Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 28 Apr 2001 18:06:16 -0700 | From | Matthew Dharm <> | Subject | Re: Dane-Elec PhotoMate Combo |
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On Sat, Apr 28, 2001 at 05:02:21PM +0200, Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote: > I just got a Dane-Elec PhotoMate Combo SmartMedia/CompactFlash reader > manufactured by SCM Microsystems. It is a USB device with ID 04e6:0005. > > The http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ list of supported devices > calls this thing unsupported, and mailhot@enst.fr writes: > "I want this to work ! I'll help testing." > > I think the status can be changed to fully supported, at least > it works fine in my first tests. > > Changes required: > (i) in sd.c there is a peculiar code fragment that assumes > that a removable disk is write protected in case the status is unknown; > reversing this default allows writing to the flash card.
This is an unsafe assumption. The code fragment you call "peculiar" is definately necessary.
> (ii) this card needs usb/storage/dpcm.c which is compiled when > CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DPCM is set, but this variable is missing > from usb/Config.in. Add it.
This config option is considered so immature that it's not ready for the kernel config, even as an EXPERIMENTAL. Use it at your own risk.
Matt
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