linux-kernel - Re: Problem: non-SDHC 2GB SD cards are unreadable

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Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:32:21 +0300
From:	Alexia Death <alexiadeath@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Problem: non-SDHC 2GB SD cards are unreadable

On Sunday 13 April 2008 23:42:11 Alan Cox wrote:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card#Compatibility_issues_wit
> >h_2_GB_and_larger_cards tells me that this is the result of a hack due to
> > the nature of 2GB cards.
> >
> > Are there any plans to make 2GB SD cards work? I doubt I'm the only one
> > with such 2GB SD cards(and a camera) and Id be royally screwed right
> > about now if I did not have my photobank and an option to use it as a
> > copy over point...
>
> Mounting it with -o loop ought to work around this if the problem is
> purely media block size. That is probably the right answer anyway but the
> solution ought to be managed more elegantly for the user.

It seems the issue is a bit more complicated. Tried it with -o loop. It did 
mount but the contents was binary garbage... Strangely different binary 
garbage at each mount...  

--
Best,
Alexia
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