Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card not working

nilo · 2020-03-18 21:11:25

Hello,

My SD card reader in my HP spectre laptop is unable to recognize my sd card and lspci gives:

 
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] (rev 07)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
01:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 (rev 61)

I tried different kernel including linux-lts without success. I also installed rts5227-dkms from AUR but no success until now.
If anybody has any idea about this problem, that will be great.

Thanks in advance

loqs · 2020-03-18 21:37:41

I would expect rts5227-dkms to fail to build due to the Makefile using the removed SUBDIRS option. Is that the issue you encountered?

nilo · 2020-03-18 21:49:57

loqs wrote:

I would expect rts5227-dkms to fail to build due to the Makefile using the removed SUBDIRS option. Is that the issue you encountered?

It seems to build correctly, when I reinstalled it last few lines were like this (without any errors) :

:: Exécution des crochets de pré-transaction…
(1/1) Remove DKMS modules
==> dkms remove rts5227/1.07 -k 5.5.9-arch1-2
==> dkms remove rts5227/1.07 -k 5.5.9-zen1-2-zen
==> dkms remove rts5227/1.07 -k 5.4.25-2-lts
:: Traitement des changements du paquet…
(1/1) réinstallation rts5227-dkms                                                                                           [##########################################################################] 100%
:: Exécution des crochets de post-transaction…
(1/2) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/2) Install DKMS modules
==> dkms install rts5227/1.07 -k 5.5.9-arch1-2
==> dkms install rts5227/1.07 -k 5.5.9-zen1-2-zen
==> dkms install rts5227/1.07 -k 5.4.25-2-lts
Aucune erreur de base de données n’a été trouvée !

loqs · 2020-03-18 22:13:39

Is the rts5229 module loaded? What is the output of dmesg?

nilo · 2020-03-18 22:25:09

loqs wrote:

Is the rts5229 module loaded? What is the output of dmesg?

Sorry but how to check whether the module is loaded or not ? and output of dmesg is too long, I've no idea which part is useful for my problem

Last edited by nilo (2020-03-18 22:27:48)

loqs · 2020-03-18 22:26:04

`man lsmod`

nilo · 2020-03-18 22:34:54

Yes, i think that it's loaded:

Module                  Size  Used by
rts5229               323584  0
uas                    32768  0
usb_storage            77824  1 uas
ohci_hcd               57344  0
rtsx_pci_ms            24576  0
memstick               24576  1 rtsx_pci_ms
fuse                  139264  5
rfcomm                 90112  16
ccm                    20480  3
cmac                   16384  5
algif_hash             16384  2

loqs · 2020-03-18 22:45:29

If the dmesg output is too long to fit in code tags you can post it to a pastebin.

nilo · 2020-03-18 23:02:36

loqs wrote:

If the dmesg output is too long to fit in code tags you can post it to a pastebin.

Thank you for the tip

Here is the pastbin link : http://codepad.org/nh18wV8k

nilo · 2020-03-18 23:46:49

Probably the hardware can be faulty. I tried live usb of ubuntu 16.04 lts and 19.10, I had systematically the same output after lspci command

loqs · 2020-03-18 23:53:40

[    0.941845] rtsx_pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)

The module enabled the device at least.

seth · 2020-03-19 06:37:46

So rts5229 is loaded but not used

lspci -k -s 01:00.0

Probably because the rtsx_pci blacklist doesn't apply.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ke … acklisting

Probably because the module is in the initramfs?

lsinitcpio /boot/initramfs-linux.img | grep rtsx

nilo · 2020-03-19 10:30:38

seth wrote:

So rts5229 is loaded but not used
lspci -k -s 01:00.0
Probably because the rtsx_pci blacklist doesn't apply.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ke … acklisting

Probably because the module is in the initramfs?
lsinitcpio /boot/initramfs-linux.img | grep rtsx

lspci -k -s 01:00.0

gives

01:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
        DeviceName: Realtek PCIE CardReader
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader
        Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci
        Kernel modules: rtsx_pci, rts5229

even though /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rts5227-dkms.conf

blacklist rtsx_pci
install rtsx_pci /bin/true

I changed install rtsx_pci /bin/false to install rtsx_pci /bin/true as per arch wiki.

and it seems like you were right lsinitcpio /boot/initramfs-linux.img | grep rtsx gives output as

usr/lib/modules/5.5.9-arch1-2/kernel/rtsx_pci.ko
usr/lib/modules/5.5.9-arch1-2/kernel/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.ko

nilo · 2020-03-19 10:46:52

I blacklisted rtsx_pci through kernel parameters and still not working

lspci -k -s 01:00.0 gives back

01:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
        DeviceName: Realtek PCIE CardReader
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader
        Kernel driver in use: rts5229
        Kernel modules: rtsx_pci, rts5229

seth · 2020-03-19 12:04:14

But the used module changed, so let's see what impact that has on the dmesg… (whether the device is treated any differently)

nilo · 2020-03-19 16:25:05

Some new things happened! I permanently blacklisted rtsx_pci in kernel parameters by adding options module_blacklist=rtsx_pci in /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf . Then i looked as the output of lspci -nn and surprisingly there was no sd card reader was detected even after i modprobed rts5229. The output of lspci -nn :

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] (rev 07)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 (rev 61)

And the dmesg output is in : http://codepad.org/e5MPvWHZ

Last edited by nilo (2020-03-19 16:26:35)

seth · 2020-03-19 16:38:36

[    0.168204] DMAR: [Firmware Bug]: No firmware reserved region can cover this RMRR [0x000000008d800000-0x000000008fffffff], contact BIOS vendor for fixes
[    0.168210] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[    0.168211] Your BIOS is broken; bad RMRR [0x000000008d800000-0x000000008fffffff]
               BIOS vendor: American Megatrends Inc.; Ver: F.52; Product Version: 
[    0.168221] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c:4333 dmar_parse_one_rmrr+0x7d/0x10d
[    0.168221] Modules linked in:
[    0.168224] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.5.9-arch1-2 #1
[    0.168224] Hardware name: HP HP Spectre x360 Convertible /804E, BIOS F.52 11/16/2018
[    0.168226] RIP: 0010:dmar_parse_one_rmrr+0x7d/0x10d
[    0.168227] Code: bf 01 00 00 00 48 89 c5 e8 09 e3 db fe 48 8b 53 10 48 8b 73 08 4d 89 e1 48 89 c1 49 89 e8 48 c7 c7 98 ba b7 8f e8 5e 03 70 fe <0f> 0b 48 8b 3d 13 a7 82 ff ba 38 00 00 00 be c0 0d 00 00 e8 c4 bc
[    0.168228] RSP: 0000:ffffffff8fe03e08 EFLAGS: 00010286
[    0.168229] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffab4e40019ee0 RCX: 0000000000000000
[    0.168230] RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000086 RDI: 00000000ffffffff
[    0.168231] RBP: ffffffff9080001c R08: 00000000000000f3 R09: 0000000000000004
[    0.168231] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffffff8f8f9dcc
[    0.168232] R13: ffffffff8fe03e58 R14: 00000000ffe3f000 R15: 0000000000000002
[    0.168233] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff89a026c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[    0.168233] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[    0.168234] CR2: ffff899fb5201000 CR3: 00000001f480a001 CR4: 00000000000606b0
[    0.168235] Call Trace:
[    0.168240]  dmar_walk_remapping_entries+0x76/0x120
[    0.168242]  dmar_table_init+0xce/0x15e
[    0.168243]  ? dmar_free_dev_scope+0x70/0x70
[    0.168245]  ? intel_iommu_setup+0x20b/0x20b
[    0.168246]  ? iommu_resume+0x1b0/0x1b0
[    0.168247]  ? amd_iommu_bind_pasid+0x200/0x200
[    0.168249]  ? amd_iommu_v2_init+0x6d/0x6d
[    0.168251]  intel_prepare_irq_remapping+0x3d/0x227
[    0.168252]  irq_remapping_prepare+0x1d/0x5f
[    0.168254]  enable_IR_x2apic+0x21/0x188
[    0.168257]  default_setup_apic_routing+0x12/0x6f
[    0.168258]  apic_intr_mode_init+0xc9/0xec
[    0.168260]  x86_late_time_init+0x20/0x25
[    0.168262]  start_kernel+0x4cd/0x586
[    0.168265]  secondary_startup_64+0xb6/0xc0
[    0.168268] ---[ end trace 37383b36903b623a ]---

pass "iommu=soft" to the kernel, see what happens.

nilo · 2020-03-19 18:04:16

After passing "iommu=soft", the device is seen again but as assigned :

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] (rev 07)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
01:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 (rev 61)

and lspci -k -s 01:00.0 outputs :

01:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
        DeviceName: Realtek PCIE CardReader
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader
        Kernel driver in use: rts5229
        Kernel modules: rtsx_pci, rts5229

and dmesg : http://codepad.org/eaRa7MJ6

loqs · 2020-03-19 19:22:22

Please modify the PKGBUILD adding the following to the start of the package function. This enables more diagnostic messages.

 package(){
+    cp rts5229/define.debug rts5229/define.h
     sourceDir="${srcdir}/rts5229"

Install the modified package and post an updated dmesg.

Last edited by loqs (2020-03-19 19:22:51)

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