Re: my previous It's a USB flashcard reader (brand unknown)
There is a /dev/sda block device link "scsi/host)/bus0/target/lun0disc" mandrake didn't seem to pick it up during boot up still working on USB view etc. cheers...............dave On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 22:44, you wrote: > Hi Dave > > > Depends on the brand etc ....im assuming its a usb device , if so ,it is > usually recognised as a scsi device, mandrake uses devfs iirc , so check > for a new entry sda~ in /dev/ after a couple of seconds of pluging it in > , im asumming mandrake should have the neccessary kernel bits already > installed (youll need generic scsi device support ,vfat fs support and a > few other bits and pieces) . > The best bet would be to try mounting it manually then worry about the > fstab/mtab entrys down the track. > > Could also be worth checking via usbview or similar to verify the kernel > recognises the device first off also > > Cheers > Dale. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CLUG Canterbury Linux Users Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:34 PM > Subject: Flash card reader > > > Hi List > > > > I have a generic flash card reader I am trying to install on Mandrake > > 9.1, > > > > I have had little success so far with the HOWTOS & by using diskdrake etc > > > > I understand that I should be able to get this to appear a a mounted > > harddrive > > > and there should be an entry in fstab/mtab?? > > > > I am a bit lost however so a bit of help on this would be appreciated > > > > Fstab looks like this: > > > > /dev/hdb1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 > > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 > > /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 > > none /mnt/cdrom supermount > > dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850 0 0 > > none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount > > dev=/dev/hdd,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850 0 0 > > none /mnt/floppy supermount > > dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,sync,codepage=850 0 0 > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850 0 0 > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > > > and "mtab": > > > > /dev/hdb1 / ext3 rw 0 0 > > none /proc proc rw 0 0 > > none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw 0 0 > > none /dev devfs rw 0 0 > > none /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=0620 0 0 > > /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 rw 0 0 > > none /mnt/cdrom supermount > > ro,dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850 0 0 > > none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount > > ro,dev=/dev/hdd,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850 0 0 > > none /mnt/floppy supermount > > rw,sync,dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850 0 0 > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat rw,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850 0 0 > > > > > > > > cheers................dave > > > > > > Reply to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > KMail on Davesmachine > > Linux Mandrake release 9.1 (Bamboo) for i586 > > Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686 / tty4 > > -------------------------------------------- -- cheers................dave Reply to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -------------------------------------------- KMail on Davesmachine Linux Mandrake release 9.1 (Bamboo) for i586 Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686 / tty4 --------------------------------------------
