owenssonex
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I purchased a 64 GB SanDisk USB drive for data log storage and Seattle Avionics maps. After selecting the 'Prepare USB flash drive for Dynon Skyview' in the ChartData Manager my skyview HDX1100 will not boot. The initial HDX image will appear and stay there for about 90 seconds, the screen dims and then HDX appears again. This pattern will repeat indefinitely, the system will not boot. If I remove the USB drive, boot the HDX, and then install the USB everything works perfectly.
I had another 64 GB drive of the exact same type and manufacture. I did NOT do the Seattle Avionic drive format. I connected this USB and booted the Skyview. No issues- booted just fine.
After a bit of digging (a lot more than it should have been) I realized that a SanDisk 64 GB cannot be formatted as FAT32- only exFAT is supported. The Seattle drive format appears to be doing half of the formatting. It probably should detect the incompatible drive size.
I will purchase a 32 GB drive and I will have plenty of space. I'll use the drives I have for log file backup.
I'm hoping this post will save others a bit of grief.
Don from Dynon, I'm the customer that asked you about this at AirVenture
I had another 64 GB drive of the exact same type and manufacture. I did NOT do the Seattle Avionic drive format. I connected this USB and booted the Skyview. No issues- booted just fine.
After a bit of digging (a lot more than it should have been) I realized that a SanDisk 64 GB cannot be formatted as FAT32- only exFAT is supported. The Seattle drive format appears to be doing half of the formatting. It probably should detect the incompatible drive size.
I will purchase a 32 GB drive and I will have plenty of space. I'll use the drives I have for log file backup.
I'm hoping this post will save others a bit of grief.
Don from Dynon, I'm the customer that asked you about this at AirVenture