On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 10:24, Jay Moore wrote: > On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 04:34, Markku Kolkka wrote: > > > > I did try just mounting the device, but got an error message: > > > # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/cf > > > mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device > > > > Do you have a formatted CF card in the reader? > > Probably not... I would've guessed that the CF card had to be mounted > prior to formatting, but apparently I thought wrong :) > > > > > I've enclosed the complete instructions provided by Antec in > > > the hopes that someone can "translate" this, and help me round > > > up the required kernel sources, etc. My confusion starts with > > > Step 1: Where do I get FC2 kernel source & where does it get > > > installed? > > > > FC2 already has all the necessary support enabled, just ignore > > the "instructions" from Antec and start looking for the actual > > problem. Does the system log (/var/log/messages) show that the > > reader is detected? > > I've attached a couple of passages from /var/log/messages that pertain > to the CF card reader. If I read these correctly, the first passage > tells me that the system tried to mount sda (the CF card reader), but > found no CF card (which is true - on 31 Oct I'd not tried the CF card). > The second passage seems to say, "I am mounting this device, but I see > no partition table." > > So - I gather it is as you indicated: The system support is there; what > I need to do is: > > 1) [optionally] partition the device /dev/sda > 2) format the drive sda using mkfs > 3) mount sda (e.g. mount/dev/sda /mnt/cf) > > Thanks for your help - any further suggestions would also be > appreciated. > > Jay > > > ------ First passage from /var/log/messages ---------- > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: 3 ports detected > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device > using address 2 > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage > driver... > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: EXT3 FS on hda2, internal journal > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass > Storage devices > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: Vendor: USB2.0 Model: CF > CardReader Rev: > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: Type: > Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver > usb-storage > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered. > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: device-mapper: 4.1.0-ioctl > (2003-12-10) initialised: dm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at > scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is > a disc in the drive. > Oct 31 02:08:33 localhost kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is > a disc in the drive. > > This says their is no media in the reader. The CF card is usually already formatted when you get it. Put the card in the reader and try the sequence from the beginning again. > ------ Second passage from /var/log/messages ---------- > Nov 6 14:28:47 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 2001888 512-byte hdwr > sectors (1025 MB) > Nov 6 14:28:47 localhost kernel: sda: assuming Write Enabled > Nov 6 14:28:47 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write > through > Nov 6 14:28:47 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 2001888 512-byte hdwr > sectors (1025 MB) > Nov 6 14:28:47 localhost kernel: sda: assuming Write Enabled > Nov 6 14:28:47 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write > through > Nov 6 14:28:48 localhost kernel: sda: unknown partition table
