Flash Drive problem

[Patton Echols]

On 01/04/2011 12:27 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> Den 2011-01-04 21:10:41 skrev Patton Echols <p.echols at comcast.net>:
>
>> I have been given a compact flash card with the request that I 
>> recover files from the card.  When a usb card reader is plugged, no 
>> reaction.  I've looked at the log viewer and there are no messages in 
>> any log when the card reader is plugged in w/o card (I think that is 
>> normal) and no messages in any log when the card is plugged in - 
>> pretty abnormal I think.
>>
>> I have tested the reader with another card.
>>
>> Any thoughts on getting a reaction from this card?
>>
>
> You have tested your card reader with another card, and that proved 
> that your card reader works?
> Have you also tested the card (the one that doesn't work in your card 
> reader) in another card reader?
>
Good idea.  Tried it in a built in (not usb) reader on my windows 
desktop.  Shows as an unformatted card.  Booted that machine to a live 
cd and dmesg shows it as an unknown file system.  Using dd to image to a 
file now.  We'll see what we get off of it.


> The only time it happened to me that a card didn't work in my card 
> reader, the card was broken (which I found out by testing it in other 
> card readers), except one when I tried a Memory Stick card in my 
> reader, because there is no Linux support for Memory Stick for my card 
> reader… When you tested your card reader, did you test it with a 
> Complact Flash card? Well, I don't know what kind of card reader you 
> got, but most of them support many kinds of cards.
>
Yeah, this one is a dedicated (lexar) usb CF reader.