From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Jan 12 15:56:33 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1933BA6C192 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:56:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bourne.identity@hotmail.com) Received: from BLU004-OMC2S4.hotmail.com (blu004-omc2s4.hotmail.com [65.55.111.79]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.outlook.com", Issuer "MSIT Machine Auth CA 2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE94A13C2 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:56:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bourne.identity@hotmail.com) Received: from BLU437-SMTP77 ([65.55.111.72]) by BLU004-OMC2S4.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Tue, 12 Jan 2016 07:56:26 -0800 X-TMN: [hGZwBcXFc4C/bN2nOoTtVyteOoi3g/tY] X-Originating-Email: [bourne.identity@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Subject: Re: Is it possible to mount my microSD ? To: Polytropon References: <20160112124503.2db376c9.freebsd@edvax.de> <20160112143640.1e6e1c68.freebsd@edvax.de> CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, kraduk@gmail.com From: Manish Jain Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:26:02 +0530 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20160112143640.1e6e1c68.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jan 2016 15:56:23.0454 (UTC) FILETIME=[C93FB3E0:01D14D51] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:56:33 -0000 On 01/12/16 19:06, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:06:39 +0530, Manish Jain wrote: >> I have been left looking a bit of a fool here. The first few times I >> attached the card, the messages popped up in dmesg alright. But there >> was no /dev/da0* device, and I was utterly confused. The confusion >> became confounding when I just attached the card this last time, and >> whoa ... the file manager pops up a prompt to open up the microSD disk >> drive, and the /dev/da0[s1] devices are there, of course. > Okay, so a file manager (which one?) with automount functionality > is in the mix, too! Well, this makes things more complicated... :-) > > > >> I have no idea whether this is a problem with my FreeBSD system or a >> problem with the mobile/card or no problem at all. > It might as well be the file manager or the automount magic behind > it which is not reacting properly to the appearing and disappearing > of the device. > > > >> I have no idea too >> what will be the results when I attach the card the next time. But I do >> remember something which might be relevant. A couple of months back, I >> attached the mobile+card to Windows XP a few times. 5-6 times the device >> manager showed an unknown device, and the final time I attached it, the >> drive in the card magically popped up. > Maybe "Windows" needed to "repair" it? Perform a file system check > just to be sure. Sometimes, this kind of "repair" results in corrupted > file system structure or damaged files. > > > >> This gets besides the FreeBSD >> issue but makes a nice story. I took the mobile to the authorized Nokia >> dealer, and he said the microSD card is not supposed to show up at all >> with the handset model I have. > Yes, some devices actually do not support da (direct access) at all. > They instead require a specific mechanism called MTP (media transfer > protocol), which is comparable to PTP used by some digital cameras > which don't have da capabilities as well. In this case, "mtp-tools" > is a good way to start. > > Additionally, check all the relevant settings of the device which > could be related to storage, networking, and so on. > > > >> I even verified this in front of me with >> a brand new handset (same model) and brand new microSD card. As per him, >> the error was not the 5-6 times device manager showed unknown device, >> but the final time when the disk showed up. He further stated that the >> mass storage device is supposed to work only when the Nokia connectivity >> driver is installed. > Is such a driver available for FreeBSD (or at least for Linux)? > > > > > > > << Is such a driver available for FreeBSD (or at least for Linux)? >> No, AFAIK. But I do wish ... -- Regards, Manish Jain +91-70731-76333