From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 27 01:01:27 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F06E7106564A for ; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:01:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFC4C8FC16 for ; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:01:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-37-207.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.37.207]) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7B983D329; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:01:26 +0100 (CET) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id oBR11PXY003151; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:01:25 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:01:25 +0100 From: Polytropon To: Adam Vande More Message-Id: <20101227020125.9ab1a07f.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: <20101227004708.c2d02d15.freebsd@edvax.de> <20101227013359.434b743d.freebsd@edvax.de> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: SD/CF card reader X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:01:28 -0000 On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:45:41 -0600, Adam Vande More wrote: > On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Polytropon 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. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...