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| From | Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage, comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? |
| Date | 2012-11-07 08:39 -0600 |
| Organization | Exiguous |
| Message-ID | <k7drq9$ilt$1@omega-3a.local> (permalink) |
| References | <056dnRh88suNjwrNnZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@earthlink.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 11/04/2012 07:10 PM, Ant wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I got a bunch of old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards (16 MB to 1 GB),
> that were used for old Palm smartphones and PDAs. I thought maybe I could use
> them in Linux. I also have an internal memory card reader to handle them on my
> Debian stable (Kernel v2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 10:07:46 UTC 2012 x86_64
> GNU/Linux) desktop computer.
>
> They can be read and accessed, but I cannot seem to write to them like deleting,
> formatting (even when unmounted), adding files, etc. in my old Gnome v2.3.20
> desktop. Am I missing something? :( FYI, dmesg/messages of my attempts to use
> them fully can be found in http://filebin.ca/LVns4B1M79U/log.txt (over a MB).
I note the following in that log.txt:
Nov 4 15:03:58 MyBox kernel: [ 704.328919] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Write
Protect is on
That, with all of the "Device not ready" messages for device sdc, makes it
appear that your internal card reader is just not compatible with these
devices.
--
Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "RNichols42"
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Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-11-04 17:10 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? miso <miso@sushi.com> - 2012-11-04 23:05 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-11-06 04:12 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? miso <miso@sushi.com> - 2012-11-06 18:24 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-11-06 22:38 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? miso <miso@sushi.com> - 2012-11-06 22:50 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-11-10 08:43 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Bill Marcum <bill@nowhere.invalid> - 2012-11-05 03:29 -0500
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2012-11-05 14:19 -0600
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? philo <"philo "@privacy.net> - 2012-11-05 15:12 -0600
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-11-06 04:12 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? philo <"philo "@privacy.net> - 2012-11-07 11:37 -0600
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-11-05 19:21 -0500
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-11-06 04:16 -0800
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-11-07 08:39 -0600
Re: Writing/Erasing/Formatting old Mini and regular sized SD memory cards in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-11-10 08:44 -0800
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