[clug] cannot write to sd card

[Owen]

> Hi,
>
> I am puzzled. I have latest Ubuntu, a standard install.
>
> dmesg reports:
>
> [10677.639449] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Generic
> [10677.639454] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 20071114173400000
> [10677.645513] ums-realtek 1-3:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
> [10677.657876] scsi8 : usb-storage 1-3:1.0
> [10678.658846] scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Generic- Multi-Card
>   1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
> [10678.665970] sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
> [10684.830044] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
>
> so there is a device /dev/sdc, true ?
>
> sudo fdisk /dev/sdc
> fdisk: unable to open /dev/sdc: No medium found
>
> but why?
>
> I wish to dd a file to the sd card




Just a couple, and probably irrelevant questions;

What is the output of  # sudo fdisk -l
Is the little switch on the side of the card in the "write" position



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Owen