Iliad & CF Card problems

Daedalus · 11-19-2008, 06:03 AM

I would be so grateful if anyone could assist me with this issue.

This is the second time I have tried using a CF card with my Iliad. The first time I gave up after having problems getting the card to be read by the Iliad.

This time I have bought Kingston 2GB CF card for use with the Iliad.

When I placed the card in first of all, the device seemed to read it straight-away, coming up with the text saying 'Free:' and then displaying the free space available.

So, I copied a PDF onto the CF card and rebooted the Iliad. It failed to display the PDF file and failed the read the card.

I tried to reformat the CF card in case that was the problem. I had read somewhere that FAT32 was the correct structure to implement so I tried that.

Same thing happened again. Copied the PDF and now getting nothing come up on the Iliad.

I really wanted to get a CF card working so that I could install some applications on my Iliad. I am now giving up hope of being able to use the CF memory storage.

I have a 1 GB MMC card currently in the Iliad - could this make any difference?

Would be so appreciative of any assistance with this.

Daedalus.

ericshliao · 11-19-2008, 11:03 AM

Is your CF card on the list of reported working list? If not, there might be two possibilites:
1. Your Kingston CF card is not compatible with iLiad. But I think the odd is very low.
2. The CF slot on your iLiad is bad. You should contact iRex. To make sure if it's good or bad, I would suggest try a CF card on the working list.

Daedalus · 11-24-2008, 09:37 AM

Thank you for your reply.

I have tried rebooting the device repeatedly, as suggested on another thread, and for some reason I seem to have it working now!

I feel that it might have had something to do with the way that I was putting the CF card into the device. I note that it needs to be quite firmly pushed into the slot and I have reached the conclusion that perhaps I was not placing it in properly.

Anyway, the good thing is I have it working now.

Crisby · 11-28-2008, 06:51 PM

Um Daedalus, I gave you that exact advice in another thread.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26357

Daedalus · 11-30-2008, 04:17 PM

You did indeed give me that advice back in July when I had a problem with a different CF card.

It wasn't relevant then and unfortunately I forgot your words of wisdom.

Had I remembered it, I could have saved myself a lot of bother with my new CF card nearly 4 months later.

How kind of you to remind me. My memory is obviously not as good as yours.

11-19-2008, 06:03 AM	#1
Daedalus Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Iliad	Iliad & CF Card problems I would be so grateful if anyone could assist me with this issue. This is the second time I have tried using a CF card with my Iliad. The first time I gave up after having problems getting the card to be read by the Iliad. This time I have bought Kingston 2GB CF card for use with the Iliad. When I placed the card in first of all, the device seemed to read it straight-away, coming up with the text saying 'Free:' and then displaying the free space available. So, I copied a PDF onto the CF card and rebooted the Iliad. It failed to display the PDF file and failed the read the card. I tried to reformat the CF card in case that was the problem. I had read somewhere that FAT32 was the correct structure to implement so I tried that. Same thing happened again. Copied the PDF and now getting nothing come up on the Iliad. I really wanted to get a CF card working so that I could install some applications on my Iliad. I am now giving up hope of being able to use the CF memory storage. I have a 1 GB MMC card currently in the Iliad - could this make any difference? Would be so appreciative of any assistance with this. Daedalus.

11-30-2008, 04:17 PM	#5
Daedalus Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Iliad	You did indeed give me that advice back in July when I had a problem with a different CF card. It wasn't relevant then and unfortunately I forgot your words of wisdom. Had I remembered it, I could have saved myself a lot of bother with my new CF card nearly 4 months later. How kind of you to remind me. My memory is obviously not as good as yours. Last edited by Daedalus; 11-30-2008 at 04:21 PM.

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11-19-2008, 11:03 AM	#2
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	Is your CF card on the list of reported working list? If not, there might be two possibilites: 1. Your Kingston CF card is not compatible with iLiad. But I think the odd is very low. 2. The CF slot on your iLiad is bad. You should contact iRex. To make sure if it's good or bad, I would suggest try a CF card on the working list.

11-24-2008, 09:37 AM	#3
Daedalus Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Iliad	Thank you for your reply. I have tried rebooting the device repeatedly, as suggested on another thread, and for some reason I seem to have it working now! I feel that it might have had something to do with the way that I was putting the CF card into the device. I note that it needs to be quite firmly pushed into the slot and I have reached the conclusion that perhaps I was not placing it in properly. Anyway, the good thing is I have it working now.

11-28-2008, 06:51 PM	#4
Crisby Fanatic Posts: 36 Karma: 357 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: none	Um Daedalus, I gave you that exact advice in another thread. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26357

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