+Saturn Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 If all could please post working variants of SD cards and even known not working ones (if any), this could save a lot of grief for others as the units start to pour in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_rg Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 During testing we used a variety of SD card makes and sizes. All worked flawlessly , any should work long as you format them FAT16 or FAT32, the biggest one I tested was 32GB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinballs Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) For homebrews etc is it worth getting a bigger SD capacity? If bigger than 32GB you need to format the card as FAT32 of course, which I did recently with a 128GB microSD for a Sega Saturn + Phoebe setup. Worked fine. I like Samsung and Sandisk cards, and Samsung are cheaper especially at the higher capacities. Edited August 20, 2019 by Pinballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swapd0 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) I think that you can fit all jaguar library into a 2GB SD... maybe 4GB if you include CD images. Edited August 20, 2019 by swapd0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I'd go for a 32GB card, they're cheap and mine has about 18GB on it (of course, this is with CD images ready for when that is done) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 6:49 PM, CyranoJ said: I'd go for a 32GB card, they're cheap and mine has about 18GB on it (of course, this is with CD images ready for when that is done) Cyrano needs to offer a SD card image for sale 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 51 minutes ago, orpheuswaking said: Cyrano needs to offer a SD card image for sale Sure. Won't take long to image a blank card. $50 USD ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, CyranoJ said: Sure. Won't take long to image a blank card. $50 USD ok? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 20 hours ago, CyranoJ said: $50 USD ok? I won't buy it unless you add at least $30 in S&H fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, SainT said: Basically any micro SD which supports the SPI interface (which should be all of them) I recall reading somewhere a long time ago that SPI support was actually optional for microSD cards, but it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the current version of the spec. I doubt any manufacturer did build cards that didn't support it anyways, as it would have been incompatible with too many existing devices. On the other hand, couterfeit SD cards are a real problem. A friend whose company made a consumer device with a SD card slot told me that most of their problems with SD cards were caused by the consumers unknowingly using flaky counterfeit cards. Edited August 25, 2019 by Zerosquare 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SainT Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) On 8/26/2019 at 12:14 AM, Zerosquare said: I recall reading somewhere a long time ago that SPI support was actually optional for microSD cards, but it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the current version of the spec. I doubt any manufacturer did build cards that didn't support it anyways, as it would have been incompatible with too many existing devices. On the other hand, couterfeit SD cards are a real problem. A friend whose company made a consumer device with a SD card slot told me that most of their problems with SD cards were caused by the consumers unknowingly using flaky counterfeit cards. Absolutely -- fake memory cards are a huge issue. I guess less of an issue for small cards, though, as they are cheap anyway! Buy a branded 32GB card and that should do you for life. Edited October 24, 2019 by SainT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hastor Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 I bought a Sandisk 400GB in preparation, just so I don't have to upgrade for CD support later (still plenty of extra space but the price difference wasn't huge). I imagine someone will try one before I get one (I'm still ~180 down the list) but if not, I'll let ya know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SainT Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 10 hours ago, Hastor said: I bought a Sandisk 400GB in preparation, just so I don't have to upgrade for CD support later (still plenty of extra space but the price difference wasn't huge). I imagine someone will try one before I get one (I'm still ~180 down the list) but if not, I'll let ya know! I have no idea if this will work or not! Make sure it's FAT32 formatted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixMoonPatrol Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) I was able to format a 64 GB SanDisk branded micro SD card with a 3rd party application. My card out of the box would only allow SDXC,there was no Fat32 option with Windows 10. I Googled 3rd party freeware apps and came across one called AOMEI Partician Assistant(standard version.) It does lock you out of all its features(have to buy a license) but for formatting devices this area works without having to buy anything. I went ahead and formatted and sure enough my card is now Fat32 I've already tried it and everything works great. As far as I can tell there's no bloatware included in the software,looks good. Here's the link for anyone who needs to format their cards with this software. https://www.disk-partition.com/download-home.html Thank You Saint for a super fast delivery(I'm in California and it got here pretty fast.) Well done on such a great working device. Edited August 29, 2019 by PhoenixMoonPatrol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SainT Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Thanks for the info, I knew it should have worked, but its good to get confirmation and known working tools! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On this subject: Microsoft just released the specs for exFAT: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2019/08/28/exfat-linux-kernel/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SainT Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Zerosquare said: On this subject: Microsoft just released the specs for exFAT: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2019/08/28/exfat-linux-kernel/ That's interesting, FatFS already has exFAT support. It still seems a bit unclear as to who can use it, though, it doesn't seem as though is license free still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kublai Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I Tried a 32GB Kingston, 32Gb Sandisk, and 8GB Sandisk and mine cart is not loading any of them. I reformatted with fat format32 and also the sdformatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SainT Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) This is not related to the memory card, but the Jaguar / cartridge port. Edited October 24, 2019 by SainT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakcitycomics Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I've been using a 32gb Samsung mostly, but I also tested out a 200gb Sandisk and a 128 Silicon Power. All worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHATEIT Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 (edited) I just got mine and have tried 3 different brands of Cards in different Sizes and all of them refuse to work just get "Memory Card Unreadable" everytime. Could that be a problem with the Game Drive Itself? These memory cards read perfectly on my computer with no issues at all and I have reformatted to Fat32 and reuploaded everything multiple times each card and still nothing. Edited March 25, 2021 by UHATEIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cubanismo Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I used a Sandisk Extreme 64GB and it worked after reformatting it to Fat32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_rg Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I would clean the cart slot and maybe the cartridge edge connector just to make sure you are getting 100% contact on all pins. Reading the GD section SainT recommends doing this if you get the 'memory card unreadable' message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSR2gamers Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 3:10 PM, UHATEIT said: I just got mine and have tried 3 different brands of Cards in different Sizes and all of them refuse to work just get "Memory Card Unreadable" everytime. Could that be a problem with the Game Drive Itself? These memory cards read perfectly on my computer with no issues at all and I have reformatted to Fat32 and reuploaded everything multiple times each card and still nothing. I'm having the exact same issue. Tried cleaning my Jaguar, the cartridge (which is literally brand new, unboxed only hours ago), the SD card... tried reformatting the SD card. Which, btw, is an SD card that Stone Age Gamer shipped alongside my GameDrive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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