SD-Card reader need some help

Markus Kolb ubuntu-ml at tower-net.de
Mon Sep 27 11:12:56 UTC 2004


Hello Ubuntu user,

it is my first try to use my built-in card-reader with an SD-card.

$ cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
   Vendor: eUSB     Model: Compact Flash    Rev: 5.07
   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 01
   Vendor: eUSB     Model: SD-MS-SM         Rev: 5.07
   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 02

$ cat /proc/scsi/usb-storage/1
    Host scsi1: usb-storage
        Vendor: SCM Microsystems Inc.
       Product: eUSB ORCA Quad Reader
Serial Number: 0000000000E5
      Protocol: Transparent SCSI
     Transport: Bulk
        Quirks:

What I see from this my SD-card should be available as /dev/sdb...

$ sudo fdisk -s /dev/sdb
1048576

It detects something, but the size should be 128 MB

$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
Unable to read /dev/sdb

/var/log/messages:
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: ^ISense class 7, sense error 0, 
extended sense 3
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: sdb: Unit Not Ready, sense:
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: Current : sense key Medium Error
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: Additional sense: Read retries exhausted
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: sdb : READ CAPACITY failed.
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: sdb : status=1, message=00, host=0, 
driver=08
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: Current sd: sense key Medium Error
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: Additional sense: Read retries exhausted
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: sdb: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: 
/dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun1:<3>Buffer I/O error on device sdb, 
logical block 0
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel:  unable to read partition table
Sep 27 12:55:21 localhost kernel: SCSI error: host 1 id 0 lun 1 return 
code = 8000002


I don't know much about these SD cards but I think it is encrypted. How 
is it possible to decrypt in another device (Camera <-> Card reader)?
But the log above seems to tell something about a problem in detecting 
the card itself.
Do you know anything about it?

Thanks
Markus




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