[nflug] Mounting an XD card on kubuntu gutsy

[Joe]

Joe wrote:
> Hi.  When I put an sd card into the card reader slot on my HP dv5000
> notebook Centrino duo, kubuntu gutsy, an icon appears on the desktop
> and it mounts fine.
> When I put an xd card in the same reader, the light on the reader
> flashes and the hard drive light flashes, but that's all I see.
> ls /dev/sd* shows only my hard drive devices (sdax).
>
> lspci shows
> 08:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia
> Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
>
> What do I do to get this mounted?  I need to get the pictures from my
> camera.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joe
>
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I'm told that xD uses a proprietary format that cannot legally be
supported by Linux (at least, not without licensing fees, etc.).

Joe