[ltp] Card reader

[Alex Deucher]

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:22:46 +0100, Henrik Brix Andersen
<brix@gentoo.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 2004-11-21 at 17:01 +0100, Mikkel Haack Nielsen wrote:
> > I have a IBM Thinkpad X40, which includes a SD card reader.
> > Does anyone know if a linux driver is available?
> 
> The CompactFlash card reader in my X31 is hooked up to the Cardbus
> controller - meaning it works with the ide-cs kernel module.
> 
> For more information please see
> http://dev.gentoo.org/~brix/papers/X31/X31.html#sect-kernel-cf
> 

CF _IS_ pcmcia.  it's just another form factor.  You can also use CF
peripherals in the slot as well (bluetooth, GPS, wifi, etc.).  They
work just like other pcmcia devices.

Alex

> Sincerely,
> Brix
> --
> Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@gentoo.org>
> Gentoo Linux
> 
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