USB Compact Flash reader not found in FC2

[me2]

Hi people.

I've got an eFilm USB Compact Flash card reader that I use to transfer pictures from my digital camera to my computer via my Compact Flash cards.

I had it working with RH8/9 using 2.4.x kernels. I *think*, but can't remember for sure, that I had to compile a special kernel to use the device. (I think the kernel needed a SCSI driver enabled.)

Under my 2.4.x kernels, the Compact Flash card showed up in Hardware Browser as /dev/sda0 as a fat device. I then mounted it using mount -tvfat /dev/sda0... and I had full access to my pictures.

Anyway... has anyone gotten a compact flash card reader working with FC2 and if so, how ?

Has anyone built a kernel for 2.6 and if so, how is it different from 2.4 ?

BTW: My FC2 update from RH9 left or installed kernel 2.4.19 on my computer in addition to the 2.6 kernel. The 2.4.19 kernel will NOT boot. I haven't investigated why.

Thanks in advance.

[deuch]

check with lsmod if you have :
usb-ehci , usb-uhci or usb-ohci
usb_storage
scsi_mod
sg
sd_mod

if you don't, you have to recompile you kernet and/or modules ...

In your kernel configuration check that :

CONFIG_SCSI=m
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m
CONFIG_USB=y
CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m OR CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=m OR CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=m
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m

and you can load modules with :

modprobe sd_mod
modprobe sg
modprobe uhci-hcd (or uhci-hcd or ehci-hcd, it depends of your hardware)
modprobe usb-storage

hope it helps

deuch

[me2]

I've got:

sis900 14596 0
sg 27552 0
scsi_mod 91344 1 sg
dm_mod 33184 0

but no:

usb-ehci , usb-uhci or usb-ohci
usb_storage
sd_mod

I guess I have to recompile a kernel.

Is there a HOWTO for building a 2.6 kernel ?

[deuch]

you can make a search on the net with google ... or on this site ...

deuch