On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 07:03:02AM -0700, nate wrote:
Michael Klinosky wrote:
So, one problem seems to be that I'm unfamiliar with modprobe; what's wrong? Do I need to install something?
In my experience at least many card readers that are integrated into laptops have compatibility issues with linux. It may be possible to get them working but often it is more difficult than it's worth and your better off with an external USB reader.
In this case the FATAL messages mean the drivers aren't there. CentOS isn't really made to be a desktop OS, though it certainly can be used as one. The downside is that it's drivers are often much older or not available compared to systems like Ubuntu and Fedora. Though in general CentOS should be more stable, in part because it does not have those types of drivers, it'll get them when they are (hopefully) really solid and tested.
You can try to find the drivers yourself and compile them from source but I think for you is probably more trouble than it's worth given my impression of your linux experience. I suggest just getting a compact USB SD card reader.
Some phones like my Sanyo can present themselves as USB storage to a computer as well when connected. I'm not sure if your phone can, if so that could be another option.
Or a cheap ($20 or thereabouts) usb memory card reader.