Re: Compact Flash Reader Has Stopped Working

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 12:59:28AM -0500, rab wrote:
> I used to be able to mount a compact flash card in a usb imagemate card 
> reader using:
> 
> > mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/cflash
> 
> But now when I try this I get:
> 
> [root tangent chippy]# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/cflash
> mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
> 
> I know that the usb port is working because my usb webcam is working fine.
> 
> What should I check?
> 
> Rick B.

Watch /var/log/messages (tail -f /var/log/messages) while you plug it
in to the USB port to see what it reports.  I'm guessing that it's
coming up as something other than /dev/sda1.

After you plug it in, look at /etc/fstab to see if a new entry showed
up.

Let us know what you find.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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