[ltp] how to read a "flash card"
Dan Sawyer
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:08:44 -0700
Rob,
Thanks, I found some links. It shows up as /dev/hde and a FAT fs is on
partition /dev/hde1.
mount -t vfat /dev/hde1 /mnt/xxx... loads it. It is pretty slick; a lot
better then a floppy.
Regards,
Rob Mayoff wrote:
>+---------- On Sep 16, Dan Sawyer said:
>| I have a flash card in a pci adaptor.
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>Do you mean a PCMCIA adaptor?
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>| It seems to be /dev/ptmx.
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>I doubt that. /dev/ptmx is the pseudo-terminal multiplexer.
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>| Does anyone know how to read this card??
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>If it's a PCMCIA adaptor, it's possible that the device shows up as an
>IDE hard drive containing a FAT filesystem. Try "dmesg | tail" after
>plugging in the card. Look for a device name like "hde".
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