SDHC card w/ sony ereader???

tenaglia · 08-09-2009, 12:00 PM

Hello... I've just purchased a used prs 500 and wanted to know if anyone knows if I can use a sandisk sdhc 4gb card with it? I am trying to still figure out how this thing works and getting familiar with it....the internal storage seems to be nearly nothing.. I only have one book thats like 54 mb and the manual on it..and once I input the card does the reader show me what is on it automatically??? Thanks!

HarryT · 08-09-2009, 12:15 PM

No, you cannot. The PRS-505 supports SDHC, but the PRS-500 does not. Buy a 2GB SD card.

cstross · 08-13-2009, 07:09 PM

More complex answer:

The PRS-505 software runs on an embedded Montavista Linux kernel. Linux has device drivers that can indeed recognize and use SDHC cards, depending on the card reader interface supporting SDHC ... however it's possible that Sony left out SDHC software support when they built their stack, on the order of 3-4 years ago.

It might be possible to use SDHC cards on a PRS-505 in future, with new firmware or new operating software (such as OpenInkpot). It isn't possible to do so at this time, however.

igorsk · 08-14-2009, 04:05 AM

The firmware update for PRS-505 specifically added SDHC support. PRS-500 does not currently support SDHC.

darkpoet · 08-17-2009, 05:46 AM

There are 4 GB card that are not SDHC. But really, isn't 2 GB enough?

acidzebra · 08-17-2009, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkpoet

But really, isn't 2 GB enough?

There was a time when people said that about 640k.

The answer is: not for me. Not then, not now, not ever.

Hellmark · 08-17-2009, 09:17 PM

with the size of ebooks, while I hate to pidgin hole myself into a size, as things stand now I see no real reason to need more than 2 gigs.

Now, if you use PDFs with lots of images, and such, you can easily eat up 2 gigs of space, but text only epubs and the like, would take ages.

acidzebra · 08-18-2009, 02:44 AM

Well, for one thing, I happen to be fickle in my reading habits and I like to carry around a couple of hundred books with me, just because I can. Secondly, I enjoy reading manga, and a single volume (in LRF format) can take up anywhere from 10-60 Mb easily, with multiple volumes in a series this means you eat space like crazy.

What I meant to point out is that one person's use case and needs might not be similar to another's. One size does not fit all.

08-09-2009, 12:00 PM	#1
tenaglia Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: sony prs 500	SDHC card w/ sony ereader??? Hello... I've just purchased a used prs 500 and wanted to know if anyone knows if I can use a sandisk sdhc 4gb card with it? I am trying to still figure out how this thing works and getting familiar with it....the internal storage seems to be nearly nothing.. I only have one book thats like 54 mb and the manual on it..and once I input the card does the reader show me what is on it automatically??? Thanks!

08-18-2009, 02:44 AM	#8
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	Well, for one thing, I happen to be fickle in my reading habits and I like to carry around a couple of hundred books with me, just because I can. Secondly, I enjoy reading manga, and a single volume (in LRF format) can take up anywhere from 10-60 Mb easily, with multiple volumes in a series this means you eat space like crazy. What I meant to point out is that one person's use case and needs might not be similar to another's. One size does not fit all. Last edited by acidzebra; 08-18-2009 at 02:47 AM.

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08-09-2009, 12:15 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No, you cannot. The PRS-505 supports SDHC, but the PRS-500 does not. Buy a 2GB SD card.

08-13-2009, 07:09 PM	#3
cstross Cynic Posts: 86 Karma: 514 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Lots, started with a Psion 3 circa 1998	More complex answer: The PRS-505 software runs on an embedded Montavista Linux kernel. Linux has device drivers that can indeed recognize and use SDHC cards, depending on the card reader interface supporting SDHC ... however it's possible that Sony left out SDHC software support when they built their stack, on the order of 3-4 years ago. It might be possible to use SDHC cards on a PRS-505 in future, with new firmware or new operating software (such as OpenInkpot). It isn't possible to do so at this time, however.

08-14-2009, 04:05 AM	#4
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	The firmware update for PRS-505 specifically added SDHC support. PRS-500 does not currently support SDHC.

08-17-2009, 05:46 AM	#5
darkpoet ePub Headbanger Posts: 47 Karma: 7940 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Korea Device: Boox Poke4 / Sony PRS-505	There are 4 GB card that are not SDHC. But really, isn't 2 GB enough?

08-17-2009, 09:17 PM	#7
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,549 Karma: 3799999 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3	with the size of ebooks, while I hate to pidgin hole myself into a size, as things stand now I see no real reason to need more than 2 gigs. Now, if you use PDFs with lots of images, and such, you can easily eat up 2 gigs of space, but text only epubs and the like, would take ages.

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