I've not heard of problem like this here (although I just heard of something similar with the latest RHEL3 kernel, that was that it never completes an umount, not when you write). You probably need to supply the debug kernel logs. Have you checked the working device list for your device?
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Stephen Williams wrote: > I have a 6-1 card reader attached via a USB header. When I insert an > SD card (Lexer 256Mb) and mount the device (/dev/sdb1) as read-only > everything is fine, I can read all of the data on the card. > > Whenever I mount the card as writable and any changes are made, the > light on the card reader flickers permanently and the command never > returns. At this point I have to unplug the card which is now corrupt. > It seems that I cannot write to the card without this happening, I > can't even format the disk (with mkfs.xxx) without this happening. > > Is this a known problem with some card readers / cards, or is it a > driver probelm? Just for reference i'm using kernel 2.4.25. I can > format, read and write to the same SD card from by iPaq which is > running the familiar linux distribution. > > Have the drivers improved recently, would upgrading to kernel 2.6.x help? > > Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! > > Steve > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE > LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
