# uname -a
Linux lapcat 2.4.14 #2 Fri Nov 16 16:12:51 PST 2001 i686 unknown
Plugging in the reader with an already inserted memory card produces this in /var/log/messages :
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 2
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: Product: USB Storage Device
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: [c18410f0] link (01841092) element (018421e0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 0: [c18421e0] link (01842210) e0 SPD Stalled CRC/Timeo Length=7ff MaxLen=3f DT0 EndPt=1 Dev=2, PID=69(IN) (buf=01861cc0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 1: [c1842210] link (01842240) e3 SPD Active Length=0 MaxLen=3f DT1 EndPt=1 Dev=2, PID=69(IN) (buf=01861d00)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 2: [c1842240] link (01842270) e3 SPD Active Length=0 MaxLen=3f DT0 EndPt=1 Dev=2, PID=69(IN) (buf=01861d40)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 3: [c1842270] link (00000001) e3 SPD IOC Active Length=0 MaxLen=3e DT1 EndPt=1 Dev=2, PID=69(IN) (buf=01861d80)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel:
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: [c18410c0] link (01841092) element (018421e0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 0: [c18421e0] link (00000001) e0 SPD IOC Stalled CRC/Timeo Length=7ff MaxLen=c DT1 EndPt=1 Dev=2, PID=69(IN) (buf=0c5c1ef4)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel:
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: [c18410f0] link (01841062) element (018421e0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 0: [c18421e0] link (01842210) e0 Stalled CRC/Timeo Length=7 MaxLen=7 DT0 EndPt=0 Dev=2, PID=2d(SETUP) (buf=0ecf2ca0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 1: [c1842210] link (00000001) e3 IOC Active Length=0 MaxLen=7ff DT1 EndPt=0 Dev=2, PID=69(IN) (buf=00000000)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel:
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: [c18410c0] link (01841092) element (018421e0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 0: [c18421e0] link (00000001) e0 SPD IOC Stalled CRC/Timeo Length=1e MaxLen=1e DT1 EndPt=2 Dev=2, PID=e1(OUT) (buf=0c5c1f14)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel:
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: [c18410f0] link (01841062) element (018421e0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 0: [c18421e0] link (01842210) e0 Stalled CRC/Timeo Length=7 MaxLen=7 DT0 EndPt=0 Dev=2, PID=2d(SETUP) (buf=0ecf2ca0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 1: [c1842210] link (00000001) e3 IOC Active Length=0 MaxLen=7ff DT1 EndPt=0 Dev=2, PID=69(IN) (buf=00000000)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel:
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: [c18410c0] link (01841092) element (018421e0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 0: [c18421e0] link (00000001) e0 SPD IOC Stalled CRC/Timeo Length=1e MaxLen=1e DT0 EndPt=2 Dev=2, PID=e1(OUT) (buf=0c5c1f14)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel:
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: [c18410f0] link (01841062) element (018421e0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 0: [c18421e0] link (01842210) e0 Stalled CRC/Timeo Length=7 MaxLen=7 DT0 EndPt=0 Dev=2, PID=2d(SETUP) (buf=0ecf2ca0)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel: 1: [c1842210] link (00000001) e3 IOC Active Length=0 MaxLen=7ff DT1 EndPt=0 Dev=2, PID=69(IN) (buf=00000000)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat kernel:
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat /sbin/hotplug: arguments (usb) env (PWD=/etc/hotplug HOSTNAME=lapcat DEVICE=/proc/bus/usb/001/002 INTERFACE=8/6/80 ACTION=add DEBUG=kernel MACHTYPE=i386-redhat-linux-gnu OLDPWD=/ DEVFS=/proc/bus/usb TYPE=0/0/0 SHLVL=1 SHELL=/bin/tcsh HOSTTYPE=i386 OSTYPE=linux-gnu HOME=/ TERM=dumb PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin PRODUCT=5e3/700/113 _=/usr/bin/env)
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat /sbin/hotplug: invoke /etc/hotplug/usb.agent ()
Feb 12 07:58:31 lapcat /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no drivers for USB product 5e3/700/113
I beleive that the PCMCIA, USB and "hotplug" support in the 2.4.x kernels still seems to be half-baked.
Unfortunately I don't have a lot of time to investigate this. If anybody has some tips or hints how to make this work, please let me know and send an email to: linux @ unixgods.org -- Thank you!