[SOLVED] SD card reader doesn't work (MX-16 on DELL Latitude 3150)

[JLS727]

I have tried that work around, but it doesn't work on my computer. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Stevo]

For the original poster, this link says to rebuild the initramfs once the conf file with the quirk parameter is created:

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sudo update-initramfs -u

Back in 2010, he also used a different quirk for the 02 Micro card reader and the kernel for that time:

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sdhci debug_quirks=0x40

[MX-16_fan]

@Stevo:

For the original poster, this link says to rebuild the initramfs once the conf file with the quirk parameter is created:

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sudo update-initramfs -u

Back in 2010, he also used a different quirk for the 02 Micro card reader and the kernel for that time:

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sdhci debug_quirks=0x40

Thanks a lot for the hint, Stevo. I have to work on a different machine right now but I'll get back to the DELL concerning the SDXC issue as soon as my tasks on the other machine are finished.


Greetings, Joe

[mihail_bc]

works fine on my 6430 latitude.

[MX-16_fan]

@JLS727:

Yesterday I installed the latest kernel from the test repo using MX Tools on my Latitude 3160. My computer would not even boot. It just kept giving errors due to SD card reader when trying to startup. I had to boot into the old kernel, which works except it does not recognize my sd card reader with an sd card larger than 32 gig. I finally was able to remove the new kernel by using synaptic and updating my grub menu. I was very surprised that a much newer kernel would work so badly on my hardware.

Same experience here. In the meantime I tested all newer Liquorix kernels available by now (I think the newest was 4.12). Still got an error message on booting up, concerning the card reader ("unknown").Plus with some kernels the whole system froze after a while. I wouldn't have thought that newer kernels work so badly either.


Greetings, and have a nice weekend, Joe

[MX-16_fan]

@all:

Just noticed that strangely enough Ubuntu seems to support all O2 Micro SD card readers out of the box: https://certification.ubuntu.com/catalo ... 17%3A8520/. Any guesses about how they managed to get it running?


Greetings, Joe

[Jerry3904]

Based on Stretch?

[MX-16_fan]

@Jerry3904:

Based on Stretch?

I'm not sure. Ubuntu 17.04 employs a 4.11 kernel, so this is no way newer than what is available in the MX-16 Test Repo. What do you think?


Greetings, and have a nice Sunday, Joe

[MX-16_fan]

DOUBLE ENTRY - SORRY. PLEASE DELETE. THANK YOU.

[MX-16_fan]

@Stevo, @all:

For the original poster, this link says to rebuild the initramfs once the conf file with the quirk parameter is created:

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sudo update-initramfs -u

Back in 2010, he also used a different quirk for the 02 Micro card reader and the kernel for that time:

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sdhci debug_quirks=0x40

Thanks! To sum up, here's what I'll try out:

* Go to /etc/modprobe.d/, and create a file named "sd-card-fix.conf" there:

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sudo leafpad /etc/modprobe.d/sd-card-fix.conf

* Put the following line into that file: options sdhci debug_quirks2="0x10000" (instead of the frequently recommended "0x04", cf. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109231#c3).
* Save it.
* Rebuild the initramfs:

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sudo update-initramfs -u

* Reboot.

I'll report on the results.


Greetings, Joe