How to make my multi-card reader working ?

Kikela · 12-16-2007, 06:51 PM

Hello,

I have a hp compaq laptop nx9420 with openSUSE 10.3 KDE and kernel 2.6.22.13-0.3-default.
This laptop have a multi-card reader : sd-ms/Pro.MMC.SM.XD

I can't use it.

it's recognized in the lspci at :

Code:

tux-nx:/home/lpe # lspci | grep Mass
02:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)

I introduced a XD card and i can find this into /var/log/messages :

Code:

Dec 16 20:32:05 tux-nx kernel: tifm_core: SmartMedia/xD card detected in socket 0:0

The card is detected

But

Code:

tux-nx:/home/lpe # fdisk -l

Disque /dev/sda: 160.0 Go, 160041885696 octets
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20673 cylinders
Units = cylindres of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xd03cd03c

Périphérique Amorce    Début         Fin      Blocs    Id  Système
/dev/sda1   *           1        5967    45110488+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3            5968       20673   111177360    5  Extended
/dev/sda5            5968       16482    79493368+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6           16483       16761     2104483+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7           16761       18358    12072816   83  Linux
/dev/sda8           18358       20672    17494753+  83  Linux

Disque /dev/sdc: 1039 Mo, 1039663104 octets
256 heads, 32 sectors/track, 247 cylinders
Units = cylindres of 8192 * 512 = 4194304 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18

Périphérique Amorce    Début         Fin      Blocs    Id  Système
/dev/sdc1               1         248     1015280    b  W95 FAT32

No Xd card, only the main hard-drive and the usb stick.

Code:

tux-nx:/home/lpe # modprobe -l | grep card
/lib/modules/2.6.22.13-0.3-default/kernel/drivers/bluetooth/bluecard_cs.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.22.13-0.3-default/kernel/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_block.ko

Is-it possible to do the card reader working ?

Any suggestions ?

Thanks

Kahless · 12-16-2007, 07:11 PM

do you have a usb stick plugged in?

because as far as the OS is concerned, the card IS a usb stick.

elliott678 · 12-16-2007, 07:11 PM

I have the same reader, make sure the following modules are loaded:

Code:

tifm_7xx1 tifm_sd mmc_core tifm_core

cathectic · 12-16-2007, 09:56 PM

There's no support yet for xD cards on these readers - MMC/ SD only for now, MemoryStick currently in development.

The TI chips are _NOT_ USB mass storage readers.

elliott678 · 12-16-2007, 10:05 PM

That is good to know, good thing I only have SD cards.

Kahless · 12-16-2007, 10:20 PM

Thank you for the correction.

Kikela · 12-17-2007, 07:14 AM

Quote:

There's no support yet for xD cards on these readers - MMC/ SD only for now, MemoryStick currently in development.

The TI chips are _NOT_ USB mass storage readers.

Ok thanks, all the others parameters are good. Now I understand why I can't read my xd card.