Re: Stubborn USB card reader

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:26:22 +0200, Andre Majorel wrote:

> I'm having trouble reading Compact flash and SD cards on the same card
> reader. I'm not absolutely certain but it *seems* that once a medium of
> either type has been inserted, it will ignore the other type.
> 
> Wherever the state is kept, it's not in the module. modprobe -r
> usb-storage; modprobe usb-storage gives a kernel message about "compact
> flash" even though the only medium in the reader is an SD card.
> 
> Is there a secret /{proc|sys} spell to make it work ?

Have you tested the "unsophisticated" path? Re-plug the USB card reader 
with the desired medium on it. Then issue "mount" to check what 
multimedia card is being mounted/detected and where.

Also, restarting "udev" service (or simulate with "udevtest") may also 
help here :-?

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón