[Gllug] Linux-supported CF card readers

[Adrian McMenamin]

On Wed, 2006-07-19 at 08:00 +0100, Mark Williams wrote:
> Alan Pope wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 12:11:08PM +0100, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> >   
> >> A couple of years ago, when I last looked at this, Linux supported MTD
> >> readers (USB devices essentially) were thin on the ground - really only
> >> SanDisk iirc. How is it now? Would anybody care to recommend a device
> >> likely to be supported by a bog standard Ubuntu kernel?
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > I have two el-cheapo ones and they both work just fine. I get a natty Sony
> > Memory stick icon on the desktop when I insert a memory stick and other
> > appropriate icons for the various types of media.
> >
> > alan at hactar:~$ lsusb
> > Bus 005 Device 003: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp.
> >
> > That's apparently what it is.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Al.
> >   
> I have a truly ancient Sitecom CN-300 which has always worked with 
> Mandrake, can't remember when I bought it but it has to be 4 years at least.

I thought about this last night and I think it was probably about 4 (and
not 2) years ago that I last investigated. Certainly before the release
of 2.6.0 - so at least three years.

Must just conclude 2.6.x support much better than 2.4.x

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