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Why my SD Card not marked as removable?

My SD card in the card reader detected as mmcblk0 /sys/block/mmcblk0 -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:01:00.0/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.0/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/block/mmcblk0 but it's not marked ...
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I cannot get my SCR3310 smart card reader to work in Ubuntu 20.04.2, despite installing cackey, pcsc_scan and the DOD certificates

I cannot get my SCR3310 smart card reader to work in Ubuntu 20.04.2, despite installing cackey, pcsc_scan and the DOD certificates. When I run pcsc_scan, it says there is a reader and a card, but the ...
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Dell Keyboard (KB813) with smart card reader not working

We have multiple Dell Keyboard with smart card readers(Model KB813). We have instructed to install ubuntu and check the compatibility with all available hardware devices. Everything works fine but ...
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Inaccessible SD Card Reader - Ubuntu 20.04

I've got a dell xps 9500 dual booted with windows 10/ubuntu 20.04 that recently started having problems with the SD card reader. A few days ago, I was able to put in my SD card and it would mount ...
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Ubuntu can't read SD Card

I have Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed, but apparently it can't read the SD Card although I have a reader in my laptop. I've tried running lsusb and it shows the card reader, but sudo lsblk -f doesnt show ...
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Connect HID Omnikey 3121 to Citrix via Ubuntu 20.04

I want to know how I can use my HID Omnikey 3121 to pass its information on to a citrix-session. I am working on Citrix-client and I have to logon to a site using a smartcard. Ubuntu finds the ...
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Using smart card reader Gemalto IDBridge K30

I'm trying to use a smart card reader Gemalto IDBridge K30 in Ubuntu 18.04, and I'm not having success. I do have libccid, opensc-pkcs11 and pcsc-tools installed. pcsc_scan does detect it: PC/SC ...
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18.04: microSDXC Card Reader [Hama 00091047] is not working after update

I've a problem after update to ... Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS Kernel: Linux 5.3.0-28-generic Architecture: x86-64 I can still see the USB adapter ... sudo lsusb | grep ...
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Read only file system on SDXC UHS card

When I used gimp to save a file to a SDXC UHS card, I got this message. Read only file system. The card was in a slot on my printer. I used chown to make me owner with read/write permissions. ...
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Realtek SD/MMC card reader not working

I have System76 Laptop Lemur that I had bought about a year ago. (A lemur) with ubuntu 17.04 on it. I recently installed ubuntu 18.04. I have a integrated sd/mmc card reader that does not pick up the ...
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Card reader does not seem to work

My laptop lenovo W520 has this issue. I have the following output on the commands used here nishant@nishant-ThinkPad-W520:~$ lsusb Bus 002 Device 003: ID 17ef:1003 Lenovo Integrated Smart Card ...
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Can't mount card reader

I have a card from a camera. The card itself seems fine because when I put it back into the camera I can see the pictures. When I plug the card reader into the pc, its red light lights up but the "...
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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 ...
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SD-card reader suddenly stopped recognizing cards

Recently my sd-card reader stopped working. The weird part: 5 minutes earlier etcher successfully wrote an image to an sd-card. After wanting to write another imagefile, no sd-cards could get ...
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SD Card works only in external Cardreader not with the built in one

i am using Ubuntu 16.04 lts on a Thinkpad t440s. The build in Cardreader always worked well till a point when it did not recognize cards and i had to reenter them several times. One SD card broke. But ...
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Micro SD Card Reader Slot Not Working (HP Stream 14-z010nr does not detect)

The Micro SD slot on my computer is not working. Model no of my PC is: J9V55UA - more info here The computer only has 32GB of eMMC memory (No HDD or SSD), therefore using an external memory card is ...
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SD card reader no longer detected in Ubuntu Gnome 16.04

I tried to mount an SD card into the reader.. with no luck. The OS does not detect the SD card reader at all. the pc is an asus vivobook e200h. I've tried a few common commands: lsusb Bus 002 ...
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SD card reader doesn't work on 16.10 on Asus Zenbook UX305FA

I cannot find anyone with the same laptop and distro with this issue. Please help! lspci -nn: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Host Bridge -OPI [8086:1604] (rev 08) 00:02.0 ...
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Why some sd cards are not detected at all?

I have an Toshiba Qosmio F50-125 laptop and it have built in sd card reader, and i am running Xubuntu 16.04 and i have a problem some of sd cards are not detected at all, not even in Gparted. Actually ...
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Where do I find module `rtsx_usb_sdmmc.c`?

My SD card reader has stopped working. I want to see if it works again using the above-mentioned module driver. However, I cant find it anywhere. It is not available at all on the computer. I also ...
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The 02Micro SD card reader is not recognised by Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

My Dell Vostro 1510 has an internal SD card reader that works well under Windows XP, but it is not recognised by Ubuntu. ls /dev/sd* only fetches lines related to the HDD, same for commands fd and ...
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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:...
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SD over SPI (RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader)

I would like to use SPI to interface with an SD card. My laptop (running Ubuntu 16.04) incorporates the RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader which works perfectly in SD mode, but attempts to use it in SPI ...
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How to find card reader block device?

I am trying to make an image from USB Card Reader using dd. When I connect device, this is what the log tells me: Aug 21 11:26:50 acid kernel: [ 1399.579168] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=...
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SD card reader not detected on Asus Zenbook, Ubuntu 14.04

I am trying to get my internal SD Card reader working on Ubuntu. I have only found a general solution and that was to reboot the computer with an SD Card inserted, which didn't work. I'm thinking it ...
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USB 3.0 Card Reader 40 in 1 (Delock)

I bought a Delock USB 3.0 card reader (http://www.delock.com/produkte/G_91718/merkmale.html) to read my Canon's 64GB SDCX card on my Lenovo Carbon X1 (gen2) notebook. The reader with the said card ...
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¨USB device: card reader¨ is draining the battery even if it is not used

I`ve installed Ubuntu on my MacBook Pro Retina 13 and I am trying to get the best battery life possible. I'm using PowerTop to manage what needs to be changed and pm-utils to save power. PowerTop ...
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Problem installing reader software for Estonian ID card for ubuntu 14.04

I updated my ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04 and now I have problems to install Estonian ID card reader software. When I trie to use the installation script, that I have downloaded from https://installer.id.ee/...
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acer aspire 5737z memory card reader not working on ubuntu 14.04

My laptop is Acer Aspire 5737z and my memory card reader is not working (it is not recognized). Can I get some help? Thank you, Vali.
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SmartcardReader, which driver(-file) is really used?

I have a problem with my SmartCard-Reader (Cherry ST1044-U) in my Kubuntu 14.10 (64bit). It does not fully work (when trying to sign data, error is thrown). (i read about the "default" driver, which ...
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Gemalto card reader Ubuntu 14.04

We have just received Gemlato USB Token for grade signing. Our service is available only inside the University. However, I am having trouble making it work properly in ubuntu 14.04. Drivers are ...
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Realtek RTS5138 Card Reader not working

I have a Dell N5110 laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on it. My internal card reader is a Realtek RTS5138 is not working (when I plug-in an SD card nothing happens). I tried this solution (although it is ...
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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 ...
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How to install ACR38 card reader

Tried to install this driver: wiki.homebank.kz/attach/CardReaderSetup/ACR38_Driver_Lnx_1000_P.zip but didn't have success. I followed the same steps as in readme file, but faced problems when i was ...
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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 ...
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Card reader draining power on MacBook running 14.04

I'm using 14.04 on a MacBook Air 5,2 (mid 2012, 13"). I just recently noticed powertop listing the built-in card reader to drain massive amounts of power: Power est. Usage Device name 6.68 W ...
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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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SD card reader sometimes not detected

I have realtek SD Card reader on ubuntu, and something weird happens: Sometimes it recognises SD card, sometimes it has no action at all after putting it inside, and sometimes shows, disappears then ...
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How to discover what file in the dev/ directory is related to the SD card reader of my laptop?

how can I discover what file inside dev/ directory is related to my SD card reader of my laptop? I thought that I could execute the following operations: 1) Remove the SD card from the reader 2) ...
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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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How do I partition an SD card with "disk utility"?

I'm using Ubuntu 13.10. I want to make partitions on my SD card. After mounting the SD card I'm trying to make the partitions with the "disk utility". In the disk utility, after clicking on "more ...
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Broadcom card-reader BCM57765/BCM57785 doesn't work on ubuntu `12.04 LTS

I'm having a hard time with this one. I have an ACER ASPIRE ONE 756 and installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on it. Everything works (with a little tweaking here and there), but unfortunately the build-in ...
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Can't install package libclassicclient

This is the output of "sudo apt-get install libclassicclient": user1@laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install libclassicclient Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state ...
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Why does my USB card reader (Dell 2405FPW) not recognize any inserted media?

My Dell monitor (model 2405FPW) has a built in USB card reader that is recognized by Ubuntu 13.10, but any inserted SD cards do not get seen. It used to work with an older version of 32-bit Ubuntu on ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 SD card is not detected

My SD card is not being detected at all no matter what I do. I am using Ubuntu 12.04, on: HP Pavilion G6 2552sa Intel® Core™ i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4 64-bit The following commands were used ...
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SanDisk ImageMate SDDR-99 5-in-1 Card Reader help

I am trying to use a SanDisk brand card-reader but the system does not respond when I plug in an SD card. The SanDisk website lists only Windows as a compatible OS for this device, but I have seen ...
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Accidantly removed SD card - Card reader not visible anymore

I thoughtlessly removed my SD card from the slot of the card reader while the SD card was in use in gparted and the disk-utility. After I put it in again, it was not visible anymore. It is the same ...
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How can I get my recognized Ricoh SD Card reader working on 14.04?

On my Asus F3 Series Laptop there is a built in SD Card reader lspci output: 09:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05) 09:01.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd ...
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Omnikey 1021 installation help

I am a lorry driver and I have to download information from my digital tachograph card to my computer and email them to my boss. I have an Onikey 1024 Smatcard reader and I have downloaded, from ...
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Why ID card reader is not working in Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10? Using Omnikey3121

I have this Omnikey 3121 which is an USB ID card reader. Connected to my Ubuntu. When i try to read Belgiun ID Card or any other card it does not work always missing to provide results. How can i make ...
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