Opus Bookeen Opus - microSD or microSDHC? - Page 2

ericch · 08-04-2009, 08:48 AM

Booken Opus works perfectly with Transcend microSDHC 4 GB. I like very much this new ebook reader (I use ADE for DRM, but I prefer Calibre for non-DRM as it creates folders by author names and make navigation very easy on Opus)

EowynCarter · 08-04-2009, 08:56 AM

Yeah, 2G card works.

Saud · 08-05-2009, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgmueller

2GB did work for me. Must be your card.

Just to note that the card works on every other device I try it on.

Seems like the opus is picky towards which cards it would accept in its slot!

Godzil · 08-05-2009, 03:16 AM

Is the card contacts clean? On the microSD it's so easy to put dirt on them...

Saud · 08-05-2009, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzil

Is the card contacts clean? On the microSD it's so easy to put dirt on them...

I actually removed the microSD from the opus and inserted into an adaptor which then went into the PC, I did that several times (plus format the card and populated it with ebooks) and always I would get the drive on the PC side with no problems, but not on the opus

Godzil · 08-05-2009, 07:38 AM

I think that I understand what is the problem, I have too a SD card that was not "recognized" by my Gen3, and others that was, and in fact the problem is really simple, the Cybook seems to expect from a SD card to have a MBR partition scheme, not a SD card used without like it's often the case...

For the person who can undestand, the SD card can be used directly without partitions, (ie in linux: /dev/mmcblk0 ) and if I create partition using fdisk on my SD card it will work (and then I have a /dev/mmcblo0p1 on my computer with the new partition)

I'm not sure that just reformat the SD card under windows would be sufficient...

I hope that Bookeen will correct this soon

EowynCarter · 08-05-2009, 08:11 AM

Quote:

For the person who can undestand, the SD card can be used directly without partitions

how ? windows need partitions to put anything on the disk right ?

Godzil · 08-05-2009, 08:18 AM

No not on USB flash drive, Memory cards (SD/MMC/CF & co) CDROM and floppy disk

Partition are only needed on Hard Drives

mgmueller · 08-05-2009, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saud

I tested the following

256mb microSD > works
1GB microSD > works
2GB microSD > not working!
8GB microSDHC > not working!

note that inserting the 256 and 1Gb brings up both microSD root directory on the device and when on comp I can see the microSD drive.

with the other cards the opus indicator goes blue for few seconds, and nothing happens.

Strangely I do not know why the 2GB is not working, its not a HC microSD...

8GB is working for me. But I'm copying the books manually to the card via USB adapter, as it's not visible (accessible within ADE.

bobowvu · 08-05-2009, 07:22 PM

SanDisk 8GB works fine on mine. Both in regular mode and in folder mode. Now I haven't loaded it up with 8GB of stuff, but what I did load onto it is working without problem.

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08-04-2009, 08:48 AM	#16
ericch Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Paris, France Device: Bookeen Opus	Booken Opus works perfectly with Transcend microSDHC 4 GB. I like very much this new ebook reader (I use ADE for DRM, but I prefer Calibre for non-DRM as it creates folders by author names and make navigation very easy on Opus)

08-04-2009, 08:56 AM	#17
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,337 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Yeah, 2G card works.

08-05-2009, 03:16 AM	#19
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	Is the card contacts clean? On the microSD it's so easy to put dirt on them...

08-05-2009, 07:38 AM	#21
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	I think that I understand what is the problem, I have too a SD card that was not "recognized" by my Gen3, and others that was, and in fact the problem is really simple, the Cybook seems to expect from a SD card to have a MBR partition scheme, not a SD card used without like it's often the case... For the person who can undestand, the SD card can be used directly without partitions, (ie in linux: /dev/mmcblk0 ) and if I create partition using fdisk on my SD card it will work (and then I have a /dev/mmcblo0p1 on my computer with the new partition) I'm not sure that just reformat the SD card under windows would be sufficient... I hope that Bookeen will correct this soon

08-05-2009, 08:18 AM	#23
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	No not on USB flash drive, Memory cards (SD/MMC/CF & co) CDROM and floppy disk Partition are only needed on Hard Drives

08-05-2009, 07:22 PM	#25
bobowvu Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: IRex Iliad	SanDisk 8GB works fine on mine. Both in regular mode and in folder mode. Now I haven't loaded it up with 8GB of stuff, but what I did load onto it is working without problem.

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