Multicard Reader messes up system

davecs · Guru Joined: 08 Nov 2003 Posts: 436 Location: Dagenham, GB

I have bought a Tevion Multicard reader. If I plug it into the USB port with a Compact Flash card in it, fine. I've set it up in Udev and Fstab, no problem. However, if I plug it in without a card in it, it prevents all other USB storage cards from working!

Once I unplug it all seems OK, but then when I shutdown, it crashes out and closes down early, without properly unmounting the Hard Drives, leading to a long fsuk on reboot.

The obvious solution is never to plug it in with a card not already in it, however, is there something I can do so that this is not a problem?
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jkt · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject:

this is IMHO bad behaviour, so you should fill a bug report in bugzilla.kernel.org or contact maintainer of your card reader's driver.

davecs · Guru Joined: 08 Nov 2003 Posts: 436 Location: Dagenham, GB

No special driver, I assume it's just the usbstorage module.
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Gentoo, PCLOS-pre-81a and Windows 98SE.
Shuttle SN41G2V2
Athlon XP2500+ o/c to 3200+, 2x256Mb Geil Value RAM, FX5200.
Ntlworld cable internet via ethernet
and PC-Chips Desknote Laptop (with PCLOS-pre-81a )

jkt · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:25 pm Post subject:

well, so report that to the maintainer of usb-storage.