From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754758AbYDMUqU (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:46:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751378AbYDMUqM (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:46:12 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:55320 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752179AbYDMUqL (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:46:11 -0400 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:42:11 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: Alexia Death Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Problem: non-SDHC 2GB SD cards are unreadable Message-ID: <20080413214211.3730e977@core> In-Reply-To: <200804132326.07713.alexiadeath@gmail.com> References: <200804132326.07713.alexiadeath@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.5; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card#Compatibility_issues_with_2_GB_and_larger_cards > tells me that this is the result of a hack due to the nature of 2GB cards. > > Are there any plans to make 2GB SD cards work? I doubt I'm the only one with > such 2GB SD cards(and a camera) and Id be royally screwed right about now if > I did not have my photobank and an option to use it as a copy over point... Mounting it with -o loop ought to work around this if the problem is purely media block size. That is probably the right answer anyway but the solution ought to be managed more elegantly for the user. Alan