Re: Debian can't mount Camera Memory Stick

On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 05:34:13PM -0500, Mike McCarty wrote:
> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>> what is the output of tail -f /var/log/syslog
>
> See below...
>
>> when started before plugging the device in until after its plugged and
>> settled. If this a regular flash memory stick/card? For example, my camera
>> uses
>> bog-standard compact flash cards (about 1.25 inches square by 1/8 in
>> thick) and they plug into a standard card reader and mount as
>
> This is a FLASH card for a Sony camera. It is smaller than you describe,
> 2 inches long, 7/8 inch wide, and 1/8 inch thick (approx). It is a
> Sandisk 128 MB card. You may see one here:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-128-MB-Memory-Stick/dp/B0000630TK
>
>> /dev/sda1 as a vfat device. Is that what we're trying to do? or is it
>> some proprietary format device that doesn't plug into a standard
>> cardreader?
>
> I don't own a digital camera, so I can't answer that. It mounts fine
> using the Dazzle USB card reader dock, with Windows XP; the same
> hardware (dock and card) does not mount with Debian.
>
> Jul 30 14:40:51 localhost -- MARK --
> Jul 30 15:00:51 localhost -- MARK --
> Jul 30 15:02:01 localhost /USR/SBIN/CRON[25028]: (postgres) CMD (if ! pidof
> /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/pg_autovacuum > /dev/null && [ -x
> /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/do.maintenance ]; then
> /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/do.maintenance -a; fi)
> Jul 30 15:17:01 localhost /USR/SBIN/CRON[25309]: (root) CMD ( run-parts
> --report /etc/cron.hourly)
> Jul 30 15:40:51 localhost -- MARK --
> Jul 30 16:00:51 localhost -- MARK --
> Jul 30 16:17:01 localhost /USR/SBIN/CRON[26175]: (root) CMD ( run-parts
> --report /etc/cron.hourly)
> Jul 30 16:40:51 localhost -- MARK --
> Jul 30 16:55:04 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2.3,
> assigned address 23
> Jul 30 16:55:04 localhost kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity
> not assured
> Jul 30 16:55:04 localhost kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 23
> Jul 30 16:55:04 localhost hal.hotplug[27795]: could not get mountpoint for
> sysfs
> Jul 30 16:55:07 localhost usb.agent[27796]: usb-storage: already
> loaded
> Jul 30 16:55:15 localhost kernel: SCSI device sdc: 502784 512-byte hdwr
> sectors (257 MB)
> Jul 30 16:55:15 localhost kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
> Jul 30 16:55:15 localhost kernel: /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: p1
> Jul 30 16:55:39 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device
> 00:07.2-2.3 address 23
> Jul 30 16:55:39 localhost hal.hotplug[27849]: could not get mountpoint for
> sysfs
> Jul 30 16:55:58 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2.3,
> assigned address 24
> Jul 30 16:55:58 localhost kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity
> not assured
> Jul 30 16:55:58 localhost kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 24
> Jul 30 16:55:58 localhost hal.hotplug[27883]: could not get mountpoint for
> sysfs
> Jul 30 16:56:01 localhost usb.agent[27884]: usb-storage: already
> loaded
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc: Unit Not Ready, sense:
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current 00:00:
> sense key Not Ready
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0,
> driver = 08
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00:
> sense key Not Ready
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc : block size assumed to be 512 bytes,
> disk size 1GB.
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: I/O
> error: dev 08:20, sector 0
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: I/O error: dev 08:20, sector 0
> Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: unable to read partition table

based on this I would see what you can see in the partition table:

fdisk -ul /dev/sdc

and I'd say you've probably got a corrupted partition table and the device and windows happens to be broken in the right ways to make it still work for them. On the assumption that the camera has its own built in format option (mine does anyway...) then there's probably no harm, but take a bit-for-bit copy of the original partition table (dd) so you can recreate it later if you need to.

hth

A

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