Re: [ubuntu-uk] High Capacity SD cards

2015-09-08 Thread Ivan Wright
I have a 128GB SD card in my camera. Other than having to install exfat-utils it works fine in Kubuntu 14.04. I'm connecting via USB on the camera rather than using a reader. Ivan On 8 Sep 2015 3:42 pm, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > Mechanically I can't see any reason why not as the cards should be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High Capacity SD cards

2015-09-08 Thread Simon Greenwood
Mechanically I can't see any reason why not as the cards should be broadly compatible with any reader although if you're running 32-bit I assume you have older hardware which might not. However, at the current price I'm not sure if it's worth it as a backup solution. On Tue, 8 Sep 2015 08:23 Nigel

[ubuntu-uk] High Capacity SD cards

2015-09-08 Thread Nigel Verity
Hi I am considering using high capacity SD cards (256 or 512Gb) for backups instead of the external USB hard drives that I use at present. Can anybody assure me that SD cards of this capacity will actually be usable? Is there any constraint imposed by the OS (32/64bit), or by the laptop hardwar