On Friday, April 20, 2012 12:41:27 AM Erik Christiansen did opine: > On 19.04.12 12:25, gene heskett wrote: > > Ahh, but which sd* is it: From dmesg when I plug in the reader: > [snipped uninformative dmesg output] > > Having a usb card reader with a small SD card in it, lying on the desk, > I've just plugged it in for comparison with your tribulations. On ubuntu > 10.04, I get: > > a) "mount" shows: > /dev/sde1 on /media/6B36-55C9 type vfat \ > > (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask > =0077,utf8=1,flush) > > b) dmesg includes the device as well: > [ 1478.412932] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk > [ 1478.424578] sd 4:0:0:2: [sde] 60800 512-byte logical blocks: (31.1 > MB/29.6 MiB) > [ 1478.427254] sd 4:0:0:2: [sde] Write Protect is off > [ 1478.427266] sd 4:0:0:2: [sde] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 > [ 1478.427273] sd 4:0:0:2: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through > [ 1478.427551] sd 4:0:0:1: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk > [ 1478.439869] sd 4:0:0:2: ioctl_internal_command return code = > 8070000 > [ 1478.439879] : Sense Key : Hardware Error [current] > [ 1478.439888] : Add. Sense: No additional sense information > [ 1478.446987] sd 4:0:0:2: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through > [ 1478.447006] sde: > [ 1478.447151] sd 4:0:0:3: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0 > [ 1478.447502] sd 4:0:0:3: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk > [ 1478.450015] sde1 > > In my experience (sample size == 2), 50% of card readers work with > linux. ;) The rest are only good for recovering a connector or two for > other uses. Fortunately they're fairly cheap, but in case the real ratio > of duds is much higher, the "AV Labs 70 in 1 usb 2.0 Card Reader & > Writer" works for me. > > Hope you can find one that's not made by Murphy. > This one is labeled vivitar. But it has not yet been tested as I took the SDHC card back to Wallies & got that $13 back.
Thanks Erik. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> I call them as I see them. If I can't see them, I make them up. -- Biff Barf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
