Re: Zio! compactflash doesn't work

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:09:01PM +0200, Andries Brouwer wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:52:13AM -0700, Matthew Dharm wrote:
> 
> > > > > > I have a Microtech CompactFlash ZiO! USB
> > > > > > P:  Vendor=04e6 ProdID=1010 Rev= 0.05
> > > > > > S:  Manufacturer=SHUTTLE
> > > > > > S:  Product=SCM Micro USBAT-02
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > but it does not show up in /dev; this is in 2.6.0-pre1.  (It never 
> > > > > > worked in 2.4 either.)  config is attached.  Any ideas?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Linux doesn't currently support this device, sorry.
> > > > 
> > > > Hmm. I think I recall seeing people happily using that.
> > > > Do I misremember?
> > > > 
> > > > Google gives
> > > >   http://www.scm-pc-card.de/service/linux/zio-cf.html
> > > > and
> > > >   http://usbat2.sourceforge.net/
> > > 
> > > In looking at the kernel source, I don't see support for this device.  I
> > > do see support for others like it, but with different product ids.
> > 
> > Zio! apparently makes multiple CF readers.  Some of them are supported, but
> > this particular one is not, and likely never will be.
> 
> This particular one has support on the place indicated.
> Do you mean that that driver will never get into the vanilla kernel?
> And no other driver ever will? Funny.

No, I'm not saying that :)
In looking at the patch, if Matt agrees that it's ok to apply I will.  I
didn't see anything too bad in there.

thanks,

greg k-h