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Cannot mount memory card

Asked by sean.travis.taylor

I have a memory card reader for my digital camera. I am currently running Ubuntu Hardy on a dual-boot with Windows XP on a Sony Vaio machine. I recently got a new 2 GB memory stick for my digital camera. Whenever insert it into the memory card slot I get an error message that reads "Cannot mount volume", under details tab I get: "mount: /dev/sde1: can't read superblock". However, when I insert the 1 GB memory card Ubuntu detects it like it's supposed to. What's the problem? Does the new card need formatting? I tried seeing if Windows XP would read the 2 GB card and Windows said the card needed formatting but I tried using the 2GB card in a friend's machine and everything was fine; the 2 gig card worked like a charm. I'm at my wit's end. Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated. I have loads of pictures on my new memory card and don't want to have to format. Thanks

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Neil (goofandfroggie) said : 		#1

Hi
Interesting problem, can you save the photos on your friend computer and then format it on your computer? this may help may make you computer happy. though I must say a bit strange, but it is a computer after all. lol

Is your card reader able to read a card of that size maybe it is limited to say 1gb if it is a older reader, I had a problem with 1 like that on XP, it would not read the 1gb xd card I had. never worked out the problem just bought an other card reader.
sorry I was not much of a help.
But hope it will help in some way
Neil

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