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RE: Should I apply the patch?
If this helps with the speed, I'll install it!
RE: Should I apply the patch?
I have tested several cards for speed, and the Sandisk cards are *below* the bottom of the heap!
Pick up Lexar or Panasonic cards, and you will see the difference.
I kid you not!
Atul Chitnis
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RE: Should I apply the patch?
RE: Should I apply the patch?
Too early to say if the patch actually fixes it, but am about to run a VFSmark test on the card to see if there is any improvement in speed.
Atul Chitnis
http://atulchitnis.net
RE: Should I apply the patch?
I had a 128 Mb card that started working perfectly, and eventually failed to work.
My girlfriends ZIre 71 (we both got them) also refused to read the "compromised" card. once the patch was applied, the card resumed its normal function. so, install it anyway, it can't hurt.
RE: Should I apply the patch?
Today, my girlfirneds SD card also conked out!
So up goes the patch...
Before this I tried reading my (now functional) SD card on her zire and it didnt work, but hers did.
After installing more stuff onto her SD card it too was rendered illegible on her zire, so she installed the patch and it woked once more.
So, I recommend even if your card works, install the patch anyway, it can't hurt...
RE: Should I apply the patch?
SD Card Problems with Tungsten T
Bquin
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RE: SD Card Problems with Tungsten T
RE: SD Card Problems with Tungsten T
Take those numbers with a grain of salt. There's probably also a limitation with the Palm interface, so in the end you definitely get less than the advertised (ridiculously optimistic) peak speeds. Perhaps the performance in MP3 players, digital cameras and dedicated flash reader devices is better, but I doubt there's a huge difference.
Anyway, I'm probably going to get a Panasonic or Lexar SD card in the near future... somebody posted a comparison of speeds on a Spanish web site a while back... the results are conclusively against Sandisk.
Palm m505 User
RE: SD Card Problems with Tungsten T
I'd say try to reformat the Sandisk card in the Palm if you still have one and can't get rid of it. Otherwise, get a Lexar or Toshiba card. As mentioned above, the controller is built into the card and is only a 12 bit controller on most Sandisk cards, which explains their slower performance. I've used a 256Mb Lexar card in an M505, M515, T|T, and even in the M130 with no problems.
I installed the patch and ...
Talking about patches, I wonder when Palm will release the audio patch to fix the random "popping noise".
RE: I installed the patch and ...
May your Palm be with you...
SanDisk Cards
Anyway, will the Zire 71 read SanDisk Cards much better if the SD Patch was applied to the handheld?
If not, then should I just get a Lexar or Panasonic Expansion Card? I already have a Palm-branded Expansion Card and it works fine on my current handheld.
Anyway, the SanDisk SD Card that I have is made in Taiwan. I don't know if this is an issue, but please reply whenever appropriate. Thanks.
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Should I apply the patch?