external card readers

[Chris]

no problem.

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 3:17 PM, raymond house <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chris, I don,t know if I can compile all the answers and suggestions I got
> on this problem, I am just a user and I'm getting a bit tired of this. It
> does not impress my daughter much. Installing Ubuntu from ubuntu disk should
> have been straight forward but it,s turning out to be loaded with problems.
> She expects that when you insert a SD/HC card that one window and a click
> would get it running. Also the darn CDs and DVD,s don,t work either. All
> this messing around that I have to go through to get the SD cards to work is
> not normal. Same thing on my own computer with ubuntu 10.10 I really wish
> there was some group near here where I could bring the machine. Sorry for
> all the rant but it is getting to me.
>
> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Chris <candive1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Raymond,
>> Please forward me the full details from this list all your questions and
>> answers received on this problem.
>> I will try my lug members.
>> Thanks
>> Chris.
>> candive1 at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Chris <candive1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Raymond,
>>>
>>> Thinking out loud,
>>> Have you tried Windows or Mac to copy them?
>>> Have you accidentally locked them in properties?
>>> Is the card from a camcorder or Camera? can you play it on TV with
>>> adapters?
>>> Sorry if I repeat any questions I'm trying to get up to speed.
>>> Can a computer copy them even if the format is unrecognized?
>>> Hang in there it may take a while to figure out.
>>> What about Clonezilla or dd, Mint, Hirens Boot CD, Ping, Ghost, Nero,
>>> Knoppix?
>>> Ultimate boot CD, ERD commander, live CD?
>>> Just thinking outside the box.
>>>
>>> Chris.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 9:55 AM, raymond house <raymondh40 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Leigh, I have tried the cards in my own computer and I get the same
>>>> results,with the 16GB card I get the photos ok but not the video. I don,t
>>>> see how I can reformat the card without loosing the videos because I cant
>>>> retrieve them ?  any suggestions please.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Chris <candive1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Toshiba Satellite P-100
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Chris <candive1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I seem to remember using windows to format mine before it would work
>>>>>> with Ubuntu.
>>>>>> Worth a try, do Full Format Not quick.
>>>>>> Chris.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Leigh Honeywell <leigh at hypatia.ca>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11-01-28 11:08 AM, raymond house wrote:
>>>>>>> > I bought a SD/HC etc.. external card reader and I get the same
>>>>>>> results
>>>>>>> > with the Toshiba laptop, next step will be to try all that on my
>>>>>>> Dell pc
>>>>>>> > with the same ubuntu 10.10 installed, some time today. It looks
>>>>>>> more and
>>>>>>> > more like a Toshiba problem from what I have read. Others have had
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> > same problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Very weird :/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wonder if it might be something as simple as the card needing to be
>>>>>>> freshly formatted?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I ran into this last week on my mother's mac - if you can, try
>>>>>>> offloading the photos on another computer, formatting it, put
>>>>>>> something
>>>>>>> on it, then try again on the toshiba.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Though if other folks are having weird SD/HC issues with the toshiba,
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> might be out to lunch here :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Leigh
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