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rowra

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Registered: 2015-08-30

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SD Card reader not recognized

I have  Dell Latitude E6530 which runs Arch great but now as I put my sd card into its reader, nothing happens.
/dev/sd* shows no difference with or without it. Any idea how I can get it to work?

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: SD Card reader not recognized

Does dmesg report anything interesting after you insert an SD card?
What is the output of lspci -nn   ?

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jasonwryan

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Re: SD Card reader not recognized

What is the output of `pacman -Q linux && uname -a`?

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frank604

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From: BC, Canada

Registered: 2011-04-20

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Re: SD Card reader not recognized

Sometimes it could be beyond the distro's control, ie faulty sd card.  Have you tried to eliminate possibilities by inserting a different sd card?  How about inserting the sdcard into a different computer?  Or boot into a live disc of *buntu and sees if it detects the sd card on your laptop.

snakeroot

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Registered: 2012-10-06

Posts: 164

Re: SD Card reader not recognized

The SD card may not be under /dev/sd* but perhaps under /dev/mmcblk*. At least that's the case with mine.

nachosduyo

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From: Slovenia

Registered: 2015-03-10

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Re: SD Card reader not recognized

Try running

$ sudo modprobe ohci_hcd

and then inserting the SD card.

rowra

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Registered: 2015-08-30

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Re: SD Card reader not recognized

Sorry for late replies, I've been working all week long. Thanks for the help though!

lspci -nn:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller [8086:0154] (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [8086:1e31] (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1e3a] (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection [8086:1502] (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1e2d] (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1e20] (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:1e10] (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 [8086:1e12] (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 [8086:1e16] (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1e26] (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation QM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller [8086:1e55] (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:1e03] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:1e22] (rev 04)
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] [8086:0082] (rev 34)

pacman -Q linux && uname -a:

linux 4.2.2-1
Linux archey 4.2.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Sep 29 22:21:33 CEST 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Yes, the SD card is working fine on ubuntu
No such thing as "mmc*" in my /dev

Running # modprobe ohci_hcd  seems to have no impact whatsoever.

Soooo further guesses what to do next?

snakeroot

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Registered: 2012-10-06

Posts: 164

Re: SD Card reader not recognized

I suspect your card reader is on the USB bus. Could you run lsusb so we can figure out what reader it is?

timosa

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From: Finland

Registered: 2011-06-26

Posts: 16

Re: SD Card reader not recognized

I had a similar problem with a Dell laptop. The root cause turned out to be a simple BIOS setting (something like enable/disable media card reader).

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,844

Re: SD Card reader not recognized

Thanks for sharing, however please checks the dates and don't necrobump 2 year old threads.

Closing.