1src Forums - T|T3 can now read/write 2 and 4GB SD cards

dmitrygr

04-28-2009, 06:46 AM

Feeling a bit guilty over killing the SDHC project for the T|T3 I decided to help in a smaller way - by fixing Palm's errors in the existing driver, thus allowing it to read/write 2 and 4 GB SD [not sdhc] cards. Owners know that the default driver can read 2 and 4GB cards, but cannot write cards over 1GB.

This fixed it.

The download you need is T3-bigCard from PalmPowerups.com download area.

Here's a link: http://www.palmpowerups.com/downloads.php?cat_id=2&rowstart=38

minerdigs

04-28-2009, 07:57 AM

Dmitrygr

A big thankyou... that will help prolong the life of our T3's.

Bla8

04-28-2009, 08:27 AM

Did your site just get hacked? Or are you starting to seriously go into the viagra business? One reason I don't use CMSs.

alex_lorenzo

04-28-2009, 09:13 AM

Thank you so much, dmitrygr!!

The 2 Gb card makes a big difference vs. 1 gb, but not being able to write was a pain in the reset button...

Good luck in your projects

philpalm

04-28-2009, 09:27 AM

minerdigs

04-28-2009, 11:16 AM

Dmitrygr

What are the requirements to install this app... do we use the Quick Install method or do we need to copy it over using a file manager utility? I used Quick Install and got this message: - Invalid handheld file deleted: C:\palm\download\T3-bigCards.prc

dmitrygr

04-28-2009, 12:44 PM

need to install to card then copy to ram. someone else here who did it successfully can explain.

as for my site - it's a daily war with some f*ckers who failed to hack my apps, so they settle for messing up my site...
setting up a whole new CMS is just a pain in the *** :(

scottl

04-28-2009, 01:11 PM

Very cool. Thanks Dmitry!

rdiheath

04-28-2009, 02:36 PM

I apologize for not purchasing the fix for reading/writing for my TE-2, but I have moved onto TX and now have two of them. 1gb and 2gb cards are so cheap that I first will experiment more on using TCPMP before getting your SDHC card fix.

I strongly urge newbies of TX to use them for a year before buying a SDHC card fix because unless you know about resets and conflicts of programs, you will be either disappointed or frustrated.

Anyway I feel so bad in saying I would buy a SDHC fix and didn't buy one. Maybe I should just send a donation to the Dmitry Palm foundation? Anyway I am grateful for Dmitry and I wish him success and prosperity.

Have no idea what you are talking about in reference to daily crashes and incompatability of programs and SDHC. I BOUGHT my TX after I bought and used the SDHC driver for my T5 and actually liked it soo much that I purchased a full license for the TX even though my T5 sits in a drawer.
I have experienced NONE of the problems that you describe in any way.
You may want to check your own setup as the exception and not the Rule

dmitrygr

04-28-2009, 05:27 PM

Any reports of this working for T|T3 users?

alex_lorenzo

04-29-2009, 03:29 AM

Well, I tried in my two T|T3, but it won't install, even in a hard resetted unit. I want to try copying from the card in the hard resetted on, which I forgot to do.

dmitrygr

04-29-2009, 05:09 AM

install udmh trial
enable it
copy app from card to ram
delete udmh
reset

alex_lorenzo

04-29-2009, 07:19 AM

install udmh trial
enable it
copy app from card to ram
delete udmh
reset
That did it!!
I have run a full backup in the 2Gb card (BackupBuddyVFS), and no problem.
Filez operates files in the card now, too, and some other apps can write to the card as well. I'll test it further... and I'll buy a 4Gb card.
Great!!

VincentChon

05-01-2009, 09:47 PM

1. copy the T3-bigCard.prc to sd card.
2. use resco explorer copy it to ram (just ram root, not any folders in ram)
3. reset you tt3 ^^!
4. try to insert 2gb sd card for test ^^!
my tt3 is ok, and thanks dmitrygr ^^!

MikeB

05-02-2009, 09:58 AM

install udmh trial
enable it
copy app from card to ram
delete udmh
reset

First off, I'm very excited that you've spent any time with this Dmitry. It is very much appreciated by me and other T3 users out there.

Now, on to my install issues. First I tried the procedures by VincentChon and when I put my 4g SD card in, the T3 said that it did not recognize it.

Next I tried the method you wrote using udmh. For the step "copy app from card to ram" Filex gave an error, so I used RescoExplorer which first messaged that it was a read-only file that was being overwritten (probably from the first attempt). I clicked OK and it copied over. I then deleted udmh like you said, and performed a soft-reset with the 4G in the T3.

Now, not only does it not recognize the 4G SD, but it also doesn't see my old 1G card. No error, nothing. It acts as if I'm not taking it out and reinserting (it usually reads the card and shows it in Filex).

So now even after soft resets, I cannot read any SD cards. Any advice?

MikeB

05-02-2009, 10:15 AM

Update: I performed a hard reset (lucky I made two backups before installing just in case) since I couldn't find a way to get back the SD card.

I then performed the exact instructions that Dmitry provided. Now it recognizes the original 1G card, but still not my 4G SD card -- it presents an error now: "The handheld cannot recognize this card."

Perhaps it doesn't go up to 4G with the new fix, or maybe my card, a Qmemory XPress Turbo 150x 4G SD? I used to use this card on my TX before I lost it.

dmitrygr

05-02-2009, 02:50 PM

Well, 2GB will work for sure, 4 GB may or maynot work

i did not test that since i do not have a 4GB SD[ not sdhc] card

might need more patching for that case
try 2gb

MikeB

05-02-2009, 03:22 PM

Well, 2GB will work for sure, 4 GB may or maynot work

i did not test that since i do not have a 4GB SD[ not sdhc] card

might need more patching for that case
try 2gb

OK, I'll see if I can find one of those around the house. Do you think it's an issue with fat32 (I could try your driver).

alex_lorenzo

05-02-2009, 03:28 PM

I manged to find a 4 Gb x133 regular SD card, and it works like a charm. Since this new driver, I have less crashes with some apps, which, apparently, were unrelated to writing processes. All seems to be smoother now.

Edit: I have Dmitrygr's FAT32 driver installed

dmitrygr

05-02-2009, 04:15 PM

ALSO, alex, it is VEFRY VERY important that you format the card on PALM

the reason is that palm will not see the card as 4GB, it will see it as 4GB -512b, and if you format on PC, the file that is in the last sector will always get corrupt.

so format the card on PALM.

This only applies to 4GB cards

alex_lorenzo

05-03-2009, 08:19 AM

...so [always] format the card on PALM.
This only applies to 4GB cards

I'll take note of that.

MikeB

05-03-2009, 09:15 AM

I've tried every which way I could think of with the fat32 driver (went through pages and pages of old threads to remember how to install -- and then read about the fat32-loader file later). Still no luck, so it may just be the 4G card I have, since Alex_Lorenzo is able to work fine. After an hour of troubleshooting, I'm giving up on the 4G.

I'm still looking for a 2G I know is somewhere around the house.

dmitrygr

05-03-2009, 01:11 PM

how about you ask alex which fat32 (of the 3 my site has to offer) he installed and how? :)

Also make sure your 4GB is not SDHC. AFAIK there is only ONE 4GB SD card (the transcend 133x 4GB SD Card)

alex_lorenzo

05-03-2009, 05:03 PM

I don't remember exactly, but I keep in my hard drive this file:
"FAT32-loader-final.prc" dated nov-08. I think I just synced it, and resetted the T3. It worked just as expected from the first moment (with a 2 Gb card). Perhaps I copied it to the card, but I don't really think so. Nevertheless, I ALWAYS follow instructions when I find any, so I probably did as per dmitry's instructions.
Hope it helps.

(My x133, 4 Gb card is one of those unimportant brands, Maxflash -anyone?- I wouldt'n say it's great, it even has a loopsided sticker!)

MikeB

05-03-2009, 05:38 PM

That's the fat32 driver I used, and followed the instructions as per dmitry. It works, since I went and purchased a 2G SD card, formatted it as fat32, and it works great.

The 4G card may be faulty. I'm sure it is SD as that's the only kind the TX could take until your fine SDHC driver (which I did purchase when I had my TX). Unfortunately, it just doesn't want to work with my T3 even with the fat32 driver.

Here is the card: http://www.flash-memory-store.com/qmemory-sd-150x-4gb.html

I am very happy to have a 2G card now though. I think it's hard and more expensive to find an SD 4G card, so I may not buy one. I was just hoping to re-use the one I had purchased last year.

Thanks for releasing this new fix Dmitry and extending the life of my old T3.

bentayan

05-04-2009, 11:06 PM

Hi everyone,

Bumped across this thread when I was looking for information on what I can do to extend the life of my T3. Figured I might as well sign up after lurking around for several years.

Just have one small question for Dmitry. Would this patch work with any other model? Eg: Zire 72, Tungsten T, T2?

Thanks.

dmitrygr

05-05-2009, 04:16 AM

no, but T and T2 might be patchable similarly.
Zire72 has PowerSDHC support, so no need

fanoush

05-05-2009, 04:28 PM

AFAIK there is only ONE 4GB SD card (the transcend 133x 4GB SD Card)
There is also Transcend 4GB MMCplus. Definitely slower one but seems to work. I have copied one file to it, removed card, reinserted, the file was there, deleted it and it worked. Many thanks :-) I also have Transcend 150x 4GB SD one but currently it is used in different device and have important data. Will do more tests later.

As for installation, both Filez and FileProg failed to copy it but ZLauncher builtin 'copy to RAM' feature copied it. Maybe Filez doesn't like ":" character in driver real database name (SlotDriver: SDIO-sdsd)?

In last attempt I also changed creator id from sdsd to sdsc before copying and changed it back in RAM via RsrcEdit just to be safe but I guess it didn't make any difference since both Filez and Fileprog failed to copy it even with changed creator id so I guess this step is really not needed.

it is VERY VERY important that you format the card on PALM, the reason is that palm will not see the card as 4GB, it will see it as 4GB -512b, and if you format on PC, the file that is in the last sector will always get corrupt.

Why is it so? Is it due to 32bit integer limit? As most/all 4GB cards have in fact slightly less than 4GiB (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte) it should be safe. Or is there different problem why last sector is not used even if it card size is below 4096*1024*1024 border?

no, but T and T2 might be patchable similarly.

Pretty please with sugar on top :-)

dmitrygr

05-05-2009, 04:36 PM

Why is it so? Is it due to 32bit integer limit? As most/all 4GB cards have in fact slightly less than 4GiB (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte) it should be safe. Or is there different problem why last sector is not used even if it card size is below 4096*1024*1024 border?

No, this applies only to the 4096 * 1024 * 1024 border

Pretty please with sugar on top :-)

Are there really people who still use those devices?
Find me 10 and I'll try to make a patch

bentayan

05-05-2009, 08:03 PM

no, but T and T2 might be patchable similarly.
Zire72 has PowerSDHC support, so no need

Cool. Thanks. I'm not sure if there are many Tungsten T or T2 users left, but I do know of quite a few users still holding on to their T3 and Zire 72 around here, though that may change once they've no other choice but to jump ship to either Windows Mobile or the iPod Touch when their PDAs break down.

Thanks again, Dmitry.

philpalm

05-05-2009, 08:06 PM

I wonder if there are any Z-71 users out there? Probably not because using the camera will wear out the internal wiring. It seems like the Zodiac users have given up.

Maybe the Th-55 sony users would like to use 4gb or higher MS cards, now that MS card prices have dropped. I wonder if anyone would like to donate a PSP to Dimyitry for him to figure out how to make a Sony Clie able to read higher than 2gb.

dmitrygr

05-05-2009, 11:51 PM

I can(read: "able to" not "will") make a MSPro driver for Clies to support any size cards, except TH55, whose processor is undocumented and thus I cannot do anything with it

Lindsey

05-06-2009, 02:22 AM

Thank you! My 1GB card was getting full, and I had a faster 2GB card sitting around unused.

Palmiga

05-06-2009, 01:17 PM

Thanks a lot for this Software !

I tried a 2GB and it works well, but a bit slow. Maybe its my card that is too slow ?!?

I bought a MemoryStar 133x 4GB-Card from Ebay. Formating this card with my T3 is the only way to get it work, but now I am not able to use this card with my PC (Ubuntu). The card wasnt found by the PC.

What could I do ?

dmitrygr

05-06-2009, 01:27 PM

install FAT32 driver on T3 and re-format card on T3

Palmiga

05-06-2009, 01:42 PM

install FAT32 driver on T3 and re-format card on T3

FAT32 driver has been installed since a few month, but I did it again and re-format the card. Same problem... :confused:

Palmiga

05-06-2009, 01:58 PM

I check the card with RescoExplorer. Maybe it helps ...
Got the following infos:

Searchin for FAT
Invalid sector size: 0
... retrying with partition table
invalid signature in boot block: 00000000
invalid signature in backup boot block: 00000000
backup doesnt compare to primary bootblock

- FAT found
- Type of file system is FAT32
- Cluster size is 32768

** Phase 1 - read and Cmp FATs
** Phase 2 - Check Cluster Chains
** Phase 3 - Check Directories
** Phase 4 - Check for Lost Files
** Completed
----------------
0 Files, 1 Folders
0KB Bad (0 Clusters)
3855264KB Free (120477 clusters)
3855392KB Total (120481 clusters)

dmitrygr

05-06-2009, 03:24 PM

worm12345

05-07-2009, 11:38 AM

I bought a Transcend 133x 4GB SD and tried........'The handheld cannot recognize this card'. Formatting by Cardinfo....'Format Failed'. It is real SD card as my old card reader cannot read SDHC.

And tried the SanDisk 2.0GB SD....it works!

philpalm

05-07-2009, 12:25 PM

Maybe this article will help:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=199730
It talks about a program that will help to format a 4gbSD card. I haven't tried it but supposedly it was used to help Ninetendo users to be able to use 4GB cards in their systems.

Palmiga

05-08-2009, 10:37 AM

this is ok
4GB card is not really SD - it is against the specification
so your PC driver liekly refuses to read it

i'm sure it can be patched to read it too, in the same way
but i am not going to bother doing that
sorry

As testet today, it works with Windows ! I could mount the card with Linux, but only manually.

steve-tuf

05-17-2009, 10:44 AM

My Transcend SD (not SDHC) card (does not say x133) does not work with Dmitrys new Slot driver om my T3.

I just get "The handheld cannot recognize this card" before and after installing FAT32 driver and new slot driver.

Can read and write to it on my treo 680!

Any solutions to getting it to work on my T3?

Regards

dmitrygr

05-17-2009, 01:56 PM

then it's not really sd

p41m3r

05-17-2009, 04:06 PM

I tried a few format options on the 4GB Transcend card - as well as padding - but none worked. It seems the T3 itself does manage a successful FAT format (even though it say 'Format Failed') but refuses to make use of it subsequently. It behaves normally on the PC w/ the FAT format done on the T3.

The latest version of the SD Formatter app formatted but failed to erase the card. It reported that Flash Erase is not supported by the device. The SD spec is probably not followed - surprising, since its not exactly a generic brand.

I think we should avoid the Transcend models.

steve-tuf

05-18-2009, 01:04 PM

More info on my 4gb transcend card -

It will work with my old card reader - it won't allow the "newer" sdhc cards to be read (I had to buy a new card reader).

Therefore this seems to be an sd card of some type but not palm friendly!

MikeB

05-18-2009, 05:42 PM

then it's not really sd

What's interesting is that my 4g SD that won't work with my T3 with Dmitry's fat32 and new T3 driver worked fine on my previous TX that only accepts SD not SDHC (without using Dmitry's great PowerSDHC).

p41m3r

05-19-2009, 03:56 AM

Not surprising though; the two devices have different drivers.

MikeB

05-19-2009, 08:28 AM

Not surprising though; the two devices have different drivers.

Not really as they both should be SD drivers, but you're right in that they are from different sources. You would think if they both are coded against the standard (my SD card can be read in other SD devices) that it should also work with the T3 SD driver.

pae

05-21-2009, 04:07 AM

Hi,

This is great news. Thanks Dmitry! :)

I've tested this on my old "backup" T3 (recently purchased a replacement on Ebay). It works fine, plan to move ahead and use it on my main T3.

I do have one question. If there are problems with it, how does one restore the original driver and get back to pre- T3 big card status :)

Is there an original driver file that should be backed up first?

Thanks
Paul

alex_lorenzo

05-21-2009, 09:08 AM

...how does one restore the original driver and get back to pre- T3 big card status :)
Is there an original driver file that should be backed up first?

That is a good question!

dmitrygr

05-21-2009, 12:44 PM

this driver is in ram
delete to restore original

but there shouldnt be any problem
this IS original with a few bytes changed [40 or so]

in fact you can replace original with this one in rom

pae

05-21-2009, 05:14 PM

Thanks for the info Dmitry :)

Paul

MikeB

05-21-2009, 05:54 PM

Great news, as I found a 4G card that works in my T3 now! It's a Transcend 4G SD card, and with the fat32 driver, it appears to work fine. I'm planning on doing some more intensive testing tonight.

Thanks again Dmitry. I now have a T3 - TomTom, Music, and books device to go along with my BB Curve.

p41m3r

05-21-2009, 07:34 PM

Which Transcend are you using? I tried the 133x (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208411) and its not working. There's also a 150x (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820163159) and another (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208086) lower end model.

@dmitry:
What is the best/ easiest way to move this and FAT32 to ROM? I tried JackFlash but it wont overwrite the original copy in ROM. I thought of ROM Crafter but I've yet to try it.

MikeB

05-22-2009, 05:30 AM

Which Transcend are you using? I tried the 133x (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208411) and its not working. There's also a 150x (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820163159) and another (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208086) lower end model.

It is the cheap, "economy" version TS4GSDC. It may not be very fast, but it does allow my T3 to use the full 4G, so it's a good tradeoff. FYI, I had this laying around from my previous use with TX, so it didn't cost me anything to get for the T3 since I purchased it some time ago.

pae

05-24-2009, 05:07 PM

this driver is in ram
delete to restore original

but there shouldnt be any problem
this IS original with a few bytes changed [40 or so]

in fact you can replace original with this one in rom

Hi Dmitry,

At the risk of appearing stupid, I assume the T3bigcard prc file is the wrapper for the driver(s) as I can't find the file after installation. Could you please let me know what the driver file name(s) are that would need deleting to restore the original. This is just info for "storing away for a rainy day" in the event that I ever needed the information, rather than related to any present problems.

One other question while I'm here is that I have this file working on my T3 without using your Fat32 driver, and I haven't been able to determine what the Fat32 driver would add in terms of benefits to using your T3bigcard driver (i.e. should I be using it). Would be much appreciated if you could briefly clarify this or point me in the direction of where I could find this out. Thx.

Thanks
Paul

dmitrygr

05-24-2009, 06:27 PM

At the risk of appearing stupidl

fail ;) <joke>

I assume the T3bigcard prc file is the wrapper for the driver(s)

no, it's the original driver with a few modifications

I assume the T3bigcard prc file is the wrapper for the driver(s) Could you please let me know what the driver file name(s) are that would need deleting to restore the original.

you cannot delete it easily
you need to find it in fileZ and mark as "recyclable"
then reset

it will disappear

One other question while I'm here is that I have this file working on my T3 without using your Fat32 driver, and I haven't been able to determine what the Fat32 driver would add in terms of benefits to using your T3bigcard driver (i.e. should I be using it). Would be much appreciated if you could briefly clarify this or point me in the direction of where I could find this out. Thx.
without fat32 4g b cards nono

yock1960

05-26-2009, 09:55 PM

Much appreciated Dmitry! 2GB working on T3.

p41m3r

06-12-2009, 07:33 AM

I think I'll lay this one to rest also.
Im having problems w/ all 4GB non-SDHC cards - including one that works for others. Im not sure if its the version of FAT32 that Im using (final from site) but I dont imagine the older versions would work.

Oh well! Ive gotten just about everything out of this T3 over the years. The GSM Pre should bring back the joy.

_Psyborg

06-16-2009, 04:53 PM

I was some time really happy with the new SD driver. But now I'm really down, because I just found out, that it doesn't work with the Palm WiFi Card... :(

It doesn't matter if the Big card driver is installed first or the WiFi driver. Obviously because of the replacement of the SDIO components. It's still possible to get connections, but then nothing happens. If the WiFi driver is installed over the Big cards driver it's still possible to read the 4 GB card (with help of the FAT32 driver), but writing is impossible.

Needless to say that I would need the write capability AND WiFi together... It's no option to do always a hard reset (which is needed for the WiFi driver) and do all the installations again and again.That's a quite deep fall for me, after the working 4 GB card in the beginning. :(

Is there any chance to get both working together?

dmitrygr

06-16-2009, 05:14 PM

so pretty much i need to patch the wifi driver the same way as i patched this one...
that is not too hard
you can just mail it to me and hope i have free time

_Psyborg

06-16-2009, 08:54 PM

Wow, that would be really great!

Just sent you an email to your gmail address.

Palmiga

06-17-2009, 01:49 AM

I tried several 4GB SD cards from different companys (also the Transcend 4G SD named in this thread) always hoping i would found one which would work but all the effort was with no success :( 2 GB works fine with (or without Fat32) and T3-BigCards but it seems 4GB wont definately not work... I give up...

search for 260387457517 at ebay. This card works great for me and many others...

HowardR

06-17-2009, 05:00 PM

I just want to thank you, dimitrygr, for all your help. I would also be interested in getting the wifi & larger SD card drivers to work together.

dmitrygr

06-24-2009, 03:39 PM

does cardinfo show anything about the card or nothing?

_Psyborg

06-24-2009, 04:55 PM

Any progress in behalf of the Big WiFi driver affair?

Thanks.

Palmiga

06-25-2009, 03:10 PM

It shows the following:

Sandisk
Sandisk
Secure Digital-Card
Device-ID: Sandisk_00000073850607

It don't show any size and i can not format the card with cardinfo...

Sandisk ????
This is not a Sandisk, its a no name card.
Here it shows
Unknown
Unknown
Secure Digital Card
ID: Unknown_0060001D

Its not the same card that I got from this dealer.

dmitrygr

06-25-2009, 03:12 PM

since cardinfo shows the info, means card is recognized
use CardSpeed (on my site) to test it. The output will contain additional card info

post cardSpeed report image here

dmitrygr

06-25-2009, 04:21 PM

install fat32 it'll work

_Psyborg

06-30-2009, 12:07 PM

so pretty much i need to patch the wifi driver the same way as i patched this one...
that is not too hard
you can just mail it to me and hope i have free time

Hi Dmitry.

don't want to bug you, but did you have some free time or will you have some free time? Just to know, if it's worthwhile to still hope for the modified WiFi driver.

Thanks,
Psyborg

dmitrygr

06-30-2009, 05:25 PM

I am on vacation in france with no more than 3 minutes of computer time a day...what do you think? do i have time for this now?

_Psyborg

06-30-2009, 05:56 PM

I am not in the position to demand anything, nor did I! So I don't think I have to apologize for my words. It was just to clarify if it makes sense to watch this thread every day or once a week, a month or never. You was active here in the last days, so I thought it's okay to ask. I'm not good in mind-reading and cannot know where you are and how many computer time you have.

Nevertheless: Happy vacation in France!

dmitrygr

07-01-2009, 11:40 PM

no need to apologise - my post was meant to be humorous, not accusative.

_Psyborg

07-02-2009, 05:25 PM

Oops! :) The curse of text messages sometimes.

Palmiga

07-09-2009, 02:14 AM

since cardinfo shows the info, means card is recognized
use CardSpeed (on my site) to test it. The output will contain additional card info

post cardSpeed report image here

Here are the results of the card I recieved from this dealer:

elv

07-10-2009, 08:28 AM

I have 4gb TRANSCEND (TS4GSDC) and it doesn't work

I got a 2Gb Card in use which is formated with fat32 and this works perfect.

The CardSpeed and Cardinfo say:

Sorry for my English

dmitrygr

07-10-2009, 04:31 PM

if cardspeed succeeds, then card is read, and you just need fat32 installed right

figure out how to do that

--
dmitry from madrid

elv

07-14-2009, 06:50 AM

if cardspeed succeeds, then card is read, and you just need fat32 installed right

figure out how to do that

FAT32 installed. BigCards installed.
----------
2GB FAT32 SD works well (read/write)(VFSMark OK, CardSpeed OK, Card info OK, RescoExplorer CheckCard OK ).
-----------
4GB TRANSCEND (TS4GSDC) FAT32
Palm = "The handheld cannot recognize this card"
Card info = "Size: None", "Format failed"
CardSpeed = "Failed to Read Card,... E=0x00000502"
RescoExplorer CheckCard = Fatal Alert(Reset)

dmitrygr

07-14-2009, 08:56 AM

there are at least 4 different fat32 builds on palmpowerups.com

tried them all?

elv

07-15-2009, 05:38 AM

-------------------------------------
FAT32.PRC
MD5: f718b01a3768c3cb06883d52f0950bf4
Size: 58024

2GB FAT32 OK, 4GB NOT
-------------------------------------
FAT32.patched.prc
MD5: c299e9297c6ea44e1fceedd5598be477
Size: 58024

2GB FAT32 OK, 4GB NOT
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FAT32_.PRC
MD5: 019a62db695fec8e6b12616fd9c63701
Size: 58128

Error(reset) after insert any card
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FAT32-loader-final.prc
MD5: d0257c0ec1f17c54b92b2f711994e809
Size: 59467

2GB FAT32 OK, 4GB NOT
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zF33.prc
MD5: 038a9f9c43e84fa0524398f575164387
Size: 59579

This is for T5
Don't work
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Palmiga

07-26-2009, 05:07 AM

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This is for T5
Don't work
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T5 ?? :confused:
I guess, this driver is for the T3 only.

dmitrygr

07-27-2009, 12:18 AM

this is for t3

t5 has powersdhc

bentayan

08-09-2009, 10:03 AM

Just to add on. Got my hands on a 4Gb card as well. Tested and found working on a TX and Lifedrive, but not recognised on my T3 even with FAT32 and Bigcard installed.

Not really complaining 'cos I know it's been released for free by Dmitry and I know he's a one man show when it comes to his software. Just thought I'd add on so that at least everyone knows it's not an isolated incident with elv.

My T3 has had it's lifetime extended several times already with battery changes, digitiser changes and now with 2Gb card support, so the lack of 4Gb card support is a minor issue to me.

Palmiga

08-19-2009, 03:40 PM

bentayan

08-19-2009, 09:17 PM

Is it a 4GB-SDHC or one of the rare 4GB-SD-Cards ?

One of the rare 4Gb SD cards. Transcend 133x. Actually they're not really rare. I found a shop here in Singapore with loads of them.

Palmiga

09-27-2009, 04:48 PM

I got a few crashes with my 4G-card :mad:. It happend with the T3 or with my cardreader.

I use now the SD-Formater (http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/sd_formatter.html) to format the card (all switch on). It works great for about 2 month. Linux shows the partition size correct, before there where an unused 4Mb-partition :confused:

arson

09-27-2009, 07:26 PM

Another tip in case anyone is having trouble installing BigCards.prc. Fileprog, Palm, and Filez failed to copy the .prc to RAM successfully. I usually got some error message. Resco Explorer worked beautifully. This tip is for 2GB card only. I haven't tried anything with the 4GB cards yet.