I'm trying to get Debian to recognize the SD card reader on the front of my Desktop to read SD cards ... This is the only was I could import pictures of my self and other things unto this computer.

So any of you Linux guru's or Gods know what I could do to get the SD media card reader mounted on my system so I could import some images from this old and stupid Windows smart phone ?

I'd love to kniw this too, for future reference.

This is the smart phone that has my images of me:





I'd love to hack this phone and install Linux on it, but the person (an old friend) who gave it to me lost the USB connectors to it a long time ago and the only way left to get the images from the smart phone is through the SDHC card that came with it...

This desktop has a SD card reader but I can't seem to mount it...  Am I trying to get it to read the wrong type of card ? :/

The smart phone has an even more broken version of Windows Lol

This is the smart phone that has my images of me:





I'd love to hack this phone and install Linux on it, but the person (an old friend) who gave it to me lost the USB connectors to it a long time ago and the only way left to get the images from the smart phone is through the SDHC card that came with it...

This desktop has a SD card reader but I can't seem to mount it...  Am I trying to get it to read the wrong type of card ? :/

e-mail them to yourself

No service for the phone :/ This friend kind of gave the phone to play with since he bought himself a new one...

If the system isn't seeing the card reader, then it's probably not mounted.

...I'm going to have to qualify that statement - most front panel card readers are actually just USB host devices that present themselves as either a hub, then pass through cards as USB devices, or as USB devices with removable storage (remember how many USB devices you can chain off one header...?).

If it's not seeing the cards, check that the reader is actually showing up. If it is showing up, make sure that you're actually mounting the cards.

This post was last modified: 10-28-2012 11:21 PM by ῦ.

Do this:
type "lsusb" on the terminal
Paste the results here

Then do this:
type "dmesg" on the terminal
Paste the results
Insert the card
type "dmesg" on the terminal
Paste the results here

This post was last modified: 10-28-2012 11:43 PM by Gareth.

Please paste without the quote tags, and only paste the last 10-20 lines of dmesg

lsusb results

Bus 002 Device 004: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card Reader
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c00e Logitech, Inc. M-BJ58/M-BJ69 Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05fd:3002 InterAct, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 13b1:000d Linksys WUSB54G v4 802.11g Adapter [Ralink RT2500USB]
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


before SD card insert


[ 3482.346396] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=76 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=9154 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=36769 DPT=53 LEN=56
[ 3486.618487] [UFW AUDIT] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=00:12:17:67:83:c9:00:24:7b:69:90:84:08:00 SRC=192.168.0.1 DST=192.168.0.13 LEN=76 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=36769 LEN=56
[ 3486.618951] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10222 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=60070 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3489.361467] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=178.79.169.151 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=54444 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=52659 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
[ 3489.373565] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=178.79.169.151 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=14907 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=52660 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
[ 3491.622399] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=205.171.3.25 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=11473 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=52732 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3496.624828] [UFW AUDIT] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10223 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=60070 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3496.624857] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10223 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=60070 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3501.625430] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=76 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=13974 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=52227 DPT=53 LEN=56
[ 3517.743905] [UFW AUDIT] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:c4:17:fe:bb:60:10:08:00 SRC=192.168.0.7 DST=192.168.0.255 LEN=229 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=128 ID=8490 PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=209

after SD card insert
[ 3472.344918] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=4152 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=51540 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3477.345875] [UFW AUDIT] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=205.171.3.25 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=5403 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=54183 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3477.345903] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=205.171.3.25 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=5403 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=54183 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3482.346396] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=76 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=9154 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=36769 DPT=53 LEN=56
[ 3486.618487] [UFW AUDIT] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=00:12:17:67:83:c9:00:24:7b:69:90:84:08:00 SRC=192.168.0.1 DST=192.168.0.13 LEN=76 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=36769 LEN=56
[ 3486.618951] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10222 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=60070 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3489.361467] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=178.79.169.151 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=54444 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=52659 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
[ 3489.373565] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=178.79.169.151 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=14907 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=52660 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
[ 3491.622399] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=205.171.3.25 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=11473 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=52732 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3496.624828] [UFW AUDIT] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10223 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=60070 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3496.624857] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=59 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10223 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=60070 DPT=53 LEN=39
[ 3501.625430] [UFW ALLOW] IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=192.168.0.13 DST=192.168.0.1 LEN=76 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=13974 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=52227 DPT=53 LEN=56
[ 3517.743905] [UFW AUDIT] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:c4:17:fe:bb:60:10:08:00 SRC=192.168.0.7 DST=192.168.0.255 LEN=229 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=128 ID=8490 PROTO=UDP SPT=138 DPT=138 LEN=209

Give me the output of "fdisk -l"

both with and without the card in I mean

I got an error that fdisk isn't installed on my computer and when I did try to install it I got a message that it was obsolete ... :/

Try cfdisk