Card Reader Won't Support 2GB SD Card?

[Trip]

Has anyone had any experience with older card readers not supporting larger SD Cards?

I got an M3 Perfect SD, and I can't get the 2GB SD card I got with it to do anything in any operating system. I only have the one card reader, which is admittedly several years old.

Thanks.

- Trip

 

[Rayne]

Hm, I'm about to pick up my second SD card but I can't confess to the same
problems you're having. Though, admittedly, my laptop is recent and thus, came
with a newer port. If anything, I'd say just pick up a brand new card reader.
It wouldn't be too much of a prickly penny, they're not too expensive now a days.

Are you looking at supporting linux off the thing or something or is it just for
the sake of storing data like a camera for instance?

 

[Trip]

Hm, I'm about to pick up my second SD card but I can't confess to the same
problems you're having. Though, admittedly, my laptop is recent and thus, came
with a newer port. If anything, I'd say just pick up a brand new card reader.
It wouldn't be too much of a prickly penny, they're not too expensive now a days.

Are you looking at supporting linux off the thing or something or is it just for
the sake of storing data like a camera for instance?

Actually, I'm using it with my PIII-520 (an overclocked 500 haha) that runs Windows 2000. I mainly use it for my Windows-only TV tuner, but the M3 software that patches ROMs (legal homebrew, people, not games) only runs on Windows, and Wine didn't like the software under Linux (the GUI was a mess).

It's pretty much just for storing those specific things to run on the DS, along with maybe a few vids and stuff (White and Nerdy, anyone?).

- Trip

 

[Rayne]

Actually, I'm using it with my PIII-520 (an overclocked 500 haha) that runs Windows 2000. I mainly use it for my Windows-only TV tuner, but the M3 software that patches ROMs (legal homebrew, people, not games) only runs on Windows, and Wine didn't like the software under Linux (the GUI was a mess).

Wow, and the TV tuner doesn't choke on that thing? I guess I should commend that.
Hm, but yeah I really don't think compatibility should be an issue, though
some readers can be picky like back in the day when my floppy's were picked
up on every other computer. If you really want to port stuff, I'd just pick up
a new adapter to be safe. Of course, you could just hold on to it until the wii comes out.

...maybe a few vids and stuff (White and Nerdy, anyone?).
- Trip

 

[Trip]

Wow, and the TV tuner doesn't choke on that thing? I guess I should commend that.
Hm, but yeah I really don't think compatibility should be an issue, though
some readers can be picky like back in the day when my floppy's were picked
up on every other computer. If you really want to port stuff, I'd just pick up
a new adapter to be safe. Of course, you could just hold on to it until the wii comes out.

Not getting a console. I'm not enough of a gamer for it.

But anyway, the TV tuner is a Hauppauge WinTV-D that was made back around 2000 or so. It's so old that even the PII-266 I had prior to this box would handle it fine with Windows 98.

I figure what I'm going to do it take the SD card to school today and see if I can make sure that it's the card reader and not the card. I have computer class in a computer repair shop, so I figure I should be able to test it out.

- Trip

 

[Rayne]

Aye, that would be the best route to take. Its better way than spending money
on something that may not even work. Hopefully its not bricked.
[I couldn't see how so soon after you bought it.]

 

[Trip]

For $15, I bought a new card reader today in computer class (it's a computer shop, so) and it works just fine. =D

I've now used AIM and Linux from my DS, plus played with some other stuff.

White and Nerdy was the first thing put on the disk. =P

- Trip