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jduped

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From: Canada

Registered: 2009-03-12

Posts: 58

Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer

I have a piece of hardware that does not seem to be functioning/accessible

I have a known good sd card in the device.
In Gnome I have graphical icons to represent the hardware.
When I insert the card the physical device lights an led.
my fstab file is default.
I have hal enabled.

$ sudo lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IGP2 (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 ISA Bridge (rev a4)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce2 SMBus (MCP) (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet Controller (rev a1)
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP) (rev a1)
00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 External PCI Bridge (rev a3)
00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE (rev a2)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (rev a2)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AP [Radeon 9600]
02:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AP [Radeon 9600] (Secondary)

$ sudo lsusb

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. M-UV69a/HP M-UV96 Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0451:1446 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB2040/2070 Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08d9 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam IM/Connect
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
[b]Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer (Internal/External)[/b]
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

$ sudo dmesg | tail

eth0: no IPv6 routers present
usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[b]sd 2:0:0:0: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery[/b]

Any ideas? wiki's? suggestions?

Last edited by jduped (2009-05-30 19:43:13)

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whoops

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Registered: 2009-03-19

Posts: 891

Re: Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer

Hi!

Got the same device & same problem - except that mine works once per boot, with the first card I use (on an irregular basis).  I tested it with windows XP and it looked as if it was doing pretty much the same thing (except that in addition to that, with windows XP, after using the device the PC often didn't boot trough the bios part at all unless I pulled the plug and hit the on button a few times first). So my guess would be: that piece of hardware is a piece of something soft .

Anyway: If someone against all odds found a solution in the meantime, please let it be known!

thx...

Engelbrekt

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Registered: 2007-11-17

Posts: 38

Re: Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer

I am also a lucky owner of this piece of hardware.
The only way I have gotten it working is by doing this:

1) Insert a SD cart into the reader.
2) Open up your computer while it is running and disconnect the USB-cable to the device.
3) Wait a while and then reinsert the cable.

Now it gets detected and mounted just fine.

whoops

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Registered: 2009-03-19

Posts: 891

Re: Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer

Thanks, I'll try that next time! That sounds still a lot better than being forced to reboot every time.