I have a similar problem here: uname -a Linux brookida 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
Kubuntu 7.10 Card Reader: Delock 91628 (http://www.delock.de/produkte/gruppen/Card- Reader/USB_20_CardReader_35_34_in_1_91628.html) lsusb Bus 005 Device 007: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. >From syslog: Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.919750] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] 125440 512-byte hardware sectors (64 MB) Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.920631] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is on Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.920638] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 03 00 80 00 Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.920643] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.921495] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] 125440 512-byte hardware sectors (64 MB) Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.922370] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is on Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.922376] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 03 00 80 00 Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.922378] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Feb 16 11:45:48 brookida kernel: [242597.922382] sdc: sdc1 Tested with two different MMC without write protect switches. A CF card works. The cards are not write protected in another card reader (Bus 005 Device 008: ID 07c4:a600 Datafab Systems, Inc.) -- IOGEAR/Feiya Technology Corp. USB SD card reader is always detected as write protected. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180696 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs