[SATLUG] Re: SATLUG Digest, Vol 41, Issue 2

[Todd W. Bucy]

On Saturday 02 June 2007 09:42:37 pm Thomas King wrote:
> > /dev/sdd1      /media/card_reader      auto users,noauto,rw 0       0
> >
> > I then created the directory that you suggested and tried to mount the
> > device like you suggested.  Unfortuately it came up with an error.
> >
> > error output:
> > ~$ mount /media/card_reader
> > [mntent]: warning: no final newline at the end of /etc/fstab
> > [mntent]: line 13 in /etc/fstab is bad
> > mount: can't find /media/card_reader in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
> >
> > I feel like I almost have it fixed but my knowledge of fstab is quite
> > limited. I did notice though that the other devices in my fstab all have
> > UUIDs.  could this be causing the problem?  if so how do I find out what
> > the UUID is for my sd card reader?
>
> I know you have gone a different direction, but notice that the error tells
> you you'll need a newline (a simple press of the Enter key, if I'm not
> mistaken) at the end of the last line.
>
> It was mentioned in later posts that the messages you saw didn't state what
> device file was assigned. Is that correct?

Unfortunately Thomas, it appears that this is an unrelated error.  I have a 
very bad memory and the mess that I created with the earlier posts is too 
much of a headache to try and sort through.  So just to get everyone 
(including myself) up to speed a quick review.  
I am trying to get a internal 5 in 1 card reader working in my Toshiba laptop.  
I am running ubuntu studio feisty with a low latency kernel.  Currently I 
have a 128mb Fuji Film xd picture card as my test media.

my abriviated lspci
07:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
07:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 
1394 Host Controller
07:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card 
Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
07:06.3 Generic system peripheral [0805]: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA 
Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
07:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection 
(rev 02)

my abreviated dmesg
[  101.921000] tifm0 : demand removing card from socket 0:0
[  104.484000] tifm_core: SmartMedia/xD card detected in socket 0:0
[ 1319.322000] tifm0 : demand removing card from socket 0:0

my current fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=e530da8a-4540-415a-934e-6ff26cd8387b /               reiserfs notail          
0       1
# /dev/sda3
UUID=9a29aada-0fd6-422a-90d0-6300e9928c4c /home           reiserfs defaults        
0       2
# /dev/sda2
UUID=b7689728-2b11-44b9-9678-8d8b188851e8 none            swap    sw              
0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0

#media card reader
/dev/sdd1               /media/card_reader      auto   users,noauto,rw 0 0

the new 'mount' error
~# mount /media/card_reader
[mntent]: line 13 in /etc/fstab is bad
mount: can't find /media/card_reader in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab


Now my theory, as of yesterday was that it was the media, now however I am not 
so sure. A few of the post on various forums seemed to sugest that Linux did 
not as of yet have drivers for the XD card.  These post however were over a 
year old.  Additionally the new mount error suggests to me that my current 
problem is not the media but the syntax of my fstab.  As stated before I am 
somewhat of a n00b and messing too much with my fstab scares me.  As far as 
getting an SD card that nothing more than a shot in the dark and a sign of my 
fustration with this problem.  (I have been researching this problem for 
almost 6 months now.)  Any advice or guidence that you have would be greatly 
appreciated.

Thanks 
Todd