Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:12:03 -0500 From: Eric Kjeldergaard <kjelderg@gmail.com> To: Tobias Roth <roth@iam.unibe.ch> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SD card readers [was: X300 + USB DVD/CDRW + SD Card problem] Message-ID: <d9175cad041022191223b60e9b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20041022132939.GA2212@droopy.unibe.ch> References: <41790747.7040300@nikiforov.ru> <20041022132034.GA13342@mygiea.ham01.thiemo.net> <20041022132200.GB13342@mygiea.ham01.thiemo.net> <20041022132939.GA2212@droopy.unibe.ch>
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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:29:39 +0200, Tobias Roth <roth@iam.unibe.ch> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 03:22:00PM +0200, Thiemo Nordenholz wrote: > > > > Are SD cards supported by any free OS at all? > > > > I have recently started working on support for a SD card reader in my HP > > Pavilion but then noticed very quickly that there seems to be no SD card > > specification available unless an NDA with the SD Card Association... > > > > So I suppose reading SD cards directly on fBSD is just not possible -- my > > suggestion would be an external card reader, usually USB. Please do correct > > me if this is wrong, and I'd be happy go on searching for a way to access > > Winbond W83L51xD Cardreaders. > > any suggestions for such a device? i am about to buy a new digicam and > the one i was looking at works with SD cards. my old cam used cf, those > cards i was able to read with an el-cheapo pcmcia cf card reader. > > any chance there is a similar, supported device for SD cards? if not, > what other (cheap) devices, eg USB readers, would work? > You happen to be in luck :p. I just acquired such a device and am LOVING it. I got myself a Lexar JumpDrive Trio which handles SD and MemSticks only, but is tiny like a jumpdrive. I toss the SD card in and can put it in my pocket. It's at walmart or newegg for (IIRC) ~20 USD. It's USB 2.0 enabled so its transfers are pretty speedy. I must say that I recommend it pretty highly. I was after one for my laptop so portability was high on my list, so maybe if you are at a desktop machine you would want something larger or that handles more formats. Almost irregardless, though, the usb SD readers just register as usb mass storage devices and are remarkably standard. -- If I write a signature, my emails will appear more personalised.
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