From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262531AbVG2Nlf (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:41:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262571AbVG2Ni6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:38:58 -0400 Received: from perpugilliam.csclub.uwaterloo.ca ([129.97.134.31]:39070 "EHLO perpugilliam.csclub.uwaterloo.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262604AbVG2Nhf (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:37:35 -0400 Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:37:34 -0400 To: "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" Cc: "Srinivas G." , linux-kernel-Mailing-list Subject: Re: Unable to mount the SD card formatted using the DIGITAL CAMREA on Linux box Message-ID: <20050729133733.GD31019@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i From: lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:02:14AM -0400, linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote: > Execute linux `fdisk` on the device. You may find that the > ID byte is wrong. > > Also, why do you need a special block device driver? The SanDisk > and CompacFlash devices should look like IDE drives. SD usually is secure digital (MMC compatible somewhat I believe). It does not provide IDE unlike CompactFlash. SD uses a serial interface if I remember correctly. Len Sorensen