Questions tagged [sd-card]
Questions related to using Secure Digital (SD) card with Ubuntu machine, related issues, etc.
72
questions
12
votes
4
answers
25k
views
Formatted and lost 6 years worth of photo memories.. any way to get this back?
I usually back up before formatting and doing a re-installation of Ubuntu, it was in the process and then obviously stopped prematurely but I was thinking all my data was transferred.
After ...
user931
52
votes
13
answers
327k
views
MicroSD card is set to Read-only state. How can I write data on it?
I have a MicroSD card reader in my notebook. When I insert a MicroSD memory card into it, I can't write any data on it - it's read-only. The same thing happens when I try to do it under root. And I ...
- 655
94
votes
7
answers
623k
views
How do I mount an SD card?
My computer has an SD card slot. When I put a working SD card into the slot, nothing happens. When I put a CD or DVD in, or plug in a USB drive, the medium is mounted and available. Is there something ...
- 21k
52
votes
3
answers
196k
views
SD card reader not detected in Ubuntu 16.04
I recently upgraded to ubuntu 16.04 and my SD card reader is not working. The system does not detect the reader at all. The output of lsusb is fairly uninformative:
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:...
59
votes
4
answers
44k
views
Check real size of USB thumb drive
I recently read a lot about fake MicroSD card and USB thumb drives that claim to have a lot of space (even if you ask your computer), while physically offering way less. I recently bought a SanDisk ...
- 2,874
14
votes
2
answers
46k
views
Why does Ubuntu not detect my SD card?
I can't mount my SD card. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on an Asus K55V (Intel), and I have a sd card slot, but Ubuntu doesn't detect when I put a SD card in the slot. Not Ubuntu nor other program.
user108056
16
votes
2
answers
75k
views
Internal SD card reader not detected HP realtek RTS5227
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my HP Envy m7-j020dx. The only problem I am currently having is that the internal SD card reader does not seem to be detected at all. I have tried to find a ...
- 487
10
votes
2
answers
16k
views
Is it possible to install Ubuntu FROM a smartphone?
So, I'm in a situation were I want to install ubuntu in my laptop (currently running windows 8) but I don't happen to have pendrives, CDs or the like available. The only "external" device I have with ...
- 201
7
votes
2
answers
57k
views
Can I make Ubuntu boot from a SD card?
Is it possible to download Ubuntu 12.04 to an SD card and then use that to install or to boot directly from it, rather than using a USB stick?
The plan is to install Ubuntu on an old Toshiba Portege ...
- 71
3
votes
4
answers
15k
views
Surface Pro 3 - No Grub menu
Although many people have successfully installed Ubuntu Gnome on their Surface Pro 3, including on their MicroSD card, I just can't seem to get it to boot on my SP3.
Here's what I did so far:
...
- 61
2
votes
2
answers
18k
views
Unable to access SD Card
I changed the filesystem format of my SD card to NTFS so applications on my system to write to it. I couldn't access it anymore, so I changed it back to FAT, but I still can't access it as root, or ...
- 79
39
votes
2
answers
168k
views
How to unload a kernel module which is in use?
I'm following this tutorial to get my card reader working: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=636867
However I'm unable unload my sdhci module:
sudo modprobe -rv sdhci mmc_core mmc_block
...
- 2,613
19
votes
3
answers
105k
views
How to format/partition SD card?
How can I format or partition SD card in Kubuntu?
Is there an application with GUI for this?
- 449
7
votes
3
answers
46k
views
How do I install Ubuntu 16.04 from an SD card?
Could someone explain how to install Ubuntu from an SD card? I don't have any CDs or USB sticks around. My current operating system is Windows 10 64 bit.
- 371
30
votes
5
answers
64k
views
"Re-size" the .img for smaller SD-card. How to SHRINK a bootable SD card image
Context
I have a 16 GB SD card with a Linux based OS for a Raspberry Pi.
Most of the space is empty.
I want to share the SD .img with other people but if I use the command
dd if=/dev/sdXX of=/home/...
- 1,926
17
votes
6
answers
51k
views
Read-only SD cards
I've got an IcyBox USB hub/card reader combo in my computer, running Ubuntu 12.10.
It's got an issue with SD cards. It always mounts them read-only, regardless of the write-lock switch. This is ...
- 333
6
votes
5
answers
28k
views
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 ...
- 61
2
votes
2
answers
5k
views
Can you use an SD card for swap in Ubuntu 12.04?
I had a smallish (4gb) SD card laying around and I was wondering if it's possible or advisable to use it as swap space. Ideally, I'd like to free up some hard drive space by removing the swap on it ...
- 4,867
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Cannot format SD card with ubuntu
I did something terrible to my SD card and I do not know how to format it.
I do not see the card with Nautilus, Gparted, nor fdisk. So I am not able to use answers from other questions I found here.
...
- 196
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Sd card formating process failled as had been mistakly unplugged
Hello Ubuntu community I was trying to format my SD card so that it would be usable in any device. As I did so the windows disappeared and nothing to acknowledge if the process was already done or not....
88
votes
5
answers
368k
views
SD card cloning using the dd command
I am trying to clone an SD card which may contain a number of partitions, some of which Ubuntu cannot recognize. Generally, I want to clone the whole volume, not only some partition. So, I mount the ...
- 1,889
32
votes
7
answers
137k
views
WinUSB gives a exit code: 256
I have Ubuntu 14.10 with WinUSB and I have a Windows 8.1 Pro ISO with a 4GB SD Card with an empty FAT32 partition. Everytime I try to use it, it says "Installation failed, exit code: 256". How do I ...
- 387
11
votes
2
answers
50k
views
SD card is recognized but won't mount "can't read superblock"
When attempting to look at the files on my SD card I get the following message.
## Unable to access “16 GB Volume” ##
Error mounting /dev/mmcblk0p1 at /media/automat0n/6366-3430: Command-line `mount -...
- 113
4
votes
1
answer
15k
views
How to get my laptop to detect SD cards inserted into its built-in card reader? [duplicate]
My laptop has a built-in SD Card reader but it cannot detect one when inserted. Here is the result when I type lspci from the terminal:
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge (...
- 61
4
votes
1
answer
5k
views
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 ...
- 3,347
3
votes
4
answers
17k
views
SD card not working :[ 249.480884] mmc0: error -5 whilst initialising SD card
I have an issue with my recent Ubuntu. Actually I have all drivers (USB, WiFi, etc ) working fine however when I insert the SD I can't detect it.
Also I find the following error kernel log:
[ 242....
3
votes
1
answer
9k
views
install Ubuntu to a sd card?
Can I install Ubuntu onto an sd card and move it between devices? (like can I install Ubuntu onto an sd card and move the sd card to another computer and boot from it?)
- 139
1
vote
1
answer
4k
views
Format the sd card with dd command
I am trying to format sd card in which I first installed noobs(raspberry pi). It created its own partition tables and now I want to use the sd card for some other purpose.
I have tried the following:
...
- 111
86
votes
12
answers
231k
views
How can I burn a Raspberry Pi image to SD card from Ubuntu?
I'm sure this must be fairly simple but can't find it here.
How does one go from having a blank SD card to having an SD card that boots a Raspi?
Oli♦
- 293k
31
votes
4
answers
90k
views
Is there an SD Card diagnostic utility?
Are there any SD Card diagnostic utility programs out there for Ubuntu? I would like to run tests on my SD card to check capacity, write speed etc. I have one for windows but I am looking for a Linux ...
- 713
30
votes
4
answers
138k
views
How can I completely erase all data on a (micro) SD card?
I just got a micro sd card that I plan on using with the Raspberry Pi.
I used the KDE partition manager to delete the original partition on the card and to write a new 12GiB ext4 partition. After ...
- 411
29
votes
4
answers
69k
views
How to mount sd-card image created with dd?
I have created an image of my Raspberry Pi SD-card using dd:
sudo dd if=/dev/sdf of=/home/myusername/raspberry-backup-2014-04-10.img
The SD-card includes two partitions (one vfat, one ext4) which ...
- 743
16
votes
1
answer
60k
views
How to write a .iso file to an SD card?
Unetbootin does not recognize my SD card.
Is there any alternative software to write a .iso file to an SD card?
I'm not trying to write a Ubuntu .iso, so Startup Disk Creator wont work..
- 161
12
votes
2
answers
27k
views
Can't mount 64 GB SDXC
I did a clean install of 13.04 and now I'm having a hard time mounting my SD card. I had it working on my old system, which was also 13.04 but I had upgraded from 12.04. I can't figure out how to get ...
- 203
9
votes
3
answers
7k
views
SD card doesn't work well under Ubuntu, but does well under Windows
I own a laptop with a built-in card reader. For the past year or so, I've been coping with a curious problem that seems more software related than hardware.
I run a dual-boot of Windows 7 and Ubuntu ...
user454723
9
votes
2
answers
38k
views
Accessing Android SD Card
New here so please bear with me!
I have an SD Card with some photos on it. It is formatted for an old Vodafone Android phone but the phone does not work any more so I need to access the card directly....
- 101
8
votes
4
answers
5k
views
SD card operations from multiple user accounts?
I am running Ubuntu MATE 16.04 and copying images to and from my internal SD card reader basically works fine… on my main account.
If another family member logs in (my login still active in the ...
- 1,340
8
votes
5
answers
25k
views
Problems, connecting Android ICS to Ubuntu using MTP
I've followed this tutorial from this blog which very clearly explains how to connect Android phone with ICS to Ubuntu so that one can access phone's sdcard (MTP access).
I passed all the procedure ...
- 2,802
6
votes
2
answers
41k
views
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 ...
- 1,022
6
votes
2
answers
6k
views
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 ...
- 183
6
votes
4
answers
17k
views
Can i Install Ubuntu on my SDCARD and improve performance?
I am going to do a reinstall of Ubuntu on my Laptop this holiday. I have an ASUS UL30VT, with no flash drive, and i just wondered. I never use my card-reader for anything, but i have a 32GB SD-card ...
- 1,137
5
votes
1
answer
4k
views
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 ...
- 51
4
votes
0
answers
4k
views
SD card write speed not as advertised, on 14.04 at least
I bought a new SD card and the claimed performance is a long way from my benchmark. Is there something I can do improve the transfer speed when working with this SD card?
Information on the disk:
$ ...
- 5,708
4
votes
2
answers
3k
views
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 ...
- 536
4
votes
1
answer
972
views
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 ...
- 719
4
votes
2
answers
15k
views
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 ...
- 141
4
votes
1
answer
6k
views
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 ...
- 6,366
3
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Install to SD Card
I've been wondering about improving the performance and battery life of my netbook by installing my root partition to an SD card. Will there be any performance benefits (or drawbacks)? Are there any ...
- 4,628
3
votes
5
answers
4k
views
SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC 128GB Won't Mount
Macbook Pro early 2013, Ubuntu 14.04 (latest updates as of March 30th 2016). Everything works in OSX. A regular 2GB SD card worked in Ubuntu.
When I plug it in it shows up in /dev as mmcblk0.
When ...
- 31
2
votes
1
answer
6k
views
Chroot onto ARM based image
I'm trying to do some work on an image for a raspberry pi, but I don't have access to the pi itself, just the SD card that runs the OS.
I'd like to chroot onto the pi's SD card (mainly to run some ...
- 213