Hi Chris,
Just got back from out of town. Thanks very much for all the good info. I
changed my Rockbox installation from official to daily build and I believe
the e280 is now seeing the 16G card. I had a friend verify that the card is
formatted fat32 but I don't have a card reader so I guess the next step is
to purchase one to load up the card. I travel a lot and I'm loving the move
from bulky CD player to the e280.
Lee Mounger
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From: "Christopher Chaltain" <cchalt...@austin.rr.com>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: Sansa e280 & 16gb Card Problem
What do you mean when you say the memory card isn't recognized? What
version of Rockbox are you running?
I have a Sansa e280 myself running Rockbox, but I only have a 2G card in
it at the moment. I've been thinking of getting a 8G card, but I haven't
yet. I tell you this so you know that what I'm saying is based on what
I've read and what I understand, and it isn't based on actual experience.
If you're running an official version of Rockbox, currently 3.2, then you
don't have a USB stack in rockbox, so as you probably know, your Sansa
boots into the Sansa firmware whenever you plug it into the USB port of
your PC. The Sansa firmware won't work with HC cards, so you won't see
your 16G card in the My computer listing on your PC when you plug your
Sansa in. So if this is what you mean when you say your card isn't
recognized then you have your answer.
You should be able to format your memory card and transfer files to it
with a memory card reader on your PC and then put it back into your Sansa.
With the Sansa running Rockbox, you should then see it in your Files
listing. If you're not seeing the card at this point then I'm not sure
what the problem is. If you haven't already, I'd suggest formatting the
card as FAT32. I'm not sure what FS Rockbox recognizes, but my 2G cards
are FAT32.
If you're running a daily build then you should have the USB stack in
rockbox, and your Sansa shouldn't be booting into the Sansa FW when you
plug it into the USB port of your PC, and you should see the memory card
in your My Computer listing. At least, this is my understanding. I also
think that this USB stack will be included in the official versions of
Rockbox shortly.
I hope this helps. If not, let me know. You may also want to post your
question on the Rockbox mailing list (being sure to follow the list
etiquette) or search the Rockbox site for more information.
On 6/4/2009 4:11 PM, Lee Mounger wrote:
Greetings All,
I recently purchased a Sandisk Sansa E280 and installed Rockbox and I
must say I've been delighted. However, I do have a problem. I believe
the Rockbox firmware allows the E280 to accept up to a 16gb micro sdhc
memory card so I bought the Sandisk version of the 16gb card. My problem
is that my E280 doesn't recognize the card. Is anyone else using rockbox
and the Sansa E200 series player with 16gb cards? Any ideas on solving
my problem would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise, I love Rockbox
coupled with this player and find it extremely accessible.
Lee Mounger
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