> > Is this a built in SD card reader on a laptop or some kind of external > > reader with say a USB interface? I very recently researched getting the > > SD card reader on my laptop to read SD cards under Linux (of any flavor) > > and found out that the interface specification for SD is "encumbered" > > (patents, copyright) in such a way that it is doubtful that an open > > source Linux driver can be legally provided. Things may have changed or > > I could have missed something but that's what I found. Hmmn, that doesn't sound right to me. Though I am not using a laptop. > A USB device > > should hide such details from Linux and just present a mass storage > > interface. That is how I use mine, as a usb storage device. I've used several kinds and they all mounted as usb storage. (internal on a desktop) External connected via usb so of course was usb storage. Heck even miniSD works fine out of the box on FC6. I've had it working since RH9 I believe. What do you see in dmesg? I know you said nothing when you inserted the card but even empty mine show something. try dmesg | grep usb Shawn