USB card reader: "just works" or not ?

[Ronny Julian]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> Are these kind of devices "just work", or are there some readers that
>> don't work on Linux ?
>>     
>
> These card reader generally present themselves as Mass Storage
> Devices, so they generally Just Work (tm).
>
>   
I've reloaded the OS so many times that I store all personal data on a 
CF card as PRIMARY now.  I found a Memorex reader at a thrift store for 
a buck and I get 2GB cards for 8-10 dollars each.  I have not gotten a 
card over 2 gig yet but I do want to build a system one day that will be 
all on a CF or SD card