USB Drive/SD Card not marked as 'removable' when mounted

[dongers]

This appears to be a hardware issue, but is related to Fingerprint-GUI and saving a password to an external drive/removable device. Not sure if should go into the Applications section - Mods feel free to move!

When trying to save the logon password to a removable device (so that Gnome Keychain also gets unlocked by a fingerprint logon), no removable devices are available to save the password to.

Have tried to save to a 'normal' usb drive (16Gb Sandisk Cruzer) and to SD Card (2Gb Generic) mounted in the card reader on laptop (Lenovo T420)

Looking in /sys/class/block/mmcblk0 there IS a 'removable' file but it is set 0 not 1, therefore the disk is marked as non-removable.

Both USB Drive/SD Card automount correctly and are accessible in nemo etc, appear in /etc/mtab ok, but are always marked as non-removable (have tried various FS too)

Been googling all day, and found similar issues (see below) going back to 2009, but no resolutions. This doesn't appear to be a new problem.
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1359208

So, is there anyway to mark a drive as 'removable' in /sys/class/block/mmcblk0/removable?

LM 18.3 Cinnamon, 64 Bit, Lenovo T420

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System:    Host: John-ThinkPad-T420 Kernel: 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9) Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: LENOVO (portable) product: 4236KL3 v: ThinkPad T420
           Mobo: LENOVO model: 4236KL3
           Bios: LENOVO v: 83ET76WW (1.46 ) date: 07/05/2013
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-2520M (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9967
           clock speeds: max: 3200 MHz 1: 2491 MHz 2: 2491 MHz 3: 2491 MHz
           4: 2491 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1360x768@59.80hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.4 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-32-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 4080 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak]
           driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 384.1GB (32.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 model: N/A size: 2.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sda model: LITEONIT_LCS size: 256.1GB
           ID-3: /dev/sdb model: M4 size: 128.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 231G used: 97G (44%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
           ID-2: /home size: 118G used: 16G (14%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1
           ID-3: /boot size: 472M used: 138M (31%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-4: swap-1 size: 4.08GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 1858
Info:      Processes: 252 Uptime: 2:35 Memory: 3374.3/7753.7MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

Cheers

Dongers

[dongers]

*Bump*

anyone...?

Cheers

Dongers

[ClixTrix]

I haven't used this product, but it sometimes helps to just discuss a problem with second opinion.

In looking at the Saving a Password section of the User Manual for Fingerprint GUI, I'm seeing a conflict.

http://www.ullrich-online.cc/fingerprin ... al_en.html

You're showing that the USB drives are mounting /dev/. They should mount as removable as /media/. So, that invites the question on why are they mounting wrong. If the app is showing no removable devices, then the flash drive isn't mounting correctly to start.

Are they showing in /etc/fstab and if so how are they showing, e.g. /dev/???

[dongers]

Thanks for the response...wasnt sure if anyone was reading my post!

Anyway, also tested this on my X201 and this works perfectly on there, difference being its not a Ricoh SD Card reader on the X201, looks like it is a realtek Controller

from lshw on X201

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*-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@2
                logical name: usb2
                version: 4.13
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=3 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@2:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=8 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb
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                      vendor: Generic
                      physical id: 1
                      bus info: usb@2:1.1
                      logical name: scsi6
                      version: 58.88
                      serial: 20071114173400000
                      capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host
                      configuration: driver=ums-realtek maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
                    *-disk
                         description: SCSI Disk
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                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
                         logical name: /dev/sdb
                         size: 1909MiB (2001MB)
                         capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                         configuration: logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512 signature=d88a6023
                       *-volume
                            description: Windows FAT volume
                            vendor: mkfs.fat
                            physical id: 1
                            bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0,1
                            logical name: /dev/sdb1
                            logical name: /media/john/key2
                            version: FAT32
                            serial: 82a9-b2d3
                            size: 1906MiB
                            capacity: 1908MiB
                            capabilities: primary fat initialized
                            configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat label=key mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro state=mounted

For completeness lshw from T420 (cant even see the ricoh device/SD card being listed here BUT it is mounted and available in nemo)

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john-thinkpad-t420        
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    vendor: LENOVO
    version: ThinkPad T420
    serial: R8Y2XVE
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     *-firmware
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          date: 07/05/2013
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        *-display
             description: VGA compatible controller
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        *-usb:0
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             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1a
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             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
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           *-usbhost
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              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@1:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:0 UNCLAIMED
                      description: Generic USB device
                      product: Biometric Coprocessor
                      vendor: UPEK
                      physical id: 3
                      bus info: usb@1:1.3
                      version: 0.02
                      capabilities: usb-1.01
                      configuration: maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s
                 *-usb:1
                      description: Video
                      product: Integrated Camera
                      vendor: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
                      physical id: 6
                      bus info: usb@1:1.6
                      version: 7.52
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=uvcvideo maxpower=200mA speed=480Mbit/s
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1b
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
             resources: irq:28 memory:f1520000-f1523fff
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
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             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:16 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:dfa00000-dfbfffff ioport:dfc00000(size=2097152)
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:17 memory:f1400000-f14fffff
           *-network
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             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.4
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             version: b4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:16 ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:f0c00000-f13fffff ioport:f0400000(size=8388608)
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                product: MMC/SD Host Controller
                vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd
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                bus info: pci@0000:0d:00.0
                version: 08
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: msi pm pciexpress bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=sdhci-pci latency=0
                resources: irq:16 memory:f0c00000-f0c000ff
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             vendor: Intel Corporation
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             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:f1527000-f15273ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
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                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=3 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
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                   configuration: driver=hub slots=8 speed=480Mbit/s
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             width: 32 bits
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  *-battery
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  *-network DISABLED
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To answer your questions about the mount points tho:
X201:
No entry in fstab for the card
mtab shows this:

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/dev/sdb1 /media/john/key2 vfat rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro 0 0

T420:
No entry in fstab for the card
mtab shows this:

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/dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/john/key vfat rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro 0 0

So it DOES look like the cards are being mounted in different ways

On googling a bit more about the Ricoh card readers, it seems like there has always been issues with them reading/mounting SD cards correctly, going back a LONG time. They will mount an SD card so it is accessible, but they have extra functionality for MMC Cards that *MAY* cause the result I'm seeing. I found a page (which i cannot now find, to refer to, might have been an actual bug report?) that mentioned something about disabling of the MMC functionality on the reader, within the driver. Tried this, but couldn't tell if it was working or not (and it didnt fix the issue). I think this is the most promising route to explore tho, as does seem like this is what I'm seeing (esp as the card appears to be mounted as an MMC device in mtab on the t420). Could be that i have (re)discovered a bug with the driver?

I will keep on digging around this area to see if i can get it working, but if anyone has seen this, or knows of this extra functionality for MMC cards on the Ricoh Card readers and how to disable it, please let me know!!!

Cheers

Dongers

[dongers]

More googling...found this:

https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/MMC_RICOH_MMC.html

Which suggests that the MMC functionality in the driver isnt required (as covered by the standard SDHC driver) and causes issues. Using the ricoh_mmc module should disable the functionality. However, as this is for a VERY old kernel (2.6), i would imagine it has since been rolled up into the main kernel branches anyway (or at least the subsequent bug has been fixed by now).

lsmod | grep ricoh

gives no output, so the module certainly isnt being loaded...any ideas if the module is still available in the latest kernels (or how i can check to see if it is there), and how i can enable it to test? Or should i not enable, so as not to taint my kernel..?

Cheers

Dongers

[ClixTrix]

So, the working system uses a USB drive controller, and the problem system uses a PCIe Bus MMC/SD controller. Although your original post suggested you did try USB flash drive on the T420 (probably the better way to make the comparison to troubleshoot).

I can definitely see the logical name for the working as /media/john/key2 reflecting removable.

[dongers]

Looking more at kernel modules now....

sudo find /lib/modules/$(uname -r) -type f -name '*.ko*' | grep ricoh

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/lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/kernel/drivers/mmc/host/sdricoh_cs.ko

sudo modprobe sdricoh

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modprobe: FATAL: Module sdricoh not found in directory /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic

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sudo modprobe /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/kernel/drivers/mmc/host/sdricoh_cs.ko

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modprobe: FATAL: Module /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/kernel/drivers/mmc/host/sdricoh_cs.ko not found in directory /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic

sudo modprobe /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/kernel/drivers/mmc/host/sdricoh

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modprobe: FATAL: Module /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/kernel/drivers/mmc/host/sdricoh not found in directory /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic

more googling....

sudo depmod -av|grep sdricoh

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/lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/kernel/drivers/mmc/host/sdricoh_cs.ko needs "pcmcia_disable_device": /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia.ko

sudo modprobe pcmcia - loads OK

sudo modprobe sdricoh

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modprobe: FATAL: Module sdricoh not found in directory /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic

grrrrr...back to where i was...???!!!!

Module appears to be there, why wont it load? Do i need to move it somewhere else to load it...?

cheers

Dongers

[dongers]

Just seen the new post, while was posting previous!

Think my original testing might have been wrong now. Just tried USB stick again and it is being recognized correctly, and allowing me further in FingerPrint GUI (can select the drive, and type password, but cannot save it). when i looked back at the OP, I started to wonder about the USB stick myself!

mtab looks like this for the usb drive

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/dev/sdc /media/john/FWSS31 iso9660 ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime,norock,check=r,map=n,blocksize=2048,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmode=500,fmode=400 0 0

which looks ok, so suspect that i prolly made some some incorrect assertions in the first post and that THIS is a different issue, apologies!

Cheers

Dongers

[dongers]

OK, just realized i was trying to load the wrong module name D'oh!

got it loaded now

lsmod | grep ricoh

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sdricoh_cs             16384  0
pcmcia                 61440 1 sdricoh_cs

ejected sd card and got same result....

mtab entry is still showing mmcblk device details

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/dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/john/key vfat rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro 0 0

Now I'm stuck and out of ideas....unless i haven't in fact loaded/unloaded the correct modules

Cheers

Dongers

[ClixTrix]

Does sudo umount and then sudo eject work?

[dongers]

sudo umount /dev/mmcblk0p1 works
sudo umount /media/john/key also works

sudo eject doesnt...?

Cheers

Dongers

[ClixTrix]

Hmmmm......maybe the mmc-tool commands are the answer.

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bio ... ool.1.html

[dongers]

Had a brief look at the mmc tools and i dont think they will help. Doesnt seem to be anything there that will control the way the cards are handled, which is what I think this is.

Seems more like a driver issue for the ricoh reader, in that the card is being marked as non removeable, maybe because of the additional functionality provided by the mmc handling within the reader/driver.

Will carry on digging, i think.

Thanks for your assistance so far!

Cheers

Dongers

[dongers]

OK, still not gotten to the bottom of the MMC/SD Card reader issues, found this page:

http://www.ilmostro.info/2015/03/ricoh- ... linux.html

but didnt seem to help either....However, i have found a workaround for my specific issue/use case. It DOES circumnavigate some of the security of the software, but works, so posting in case anyone else has the issue.

So, was trying to set up fingerprint gui so would save my creds to SDCard to unlock gnome keyring during login, saving some additional typing. Fingerprint gui has some built in logic that only allows the encrypted password to be saved to a removable drive, hence the need for a removable SD Card.

Looking at the docs for the software there are two parts to it, both xml:

This login password information is split into 2 different locations:

A file “<username>@<machinename>.xml” in a subdirectory “.fingerprints” on the chosen removable media, containing the encrypted password;

A file “config.xml” in the directory “/var/lib/fingerprint-gui/<username>” containing the path to the “<username>@<machinename>.xml” file, the UUID of the chosen partition on removable media and the key for decrypting the password.

So, by using a USB stick to save the password xml, you can then copy that to the SD Card and modify the path/UUID to SD Card to the file in var/lib/fingerprint-gui/<username>

Voila...it works!

Suspect if i had actually posted my use case in first place, some clever soul would have already told me this, but hey ho....got there in the end!

Cheers
Dongers