Brian,
SanDisk has just confirmed to me that model SDDR-31 is their current compact
flash reader for use with Linux; already supported in Matt Dharm's driver.
For some folks, an additional advantage of SDDR-31 over SDDR-05 is that
SDDR-31 handles type II compact flash. (I wonder how long it would take to
load a 1-gig IBM Microdrive through one of these :^) ).
They sell for ~$30.
-- SP
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian J. Murrell
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:28 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [linux-usb] SanDisk SDDR-05 (without eject
> button) troubles
>
>
> from the quill of Matthew Dharm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on scroll
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > The problem is that the manufacturer of the core chipset
> won't release
> > information about the programming interface for these chips. No
> > communication with these devices is possible.
>
> And here I was going getting all excited that another vendor was doing
> what it could to support (or at least be supported under)
> Linux when it
> turns out that in reality it is yet another vendor that needs to be
> blacklisted for not being co-operative with the Linux market. Have I
> got this wrong?
>
> > The problem is that there is a different device marketed under the
> > same
> > name which _does_ work with Linux -- the only outward difference is
> > that
> > the one that works has an eject button on the front. Hence the talk
> > of the
> > "non-eject" version.
>
> Yeah this whole concept of marketing multiple devices which "under the
> hood" are completely different beasts as the same device is just plain
> wrong/stupid IMHO. How is one to go and buy the right device
> other than
> to roll the dice, get it home and try it out, waaaaaaaaaaay
> too late to
> be able to take it back when it doesn't work. This practice, AFAIAC
> just makes me want to avoid, and advise others to avoid a vendor. I
> have done it with Iomega and have steered many a folk away from them
> when they were considering purchasing Iomega products. SanDisk will
> just have to be another vendor on my blacklist I guess. ~sigh~
>
> The critical mass needed to get vendors to stop being dicks
> toward Linux
> can happen any time now AFAIAC. :-)
>
> Enough whining, I will go crawl back into my hole now. :-)
>
> Oh -- I don't suppose this vendor is actively listening to whines and
> being reactive to them are they?
>
> b.
>
>
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> Brian J. Murrell InterLinx
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