Wireless Digital Video:SD card
From Wireless Digital Video
SD card
- Note: SD cards must be Category 10 in order to allow video recording
- All the SD cards provided with WiDV devices have 2 partitions:
- Boot partition - 1st partition:
- It uses a FAT file system.
- It contains the device's firmware and the configuration file. This partition is required for the device to boot.
- Data partition - 2nd partition:
- It uses an EXT4 file system.
- All your videos will be stored on this partition.
- Boot partition - 1st partition:
Opening EXT4 file systems on Microsoft Windows:
- EXT4 is a native file system for Linux but it is not supported by MS. Windows, this is why a third party tool is required to open the Data partition.
- We have sucessfully tested a couple of these tools but there are few more available on the Internet:
- Ext2Read: Website's project
- Advantages:
- Free cost.
- Very easy to use and does not require installation.
- Disadvantages:
- Writing or deleting files are not supported.
- Advantages:
- Paragon ExtFS: Website
- Advantages:
- Free for personal use only.
- Reading, writing and deleting files are supported.
- Disadvantages:
- Registration and installation is required.
- Advantages:
- Ext2Read: Website's project