SDHC driver for original aku 2.3.1 ROM - Page 8

joe_mcm · 01-02-09, 12:23 AM

Hey Johnhu, I checked the lock switch on the card b4 I posted. I dont think this is going to work. I guess I'm going to be stuck using 2GB cards. Oh well. Thanks any way, later.

spamme0 · 01-02-09, 01:19 AM

What's the symptom of, "cannot write to it?"
Error message?
Did you buy it new from a reputable brick/mortar store in the USA?
If not, there are other possibilities.

EBAY represents that MOST of the memory cards sold there are FAKE.
And if you buy one, what do you do with it? You resell it on Craigslist.
EVERY 4GB flash memory I've tried to buy off CL has been a fake.

Another common problem with used cards is that somebody filled
up the table for the root directory by trying to copy a zillion files there.
Says lots of free space, but when you write it, it's FULL.
Depending on which program you're
using on your Axim and how the settings are, you may not see the files
that are causing the problem.

Your options depend on your available hardware.
If you have a SDHC card reader, you can try to read it in a PC.
If you don't, you should get one.
ledshoppe.com/Product/com/CA2029.htm is about as cheap as they get.
Check for fakeness by filling it up with stuff...mp3's and videos work well
if you don't try to put them in the root directory.
Eject the SDHC card then put it back in to flush the OS cache.
Now, try to play back all the files. On a fake drive, the files will
show up in the directory, but many of them will be corrupt. Yes,
you have to play the whole thing, cause the corruption may not be at
the beginning. For big files, file compare works too.
It's essential to remove/replace the flash card or the OS
will just give you good data from the cache instead of the bad data
on the card.

Consider the formatting on the card. Some devices format
the card in a proprietary way that is incompatible with some
other devices. Cameras and mp3 players are famous for this.
This site:
SD/SDHC Memory Card | Digital AV | Consumer Products | Support | Panasonic Global
claims that most formatters do it wrong and give you a tool
to format the card to standards compliance. Never tried it myself.
My 4GB PQI SDHC card is formatted FAT32 and works in my X51v.

ztdztd · 01-02-09, 05:47 PM

I do not see what the big deal with the 4gb SDHC cards are... there are 4gb SD cards, NOT SDHC that work in any SD slot, any PDA that supports the standard SD format (it is my understanding that some SDHC drivers take the standard SD readability away from users). I am using the Transcend 4gb SD card in my x51v without any third party drivers and it works great, speed is great and it is always reliable. You guys should just get this card.

Now if this driver supported 8gb SDHC, there would be nothing to complain about, I would definitly take that. I am all about high capacity, so much so that I bought the HP 211 because I know that the WM6 supports SDHC, but the audio quality was horrible.

---> 4gb SD card link on newegg.com via this link: Newegg.com - Transcend 4GB Secure Digital (SD) Flash Card Model TS4GSD133 - Flash Memory

One question: Is anyone working on a SDHC driver that supports a capacity GREATER THAN 4gb?

Regards,
ztdztd

johnhu_2005 · 01-02-09, 09:25 PM

SDHC was invented to produce greater capacities on SD memory. It's still fuzzy about Axim's compatibility with SDHC.

I have a x51v that run a 16GB SDHC Sandisk Extreme II card fine. Personally, I believe Sandisk and Kingston produce the best SD/SDHC cards and will not settle for anything less. Some of the "Extreme" cards from Sandisk are pretty expensive but I would rather buy from a reliable manufacture.

01-24-09, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Julie

I don't understand why anyone would want to install this driver to their pocket pc, when you can find 4 GB SD cards that work fine in pocket pcs.

Julie. Can you give me a supplier of 4G SD cards (not SDHC).

I can only find newegg who do not export to the UK (or anywhere outside the US) as far as I know

I have an X50v running WM 2003 SE. Would this driver read a 4GB SDHC card?

I can buy a 4GB SDHC card here in the UK but not a 4GB SD card.

EDIT

Problem solved.

I have found a UK supplier of Transcend 4GB Non-SDHC cards. If anyone else in the UK is interested it is memorybits.co.uk. They cost £6.65 plus 99p shipping. I have ordered two but have not received them yet.

tarix · 02-03-09, 06:42 AM

The driver posted in the original posted worked great on my Japanese Dell Axim X51 (A04).

Thanks a lot!

avinash_71 · 02-16-09, 11:36 PM

hi
I have downloaded the driver, but could some one tell how to install the same?

mkss55442 · 02-17-09, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by avinash_71

hi
I have downloaded the driver, but could some one tell how to install the same?

See post 92, one page pack.

cbenedict · 02-20-09, 02:12 AM

I bought a 8GB SD card that turned out to be the SDHC card. I was not aware that my Pocket PC would not read it. I installed the driver and nothing. Restarted my Pocket PC twice and it still will not read the SDHC. It does read my 1GB SD no problem.

Here are my system details:
Dell Axim X5
ROM Version A05 (07170300en)
Pocket PC Version 4.20.1081
Build: 13100

Please let me know any suggestions. Thank you!

expertgeezer · 02-20-09, 05:07 AM

Installed SDHC Driver. Worked first time in my X51 WM5 A12. 32Gb SDHC Class 4 card only shows up as 2Gb. Shame! However the driver would not install on my X50. Back to the drawing board....

Box · 02-20-09, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by cbenedict

I bought a 8GB SD card that turned out to be the SDHC card. I was not aware that my Pocket PC would not read it. I installed the driver and nothing. Restarted my Pocket PC twice and it still will not read the SDHC. It does read my 1GB SD no problem.

Here are my system details:
Dell Axim X5
ROM Version A05 (07170300en)
Pocket PC Version 4.20.1081
Build: 13100

Please let me know any suggestions. Thank you!

This driver is for the X51 series, and works on some X50s.

It won't work on an X5.

I don't think anyone has made a driver for the X5 series or the X30 series..

chaimss · 03-09-09, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by ztdztd

I do not see what the big deal with the 4gb SDHC cards are... there are 4gb SD cards, NOT SDHC that work in any SD slot, any PDA that supports the standard SD format (it is my understanding that some SDHC drivers take the standard SD readability away from users). I am using the Transcend 4gb SD card in my x51v without any third party drivers and it works great, speed is great and it is always reliable. You guys should just get this card.

Now if this driver supported 8gb SDHC, there would be nothing to complain about, I would definitly take that. I am all about high capacity, so much so that I bought the HP 211 because I know that the WM6 supports SDHC, but the audio quality was horrible.

Regards,
ztdztd

Very simply? Because I just bought a 4 GB SDHC for my camera (not looking whether it was or wasn't, since my camera is SDHC compatible) and now it won't run in my Axim! I don't want to have to keep looking when I buy an SD card for my other devices, and I like all my cards to be able to be used with everything- that's why I got an Axim with a CF slot- so that I can view pictures I took on a Canon DSC.

xtratoy · 04-13-09, 02:00 AM

I have read through the posts and keep seeing mention of WM5 and WM6. I have an Axim X50, ROM version A05 Windows Mobile 2003 SE Version 4.21.1088 ( build 14260.2.0.5 ). Is the driver on the first post capable of enabling SDHC 4 GB card? I am not sure what the reference to WM5 and WM6 is about. I have downloaded Pocketrar 380 and can see the program with Microsoft ActiveSync in My Documents on my PC, but cannot find My Documents while searching the Dell X50? I am new to this device and don't quite understand how it all works yet. Any advice on installing Pocketrar to unzip the SDHC driver would be appreciated. I found this site after a few hours of looking for info for this upgrade.

Box · 04-13-09, 05:31 AM

The driver is for devices running WM5.
It will allow a WM5 device to read an SDHC card up to 4 gig.
WM6 devices have SDHC drivers built in so it isn't necessary.

Your X50 is Windows Mobile 2003 SE so the answer is No, it will not work with your Ax.

xtratoy · 04-13-09, 11:51 AM

Thanks for the info. I tried the driver anyway and can confirm that it did not work (SDHC)after it installed. When I extracted the 4 files of SDHC.zip into a folder and moved them over to the X50, I clicked on the folder and they installed with a cautionary note about possibly not working. After it installed the file named SDHC.cab Disappered out of my documents. How would I go about returning setting to where they were previously? I had a 4gb SDHC card to try out of my camera and do not have a standard SD card to check for functionality.