Formatting the Micro SD

[propdoc]

Hello

I killed my SD card (don't ask)

Bought a new one and loaded the .tsv video on it but the player does not recognize the card.

Does it have to be formatted in a special way?

Cheers

Thomas

[lennevia]

Hiya Thomas,

SD Cards need to be formatted to FAT32 to work with the TVs. There's a tool referenced here on our TinyTV FAQ, but it might only be usable with Windows: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Kits/TinyTV-FAQ/#sd-card

I recommend google searching "format SD Card to FAT32 " along with your operating system "MacOS / Windows(7/8/10) / Linux" to find a tool that works for you.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Cheers,
Réna

[propdoc]

Thank you for your fast answer!

Unfortunately, it did nor work.

Are there any other files supposed to be on the card other than the .tsv video file?

Best

Thomas

[lennevia]

Hello Thomas,

If it's FAT32 and there are .tsv videos on it, they should play. Perhaps the SD Shield needs re-seated? https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Kits/TinyTV-FAQ/#sd-card

There are some other things to check for that can be advised on the FAQ: https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Kits/TinyTV-FAQ/#videos-not-playing

Let me know if that helps.

Cheers,

Réna

[propdoc]

Ok, problem solved!

Looks like it was the capacity of the micro sd.

It did not work out with a 64GB version,

The 8GB replacement works just fine.