SD card issues

Proinsias · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:09 pm Post subject: SD card issues

I've been trying to get my desktop to work with my sd cards and am not getting anywhere fast.

Not sure if the issue is in the uefi/bios, kernel, card reader or elsewhere.

At the moment I have a TDK 8G sd card inserted into a usb card reader. On plugging it in and out dmesg is reading:

theotherjoe · Guru Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 393

Proinsias, please post your complete dmesg content.
I am pasting the messages from my USB cardreader
from my machine for comparison

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 12:38 pm Post subject:

Proinsias,

Your dmesg says that your card reader in on

Proinsias · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:13 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys,

Plugging in just one card reader, with no cards connected to it, full dmesg shows:
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/syMSptPz7nr2OTaybd9Y/

lsusb I don't think shows it:
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/4FJwrp6KQfswxu5ukI5A/
lsusb -v:
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/RsjFeHHb5PSOHuzi6RAh/

So I removed that card reader and went hunting in the drawer to find the one I gave up on a while back. It is at least showing up with lsusb:
lsusb -v
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/V6yue7MPY9fU7G2VpV5d/
dmesg:
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/g7KgqpxxlWF1pnmhpT7j/

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:47 pm Post subject:

Proinsias,

Proinsias · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 11:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks Neddy,

The card reader was dirt cheap, a pound I think, so not really suprising it's got issues. I suspect the best option is to use another reader but I'm not sure where to go with the info in the email regarding kernel usb modules. I've grep'd the .config file and done some poking around and '/' searching in menuconfig for 'usbcore' & 'use_both_schemes' and not found anything.

I was in a little panic for 20 mins or so as I've just upgraded my kernel and rebooted. The machine just bricked up, not even a display on the monitor, no bios/uefi or anything. After trying a few cold reboots I remembered I'd plugged in my other card reader and had an sd card in it, I unplugged it and breathed a sigh or relief as my machine came to life.

Apologies if this is me asking for fish but is the other card reader, the one that is showing up in lsusb at the bottom of my post which just locked up my machine, worth pursuing?

Trying to get my photos from my dlsr to my gentoo box is starting to hurt, I've got a load of memory cards, sd/cf and one or two Sony Duo's lying around I'd like to be able to access/use....is there a budget friendly multi card reader that will just work without gymnastics? I've switched my machine off and on again, sometimes not even on again, more over this issue than I have for anything else.

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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:22 pm Post subject:

Proinsias,

theotherjoe pasted some of your dmesg that showed your other card reader JustWorked

It has given you

Proinsias · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:31 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the pointer on the kernel modules, I will have look into the usbcore when I have a little time.

The reader that JustWorked still doesn't seem to work. When empty it does show up as four removable devices in dmesg but upon plugging in an sd card I get this:
dmesg:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:38 pm Post subject:

Proinsias,

Oh dear, I was over confident.

The device that is causind USB bus resets is on usb bus 2, Your reader that showed up as 4 drive letters when empty was usb 3 device 9.
Its quite possible that they are the same device, its just that its now connected to a different USB port than in wan in a prior post.
It would hove been in dmesg, just above the snippet you posted.

Connect the device again, be sure it appears in lsusb then post

Proinsias · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks Neddy,

The fix regarding which usb port it's plugged into I think goes someway to explain longterm issues and occasional success with the card reader using different set-ups and distros. Sometimes it has just worked, but rarely. I have been using different ports, I didn't realize it would have an impact. I had ventured it was connected to astrological alignment.

Here's lsusb -v with the card reader showing up:
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/jNbjh4lCYzl4F7kNZhoi/

and dmesg, showing me plugging it into various usb ports:
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/Xt9qhIB7xg2QB8rKlzsy/

I've been trying the ports over the course of today, I've tried all the ports and they all give the reset error eventually. The card appears as sdd for a while in dmesg, but no partitions or any note of it in lsblk, then it throws up the reset error.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:27 pm Post subject:

Proinsias,

From lsusb, the card reader is

Proinsias · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:00 pm Post subject:

Neddy,

I did not have Root Hub Transaction Translators set as '*' or 'M', I have set it '*' and rebooted.

I have moved the usb devices around but am back where I started. Keyboard & mouse on bus one and the card reader on bus two. The issue persists:
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/FDUDDnIEl0s74NwQVFGD/

lsusb -v
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/Gwmvzu3JTGktguqakdDW/

*edit* I don't think I have any internal usb devices

*edit again*
I set :
[*] Root Hub Transaction Translators
then
make
then
make install
then reboot.......I did not update grub2 assuming make install is enough in this case of changing a single option to *

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 3:26 pm Post subject:

Proinsias,

Look at the date/time in

Proinsias · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:07 pm Post subject:

I solved this by buying one of these for £6. It JustWorks. I am happy.

Neddy, thanks for the knowledge regarding the murky world of usb workings. It is slightly less muddy for me now and good stuff to know as my usb usage is getting rather heavy.