do anything, let me snap pics, or anything.
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Gotcha...so at least it fits in the phone lol.
You'll need to put it in a card reader, something other than the phone. At this point the phone won't even mount it to format it from Windows.
Once you have it in a card reader, you can format it, make sure you format it as FAT16.
You MIGHT be able to format it in Recovery from the Format SD option. I assume you will be doing this anyways for Apps2sd.
jtmercutio said:
sorry about the delayed response. Whenever I plug it into my phone, it says "This card is either blank or using an unsupported filesystem." and gives me the option to format it. then doesnt do anything, let me snap pics, or anything.
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You need to format it.
If your phone has trouble formatting it, stick it in your computer and format it there.
I have been trying to find the best method for getting a 64gb SD card to work with my phone, and it has not been all that successful. I have formatted in NTFS, exFat and FAT32, all with varying degrees of success. Either copying files over leads to data corruption, or I cannot write from and to the SD card when it is being accessed by my device. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am currently running CMPrime ROM v1.1Beta with the included kernel. I have also tried using it with Unnamed Kernel.
I just received my Samsung 64gb EVO MicroSDXC UHS-I card this morning. I popped it into my phone and it asked me to format before I could use it. So I clicked yes and then after that it just worked.
I am not sure what would be different for a custom rom as IU use the offical Lollipop 5.0.2. It shouldn't be much different though.
FAT32 is your best bet. I have a 64GB Lexar card formatted in FAT32 working fine with Titan Prime.
It's possible that something is wrong with the card. Does the card work fine in other devices? What brand is it?
Could also be a hardware issue with your phone, have you tried other cards?
Use fat32 no other file system
thisisjason said:
FAT32 is your best bet. I have a 64GB Lexar card formatted in FAT32 working fine with Titan Prime.
It's possible that something is wrong with the card. Does the card work fine in other devices? What brand is it?
Could also be a hardware issue with your phone, have you tried other cards?
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I bought a no-name SD card from a Chinese manufacturer, because I figured "why not." I know quality of SD cards vary across manufacturers, but since it's an established technology and relatively easy to make, I thought it'd be worth a chance. Some quick Google-Fu showed that it is not a completely isolated issue related to SD failure.
I have a 32gb card that I'm using without any issues. I'm asking specifically about 64gb, because 32gb seems to be the max size for external storage.
mauley said:
I just received my Samsung 64gb EVO MicroSDXC UHS-I card this morning. I popped it into my phone and it asked me to format before I could use it. So I clicked yes and then after that it just worked.
I am not sure what would be different for a custom rom as IU use the offical Lollipop 5.0.2. It shouldn't be much different though.
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I usually give ROM info, because it is common courtesy for dev communities. I have read that formatting through the device only accomplishes a rather crude job, and that file structures can be unsound. I know FAT32 is the standard, but it is an old format that has size limitations.
vikasb32 said:
Use fat32 no other file system
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But what about the limitations regarding max. file size and data transfer speeds?
I believe you should be able to use NTFS or exFAT with the kernal you're running, though I don't know if there might be any bugs or compatibility issues with some cards. If even FAT32 isn't working correctly, my suspicion if that you have a bad MicroSD card. As a rule of thumb I always buy brand name from reputable sources when it comes to microsd cards. I know those cheap ones look tempting, but the quality issues with them are legit, so it's a real crapshoot.
And yes, you'll run into the same old limitations with FAT32 in terms of file size, etc., but I use it anyway since it has the widest support across devices and I sometimes swap my cards.
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I believe you should be able to use NTFS or exFAT with the kernal you're running, though I don't know if there might be any bugs or compatibility issues with some cards. If even FAT32 isn't working correctly, my suspicion if that you have a bad MicroSD card. As a rule of thumb I always buy brand name from reputable sources when it comes to microsd cards. I know those cheap ones look tempting, but the quality issues with them are legit, so it's a real crapshoot.
And yes, you'll run into the same old limitations with FAT32 in terms of file size, etc., but I use it anyway since it has the widest support across devices and I sometimes swap my cards.
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I am inclined to call this a bad SD card, but I want to rule out all other possible reasons. Null Hypothesis and all that.
In terms of performance of FAT32, it is registered by the ROM, and it is visible in recovery. But my music files are not readable in Google Music or any other music app. I've tried moving them to /sdcard1/media/music and it is still balls. This kind of behavior leads me to think that it is an actual formatting issue.
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I am inclined to call this a bad SD card, but I want to rule out all other possible reasons. Null Hypothesis and all that.
In terms of performance of FAT32, it is registered by the ROM, and it is visible in recovery. But my music files are not readable in Google Music or any other music app. I've tried moving them to /sdcard1/media/music and it is still balls. This kind of behavior leads me to think that it is an actual formatting issue.
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Google Music would actually register and access the music files in NTFS.
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But what about the limitations regarding max. file size and data transfer speeds?
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Max file size for fat32 is 4GB-1byte. Should be not a problem unless you plan on putting e.g. large hd-movies on the card. Speed isn't affected by the partition type (actually it is, but it's negligible in this case). No-name sdcards are often manufactured with low quality check standards. They sell cards that would normaly get tossed into trash. I use a 64gb card with no problem whatsoever. On windows use http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/ because windows will only allow up to 32gb. On linux use gparted.
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Max file size for fat32 is 4GB-1byte. Should be not a problem unless you plan on putting e.g. large hd-movies on the card. Speed isn't affected by the partition type (actually it is, but it's negligible in this case). No-name sdcards are often manufactured with low quality check standards. They sell cards that would normaly get tossed into trash. I use a 64gb card with no problem whatsoever. On windows use http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/ because windows will only allow up to 32gb. On linux use gparted.
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I occasionally save audio recording/mixing sessions as OMF files, which can end up being really large, particularly if I export at 64-bit sampling and 96khz frequency. So the 4gb limit can be a bit annoying to deal with, in that regard.
I wasn't aware about the cheaper SDcards potentially being of b or failed stock. I'll probably buy a new card under a trusted brand, and report back.
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I occasionally save audio recording/mixing sessions as OMF files, which can end up being really large, particularly if I export at 64-bit sampling and 96khz frequency. So the 4gb limit can be a bit annoying to deal with, in that regard.
I wasn't aware about the cheaper SDcards potentially being of b or failed stock. I'll probably buy a new card under a trusted brand, and report back.
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Acquired a Sandisk MicroSDXC Ultra UHS-1 64gb card. Tried using it in my android phone. I am able to load files onto the SD card as before, but I still experienced the same issues with Media Scanner failing to account for my music files on External SD. Worse yet, my Titanium Backup files became corrupted when trying to access them via the device. I did a Nandroid Backup and tried a clean install to rule out any potential conflicts with my ROM, only to find that the issues remained, and the Nandroid disappeared from the TWRP backup folder.
At this point, I'm starting to think that it's an issue with the phone itself. WHY CAN I NOT HAVE 64GB OF SPACE, MOTO G!!!?
I bought a sandisk 64gb card off amazon on black Friday, immediately put it in my phone and let the device format it.
Later, I put the SD card in my computer so I could create a 2nd partition for ext4 storage.
The phone had formatted the card Fat32...has been working just fine since then.
agentaaron said:
I bought a sandisk 64gb card off amazon on black Friday, immediately put it in my phone and let the device format it.
Later, I put the SD card in my computer so I could create a 2nd partition for ext4 storage.
The phone had formatted the card Fat32...has been working just fine since then.
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When I try to mount the SD card in the phone, it does not register. It only works after I format to FAT32 using TWRP. So I will probably try that.
So 32gb in FAT32, then 32GB in Ext4, and leave back-ups/other files there?
64 card files wont all play
Hi I have a new moto g, I also put in a 64 sd card, while the music files seemed to play fine, video and other files the phone reads some of them not others, I put the same file internally and on the sd card and it reads the internal version of the file. I gather from this forum (though I may be wrong) I need format the sd card, I have no idea how to do that, any help would be appreciated.
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When I try to mount the SD card in the phone, it does not register. It only works after I format to FAT32 using TWRP. So I will probably try that.
So 32gb in FAT32, then 32GB in Ext4, and leave back-ups/other files there?
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My understanding is that, if you have a FAT32 SD Card, then larger files (4gb+) cannot be read. ExFAT and NFTS should solve this problem, but I am still dealing with issues of reliability with my card accessing my music files post-formatting.
Finally discovered the problem. I downloaded SD Insight from the Play Store, and I found that the SD cards I got off ebay were invalid (including the Sandisk SD Card). I picked up a PNY High Performance 64GB Micro Secure Digital Extended Capacity (microSDXC) Flash Media Card from a local computer store, and after formatting to FAT32, everything works.
Moral of the story: buy your **** from a store.
I'm currently using CM 14.1 20161225 with a 32 GB SD NTFS formatted and experiencing some weird problems with Camera/Gallery, Music, etc. when on the SD.
So before I go back to FAT32 on a 64 GB SD I now have I would like to ask if anyone can comfirm exFAT would be working fine on titan CM14.1 or LineageOS?
ChriMo said:
I'm currently using CM 14.1 20161225 with a 32 GB SD NTFS formatted and experiencing some weird problems with Camera/Gallery, Music, etc. when on the SD.
So before I go back to FAT32 on a 64 GB SD I now have I would like to ask if anyone can comfirm exFAT would be working fine on titan CM14.1 or LineageOS?
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Format your card to EXT4, works fine with any rom and has no file size limitations.
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Format your card to EXT4, works fine with any rom and has no file size limitations.
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Sorry no good option when pushing files over and back from Win10 so I would prefer to know exFAT experiences since Win10 should be working fine with it.
ChriMo said:
Sorry no good option when pushing files over and back from Win10 so I would prefer to know exFAT experiences since Win10 should be working fine with it.
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That's strange, i have no problems with mtp in win7, looks like win10 doesn't worth updating. Btw, i tried exFAT before and it strangely limited file size to 4 GB like in FAT32.
The spec sheet states a 64GB size limit on the external sd card, but has anyone tried a 128GB card? If a 64 works, I can't imagine a 128 wouldn't, but wanted to see if anyone can confirm this.
Thanks in advance.
It will work, but I'm not sure it will support exFAT. You can put in the card and see if the phone allows you to format it and use it.
If not, you'll have to format the card as FAT32, using a tool like Rufus. In which case you're limited to maximum file size of 4GB.
I know this is an old thread but for anyone interested I have a Sandisk 200gb installed and everything is working fine.
Anyone know the best kind of SD card to get I was reading and found there's different types and was wondering what the vivo xl is even capable of having I know tins said how much it can hold but was about like the type of speed can it use a UHS-II class?
Largest sd card in Blu Vivo XL+
I have a 200gb sd card in my Blu Vivo XL+ phone that works,
I tried a 400gb sd card but it wasn't working