Thank you. I'll check it out.

Mark (Spokeman)

On Jul 25, 10:09 am, John Ohm <[email protected]> wrote:
> Spokeman,
>
> You might be able to use something like TestDisk for recovery.  I have
> recovered a couple "non-functional" flash drives with it.
>
> http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
>
> Plus it's Open Source GPL software!
>
> Cheers!
> John
>
> spokeman wrote:
> > Robert et al.
>
> > I apologize for not responding sooner - it appears the card itself
> > died. I wasn't expecting this, as I use the card daily, and have for a
> > couple of years. It just went away - no warning. I've only ever lost
> > one other - I believe to static. Don't know about this one.
>
> > Tried Robert's sequence - nada. I can get another card to mount in the
> > card reader, so I'm thinking this is the card, not the reader(s).
>
> > Fdisk was slightly more helpful - at least it found something.
> > Although, I expect the best results I can get at this point are to
> > format the disk. It might still be useable, but I'm not sure, and once
> > it has died and been resurrected, hmmmm - trustworthy value at that
> > point? Idk.
>
> > Terminal session results follow.
>
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~fdisk~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 8192.
> > There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
> > and could in certain setups cause problems with:
> > 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
> > 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
> >    (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
>
> > Command (m for help): p
>
> > Disk /dev/sdc: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes
> > 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 8192 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes
> > Disk identifier: 0x000e2e87
>
> >    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> > Command (m for help): v
> > 16777215 unallocated sectors
>
> > `````````````````dmesg and mount`````````````````````````````````
> > hi...@hiero1:/usr/lib/mc/mc-4.6.2$ dmesg
> > [137318.452977] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] 16777216 512-byte hardware sectors:
> > (8.58 GB/8.00 GiB)
> > [137318.455005] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
> > [137318.455012] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 00 06 00 00
> > [137318.455016] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
> > [137318.459438] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] 16777216 512-byte hardware sectors:
> > (8.58 GB/8.00 GiB)
> > [137318.460960] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
> > [137318.460967] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 00 06 00 00
> > [137318.460971] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
> > [137318.460981]  sdc:
> > [137318.536963] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777088
> > [137318.536972] __ratelimit: 32 callbacks suppressed
> > [137318.536977] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097136
> > [137318.538958] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777088
> > [137318.538969] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097136
> > [137318.541180] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777200
> > [137318.541189] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097150
> > [137318.542945] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777200
> > [137318.542956] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097150
> > [137318.545010] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.545021] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097151
> > [137318.561925] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.561936] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097151
> > [137318.563908] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777088
> > [137318.563913] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097136
> > [137318.566918] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.566926] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097151
> > [137318.568919] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777200
> > [137318.568927] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097150
> > [137318.570907] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.570911] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 2097151
> > [137318.572917] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.574905] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.576920] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.578906] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777152
> > [137318.580920] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.582904] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777200
> > [137318.584914] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.586903] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.588915] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.596910] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.604910] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.612907] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.620906] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.628906] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777152
> > [137318.636903] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777200
> > [137318.644901] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.652926] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.742887] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777088
> > [137318.744892] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777088
> > [137318.746878] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777200
> > [137318.748895] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777200
> > [137318.750879] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.761886] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.763875] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.765885] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.767874] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.769882] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.771874] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.773883] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777152
> > [137318.775872] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777200
> > [137318.777880] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > [137318.779873] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 16777208
> > hi...@hiero1:/usr/lib/mc/mc-4.6.2$ blkid /dev/sdc
> > hi...@hiero1:/usr/lib/mc/mc-4.6.2$ pmount /dev/sdc
> > The program 'pmount' is currently not installed.  You can install it
> > by typing:
> > sudo apt-get install pmount
> > bash: pmount: command not found
> > hi...@hiero1:/usr/lib/mc/mc-4.6.2$ sudo mount /dev/sdc
> > mount: can't find /dev/sdc in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
>
> > =============original message================================
>
> > On Jul 20, 10:48 pm, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM,spokeman<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>> I've tried 3 card readers of varying ages. One works on Fedora, the
> >>> other two work on Win 2K and Winxp. None work on Ubuntu in a fresh
> >>> install. Manually attempting to mount gets:
>
> >>> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdc,
> >>>       missing codepage or helper program, or other error
> >>>       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
> >>>       dmesg | tail  or so
>
> >>> Help?
>
> >> Here's what I did with my card reader under Ubuntu 9.04:
>
> >> 1) clear out dmesg cache
> >> $ sudo dmesg -c > /dev/null
>
> >> 2) insert card into card reader and plug card reader into USB
>
> >> 3) display dmesg
> >> $ dmesg
> >> [  331.409324] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and 
> >> address 10
> >> [  331.615009] usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> >> [  331.615360] scsi9 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
> >> [  331.615857] usb-storage: device found at 10
> >> [  331.615862] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
> >> [  336.618641] usb-storage: device scan complete
> >> [  336.622598] scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Sony     USB   HS-CF
> >> Card 3.95 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
> >> [  336.626480] scsi 9:0:0:1: Direct-Access     Sony     USB   HS-xD/SM
> >>   3.95 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
> >> [  336.630362] scsi 9:0:0:2: Direct-Access     Sony     USB   HS-MS
> >> Card 3.95 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
> >> [  336.633914] scsi 9:0:0:3: Direct-Access     Sony     USB   HS-SD
> >> Card 3.95 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
> >> [  336.642098] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
> >> [  336.642249] sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
> >> [  336.647299] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk
> >> [  336.647423] sd 9:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
> >> [  337.705332] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] 1951744 512-byte hardware sectors:
> >> (999 MB/953 MiB)
> >> [  337.715931] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] Write Protect is off
> >> [  337.715939] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] Mode Sense: 87 00 00 00
> >> [  337.715944] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
> >> [  337.727772] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] 1951744 512-byte hardware sectors:
> >> (999 MB/953 MiB)
> >> [  337.738685] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] Write Protect is off
> >> [  337.738694] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] Mode Sense: 87 00 00 00
> >> [  337.738700] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
> >> [  337.738715]  sde: sde1
> >> [  337.742125] sd 9:0:0:2: [sde] Attached SCSI removable disk
> >> [  337.742271] sd 9:0:0:2: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
> >> [  337.796458] sd 9:0:0:3: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk
> >> [  337.796622] sd 9:0:0:3: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0
>
> >> $ blkid /dev/sde1
> >> /dev/sde1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="CAMERA" UUID="0000-0000" TYPE="vfat"
>
> >> $ pmount /dev/sde1
> >> Error: device /dev/sde1 is not removable
>
> >> While the pmount did not work (that's odd), I was able to click on
> >> Places > Removable Media > Camera to mount my MemoryStick card.
>
> >> What happens when you try the above commands?
>
> >> Regards,
> >> - Robert
>
>
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