Sd reader

[Vaisut]

Hello,
I've a problem to read sd card...How can I able the reader??

Thanks in advantage.

[Pierre]

seen that issue before,
- it's more likely to be a hardware issue, than what the O/S is.

fixed it by using a multi port, usb type reader that plugs into a usb port.
- plug the SD card into the appropriate port.

- especially older laptops, that come with a SD card reader.

[gtsfer]

SD cards, especially those formatted for cameras are a bit screwy with Linux. If you insert the card then reboot, it will probably show up in up in your file manager. I have also had luck with this method. Just insert the card, then run these commands from terminal.

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sudo su -l
echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan 

Now reopen your file manager and the card should show up there.

[Vaisut]

I'm sorry but it doesn't work like that!!

[wgn]

Is this a built-in card reader? Run

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lspci

Is it a usb reader? Run

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lsusb

Post output of whichever is applicable.

[Vaisut]

It's a sd-card ....running lspci I get:

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 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5286 (rev 01)
03:00.2 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 06)

[wgn]

That second-to-last line is the culprit

03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5286 (rev 01)

Apparently there is a known bug with your reader, https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67491
Comment 2 (near the bottom of the page) includes a workaround.

[Vaisut]

Concluding I need an external sd-card reader?

[wayne128]

that bug reports is, I think kernel 3.13...

what kernel you used?
have you tried to install another kernel or follow the work around?

[Vaisut]

This is the kernel vesion

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#32-Ubuntu SMP 

[wgn]

Run

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uname -r

to ID the kernel version.

Concluding I need an external sd-card reader?

That's always an option, but first see if the workaround fixes the hardware you already have.

[Vaisut]

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3.11.0-18-generic

[wgn]

Try the workaround. The bug affects kernel versions >3.2.0. The workaround is supposed to work for ubuntu 13.10 (which was originally released with kernel 3.11).
The only way we'll find out if it works on your system is for you to try it.

[Vaisut]

Sorry what do you mean for workaround?

[wgn]

You need to look at the link provided above

Apparently there is a known bug with your reader, https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67491
Comment 2 (near the bottom of the page) includes a workaround.

[Vaisut]

I've tried the workaround but at the fifth step is not really corrected because the path=5. Blacklist rtsx_pci in /etc/modprobe.d/rtsx_blacklist.conf doesn't exit.
I mean exists just blacklist.conf and trying to edit that one, anyway, with the command

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modprobe rts_bpp

rts_bpp results not found!

[wgn]

You can either add

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blacklist rtsx_pci

to blacklist.conf or create a new file (convention would be blacklist-rtsx_pci.conf) in modprobe.d
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# Problems with sd card reader using default driver.
# Stop rtsx_pci from loading by default to allow rts_bpp to be loaded instead.
blacklist rtsx_pci

This won't take effect until after you reboot.

Then I think it should be

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sudo modprobe rts_bpp

then

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lsmod

to verify it loaded

[Vaisut]

I get

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FATAL: Module rts_bpp not found.