Questions tagged [sd-card]
Questions related to using Secure Digital (SD) card with Ubuntu machine, related issues, etc.
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mkfs.vfat: unable to open /dev/sdg1: Device or resource busy
I am using a script from http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/demo/beagleboard/ that uses mkfs.vfat and mkfs.e2fs to create 2 partitions on a sd card but I get
mkfs.vfat 3.0.12 (29 Oct 2011)
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Copying an SD card using dd does not copy exactly
I am trying to make a copy of my SD-Card so I can move it to my 64GB SD-Card. I have done this with the SD-Card of a Raspberry Pi, no problems there.
The SD-Card consists of two partitions: BOOT(...
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Is removeable media always mounted to the same path
I have and SD card that I want to use to save youtube films on. My laptop has an integrated SD card slot, will this always be mounted to the same path? If remove the card attach a USB drive then ...
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restore sd card to full capacity
I have faced a problem when all partition tools see my SD card as a card of 30 GB size. But when I bought the card I clearly remeber the card had 64 GB and moreover it is written on the card "ScanDisk ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader isn't working
I've read some other posts issuing this problem. But without an solution for exactly this problem.
I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Lenovo T440s.
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express ...
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exFAT micro SD not detected Ubuntu 18.04.1
128GB Micro SD card with exFAT partition does not get detected on my Ubuntu 18.04.1. I have installed exfat-fuse and exfat-utils but nothing happened when I try to reinsert the card. I can't see the ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't recognize my SD Card
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and wanted to backup my files (i know, i did it wayyy after i was supposed to, judge me if you want) but when i put my SD Card in, it wasn't recognized (i mean ...
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How can I install and run Ubuntu directly from an SD card?
I've heard that this is possible and I want to do this. I downloaded Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS.iso(64-bit) file and used win32 Disk Imager to write it onto two SD cards to try and get it to work. The SD ...
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SD card reader only works if card is inserted during boot
I'm trying to get the Realtek RTS5229 SD Card Reader to run on my newly installed system.
I installed linux-firmware-nonfree to get the driver for the RTS5229 SD card reader, according to my other ...
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I can't copy files to my memory card
I can't copy files to my memory card.
When i copy there is a error message and it says read-only file system.
But, i can copy file from the card.Can any one please help me.
I am using ubuntu 11.10.
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Restore an USB and/or microSD card to normal after using it to install Ubuntu
I used a bunch of SD cards and USB along the years to install several Ubuntu in different computers, and now I would like to recover those cards to use them for normal storage. I can't seem to find ...
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Is it preferable to boot from an SD card or from a USB flash drive? [closed]
I recently purchased a Chromebook (ARM). It has an SD card reader and a USB 3.0 port, but I have neither an SD card nor a USB 3.0 flash drive!
If I were to boot from Ubuntu on one of those two ...
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Failed to eject 32GB SD Card - SG driver
I am running Xubuntu 20.04.3 LTS.
I cannot seem to safely eject any SD card (USB key/memory sticks are fine.)
I can unmount it, but I can't achieve a safe ejection.
I get the following error:
Failed ...
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How do I stop my PC from autoplaying media files present on my SD card on my Android Phone?
How do I stop my PC from autoplaying media files present on my SD card on my Android Phone? Whenever my USB linkage cord between my PC and my phone is wobbled just a little bit my Ubuntu 12.10 tries ...
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How to open SD card from terminal?
I'm trying to open my SD memorycard, but it doesn't show up when plugged in. Though it is detected when I look at the USB-devices
lsusb
and then I get:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0ac8:c33e Z-Star ...
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internal card reader is not working
I have Dell vostro 3560 running on ubuntu 14.04, and it's card reader is not working.
Result of lsusb is
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ...
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Absolutely can NOT format this sd micro card
Have been reading and trying to format this sd card (no, the switch is unlocked). I have Ubuntu 12.04, the card is in a hub. The name for the card in my file menu is MOT (if that helps at all) there ...
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Can I enhance the performance of ubuntu using a sd card by in anyways?
I'm just curious if it is possible do it. I have a spare 4gb sd card.
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SD Card Transfer very slow
I copied some MySQL-DB stuff to my Class 6 SD card. It needed 45 min. for the transfer. Same machine with XP it does it in a few minutes, with Win7 on another machine transfer is also fine. Checked ...
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SD Card Reader Not working - Ubuntu 20.04
I have Ubuntu 20.04, freshly installed. It is not able to access any SD Cards if used with the SD Card Adapter. I tried multiple adapters, and tested the same with other computers as well. The SD Card ...
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How to power on internal SD card reader from disk utility
I have a Dell laptop (Inspiron-3521) which have an SD card slot.
I used this slot to install some images for my raspberry pi.
I wanted to test something and using the Ubuntu disk utility I powered it ...
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Unable to repartition non-mounted SD card
I have a 64GB SD card which I'm trying to use for a Raspberry Pi. I've had some issues with it so I want to wipe it and start over. In order to do that I want to create a single FAT32-formatted ...
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SD card cloning using the dd command - more questions
This is a bit of a follow on from another users question found here:
SD card cloning using the dd command
I have used the dd command to clone or make backup copies of SD cards with limited success. ...
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micro SD card not working in Ubuntu?
I am trying to format a micro SD card from Ubuntu to use it for flashing ROMs to my tablet. When I get an adapter ( I tried lots ) from micro SD to SD and plug it into my SD slot the card shows up, ...
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unable to mount sd card from sony camera to ubuntu 16.04.1 system [duplicate]
I have a Sony CyberShot DSC-H70 camera, with a SanDisk 128 GB Extreme SD card. After taking 50 or so pictures, I decided to mount the card onto my Toshiba Satellite C655 running Ubuntu 16.04.1, but ...
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How do you format a micro sd card?
I recently bought this micro sd card, and I think I am having trouble formating it. In my mp3 player, it says card error. So I took it to the computer. After clicking on the file icon, I clicked on ...
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sd card won't mount when an android phone is connected after 12.10 fresh install
I just upgraded to 12.10 via a fresh install. Mounting my Xperia Neo V in 12.04 worked flawlessly however I just discovered that the sd card can't be detected and mounted in 12.10. How can I solve ...
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Micro SD card with adaptor in Ubuntu 12.04 only mount read-only
I am trying to mount a microSD card with adaptor in Ubuntu 12.04 but it will only mount if I lock the adaptor before putting the card in and thus get a read only mounted card.
If I do not lock the ...
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How to write image to SD card
I am following the RidgeRun documentation: How to boot a board from a SD card. I disable Nautilus from auto-mounting file systems to avoid a possible race condition and build the SD card image. I am ...
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SD card does not mount in Broadcom BCM57765/57785 (Macbook pro) card reader
I have a micro SD card, SanDisk Ultra 16 GB, Ultra High Speed, formatted FAT, in a SD adapter and a Macbook pro 8,1 running Ubuntu 20.10.
The SD card does not work in the internal SD card reader: it ...
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Is it possible to run a program installed on an SD card?
I have a small 32 GB hard drive on my Chromebook to which I recently installed Linux. I need to install MatLab 2017a on it, but the entire suite is upwards of 25 GB in size. I only have ~21 GB left on ...
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Formatting 128GB SD card to ext4 with gparted
I am trying to format a SanDisk 128GB SDXC card plugged into the internal SD card reader on a Toshiba Chromebook 2 running Crouton.
When I format to ext4 using gparted the operation never completes, ...
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SDHC vs SDXC cards for Linux
I recently bought a Zenbook prime of 128GB and I bought a microSD to SD adapter for macbook air (because of the low profile). It's working great with my SDHC that I had on the phone. I'm thinking ...
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SD Card reader stopped working: cannot even mount it
On my HP 625 Laptop running Ubuntu 14.10 with kernel 3.16.0-28, the SD card reader stopped working after some time. The last actions related to this device were installing exfat-fuse and exfat-utils ...
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Ubuntu can't read 64GB SDXC
My new 64GB SDXC UHS I cards do not appear in Gnome Disks let alone mount. On the same laptop and SD card reader, mounts fine in Windows 10 and my cameras. I have a 32GB SDHC UHS II formatted as exFAT ...
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time wrong on sdcard images in Ubuntu, okay on camera and Windows
when i take a picture and put the sdcard in my Ubuntu 18.10, the picture date is 6-hrs ago. but if i look at it in my panasonic camera, the time is correct. if i look at it in windows, the time is ...
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DELL 3180 built in card reader not reading 128GB sd card
I'm new to linux with lubuntu on my Dell and found when a micro SD card inserted into the card reader it doesn't show up. I searched several site and found some info about bugs but can't seem to find ...
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Browse Android's external SD card from Ubuntu PC [closed]
I followed this guide to get access to my Android phone from my Ubuntu PC and everything went well except I don't have access to my Android's SD card.
The guide uses the "mtp-tools mtpfs" to browse ...
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Unable to format MicroSD
I'm trying to format a MicroSD where I've write Retropie. I'm using an adapter.
I've tried fdisk, gparted, the disk manager and the command shred in Lubuntu.
In Window$ I've tried SD Card Formatter....
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How do I prevent my filesystems from being mounted read-only after suspending?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on an SDHC card (only one ext2 partition, no swap). When I suspend using pm-suspend, my root filesystem is mounted read-only. I am currently "fixing" this with the ...
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Cannot mount SD-card after unmounting it
I have a SD-card reader on my laptop and I am currently working on my phone. So I need to transfer several times from / to my SD card. The problem is that, when I insert my SD-card in the reader, it ...
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Why is a .Trash-1000 hidden folder created when I try to delete files from a mounted MicroSD card?
I have recently been mounting my Android phone via a USB cable and have been adding and deleting files to the microSD card. However I noticed that space was not being freed up when I deleted files. It ...
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Copying files to SD card not saving
I am copying 486 items, totalling 2.9 GB, from a folder on my desktop, to a microSD 16 GB card via a USB card reader. The tranfer completes fine. I then do a safely remove (have also tried eject and ...
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SD card is read only
Note: I know about the lock switch on the SD card. It's not the lock switch. :)
Hi, I'm having problems with an FAT32 SD card taken out of a Wii. It's read only. Any attempt to copy something is met ...
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Install to SD (removable Flash: SDHC, eMMC) with F2fs?
The question was asked over 2 years ago and clearly it was not smart to try it mainly due to the USB bottleneck of the card reader.
Can we expect the situation to be any different today?
SD cards ...
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SD card not automatically mounted
This is happening on both Ubuntu 12.04 and Lubuntu 12.04 (the latter after I got frustrated to the point of formatting and reinstalling).
I have an Asus Eee with a built in SD card slot. I used to ...
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How to access contents of an old Android SD card?
I have an SD card with lots of important personal documents on it. I've used it with an Android phone as an 'Adoptable Storage' so it showed up as internal storage on that device, which, according to ...
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How do I mount SD Card to Ubuntu 18.04 on my HP Envy 13t?
The card slot works fine on windows. sudo fdisk -l doesn't show any SD card. I checked by giving the command tail -f /var/log/syslog and inserting SD card again, nothing happened.
Output from lspci(...
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Not able to format SD card [closed]
I have the following disks:
tatiana@berlin ~ $ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
mmcblk0rpmb 179:24 0 4M 0 disk
mmcblk0boot0 179:8 0 4M 1 disk
mmcblk0boot1 179:16 ...
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SD Card Reader RTS525A - Unassigned class [ff00]
I can't get my SD Card reader working on XPS 13 9360 running Ubuntu 17.10 kernel 4.13.0
lspci:
Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS525A PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
I ...
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