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Bruce Lewis
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 12 Aug 2005
Posts: 10
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 Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:41 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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Tuxedo <tuxedo@mailinator.com> writes:
| Quote: | partitioned, so you should try "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" first.
Sorry but I'm a bit of a beginner here, in trying to create the "somewhere"
location by "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" I get the following error:
mount point /mnt/somewhere does not exist
Any ideas?
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I know someone already answered this question, but I think just that you
asked it shows you're running the wrong Debian derivative. I suggest
Ubuntu Linux. It installs ready to automatically mount media as you
connect it, and is generally very nice to beginners.
I have been using Debian for some time, but just installed Ubuntu on my
new T43. I couldn't be happier with it.
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ |
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Tuxedo
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 9
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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| Quote: | Create New-->Link to Device-->Hard Disk Device (or any other disk device)
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I tried and it works as far as mounting it. I did Create New -->Link to
Device-->Hard Disc Device etc. But it does not open or browse the card with
Konqueror or any other filebrowser. |
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Lenard
*nix forums Guru Wannabe
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 250
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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Tuxedo wrote:
| Quote: | And a two-liner script named "/usr/local/bin/flashcard" (which is now a
KDE button) so I can easily run:
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No need for scripts, create a new device on the KDE desktop. Start by
right-clicking on an empty spot on the screen, then for example;
Create New-->Link to Device-->Hard Disk Device (or any other disk device)
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- B. Franklin, 1759 |
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Tuxedo
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 9
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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| Quote: | umount /mnt/pcmcia
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Thanks again for all the tips. I have another, perhaps a bit off-topic
question for this group, but anyway:
I added the line in /etc/fstab:
/dev/hde1 /mnt/pcmcia vfat noauto,user,umask=000 0 0
And a two-liner script named "/usr/local/bin/flashcard" (which is now a KDE
button) so I can easily run:
#!/bin/sh
mount /mnt/pcmcia
konqueror /mnt/pcmcia
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The above of course mounts the card and opens it in Konqueror.
I then have a one-line script named "/usr/local/bin/noflashcard":
#!/bin/sh
umount /mnt/pcmcia
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But the umount will naturally return "/mnt/pcmcia: device is busy" in case
Konqueror is still open.
Does anyone know how to first close Konqueror, being the session that was
previously opened with "flashcard", and therafter unmount?
I'm not sure how to assign a job (pid?) in the first script and then kill it
in the second? Or how the best way around this procedure could be? |
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Mr Gumby
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 24
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:43 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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Tuxedo wrote:
| Quote: | pcmcia-cs stuff so that it doesn't beep. Oh well, if it shows up in the
That must be the right diagnosis to my particular configuration.
partitioned, so you should try "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" first.
Yes "somewhere" is now mounted and I can access my photos on the FlashCard
without a problem, and just as easily umount the card after.
Then you need to "mkdir /mnt/somewhere" first. Typically, you create
directories under /mnt for things you want to mount, like /mnt/cdrom ,
/mnt/dvd , /mnt/pcmcia , etcetera. Then once you've made a mountpoint
and mounted something manually, you add a line like so to your
/etc/fstab :
/dev/hde1 /mnt/pcmcia vfat noauto,user,umask=000 0 0
...which will allow any user to mount device /dev/hde1 on /mnt/pcmcia ,
and allows any user full access to all the files/dirs on that device.
HTH,
Thanks for the advise. I will set something like that up. All is working
thanks to the fanatical 24x7 support of this Linux group!
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Also make sure you run the command:
umount /mnt/pcmcia
before you unplug the card when you are done. This ensures all pending
file writing is done before it's unplugged.
mark |
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Tuxedo
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 9
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:43 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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| Quote: | pcmcia-cs stuff so that it doesn't beep. Oh well, if it shows up in the
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That must be the right diagnosis to my particular configuration.
| Quote: | partitioned, so you should try "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" first.
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Yes "somewhere" is now mounted and I can access my photos on the FlashCard
without a problem, and just as easily umount the card after.
| Quote: | Then you need to "mkdir /mnt/somewhere" first. Typically, you create
directories under /mnt for things you want to mount, like /mnt/cdrom ,
/mnt/dvd , /mnt/pcmcia , etcetera. Then once you've made a mountpoint
and mounted something manually, you add a line like so to your
/etc/fstab :
/dev/hde1 /mnt/pcmcia vfat noauto,user,umask=000 0 0
...which will allow any user to mount device /dev/hde1 on /mnt/pcmcia ,
and allows any user full access to all the files/dirs on that device.
HTH,
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Thanks for the advise. I will set something like that up. All is working
thanks to the fanatical 24x7 support of this Linux group! |
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Tuxedo
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 9
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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| Quote: | Plug PCMCIA storage device in. You should hear 2 high beeps, which
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I get no beeps on my system.
| Quote: | partitioned, so you should try "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" first.
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Sorry but I'm a bit of a beginner here, in trying to create the "somewhere"
location by "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" I get the following error:
mount point /mnt/somewhere does not exist
Any ideas? |
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Dances With Crows
*nix forums Guru
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 328
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:53:29 +0000, Tuxedo staggered into the Black Sun
and said:
| Quote: | Plug PCMCIA storage device in. You should hear 2 high beeps, which
I get no beeps on my system.
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Hm. Either you've got the PC Speaker muted, or you've set up the
pcmcia-cs stuff so that it doesn't beep. Oh well, if it shows up in the
stab output, it's been recognized.
| Quote: | partitioned, so you should try "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" first.
Sorry but I'm a bit of a beginner here, in trying to create the
"somewhere" location by "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" I get
mount point /mnt/somewhere does not exist
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Then you need to "mkdir /mnt/somewhere" first. Typically, you create
directories under /mnt for things you want to mount, like /mnt/cdrom ,
/mnt/dvd , /mnt/pcmcia , etcetera. Then once you've made a mountpoint
and mounted something manually, you add a line like so to your
/etc/fstab :
/dev/hde1 /mnt/pcmcia vfat noauto,user,umask=000 0 0
....which will allow any user to mount device /dev/hde1 on /mnt/pcmcia ,
and allows any user full access to all the files/dirs on that device.
HTH,
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / mail: TRAP + SPAN don't belong
http://www.brainbench.com / "He is a rhythmic movement of the
-----------------------------/ penguins, is Tux." --MegaHAL |
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Lenard
*nix forums Guru Wannabe
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 250
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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Tuxedo wrote:
| Quote: | Hello,
I have 2.6.11-kanotix-7 which is a Debian derivative usually running KDE.
I just bought a PCMCIA Compact Flash adapter for the first time.
Does anyone know how to read the card under Linux? Are there any existing
tools I should look at?
It appears I have a couple of PCMCIA tools on the system already, such as
pcmcia-cs (version 3.2.5-11).
And if I run the following commmand without the card in the slot: ..
cat /var/run/stab
.. I get the following output:
Socket 0: empty
Socket 1: empty
While if I run the same command with the card inserted I get the output:
..
Socket 0: empty
Socket 1: ATA/IDE Fixed Disk
1 ide ide-cs 0 hde 33 0
... so something is working and the system is recognising its existance.
Only how and where can I access the contents of the Flash card? Any clues?
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After the card is inserted you will have a new hard drive device (hint: hde)
Then mount it in the usual way, for example;
mount -t vfat /dev/hde1 /mnt/this/device/here
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Dances With Crows
*nix forums Guru
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 328
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:
Re: How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:02:36 +0000, Tuxedo staggered into the Black Sun
and said:
| Quote: | I have 2.6.11-kanotix-7 which is a Debian derivative. I just bought a
PCMCIA Compact Flash adapter for the first time
cat /var/run/stab
with the card inserted I get
Socket 1: ATA/IDE Fixed Disk
Only how and where can I access the contents of the Flash card?
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Plug PCMCIA storage device in. You should hear 2 high beeps, which
means the PCMCIA subsystem has recognized the card and modprobed an
appropriate module for it. If you hear a high beep and a low beep,
something has gone wrong, and you need to look through the logfiles to
find out what.
PCMCIA storage devices like the one you have are always recognized as
IDE devices. It should show up as /dev/hde , and most CF cards are
partitioned, so you should try "mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/somewhere" first.
HTH,
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Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / mail: TRAP + SPAN don't belong
http://www.brainbench.com / "He is a rhythmic movement of the
-----------------------------/ penguins, is Tux." --MegaHAL |
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Tuxedo
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 9
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:
How to read PCMCIA CompactFlash card?
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Hello,
I have 2.6.11-kanotix-7 which is a Debian derivative usually running KDE. I
just bought a PCMCIA Compact Flash adapter for the first time.
Does anyone know how to read the card under Linux? Are there any existing
tools I should look at?
It appears I have a couple of PCMCIA tools on the system already, such as
pcmcia-cs (version 3.2.5-11).
And if I run the following commmand without the card in the slot: ..
cat /var/run/stab
... I get the following output:
Socket 0: empty
Socket 1: empty
While if I run the same command with the card inserted I get the output: ..
Socket 0: empty
Socket 1: ATA/IDE Fixed Disk
1 ide ide-cs 0 hde 33 0
.... so something is working and the system is recognising its existance.
Only how and where can I access the contents of the Flash card? Any clues?
Many thanks for the advise. |
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