All I want to do is get my pictures off of an SD card

[linucksnewb]

I can't seem to figure it the hell out. I've looked everywhere. I've been googling for twenty minutes and I finally just gave up and figured I'd ask the experts.
I plug my SD card into my computer, and nothing pops up. So I went into my home folder, I checked my file system folder, I just can't friggin' find out to open the stupid thing to get the pictures off it.
Please help, I'm really frustrated.

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Plug-in SD Card again and execute this in Terminal :

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

Post output here.

Post the output of fdisk -l command too.

su -
fdisk -l

[linucksnewb]

I get:

tail: cannot open `/var/log/messages' for reading: Permission denied
tail: no files remaining

when entering su - fdisk -1 (I copypasted) it prompted for password, and when I entered it changed to

linux-tted:~ #

[devils casper]

su - is for getting root privileges and fdisk -l for listing all available partitions. Execute both commands one by one. tail command should work without any problem. This time, execute tail command after fdisk.

su -
fdisk -l
tail -s 3 -f /var/log/messages

** It's small L in fdisk -l.

[linucksnewb]

Okay, when I do either of those (thanks for the sequence thing, I suck) I get a crapload of stuff.
after fdisk -l:

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000f3512

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 14243 114404352 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 14243 14594 2813953 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 14243 14594 2813952 82 Linux swap / Solaris

and then after tail -s etc.:

Mar 22 19:14:03 linux-tted kernel: [ 5724.365100] sdhci: Timeout: 0x00000009 | Int stat: 0x00000000
Mar 22 19:14:03 linux-tted kernel: [ 5724.365107] sdhci: Int enab: 0x02ff00cb | Sig enab: 0x02ff00cb
Mar 22 19:14:03 linux-tted kernel: [ 5724.365113] sdhci: AC12 err: 0x00000000 | Slot int: 0x00000000
Mar 22 19:14:03 linux-tted kernel: [ 5724.365120] sdhci: Caps: 0x018021a1 | Max curr: 0x00000040
Mar 22 19:14:03 linux-tted kernel: [ 5724.365125] sdhci: ===========================================
Mar 22 19:14:03 linux-tted kernel: [ 5724.368169] mmc0: error -110 whilst initialising SD card
Mar 22 19:17:12 linux-tted sudo: fidelius : TTY=pts/1 ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/tail -s 3 -f /var/log/messages
Mar 22 19:17:47 linux-tted su: The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /tmp/keyring-S7BJeR/control
Mar 22 19:17:47 linux-tted su: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.
Mar 22 19:17:47 linux-tted su: (to root) fidelius on /dev/pts/0
Mar 22 19:17:12 linux-tted sudo: fidelius : TTY=pts/1 ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/tail -s 3 -f /var/log/messages
Mar 22 19:17:47 linux-tted su: The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /tmp/keyring-S7BJeR/control
Mar 22 19:17:47 linux-tted su: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.

[devils casper]

mmc0: error -110 whilst initialising SD card

Are you using a Desktop machine or Laptop?

[linucksnewb]

I am on a Laptop.

[devils casper]

Is it an Acer Laptop? error -110 pop up in Acer laptops most of the time.

Post the output of this

less /etc/modprobe.d/options

[linucksnewb]

Nope, it is an HP Compaq, if that helps.

/etc/modprobe.d/options: No such file or directory

[devils casper]

SD Card problem has not been reported on HP Laptops. Have you tried same card in other machine or OS?