USB card reader: "just works" or not ?
Hi,
I am going to need an internal USB card reader, to read SD cards, something like that: http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00072490.html Are these kind of devices "just work", or are there some readers that don't work on Linux ? If so, where can I find a "white list". The problem is that there are no technical details about these products, so it's impossible to know what chip/controller they use... Presently I have a old (eternal not internal) card reader, which works perfectly, but I don't if it was just good luck or not ! -- Vince -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
USB card reader: "just works" or not ?
> Are these kind of devices "just work", or are there some readers that
> don't work on Linux ? These card reader generally present themselves as Mass Storage Devices, so they generally Just Work (tm). -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-*-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-*-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه*-و-ي А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-*-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-*-Ю-Я а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
USB card reader: "just works" or not ?
Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> Are these kind of devices "just work", or are there some readers that >> don't work on Linux ? >> > > These card reader generally present themselves as Mass Storage > Devices, so they generally Just Work (tm). > > I've reloaded the OS so many times that I store all personal data on a CF card as PRIMARY now. I found a Memorex reader at a thrift store for a buck and I get 2GB cards for 8-10 dollars each. I have not gotten a card over 2 gig yet but I do want to build a system one day that will be all on a CF or SD card -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
USB card reader: "just works" or not ?
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 10:51:24PM +0100, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> Hi, > > I am going to need an internal USB card reader, to read SD cards, > something like that: > > http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00072490.html > > Are these kind of devices "just work", or are there some readers that > don't work on Linux ? If so, where can I find a "white list". > The problem is that there are no technical details about these products, > so it's impossible to know what chip/controller they use... > > Presently I have a old (eternal not internal) card reader, which works > perfectly, but I don't if it was just good luck or not ! > My Sweex one "just works" in xubuntu 8.10. -- Chris Green -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
USB card reader: "just works" or not ?
Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> Hi, > > I am going to need an internal USB card reader, to read SD cards, > something like that: > > http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00072490.html > > Are these kind of devices "just work", or are there some readers that > don't work on Linux ? If so, where can I find a "white list". > The problem is that there are no technical details about these products, > so it's impossible to know what chip/controller they use... > > Presently I have a old (eternal not internal) card reader, which works > perfectly, but I don't if it was just good luck or not ! > > -- > Vince > In my experience they just work. The only problem I have had (I have three around) is that the older ones do not appear to support some new format memory cards (Memory stick pro duo in my case). By older ones I mean the card readers I bought some years ago. A card reader that I bought around a year and a half ago reads all of them. Upon close examination I have noticed that the newer ones specifically mentiond Memory stick/pro duo on them. I supposed memory stick card reader slots are not backward compatible (Sony, what a fiasco!). Other than this, these kind of USB card readers have turned out to be the most robust method of reading various memory cards. -- Please reply to this list only. I read this list on its corresponding newsgroup on gmane.org. Replies sent to my email address are just filtered to a folder in my mailbox and get periodically deleted without ever having been read. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
USB card reader: "just works" or not ?
Thanks for the input chaps, I shall buy one of these things soon
then ! :-) -- Vince -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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