flash cards

[James R. Van Zandt]

I wrote:
>"Drew Van Zandt" <drew.vanzandt at gmail.com> writes:
>>Well, CF shows up as Just Another IDE Drive (provided it's connected
>>with an IDE adapter... not sure what drivers are used when it's on a
>>USB adapter etc., but I think even then it doesn't get a special
>>driver.
>
>How about MMC (Multi Media Card)?  It's almost the same as a Secure
>Digital card (and mostly interchangable).  My camera uses either.  I
>think the USB connector on that camera has failed, so I would like to
>get use of the MMC/SD card reader built into my Dell X-300.  The slot
>is immediately below the PCMCIA slot, and apparently connected to it.

I found the Secure Digital Host Controller project at
http://mmc.drzeus.cx/wiki/Controllers/SDHCI.  It works for devices of
class 0805 on the PCI bus.  Unfortunately, the controller in my
notebook appears to be hanging off the PCCARD bus rather than the PCI
bus.  Anyway, "lspci -n" doesn't report any devices of class 0805.

I finally got a Crucial USB SD/MMC reader CTR2MMPU2 from Newegg for
$9, which makes it look just like a USB pen drive.

               - Jim Van Zandt