Re: [SLUG] USB CF card readers

From: Chuck Hast (kp4djt@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sun Apr 07 2002 - 09:22:29 EDT


On Sunday 07 April 2002 00:14 L, you wrote:
> On Saturday 06 April 2002 08:18 pm, you wrote:
> > Has anyone out there got a USB CF card reader running on LINUX.
> > I am trying to get one going and not sure which direction to go at it.
>
> I have Sandisk SmartMedia instead of CF. I have a fujifilm USB card reader
> for it. I'm using Red Hat 7.2 with kde it shows up as an icon on the
> desktop. The icon is of an eight pin ic with the 'flash' written below it.
> It works just like a drive. Just click on it and it opens up (be patient)
> with thumbnails if it has pictures on it. Works almost exactly the same in
> windows.
>
> As I am typing this, I just unplugged it live from my RH 7.2 box and
> plugged it in hot on my ELX rc2 box. Same results. It put the same icon
> on the screen almost instantly. I opened it and the same thumbnails
> resulted. It's running kde as well.
> jim

I too am running Rh 7.2 but do not get the same results. I have it plugged
in but nothing happens, so I am wondering if I have to load something
or what?
I am running RH 7.2 with KDE as the desktop.

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Chuck Hast
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