realtek SD card reader not recognized

z2 · January 22, 2019, 6:59pm

The SD card reader is not recognized on my laptop. The vendor is realtek. Does anyone know if there is a driver that can be downloaded or some other work around to get the SD card reader working?

lspci output:

6c:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5260 (rev 01)

Thanks.

z2 · February 7, 2019, 7:22am

I guess I’ll take this to mean there is no linux driver for this card reader.

malcolmlewis · February 7, 2019, 1:53pm

Hi
I’m guess this is a fairly new system? Can you posu the full output of lspci;


/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -A3 5260

I would take a guess it’s the rtsx_pci, but doesn’t have your ID in the kernel (yet).

A bug report might be the way to go?
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z2 · February 7, 2019, 5:50pm

Yes, it’s fairly new. It’s a Dell precision 7530.
Output of lspci:

6c:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:5260] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0831]
6d:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:003e] (rev 32)
        Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0310]

I’ll fill out a bug report.

malcolmlewis · February 7, 2019, 6:43pm

z2:

Yes, it’s fairly new. It’s a Dell precision 7530.
Output of lspci:

6c:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:5260] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0831]
6d:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:003e] (rev 32)
        Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0310]

I’ll fill out a bug report.

Hi
So I see it’s in the later kernel, hopefully they will backport…


/sbin/modinfo rtsx_pci |grep 5260

alias:          pci:v000010ECd00005260sv*sd*bcFFsc*i*

uname -a
Linux grover 4.20.6-1-default #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 31 07:37:50 UTC 2019 (463cfd2) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

z2 · February 7, 2019, 7:55pm

Thanks for the info. I have a few other unknown devices in my hwinfo output. I was going to install the newest kernel to test what else is now recognized but I’m not sure how to go about that. Doing a distribution upgrade to the kernel-stable repo wants to uninstall my existing kernel, which I’d like to avoid, but just installing the standalone kernel does not update grub so the kernel won’t load. How do I add the new kernel to grub?

Thanks.

malcolmlewis · February 7, 2019, 10:40pm

Hi
No zypper dup required, you should be able to just;


 zypper in kernel-default --from <the repo number>

It will pull in the required files…

z2 · February 7, 2019, 11:05pm

Yes, but that results in a boot error stating something to the effect of “must load kernel first.” I tried it, I can’t boot the new kernel unless I do zypper dup, which uninstalls the old one.

malcolmlewis · February 8, 2019, 1:01am

Hi
OK, so I added the kernel:stable repository (I’m assuming you added the same one as me?);


zypper ar -f -g -n "Kernel:Stable" https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/stable/standard/ repo-kernel-stable
zypper ref <accept key always>

zypper up kernel-default
...There is an update candidate for 'kernel-default', but it is from a different vendor. Use 'zypper install kernel-default-4.20.6-3.1.g463cfd2.x86_64' to install this candidate...

zypper -vvv install kernel-default-4.20.6-3.1.g463cfd2.x86_64

'kernel-default-4.20.6-3.1.g463cfd2.x86_64' not found in package names. Trying 'kernel-default.x86_64 = 4.20.6-3.1.g463cfd2'.
Selecting 'kernel-default-4.20.6-3.1.g463cfd2.x86_64' from repository 'Kernel:Stable' for installation.
Resolving package dependencies...
Force resolution: No

The following 2 package updates will NOT be installed:
  kernel-firmware  20190118-35.1  noarch  Kernel:Stable  obs://build.opensuse.org/Kernel
  ucode-amd        20190118-35.1  noarch  Kernel:Stable  obs://build.opensuse.org/Kernel

<exit install>

zypper -vvv install kernel-default-4.20.6-3.1.g463cfd2.x86_64 kernel-firmware-20190118-35.1.noarch ucode-amd-20190118-35.1.noarch
...

Kernel installs along with rebuilding initrd and grub, reboot, enroll key, reboot, select advanced options… I see;

z2 · February 8, 2019, 4:18am

I added the same repo as you. I also get the same boot menu as well. The new kernel is listed in the boot menu, however when I select the kernel to boot, then I get:

error: you must load the kernel first

and I am unable to boot.

malcolmlewis · February 8, 2019, 4:21am

z2:

I added the same repo as you. I also get the same boot menu as well. The new kernel is listed in the boot menu, however when I select the kernel to boot, then I get:
error: you must load the kernel first
and I am unable to boot.

Hi
So did you see mkinitrd run when installing the kernel?

Can you force the re-install;


zypper -vvv install -f kernel-default-4.20.6-3.1.g463cfd2.x86_64 kernel-firmware-20190118-35.1.noarch

z2 · February 8, 2019, 7:44am

malcolmlewis:

Hi
So did you see mkinitrd run when installing the kernel?

Can you force the re-install;
zypper -vvv install -f kernel-default-4.20.6-3.1.g463cfd2.x86_64 kernel-firmware-20190118-35.1.noarch

Yes, mkinitrd runs. Output here.

I’m no expert on this output, but it doesn’t seem like anything is amiss here.

z2 · February 8, 2019, 9:12am

Apparently kernels from OBS do not support secure boot, so that was the problem. It’s now working properly.

malcolmlewis · February 8, 2019, 1:39pm

On Fri 08 Feb 2019 08:16:03 AM CST, z2 wrote:

Apparently kernels from OBS do not support secure boot, so that was the
problem. It’s now working properly.

Hi
I think it’s an issue for some systems, the key imported fine here and
secure boot working with the kernel key… but is easier to disable

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