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Rockbox, Micro SDXC cards, & variations of the software
silvershades:
Hi everyone,
I didn't know where to put this question either in the hardware forums or here so I decided to try here first. I currently have 2 Sandisk Sansa c250's. My first one which is black & uses a v1 of Rockbox & my pink one uses a v2. So far things are working fine. My first question is, if the v2 software runs fine on my pink c250, then why is it called unstable? My second question is about the new micro SDXC cards that are coming out, specifically the 64GB ones. Will Rockbox have support for them as well? Here's a link from amazon.com to show you what I'm talking about.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=64gb+microsdhc&x=10&y=24
Thanks.
saratoga:
--- Quote from: silvershades on February 21, 2012, 06:46:17 PM ---My first question is, if the v2 software runs fine on my pink c250, then why is it called unstable?
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Does it run fine? I don't think anyone has had a c200v2 in a while so the status of that port is unknown.
--- Quote from: silvershades on February 21, 2012, 06:46:17 PM --- My second question is about the new micro SDXC cards that are coming out, specifically the 64GB ones. Will Rockbox have support for them as well?
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I think they'll work if you format them FAT32, but I don't know that anyone has tested one since they're still quite expensive.
ChrisHaigh:
sorry this all a bit of a mess, but I'm adding info as I find it.
I have one, and I am willing to test.
I gave NTFS a go, worked fine through normal windows right click formatt, which I was told wouldn't work. however my fuze didn't recognise is on either Rockbox or it's Origional Firmware.
I have read a few reports of people succeeding in formatting these cards to FAT32, well actually just one amazon review, but I'm sure it's possible.
Any idea's on how to format it to FAT32, W7 can't. Any programs you know of that I shoudl try?
I have tried Fat32Formatter (http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/) it does say that it's only for XP and vista, but I don't really think thats the problem as it runs. I also no longer have any platform running these OSes. I'll move on the real problem when I come to the last part of the Fat32Formatters process, (pressing a big start button) it waits a while then says "Failed to determine the drive!!".
I have tried both the Normal and Debug versions of this software. have yet to find any old versions though. (pre 1.1)
I am trying to format it with it connected to my PC through my FUZE, yet to try with annother device, cannot connect directly to the PC 'cause I don't have one of those USB readers and I skimped when building my PC so I don't have a built in one.
I don't know what version of rockbox I am running, and I don't really want to update as I have forgotten how I did it, but I remember it was a hell of a mission.
Any help/ random info will be much appreciated.
I have solved it, I will post it in it's own thread.
saratoga:
--- Quote from: ChrisHaigh on February 23, 2012, 11:39:15 AM ---I have tried Fat32Formatter (http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/) it does say that it's only for XP and vista,
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--- Quote ---Windows 7 supported
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I think it supports Windows 7.
--- Quote from: ChrisHaigh on February 23, 2012, 11:39:15 AM ---I'll move on the real problem when I come to the last part of the Fat32Formatters process, (pressing a big start button) it waits a while then says "Failed to determine the drive!!".
I have tried both the Normal and Debug versions of this software. have yet to find any old versions though. (pre 1.1)
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I haven't tried, but theres about 100000 guides on google to using dozen of software packages to format disks in Windows 7. If you can't get that one to work, maybe just try something else?
torne:
You also need to actually change the partition type in the card's partition table to one of the FAT partition types, instead of the exFAT partition type. Formatting tools will almost certainly not bother to do this for you.
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