[ltp] SD cards always mount read-only

Chris Schumann linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:42:15 -0500


On 10/14/2011 02:36 PM, Lenz Grimmer wrote:
> On 10/12/2011 06:56 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
>> Mine is the same controller. So if it works for you and not for me it
>> must be that either my controller is defective, or it is software.
> Just a wild guess, but usually SD cards have a small write-protection notch on
> the side. Could it be that your reader does not properly detect the position
> of the write-protection tab? I'm not quite sure how it's tested, but if it's a
> mechanical switch or a photoelectric sensor, this particular part of the
> reader might be to blame.
>
> Bye,
> 	LenZ
My hunch is also hardware, especially since that particular reader won't 
see cards if they are pushed in "too" far, IIRC.

Chris