[GLLUG] SD flash memory cards

[Brian Beck]

Charles Ulrich wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I recently purchased a really nifty camera that unfortunately has less 
> than stellar Linux support. (gphoto2 supports it, but only in the 
> development branch. Their latest stable release was almost a year ago 
> which does not bode well for near-future support for my camera.)
>
> The camera uses SD flash memory cards which are nice because they're 
> small and insanely cheap. Unfortunately, I read somewhere that SD card 
> readers have no open source drivers because the interface for them is 
> proprietary. I don't know if this applies to USB SD card readers. Does 
> anyone know if a USB SD card reader will be recognized as a standard 
> USB mass storage device or if even those need special drivers?
>
USB readers are recognized as a standard USB mass storage device.  As a 
matter of fact, I've got one with a 512MB card connected to my machine 
right now.  I can't tell a brand anywhere (Model No. CR-V7-UD; I thought 
it was a Belkin, but it doesn't say so anywhere and may be a Generic), 
but it works great.