[wellylug] USB card reader + Mandrake linux

[Geraint Jones]

When it hangs Press Alt + SysRq (Print Screen) + e

this will stop the current process and allow you to boot

On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 20:23 +1200, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
> 
> 
> Brent Wood wrote: 
> > --- Rosemary McGillicuddy <mcgillra at infogen.net.nz> wrote:
> >   
> > > I've just bought a card reader because can't get my camera recognised in 
> > > mandrake.
> > > 
> > > I read instructions on a board and following that took a look using 
> > > HardDrake - don't know if this is it or not.  Instructions said to look 
> > > at hda.  It says "old device file: /dev/hda"  and just below " New devfs 
> > > device:  /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc".
> > >     
> 
> > 
> > hda is your first (IDE) hard drive. It would normally have nothing to do with
> > your card reader. Playing with that is not a good idea. Later versions of Linux
> > have moved away from defining IDE drives simply as hda, hdb, etc, and have used
> > the more sophisticated approach you describe above.
> >   
> Yes I knew that was my first drive and not to play with it.  It's just
> that the instructions said the card reader would show there
> as /dev/sda or something.  So I was looking.  Don't *think* I
> inadvertently did anything.
> > Post what sort of card reader you have, (IDE, USB etc) & someone here should be
> > able to help you work out what the device is & how to mount it.
> >   
> It's a Memory Stick USB 2.0 Card Reader/Writer.  Got to get back into
> linux first!
> >   
> > > That's when I should have posted!  Thought I would plug it in and see if 
> > > it would auto detect on reboot, but it hung at "starting ALSA".  So 
> > > unplugged it and rebooted without it, but still hung at ALSA.  So here I 
> > > am in windows begging for help to get mandrake going again.
> > >     
> > 
> > The simple way for us Mandrake users is to boot off the install disk & run the
> > repair. Usually fixes the silly things I manage to do to my system.
> >   
> Yes that was recommended by a poster on the newbie mandrake linux
> group.  Tried it, but still hanging.
> >  <fishing> For those that prefer to wrestle with Linux instead of use their
> > computer </fishing> you can try booting into failsafe mode & see if that works,
> > then run drakeconf in text mode to sort out the sound (ALSA = Alternative Linux
> > Sound Architecture) problem. If you can get to the Hutt or J'ville LUG meetings
> > with your system I'm sure you'll find willing help. 
> > 
> > Brent Wood
> >   
> I don't think there's a problem with ALSA, it just stalls there if I
> try to add USB devices.  Happened before when tried to install USB
> mouse, but booted fine as soon as mouse was removed.  Yes - must try
> to get over sometime - would have come tonight, but starting night
> shift.  I'm sure I would learn a lot more quickly if I was doing under
> supervision!
> 
> Thanks
> Rosemary
> > 
> >   
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