Memory card reader (USB port) : ins and outs ?

[Shawn Christopher]

On Sun, 2005-03-27 at 16:26 -0500, Ben Novack wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:08:03 +0200, Vincent Trouilliez
> <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
> > I have just been given a little external USB thingey that can read/write
> > all sorts of memory cards. It says "7 in 1" on the sticker, but I can
> > see only 4 slots in it, I must be missing something...
> > 
> > Anyway, how do I go about installing this in Warty, assuming I leave it
> > connected all the time. I am only going to use one card type on it ("SD"
> > card, that goes into the digital camera).
> > 
> > Is there some How-To about this kind of product for Warty ?
> > 
> > Any help welcome... :-)
> 
> Theoretically, it should be plug-and-play. If that doesn't work, wiser
> heads than mine will be required for troubleshooting.
> 
> Oh, and the 7-in-1 thing is advertising doo-doo; SD and MMC, for
> example, are basically the same thing, and are certainly *physically*
> identical, but they get to claim that it works with 2 different kinds
> of cards.
> 
> ---BHN

I'm not sure if this will apply however synaptic shows a USBVIEW package
and says that it will show USB Device. Is that package disabled for you?
Besides that and I'm at a loss.

Shawn