From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 27 16:55:59 2009 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 3BBB21065674 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:55:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bahamasfranks@gmail.com) Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com (yw-out-2324.google.com [74.125.46.29]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A268F8FC0A for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:55:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bahamasfranks@gmail.com) Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 2so797394ywt.13 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:55:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=PgK5nz8h/gxsZ5PnkPa9sO+83r6TgPWORginpg18stE=; b=UcT+Sa7efOa6KhxWZ7lGrdQuDPmOdD06W0mEJYSdFRCLvCZqFNO9Yaulok0+Gg6fpX JIV2Ck3+FYWDFTgD/73/kE0PvCwHGIoaV+lzeHg7a01qN81+cqWfnNuMSh+qhN2PzXXF GMwAgynWfCvoYcJtBOQvNNxh4qur7IgugEwKY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=REElN4PJ+IJpOtfpnVjrR0AbN+t+Z8uxyDasWsKq3BZsDDtrXmwl2iUzqBBIFD+zh8 +aHsNNQlblcDjd99tsCttALT/RvzKtHRADzTg76CBBStCUUHxprnJKH0o0chosG3SL5a diUCzk9Z0ELOGB+McDUyGhf7h+llEv/ik0Oi0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.140.20 with SMTP id n20mr2866394and.12.1235753758003; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:55:58 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <539c60b90902261504v6ad28a0cm166efeef6945ee8d@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:55:57 -0700 Message-ID: <539c60b90902270855m48146275kfcd2dcdb37bab2b7@mail.gmail.com> From: Steve Franks To: FreeBSD Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: can't find an internal flash reader that doesn't crash 7.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:55:59 -0000 > i just bought a store-brand one at Best Buy at the local shop, internal 3= .5" > USB dongle that plugs into the motherboard header.=A0 I think it's a 7-in= -1 > (or is it up to 14-in-1???) > > Works well, but the devfs has a little trick that if you slip in a USB dr= ive > after bootup, you have to write 0 bytes to the devname to have it recogni= ze > slices and partitions...=A0 might be easier to restart devfs or something= .. Ok, check, I get it - "be patient, and we're fixing the usb stack, already". I was just looking for a solution for *this* week. I've ran current before, but given all the traffic and arguing over usb2 lately, I'm sure not going to install it just to get the card reader going on my *work* desktop, I might as well take a couple days off. Again, not being critical, I just don't like the answers that say, well, obviously, everyone has 10 hours to tweak their system instead of spending $9 on a new reader that works with the old stack. Buying hardware that works has always been a legitimate option - just look at all the people asking about laptops, motherboards, and even NICs. I have personally found very few card readers that reliably detect a card, then allow you to mount and use it on 7.1 without a freeze, or a crash on mount or *after* or *during* unmount (I'm not a reformed ubuntu user, I don't just rip the card out and expect it to work). More typically, however, they just never show a card inserted. I'm going to have to try the "write 0 bytes" trick mentioned, maybe that looks like it will take me from 75% dead readers to 75% working readers. Several of my working readers under 6.3 quit under 7.x. The only brand that I've found to be a slam dunk is "i-rocks" and they don't make an internal. The guys working on usb2 should get a donation of about 50 cases of beer a piece when this is over - anyone want to start a pool? Steve