10ec:5209 [Alienware Alienware M14x] RTS 5209 PCI Express Card Reader driver not working.

[Matthías Páll Gissurarson]

I tried to fix the problem by fetching the driver from Realtek (http://www.realtek.com.tw/DOWNLOADS/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=15&PFid=25&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#2) but it would not build. The output of the make command is in the attached file.
It does however build correctly on 3.7.8, and there the card reader works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image-3.8.0-13-generic 3.8.0-13.23 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-13-generic]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-13.23-generic 3.8.3
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: tritlo 1945 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA:
 country IS:
  (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS
  (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 763.839749] mmc1: error -110 whilst initialising SD card
 [ 765.345055] mmc1: error -110 whilst initialising SD card
Date: Thu Mar 21 12:57:49 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a1e6c818-441e-494c-81e2-a03695a1aaa4
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-21 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130320)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 187c:0521 Alienware Corporation
MachineType: Alienware M14xR1
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB:
 0 inteldrmfb
 1 nouveaufb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-13-generic root=UUID=0aeaea5a-a3b7-4b81-98ed-e3de9a95c91e ro splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-13-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-13-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.104
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/05/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
dmi.bios.version: A03
dmi.board.name: M14xR1
dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
dmi.board.version: A03
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
dmi.chassis.version: A03
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA03:bd05/05/2011:svnAlienware:pnM14xR1:pvrA03:rvnAlienware:rnM14xR1:rvrA03:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA03:
dmi.product.name: M14xR1
dmi.product.version: A03
dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.9 kernel[0] (Not a kernel in the daily directory) and install both the linux-image and linux-image-extra .deb packages.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.9-rc3-raring/

[Matthías Páll Gissurarson (icetritlo)]

dmesg on insertion:
[ 766.206580] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 766.710952] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 767.215193] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 767.719613] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 768.223808] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 768.728244] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 769.232602] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 769.736934] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 770.241203] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 770.745543] mmc1: cannot verify signal voltage switch
[ 770.780251] mmc1: Skipping voltage switch
[ 771.656803] mmc1: error -110 whilst initialising SD card
repeatedly.

[Matthías Páll Gissurarson (icetritlo)]

Builds and works on 3.7.10

[Jacques Peron (cataclop)]

I don't think this does 'not longer affect linux' : I've this problem on kernel 3.8, that ships by default on Raring.

[Matthías Páll Gissurarson (icetritlo)]

Still broken in 3.9.2

[Artem Melentyev (amelentev)]

Was broken in 3.8.0-27 but works in 3.10.7-031007 for me.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Matthías Páll Gissurarson, as per http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/Product/alienware-m14x an update is available for your BIOS (A08). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate , does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and just provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful.

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Thank you for your understanding.