Xd card not mounting

on my toshiba a100 satellite the xd card reader isn't working (but it's working under windows)

the card appears in the hardware section of the control center under unknown:
Identification

Vendor: ‎Texas Instruments

Description: ‎PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

Media class: ‎SD Host controller


but i don't know how to mount it. it doesn't auto-mount and the device notifier doesn't see it.

dmesg shows that the card is detected when plugged it or pulled out:

tifm_core: SmartMedia/xD card detected in socket 0:0
tifm0 : demand removing card from socket 0:0

lspci sees it:
07:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
07:06.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SDHost Controller

lspcidrake -v
e100 : Intel Corporation|PRO/100 VE Network Connection [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:8086 device:1092 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
sdhci_pci : Texas Instruments|PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller [SYSTEM_SDHCI] (vendor:104c device:803c subv:1179 subd:ff10)
tifm_7xx1 : Texas Instruments|5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) [STORAGE_OTHER] (vendor:104c device:803b subv:1179 subd:ff10)
ohci1394 : Texas Instruments|PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller [SERIAL_FIREWIRE] (vendor:104c device:803a subv:1179 subd:ff10)
yenta_socket : Texas Instruments|PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller [BRIDGE_CARDBUS] (vendor:104c device:8039 subv:4400 subd:0000)
ath_pci : Atheros Communications Inc.|AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:168c device:001c subv:144f subd:7106)
i2c_i801 : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [SERIAL_SMBUS] (vendor:8086 device:27da subv:1179 subd:ff10)
ata_piix : Intel Corporation|82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller [STORAGE_IDE] (vendor:8086 device:27c4 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
iTCO_wdt : Intel Corporation|82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [BRIDGE_ISA] (vendor:8086 device:27b9 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
unknown : Intel Corporation|82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:2448)
ehci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27cc subv:1179 subd:ff10)
uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27cb subv:1179 subd:ff10)
uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27ca subv:1179 subd:ff10)
uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27c9 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
uhci_hcd : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27c8 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
shpchp : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:27d4)
shpchp : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:27d2)
shpchp : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:27d0)
snd_hda_intel : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (vendor:8086 device:27d8 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
unknown : Intel Corporation|Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [DISPLAY_OTHER] (vendor:8086 device:27a6 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
Card:Intel 810 and later: Intel Corporation|Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [DISPLAY_VGA] (vendor:8086 device:27a2 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
intel_agp : Intel Corporation|Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:8086 device:27a0 subv:1179 subd:ff10)
hub : Linux 2.6.27.19-desktop586-1mnb uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller[Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
hub : Linux 2.6.27.19-desktop586-1mnb uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller[Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
hub : Linux 2.6.27.19-desktop586-1mnb uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller[Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
hub : Linux 2.6.27.19-desktop586-1mnb uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller[Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
hub : Linux 2.6.27.19-desktop586-1mnb ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller[Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0002)


please help!

alexandra

Try running fdisk -l as root from a console and see if it sees the card.

[root@localhost sasha]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x3988bb17

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 192 1536000 27 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 * 192 25691 204825933+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 25692 30401 37833075 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 25692 25828 1100421 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 25829 30401 36732591 83 Linux

Which one can it be???....

Plug-in reader and execute this

Code:

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tail -s 3 -f /var/log/messages

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Post output here.

to devils casper,

I tried 'tail -s 3 -f /var/log/messages' this is what I got back "
IFD Handler 2.0
May 26 16:22:47 olga-laptop pcscd: readerfactory.c:1121:RFInitializeReader() Open Port 103F8 Failed (/dev/ttyS0)
May 26 16:22:47 olga-laptop pcscd: readerfactory.c:994:RFUnloadReader() Unloading reader driver.
May 26 16:22:47 olga-laptop pcscd: readerfactory.c:249:RFAddReader() ASEDriveIIIe Serial Reader init failed."

that's just the fail messages. do you happen to know how to fix it? thanx Andrei

Quote:

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Originally Posted by devils casper

Plug-in reader and execute this

Code:

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tail -s 3 -f /var/log/messages

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Post output here.

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oh yes, the card's port doesn't appear either :

/dev/sda1 1 1274 10233373+ 12 Compaq diagnostics
/dev/sda2 * 1275 10383 73168040 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 10384 12090 13711477+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 12091 19457 59175427+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 12091 19150 56709418+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 19151 19457 2465946 82 Linux swap / Solaris