XD memory card - not mounting

[BigNewPrinz]

I wonder if someone could help me out (because, basically, I'm a clueless numpty).

I'm trying to read from an XD card using an old USB2.0 reader, the same as described here...http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=142768

I've followed the instructions in the fourth post here...https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/354832

...and have come to the point where

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lsusb

gives

Bus 001 Device 007: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB

(The second line didn't appear until I unbound it from the ehci_hcd (which now seems to be ehci-pci)

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fdisk -l

now gives...

Disk /dev/sde: 262 MB, 262144000 bytes
9 heads, 56 sectors/track, 1015 cylinders, total 512000 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xffffffff

Disk /dev/sde doesn't contain a valid partition table

which is my XD card (256 MB) - this disappears when I physically take it out.

When I try to mount, I get...

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sde,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so

trying dmesg |tail gives

[ 894.920953] usb 1-5: USB disconnect, device number 5
[ 929.765070] sde: detected capacity change from 262144000 to 0
[ 943.110950] sd 5:0:0:2: [sde] 512000 512-byte logical blocks: (262 MB/250 MiB)
[ 943.113319] sd 5:0:0:2: [sde] No Caching mode page found
[ 943.113326] sd 5:0:0:2: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 943.116158] sd 5:0:0:2: [sde] No Caching mode page found
[ 943.116163] sd 5:0:0:2: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 943.298829] sde: unknown partition table
[ 1704.288583] FAT-fs (sde): bogus logical sector size 65535
[ 1704.288592] FAT-fs (sde): Can't find a valid FAT filesystem

Can someone point me as to to my next steps, plz, to actually read the thing...
Thanks in advance

[seeley]

Hi!
Your DE is?
Maybe a Partition Manager gives you a clue,
KDE: KDE Partition Manager 1.03,
others: GParted - if not installed it's easy to install e.g. via Terminal
(typing

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gparted

you'll get a command how to install).

[BigNewPrinz]

Hi,

Thanks for the response.

I've now worked out that the problem seems to have been with the XD card which seems to have been corrupted - which is unusal, never had that before.

The reader works for SD cards...daren't try another XD card in case it was my system that corrupted the last one.

[seeley]

Hi!
You have another question concerning that problem?
Or do you think your problem is solved; if "yes", please edit your first post and add to the subject line [Solved].