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lordofazeroth · 01-17-2014, 02:43 AM

Some Kobo readers come with a bigger internal SD card. Apparently the manufacturer was low on 2 GB cards and used 4 GB, but the image for 2 GB. Taking out such a card and resizing it results in bigger storage without opening.

Question:
If a reader has 2 GB memory available but a 4 GB card, is this card shown as a 4 GB card in gparted, when the whole reader is connected via USB cable?
If this is true, connection via telnet would be unnecessary.

I know there are techniques to hide this - its called media connection, or something.

01-17-2014, 02:43 AM	#1
lordofazeroth Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: kobo mini and kindle touch	bigger SD card, smaller partitions: shown in gparted with USB conn. - no telnet? Some Kobo readers come with a bigger internal SD card. Apparently the manufacturer was low on 2 GB cards and used 4 GB, but the image for 2 GB. Taking out such a card and resizing it results in bigger storage without opening. Question: If a reader has 2 GB memory available but a 4 GB card, is this card shown as a 4 GB card in gparted, when the whole reader is connected via USB cable? If this is true, connection via telnet would be unnecessary. I know there are techniques to hide this - its called media connection, or something.