[RootbeaR]

Or: "Why Linux will not dominate the desktop in the near future."

OP: I have a SD card and I want to get some photos off it on to the pc without having to get the usb cable out.
But the card isn't viewable.

I have a Hp dv9925nr notebook pc.
Windows Vista (we just bought the notebook this week)


1st responder: Does the notebook have a builtin reader... ?

Is it really that hard to use the usb cable... ?

You have to either plug the camera in or have reader....



OP: The notebook has a reader .

finding the usb cable is hard but looks like I have to



2nd responder: Brand new PC? I'd want it to work both ways and know that it did.

Ensure card is inserted correctly and if no luck take PC back.

Card reader not working is unacceptable.



OP: Thanks I finally found the usb cable. I have tons of them but each one goes to something else LOL. I need to lable what each works with.

USB cabel worked fine. I kept trying the card almost gave up, decided to reboot.
Once it rebooted I put the card back in and it worked.

Sometimes all you need is to restart the computer. Why, I didn't think of it sooner is beyond me.

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I do not wish to center any one out which is why I didn't just link to above thread.
It is just an example showing common attitude as I see it.

If their Camera needed to have batteries removed and replaced before taking each pic, would that be acceptable?

What if they had to restart car to get the wipers to work? Radio?
What if it was a 5year old car instead of less than a week old? Would that make a difference?

If I were to ever work in customer service, my first question would be what OS they run on PC. This would tell me what level of service I must provide.

With the service I get at most places, they must already assume I use MS or they are just returning the kind of service they have become accustomed to receiving.

This attitude has spread like a virus.

[Kirok]

EDIT: I've found the thread you were talking about. it seems I didn't read the original post properly it was a problem with the MS troubleshooting methodology being pragmatic I'd argue its just general inferior troubleshooting. Though Linux has its fair share of demons also.

Well I'm not going to complain about inferior tech support or poisonous people within a community as it happens everywhere and I'd be here all day.

However if you still have problem try this

sudo dmesg
sudo lshw

both before and after you insert a card and post the output, Linux version and the card reader type would be helpful also

Failing that try this

sudo rmmod tifm_sd
sudo rmmod mmc_block
sudo rmmod sdhci
sudo rmmod tifm_7xx1
sudo rmmod tifm_core
sudo rmmod mmc_core
sudo modprobe -r tifm_sd
sudo modprobe -r tifm_7xx1 
sudo modprobe -r tifm_core
sudo modprobe -r mmc_core
sudo modprobe -r mmc_block
sudo modprobe -r sdhci
sudo modprobe tifm_sd
sudo modprobe tifm_7xx1 
sudo modprobe tifm_core
sudo modprobe mmc_core
sudo modprobe mmc_block
sudo modprobe sdhci

A bit big but just to be thorough.

Insert the card and see if it works