[linux-help] Re: card reader

[Thomas Wallis <wallis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, bbales wrote:

> I bought another card reader for my smart media (camera) cards.  Red hat 9
> recognizes it, but I can't mount it.  Tried /dev/sd[a-f][1-7]  and get
> "not a valid block device"
>
> Several files seem to recognize the card reader and /var/log/messages
> reacts to plugging and unplugging the usb cable.  /var/log/messages sees
> it on sda which I take to mean indicate /dev/sda, but nothing works.
>
> usb is many times faster than serial when it works.  Any suggestions will
> be appreciated.
> bruce

        Try fdisk -l /dev/sda to show the partition table.  Then you can 
see the right partition to mount.

                                T W
>
>
> less /proc/scsi/usb-storage-1/3
>  Host scsi0: usb-storage
>       Vendor: Alcor
>      Product: Mass Storage Device
> Serial Number: None
>     Protocol: Transparent SCSI
>    Transport: Bulk
>         GUID: 058f93500000000000000000
>     Attached: Yes
>
> less /proc/scsi/scsi
> Attached devices:
> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
>  Vendor: Generic  Model: USB SMC Reader   Rev: 1.00
>  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>
> less /proc/bus/usb/devices
> T:  Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  2 Spd=12  MxCh= 0
> D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
> P:  Vendor=058f ProdID=9350 Rev= 1.00
> S:  Manufacturer=Alcor
> S:  Product=Mass Storage Device
> C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=100mA
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
> E:  Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
>
> tail -f /var/log/messages
> Jun 11 15:13:43 betty kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:03.0-1, assigned
> address 3
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage for USB
> product 58f/9350/100
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0,
> driver = 08
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty kernel: Info fld=0x0, Current sd00:00: sense key Not
> Ready
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes,
> disk size 1GB.
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty kernel:  sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Jun 11 15:13:46 betty kernel:  unable to read partition table
> Jun 11 15:13:47 betty devlabel: devlabel service started/restarted
>
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