How do you install drivers for a SDIO card.

hip-e · 31st March 2005, 11:03 AM

My previous thread may have been too specific, so I'll make it general....

I have a PDA, I have an SDIO card.

How/where do I copy drivers on the PDA for them to recognise a new device.

Skit · 31st March 2005, 12:02 PM

What model PDA and what SDIO card?

hip-e · 31st March 2005, 1:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skit

What model PDA and what SDIO card?

Its a HP iPaq rz 1710 and a bluetooth SDIO card.

No I can't use the drivers that come with the SD card.

Skit · 31st March 2005, 2:54 PM

You'll no doubt have to install them via ActiveSync, unless they provide a .cab file. If you can get a cab file you can then copy it to your PDA or a storage card and just click on it on the pda to install.

I think you will need the drivers from the card maker. So perhaps hit their website? They should have driver downloads.

hip-e · 1st April 2005, 5:18 PM

ANy idea where I can get the .cab files for a PALM Bluetooth card then?

PALM only let you install things via palm desktop and I just want the bluetooth driver which is becoming a big pain in the ass.

Skit · 1st April 2005, 5:23 PM

Ahh a palm, different story then. I mistakely assumed it was a PocketPC.

You might be able to manually transfer the .prc file? Any palm gurus out there?

Skit · 1st April 2005, 5:32 PM

Now it clicks...

I doubt the PALM SDIO card will work on a PocketPC device. Why? I doubt very much they will supply drivers for it.

But... There's a chance you might be able to use it by using drivers for another bluetooth card.

eg. http://www.socketcom.com/support/sup...F%20and%20SDIO

This might work as Socket cards are often the ones that are rebranded.

hip-e · 1st April 2005, 7:54 PM

Hence my first thread

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=361956

nux · 2nd April 2005, 9:52 AM

Wont work, I bet you picked this card up cheaply on eBay? I sold a fair few of them, they only work for Palms surprisingly (if you read whats written on the packet)..

Skit · 2nd April 2005, 12:00 PM

Why was it that you created another thread?

If mummy says no ask daddy? Just want a Yes answer?

hip-e · 3rd April 2005, 9:39 PM

I created a new thread because I assumed my initial question was too specific as no one answered.

I posted the second thread and I got a response, so I beleive it was worth it.

I wasn't expecting this to be possible, hence a comment in my original post.

I can accept a PALM card might be designed specifically for a PALM PDA but I've been told its a standard SDIO card so I was hoping someone might have a driver or have tried to load a driver so a different brand PDA can read the SD card.

Funny thing I'm having the same problem with a toshiba bluetooth card which I'm told isn't specific to a toshiba PDA but again no one knows how to manually setup the drivers....

I guess no one knows anything that can help.

nux · 3rd April 2005, 10:11 PM

I do know a Palm SD card will not work, I bought half a dozen and tried one in my PDA and trawled through google but found they dont work. Sold them all on eBay for a nice profit.

hip-e · 4th April 2005, 10:53 AM

Its a pain these companies making vedor specific SDIO cards.

SDIO is a standard and I feel they should work in any device with a SD card and the correct drivers.

Seeing the PALM card was given to me I'm accepting I'm not the first person to try this, especially if they are basically given away on EBAY too.

Try loading a Toshiba driver though.....

31st March 2005, 11:03 AM	#1
hip-e Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 465	How do you install drivers for a SDIO card. My previous thread may have been too specific, so I'll make it general.... I have a PDA, I have an SDIO card. How/where do I copy drivers on the PDA for them to recognise a new device.

31st March 2005, 12:02 PM	#2
Skit Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: innaloo.wa.au Posts: 2,010	What model PDA and what SDIO card? __________________ www.r18games.com.au ::Webs Blog http://skit.id.au, Community http://furycog.net, Perth Game Dev http://letsmakegames.org ::Gaming Wii 6588 8510 9191 0591, DS lite club #53, WoW Zubron on Thaurissan Steam skitau Xbox skitau

31st March 2005, 2:54 PM	#4
Skit Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: innaloo.wa.au Posts: 2,010	You'll no doubt have to install them via ActiveSync, unless they provide a .cab file. If you can get a cab file you can then copy it to your PDA or a storage card and just click on it on the pda to install. I think you will need the drivers from the card maker. So perhaps hit their website? They should have driver downloads. __________________ www.r18games.com.au ::Webs Blog http://skit.id.au, Community http://furycog.net, Perth Game Dev http://letsmakegames.org ::Gaming Wii 6588 8510 9191 0591, DS lite club #53, WoW Zubron on Thaurissan Steam skitau Xbox skitau

1st April 2005, 5:23 PM	#6
Skit Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: innaloo.wa.au Posts: 2,010	Ahh a palm, different story then. I mistakely assumed it was a PocketPC. You might be able to manually transfer the .prc file? Any palm gurus out there? __________________ www.r18games.com.au ::Webs Blog http://skit.id.au, Community http://furycog.net, Perth Game Dev http://letsmakegames.org ::Gaming Wii 6588 8510 9191 0591, DS lite club #53, WoW Zubron on Thaurissan Steam skitau Xbox skitau

1st April 2005, 5:32 PM	#7
Skit Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: innaloo.wa.au Posts: 2,010	Now it clicks... I doubt the PALM SDIO card will work on a PocketPC device. Why? I doubt very much they will supply drivers for it. But... There's a chance you might be able to use it by using drivers for another bluetooth card. eg. http://www.socketcom.com/support/sup...F%20and%20SDIO This might work as Socket cards are often the ones that are rebranded. __________________ www.r18games.com.au ::Webs Blog http://skit.id.au, Community http://furycog.net, Perth Game Dev http://letsmakegames.org ::Gaming Wii 6588 8510 9191 0591, DS lite club #53, WoW Zubron on Thaurissan Steam skitau Xbox skitau

1st April 2005, 5:18 PM	#5
hip-e Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 465	ANy idea where I can get the .cab files for a PALM Bluetooth card then? PALM only let you install things via palm desktop and I just want the bluetooth driver which is becoming a big pain in the ass.

1st April 2005, 7:54 PM	#8
hip-e Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 465	Hence my first thread http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=361956

2nd April 2005, 9:52 AM	#9
nux Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 16,801	Wont work, I bet you picked this card up cheaply on eBay? I sold a fair few of them, they only work for Palms surprisingly (if you read whats written on the packet)..

2nd April 2005, 12:00 PM	#10
Skit Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: innaloo.wa.au Posts: 2,010	Why was it that you created another thread? If mummy says no ask daddy? Just want a Yes answer? __________________ www.r18games.com.au ::Webs Blog http://skit.id.au, Community http://furycog.net, Perth Game Dev http://letsmakegames.org ::Gaming Wii 6588 8510 9191 0591, DS lite club #53, WoW Zubron on Thaurissan Steam skitau Xbox skitau

3rd April 2005, 9:39 PM	#11
hip-e Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 465	I created a new thread because I assumed my initial question was too specific as no one answered. I posted the second thread and I got a response, so I beleive it was worth it. I wasn't expecting this to be possible, hence a comment in my original post. I can accept a PALM card might be designed specifically for a PALM PDA but I've been told its a standard SDIO card so I was hoping someone might have a driver or have tried to load a driver so a different brand PDA can read the SD card. Funny thing I'm having the same problem with a toshiba bluetooth card which I'm told isn't specific to a toshiba PDA but again no one knows how to manually setup the drivers.... I guess no one knows anything that can help.

3rd April 2005, 10:11 PM	#12
nux Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 16,801	I do know a Palm SD card will not work, I bought half a dozen and tried one in my PDA and trawled through google but found they dont work. Sold them all on eBay for a nice profit.

4th April 2005, 10:53 AM	#13
hip-e Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 465	Its a pain these companies making vedor specific SDIO cards. SDIO is a standard and I feel they should work in any device with a SD card and the correct drivers. Seeing the PALM card was given to me I'm accepting I'm not the first person to try this, especially if they are basically given away on EBAY too. Try loading a Toshiba driver though.....