R. G. Newbury wrote:
Take a look at the messages in /var/log/messages when you plug it in, and when you put a card into it. You should see something like this:If I disconnect the usb plug then lsusb does not report the existence of the unit, so it DOES show up as a USB device...but a deaf and blind one!I cannot seem to get any responses from it at all... Geoff
Apr 17 14:23:54 mikkel kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4 Apr 17 14:23:54 mikkel kernel: usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Apr 17 14:23:54 mikkel kernel: scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Apr 17 14:23:59 mikkel kernel: scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access Generic USB SD Reader 2.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 Apr 17 14:23:59 mikkel kernel: sd 5:0:0:0: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk Apr 17 14:23:59 mikkel kernel: sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg7 type 0
When you put in a card, I would expect to see something like:Apr 17 14:23:59 mikkel kernel: sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg7 type 0 Apr 17 14:25:48 mikkel kernel: sd 4:0:0:3: [sde] 990976 512-byte hardware sectors (507 MB)
Apr 17 14:25:48 mikkel kernel: sd 4:0:0:3: [sde] Write Protect is offApr 17 14:25:48 mikkel kernel: sd 4:0:0:3: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through Apr 17 14:25:48 mikkel kernel: sd 4:0:0:3: [sde] 990976 512-byte hardware sectors (507 MB)
Apr 17 14:25:48 mikkel kernel: sd 4:0:0:3: [sde] Write Protect is offApr 17 14:25:48 mikkel kernel: sd 4:0:0:3: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
Apr 17 14:25:48 mikkel kernel: sde: sde1The drive letter and generic device number are probably going to be different. (The examples are from 2 different devices.)
Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
