Questions relating to hardware memory card readers
Questions tagged [card-reader]
83 questions
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SD card reader not detected in Ubuntu 16.04
I recently upgraded to ubuntu 16.04 and my SD card reader is not working. The system does not detect the reader at all. The output of lsusb is fairly uninformative:
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002…
MGN
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How to unload a kernel module which is in use?
I'm following this tutorial to get my card reader working: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=636867
However I'm unable unload my sdhci module:
sudo modprobe -rv sdhci mmc_core mmc_block
modprobe: FATAL: Module sdhci is in use.
How should I…
Andreas Hartmann
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Read-only SD cards
I've got an IcyBox USB hub/card reader combo in my computer, running Ubuntu 12.10.
It's got an issue with SD cards. It always mounts them read-only, regardless of the write-lock switch. This is observed across many SD cards that otherwise work,…
TimD
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2 answers
Internal SD card reader not detected HP realtek RTS5227
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my HP Envy m7-j020dx. The only problem I am currently having is that the internal SD card reader does not seem to be detected at all. I have tried to find a solution using Google, but there was little to find on…
Adam
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USB device not accepting address
I have a series of machines that I am building for work that have usb card readers. When I boot them I get a long series of messages:
...
[ 2347.768419] hub 1-6:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 6
[ 2347.968178] usb 1-6.6: new full-speed…
mikewilliamson
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SD card operations from multiple user accounts?
I am running Ubuntu MATE 16.04 and copying images to and from my internal SD card reader basically works fine… on my main account.
If another family member logs in (my login still active in the background, not logged out) and then inserts an SD…
Frank N
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Broadcom card-reader BCM57765/BCM57785 doesn't work on ubuntu `12.04 LTS
I'm having a hard time with this one. I have an ACER ASPIRE ONE 756 and installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on it.
Everything works (with a little tweaking here and there), but unfortunately the build-in card-reader terrebly fails.
I know that the…
Parsec
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Can I override an SD card's write-protect switch?
The write-protect switch on an SD card doesn't connect to any internal electronics, so it must just be respected by the software controlling the card reader.
Is there any way for me to override this setting and mount a write-protected card with…
ændrük
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SD Card Reader not working in Ubuntu 12.04
I have a read many other posts on this issue and believe that Ubuntu 12.04 is not even recognizing my SD Card Reader as just that:
Computer Model: Metabox (Australian builder of Clevo laptops) / Clevo
P150EM
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (64 Bit)
CPU: Intel(R)…
tripkane
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How do I EFI boot Zenbook Prime UX31A from built-in card reader?
How do I EFI boot Zenbook Prime UX31A from built-in card reader?
Ubuntu Live 12.10 64bit has been copied onto an a SD card which I'm trying to boot from. When I power on my Zenbook and press ESC for the boot menu, the SD card isn't listed as an…
Richard Ayotte
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The 02Micro SD card reader is not recognised by Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
My Dell Vostro 1510 has an internal SD card reader that works well under Windows XP, but it is not recognised by Ubuntu. ls /dev/sd* only fetches lines related to the HDD, same for commands fd and fdisk. The following is the output of lspci:
08:05.2…
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Ubuntu 14.04 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader isn't working
I've read some other posts issuing this problem. But without an solution for exactly this problem.
I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Lenovo T440s.
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader isn't working on it.
After I pushed a…
user286440
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internal card reader is not working
I have Dell vostro 3560 running on ubuntu 14.04, and it's card reader is not working.
Result of lsusb is
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001…
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SD card reader not detected on Asus Zenbook, Ubuntu 14.04
I am trying to get my internal SD Card reader working on Ubuntu. I have only found a general solution and that was to reboot the computer with an SD Card inserted, which didn't work. I'm thinking it is either a driver issue or a formatting issue…
Avery
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Realtek Card Reader not working
I have an internal card reader in my HP Pavilion DV6-6155ca and the card reader is a "multi-card media reader" (I know this means nothing but trying to be though) and the device is the RTS5209 PCI Express Card Reader. I am running ubuntu…
Jordan Ketterer
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