I've been using PortableApps on a this memory card successfully for about a month now. I just installed OO.o 3 on the microSD card used with a USB card reader.
My computer can't read the card anymore, it sees the USB mass storage device in device manager but no disk in disk management (well it sees a removable disk but no size or anything like that). Windows explorer sees the disk but when I double click it I get a prompt asking to insert a disk in the drive.
The memory card is working fine on other computers and can still launch all PortableApps installed on it.
Please help!
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a Digtal Concepts SD card reader adapter and mine has never worked. It was a cheapo adapter from a chain discout store and it doesn't read my cards either (Like your's it shows up in My Computer, but the drive is unaccessable.) They read when they are in my camera or GPS unit, but the adapter, IMHO is a piece of junk and it sounds like your adapter has probably quit too.
I normally use PortApps on a USB/firewire/sata 500GB hard drive, (Free Agent Pro). However, my sister wanted me to setup Portable Apps on an SD card. Because space is so limited on an SD card and wear leveling, I'd decided to use this as a "throw-away" card until I'd optimized everything then pull the image.
After installing Oo.o 3 her card appeared dead, too. Since this was a throw-away card, just for testing until I had a setup image, I decided there was nothing to be lost by formatting the card, which I did.
After formatting, I had to re-install everything, but it is working fine now.
I don't know if this helps... after all, it *is* free advice, and worth every penny! [wink]
I am using the Kingston memory card with the USB card reader that shipped with it (Kingston). It has worked OK for at least a month on different computer (PortableApps installed).
After in stalling OO.o 3, it stopped working on 1 computer but still works on any other computer I connect it to.
I may need to mention that the computer that can't read the card is connected to a network and has access to many network drives, most drive letters are taken and I have been assigning drive B:/ to this card. Sometimes Windows assigns a different letter drive to it, a letter that's already being used and I just have to go to Disk Management and change it back to B:/
This is one of those times that I don't like the way things are done on Windows, Argghh...
I was setting up this card to send to a relative overseas, she's not very technical
One question that comes to mind. Is a USB Flash drive more reliable/stable that a memory card on a USB card reader? They are both seen as USB mass storage device! I was thinking it shouldn't make a difference but what do the experts think?
Thanks for the help.
Some less-than-well-made devices can be prone to overheating, especially when writing. Very few, but they are out there. As OpenOffice.org is a very large app with many files, it is more likely to trigger it than installing other apps. But the same thing could happen by, saying, copying over a ton of MP3s or backing up a lot of files from your PC.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
That is a good point John, OO.o is a large install. If that is the source of the problem, wouldn't it just kill the card then. It still work fine on other computers.
Thank you.
Overheating causes different issues on different devices. I've seen it cause write issues while occuring but then work fine again after cooling down. Others a format will get it working again. And it could be the reader itself overheating and not the card. I had an old card reader that did that.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
I'll try using the same card on the same computer using a different reader. If that doesn't work I'll try reformatting the card on a different computer and then try it again on the computer that stopped reading it.
BTW ...FAT32, NTFS? What format do you recommend?
I formatted the Card (using the same card reader), installed PortableApps, inserted it back (using the card reader) in the computer where it was giving me problems.
Still the same problem! The computer can see a removable disk but can't read the card. I get a "Please insert disk into drive X:." I have other cards/card readers that work OK on this computer.
This same card/card reader work fine on 3 other computers. I am lost, any suggestions?
Thank you.
simply broken thing,
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
simply broken thing,
the controller is now the only thing still in operation. Often it will still tell that the size is so many gb, but telling that there is zero space used and zero space free.
unless you want find new memory chips, solder them in and find low level programming software for that controller chip and reset all.
many sticks I got as advertising free give away did behave this way, first intermittent soon permanent.
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
I hate troubleshooting my own stuff.
Well unless this is one of those intermittent problems, I think I solved it!
I disconnected all USB devices and plugged the card/reader to a port on the back of the computer...I know, basic troubleshooting 101. It's working now.
Edit: The problem is not with PortableApps.
The USB ports are the problem. Well, a combination of the card/reader I am using and the USB ports because other Flash drives work just fine.