Guest -Bish- Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) I'm currently using a Sandisk 1gb MiniSD card in my MDA Vario however after a while it doesn't show up on my Vario and I have to remove it and place it back in. Sometimes even that doesn't work and I have to soft reset. The only thing on it at the moment is the GB map for TomTom. Any ideas what is causing this? Apologies if this has problem been covered before however I did a search and found nothing. Edited March 17, 2006 by -Bish- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crx16 Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 my 1gb sandisk has been doing this too, i have to push it in and out about ten times for it to work, my 512 works fine. thought maybe it was just dust etc in the phone, gave it a blast with an airline the other day and its been fine since, but doesnt expain why the 512 works ok??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest -Bish- Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 my 1gb sandisk has been doing this too, i have to push it in and out about ten times for it to work, my 512 works fine. thought maybe it was just dust etc in the phone, gave it a blast with an airline the other day and its been fine since, but doesnt expain why the 512 works ok??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Strange isn't it :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dazism Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 My Sandisk 512mb did the same. After that died I got a Sandisk 1gb which has been fine for the few days I have had it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest little3 Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 My Sandisk 512mb did the same. After that died I got a Sandisk 1gb which has been fine for the few days I have had it though. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> same problem with a 1GB card from Moby memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XNUK Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 My scandisk 512 is doing exactly the same thing and quite frankly its pi*sing me off. Would you be happy with a laptop that only accessed the hard disk when it wanted to? Rebooting the laptop if it didnt, stabbing pens in the side of it in a lame DIY attempt at hoping you can access your data again?!! I was chuffed when I got my Vario a month ago, but little bugs like this are really making me wish i stayed with a smartphone, not a pocket PC smartphone. Anyone else got the bug when with when your on a wifi network (in your own home for example) and your device is password protected?!?! Try it for a couple of days and count how many times your device locks up when you unwake it.. even worse when a text or voicemail comes through and you cant read it! even worse still when the only way out is a soft reset that causes you to loose the text! AAAAHHHGGGGGG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andysalmon Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 This is a widespread problem with this particular device. Mine does it also and it's driving me nuts. You'll find the device works better without the card but hang on a minute I want it to work with a card in. I think it's a WM5 issue as my old Jam was fine- no problems at all. In fact thinking of ditching the Vario and returning to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tech Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 its not an OS issue - the OS has nothing to do with it. it is a hardware level issue, not software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fluffcat1 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 its not an OS issue - the OS has nothing to do with it. it is a hardware level issue, not software. How do you know that? Do you have a Wizard? Have you looked into the issue in depth? Or are you just stating what you believe to be the case as fact? :roll: If it was a 'hardware level issue' it would require physical intervention to fix ( i.e a repair ) rather than re-insertions / soft reset before it worked. The issue is the controller 'forgetting' there is an SD card inserted and needing a removal / reinsertion to 'wake up', and has been common on several HTC devices (including smartphones) as a battery saving feature that has not been implemented very well. There are known issues with certain operators roms causing mini SD card issues with the re-insertion problem being the most common. I have found the Qtek test rom to be the most stable with my 1gb mini SD on my 9100. More info on this issue can be found using google or going to xda-developers. There is nothing physically wrong with my 9100 mini SD slot - I have checked the contacts for continuity and the switch for miniSD card insertion detection, no dry joints, no failures, so it has to be software! (Interestingly the HTC Prodigy / Wizard service manual states the resolution of a physical SD slot fault as 'replace mainboard' :shock: - can I have the faulty ones please HTCEurope? ;) ) Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Since upgrading my Vario with the latest tmobile update I do not have this problem anymore. So I would say it's a software isue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Laser_iCE Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 To be honest, using the i-mate ROM, I've never ever had an issue with my sandisk 1GB that i purchased from ebay... However, a fellow employee of mine with an i-mate JAMin has had a few issues with his SD Card playing up ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fergiem Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I've got a c600 and bought a 1GB SD from FujiFilm that does not seem to be recognised by the phone. Is there anything that I need to do to it such as formatting. I can't find the memory card in activesync at all! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevekay Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 same problem with a 1GB card from Moby memory I have a 2Gb card from Moby memory and only had this problem before the last T-mobile update. Everything is ok now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I have a 2Gb card from Moby memory and only had this problem before the last T-mobile update. Everything is ok now. It was a software problem with the original WM5 roms. The new roms fix the problem - that I think was caused by some over zealous attempts by MS to save battery and processor usage (by putting the sd card access to sleep when not in use). It affected all WM5 pocket pc devices but the AKU2 roms have sorted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I have recently started having the problem again with the latest Tmobile ROM but it took some time for the problem to start happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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