On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 13:48, Jeff Vian 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 :) > > > > > > 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) > > > > ------ 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. Apparently it was not formatted... the CF isn't new; I've been using it elsewhere, and was experimenting with it shortly before trying the sequence below. After performing the sequence above (mkfs & mount) I did succeed :) > > > ------ 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 >
