sd-card reader doesn't work on my hp nc8430

[Thomas Novin]

Binary package hint: linux-source

When I insert an sd-card I get the following in /var/log/messages:

Apr 10 23:06:42 localhost kernel: [ 230.000000] tifm_7xx1: sd card detected in socket 1
Apr 10 23:06:43 localhost kernel: [ 230.420000] mmcblk0: mmc1:87b9 SD256 249088KiB
Apr 10 23:06:43 localhost kernel: [ 230.420000] mmcblk0: p1
Apr 10 23:06:44 localhost kernel: [ 231.432000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498112
Apr 10 23:06:44 localhost kernel: [ 231.432000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498112
Apr 10 23:06:44 localhost kernel: [ 231.432000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498160
Apr 10 23:06:44 localhost kernel: [ 231.432000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498160
Apr 10 23:06:44 localhost kernel: [ 231.432000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0
Apr 10 23:06:44 localhost last message repeated 28 times
<SNIP>
Apr 10 23:06:44 localhost kernel: [ 231.444000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 108
Apr 10 23:06:45 localhost kernel: [ 232.480000] tifm_7xx1: sd card detected in socket 1
Apr 10 23:06:45 localhost kernel: [ 232.828000] mmcblk0: mmc1:87b9 SD256 249088KiB
Apr 10 23:06:45 localhost kernel: [ 232.828000] mmcblk0: p1
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost kernel: [ 233.856000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498112
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost kernel: [ 233.856000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498112
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost kernel: [ 233.856000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498160
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost kernel: [ 233.856000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498160
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost kernel: [ 233.856000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost last message repeated 5 times
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost kernel: [ 233.860000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost last message repeated 22 times
Apr 10 23:06:46 localhost kernel: [ 233.872000] end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 498021
<Approx 20.000 more lines snipped>

I have tried with three different cards, 16MB, 256MB and 512MB. I get the same problem with the 256 and the 512MB cards but with the 16MB, I only get this:

Apr 10 23:17:12 localhost kernel: [ 860.236000] tifm_7xx1: sd card detected in socket 1
Apr 10 23:17:12 localhost kernel: [ 860.376000] mmcblk0: mmc1:d651 S016B 14560KiB
Apr 10 23:17:12 localhost kernel: [ 860.376000] mmcblk0: p1

(no errors)

This is from lspci:

02:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 10 23:05:48 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux pc-thnov-ubuntu 2.6.20-13-generic #2 SMP Sun Mar 25 00:21:25 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[Matthew Monteleone (mgm-protenus)]

On nx6325-

Architecture AMD64

Linux 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 06:17:24 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

No errors, but the card will not mount, and have no mmcblk device.

[Matt Castelein (coldfusionpc)]

I also have this problem.

[Mackenzie Morgan (maco.m)]

You do not need to confirm anymore! We know it's broken. It's a dup of 53923. There's a script at http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/2007/04/texas-instruments-sdmmc-card-reader.html to install the proper drivers. We expect an update soon with the updated drivers anyway though.