From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: chuck gelm Subject: Re: Linux FAT12 mount issue (digital media problem) Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:52:39 -0400 Message-ID: <42EA9717.4020808@gelm.net> References: Reply-To: chuck@gelm.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: "Mukund JB." Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org Mukund JB. wrote: > Dear all, > > I have a problem with mounting the SD cards formatted on the digital > camera on my Linux BOX. But I am able to mount and access the same > devices on WinXP. > > I think someone might have faced the same problem. Did u find some > solution to this? Please convey if any. > > When I have tried to find the fs type SD card formatted in camera. > I found it to be FAT12. Does the linux kernel have the support for FAT12 > fs? > I suppose it does. But, why am I not able to mount the device. > > Regards, > Mukund jampala Dear Mukund JB: What did you do that did not work? I have difficulty also, from time to time, mounting my Compact Flash device using a CF->USB media reader. You may simply be missing the needed drivers. :-| I have 'usb-storage' listed when I: # lsmod I first insert the memory device onto the reader. Then connect the USB cable to my computer. # tail -f /var/log/messages Jul 29 14:42:24 g2000 kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:10.3-1, assigned address 2 Jul 29 14:42:27 g2000 kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... Jul 29 14:42:27 g2000 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage Jul 29 14:42:27 g2000 kernel: scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Jul 29 14:42:27 g2000 kernel: sda: sda1 Jul 29 14:42:27 g2000 kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered. Then I: # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/hd # df -T To show mounted filesystems and types. Mine shows type 'vfat' for my Compact Flash -> USB device. # tail -f /var/log/messages To show errors HTH, Chuck - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs