Using Sony ICD-ST10 Stereo Digital Recorder with Linux

QuestFind · 08-16-2004, 10:32 AM

I've seen how a MinDisc recorder can be used on Linux, but I have one of the Sony digital recorders with a built-in flash card that cannot be removed. Its files are transfered via a USB port to my computer, but I can only find the software to transfer the files available for Windows. Is there a method to use the digital recorder with Linux so I can remove Windows entirely?

ilikejam · 08-16-2004, 11:47 AM

Hi.

It might appear as a mass storage device, in which case you can use it in the same way you would use a USB memory stick.

Plug the recorder in while you're in Linux, then see what the output is from 'dmesg' in a terminal. You should see something like this if the device can be used as a mass storage device:

Code:

usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 2
hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-1:1.0: 1 port detected
usb 1-1.1: new full speed USB device using address 3
SCSI subsystem initialized
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
  Vendor: Sony      Model: Storage Media     Rev: PROL
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
USB Mass Storage device found at 3
usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.
SCSI device sda: 256000 512-byte hdwr sectors (131 MB)
sda: assuming Write Enabled
sda: assuming drive cache: write through
 sda: sda1
Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

That output was actually for a Sony USB memory stick, so your dmesg output should be different.

Dave

QuestFind · 08-17-2004, 06:03 PM

Mandrake 10.0 detected the recorder via USB as a scanner and would not let me configure it as a mass storage device. No icon popped up on my desktop like when a CD is inserted in the CD-ROM drive, which would allow me to mount the device for storage. Anyone have similar problems?

ilikejam · 08-19-2004, 09:04 PM

Plug the device in, and post the last 20 lines of dmesg. I'd like to see what the kernel thinks it is.

Dave

EHutch · 10-10-2007, 01:52 PM

Hi,
I have the same question about transferring data in a Sony ICD ST-10 digital recorder to my Linux system.

The ST-10 uses LPEC codec, I don't know what program can read it if I am able to import it, but that's another question.

I am using Ubuntu 7.04.

When attaching the ST-10 to the PC via USB I can't see any USB storage device.

Using a terminal session, the last few lines of dmesg are:

[13934.033929] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[13934.197137] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[14022.427175] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
[14022.451167] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
[14067.707630] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2
[14216.422768] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[14216.585980] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[14246.769725] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 3
[15423.181400] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[15423.344471] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
:~$

Any Ideas?

Ed

ilikejam · 10-10-2007, 03:01 PM

Hmmm.

It's not a mass-storage device then. I think you might be out of luck for now.

Dave