SD/CF card reader

[Polytropon]

On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:45:41 -0600, Adam Vande More <amvandemore at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Polytropon <freebsd at edvax.de> wrote:
> 
> > Oh, I failed to mention that I did install 8.2-RC1 on this
> > "new" machine. Time for updating.
> >
> 
> Well that should have the fix I was thinking of so you'll probably need to
> take it to one of the other lists I mentioned.

Not needed - it works! The strange thing is that there are no
console messages when inserting the SD and CF cards (both
do work), in contrast to what happens if I use a regular
USB stick.

I'm still frightened as

	# true > /dev/da0

suggests that something important might get overwritten. :-)

GEOM: da1: partition 1 does not start on a track boundary.
GEOM: da1: partition 1 does not end on a track boundary.
GEOM: da1: partition 1 does not start on a track boundary.
GEOM: da1: partition 1 does not end on a track boundary.



> I'll check that. Still... looks very strange. That shouldn't
> > be neccessary on modern FreeBSD as it hadn't been any problem
> > on "old-fashioned" FreeBSD.
> >
> 
> Perhaps you mean pre-GEOM?

Yes, when things were a bit more standardized and a bit
less arbitrary... many years ago. :-)



> I have only recently used an SD reader under FreeBSD but in my exploration
> of the symptoms, I saw very old and very recent indications that this is the
> way to handle.  And by very old, I mean since GEOM's introduction.

That must have been sometimes with FreeBSD 5 or 6, if I remember
correctly. Don't get me wrong, I'm always fast at complaining
about the system's ability to do simple things that were no
problem in the past, even if that's not fully the case. :-)

Now as I know HOW this should work, it will be no problem to
create a scripted solution for accessing those slots. Glad
I can use them. With usable speed.



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Polytropon
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Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
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