Opus slowed down by SD card

olaghair · 09-28-2010, 09:39 AM

Hi, everybody !

I bought a Bookeen Opus recently and I am very happy with it.
A few days ago, I wanted to put a MicroSd card into it.
I bought a Verbatim 2 Go card. It is fat32 formatted.
When I insert it into the Opus, everything becomes extremely slow. Whatever the button I push, it takes between 10 to 15 seconds to respond.
For instance a simple 'next page' takes about 10 sec.
Everything goes back to OK as soon as the card is pulled out.

Has anyone witnessed such a weird thing ?
Could it be the card or its format ?

Thanks for any beginning of answer.

EowynCarter · 09-28-2010, 11:20 AM

fat32 seams good.

In the library ? The first time, the cybook with generate metadata, thumbnail if they aren't there.

olaghair · 09-28-2010, 11:47 AM

I understand this. But it would not go any faster after several hours even if there was only one book on the card.

EowynCarter · 09-28-2010, 11:52 AM

Did you noticed anything when putting the book on the sd with the PC ?

olaghair · 09-28-2010, 12:06 PM

I first tried by writing a small arborescence. A main directory, three sub-directories and I placed a dozen of books in each. Reasonable to start with, isn't it?
Then as I had this problem, I deleted all and restarted again. As this was not getting any better, I copied less and less books at every try. I ended with one file in the root of the card.
I reformatted the card several times to be sure. I never noticed anything wrong when copying from the PC.

Godzil · 09-28-2010, 01:18 PM

Strange,*I never heard of such a problem. Do you checked your SD*card with your computer? (and better using the Opus as a SD*Drive)

Do you try with another SD card? Do you have a Colored Opus with the 2.1 firmware?

You should contact Bookeen anyway.

olaghair · 09-29-2010, 05:44 AM

I tried everything you suggested. Everything works perfectly as far as copying from and to the card. But the Opus is still slow when the card is in. (Even with no file into it)
I'm gonna get another card ASAP. My Opus is a Color one (new generation) but the Boo reader version is 2.0 (build 1193) and the adobe reader mobile is V 9.1 (build 28890).
Anyway I only read 'epub' format.
I thought I had read that one should not update an Opus Color because the software was too old.

Godzil · 09-29-2010, 05:46 AM

Try the latest firmware, you have an old one. 2.1 is the newer one, and your SD issue may be resolved with.

There are many version of the 2.0 firmware, and the public one is not colored opus compatible. The build 1193 is newer than the 2.0 public.

olaghair · 09-30-2010, 03:55 AM

Hi,
I bought another 2Go MicroSd card and slid it into the Opus. I works perfectly.
I also put the 'faulty' SD card into my Nokia cell phone and it works perfectly with it.
Vas comprendre...
The new card (a Dane-elec) is FAT formatted.
Do you think I should try and update the Opus to the 2.1 firmware. I read on the How to file that the card should be FAT32 formatted.

09-28-2010, 09:39 AM	#1
olaghair Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Rouen, France Device: Bookeen Opus	Opus slowed down by SD card Hi, everybody ! I bought a Bookeen Opus recently and I am very happy with it. A few days ago, I wanted to put a MicroSd card into it. I bought a Verbatim 2 Go card. It is fat32 formatted. When I insert it into the Opus, everything becomes extremely slow. Whatever the button I push, it takes between 10 to 15 seconds to respond. For instance a simple 'next page' takes about 10 sec. Everything goes back to OK as soon as the card is pulled out. Has anyone witnessed such a weird thing ? Could it be the card or its format ? Thanks for any beginning of answer.

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09-28-2010, 11:20 AM	#2
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,334 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	fat32 seams good. In the library ? The first time, the cybook with generate metadata, thumbnail if they aren't there.

09-28-2010, 11:47 AM	#3
olaghair Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Rouen, France Device: Bookeen Opus	I understand this. But it would not go any faster after several hours even if there was only one book on the card.

09-28-2010, 11:52 AM	#4
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,334 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Did you noticed anything when putting the book on the sd with the PC ?

09-28-2010, 12:06 PM	#5
olaghair Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Rouen, France Device: Bookeen Opus	I first tried by writing a small arborescence. A main directory, three sub-directories and I placed a dozen of books in each. Reasonable to start with, isn't it? Then as I had this problem, I deleted all and restarted again. As this was not getting any better, I copied less and less books at every try. I ended with one file in the root of the card. I reformatted the card several times to be sure. I never noticed anything wrong when copying from the PC.

09-28-2010, 01:18 PM	#6
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	Strange,I never heard of such a problem. Do you checked your SDcard with your computer? (and better using the Opus as a SD*Drive) Do you try with another SD card? Do you have a Colored Opus with the 2.1 firmware? You should contact Bookeen anyway.

09-29-2010, 05:44 AM	#7
olaghair Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Rouen, France Device: Bookeen Opus	I tried everything you suggested. Everything works perfectly as far as copying from and to the card. But the Opus is still slow when the card is in. (Even with no file into it) I'm gonna get another card ASAP. My Opus is a Color one (new generation) but the Boo reader version is 2.0 (build 1193) and the adobe reader mobile is V 9.1 (build 28890). Anyway I only read 'epub' format. I thought I had read that one should not update an Opus Color because the software was too old.

09-29-2010, 05:46 AM	#8
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	Try the latest firmware, you have an old one. 2.1 is the newer one, and your SD issue may be resolved with. There are many version of the 2.0 firmware, and the public one is not colored opus compatible. The build 1193 is newer than the 2.0 public.

09-30-2010, 03:55 AM	#9
olaghair Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Rouen, France Device: Bookeen Opus	Hi, I bought another 2Go MicroSd card and slid it into the Opus. I works perfectly. I also put the 'faulty' SD card into my Nokia cell phone and it works perfectly with it. Vas comprendre... The new card (a Dane-elec) is FAT formatted. Do you think I should try and update the Opus to the 2.1 firmware. I read on the How to file that the card should be FAT32 formatted.

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