[Solved] Card reader stopped working after update

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I have an unbranded 6-in-1 card reader that has always worked flawlessly for me (in Windows, PCLOS 2009 and now PCLOS Phoenix).

I updated today (from my new PASS server) and, obviously, there were lots of updates because I have not been able to update recently due to the ibiblio move.

Now the card reader has stopped working. I plugged it into a Windows machine and it's working fine, so it seems as if the update somehow broke it.

lsusb shows this...

[main@localhost ~]$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0aec:3050 Neodio Technologies Corp. ND3050 8-in-1 Card Reader
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 1058:1003 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 045e:001e Microsoft Corp. IntelliMouse Explorer

... so the device is being recognised, but when I insert a memory card (and I've tried a few), I get nothing.

dmesg shows this when I (re-)connect the reader to a USB port:

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usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 5
usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0aec, idProduct=3050
usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-1: Product: USB Storage Device
usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Generic
usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 000123456789
scsi9 : usb-storage 1-1:1.0
scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access     NEODIO   USB Storage-SMC  320D PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk

There is no additional dmesg info following the insertion of a memory card.

The update that 'caused' this contained the following:

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Commit Log for Sun Feb  6 08:41:09 2011

Removed the following packages:
getopenoffice
libcv2
libcvaux2
libcxcore2
libhighgui2
libml2

Upgraded the following packages:
addlocale (3.7-7pclos2010) to 3.7-9pclos2011
audacious (2.4.0-1pclos2010) to 2.4.3-1pclos2011
audacious-plugins (2.4.0-3pclos2010) to 2.4.3-1pclos2011
avahi (0.6.27-5pclos2010) to 0.6.28-1pclos2010
avahi-python (0.6.27-5pclos2010) to 0.6.28-1pclos2010
avahi-x11 (0.6.27-5pclos2010) to 0.6.28-1pclos2010
bleachbit (0.8.5-1pclos2010) to 0.8.7-1pclos2011
cups (1.4.5-1pclos2010) to 1.4.6-1pclos2011
cups-common (1.4.5-1pclos2010) to 1.4.6-1pclos2011
dbus (1.4.0-1pclos2010) to 1.4.1-1pclos2010
dbus-x11 (1.4.0-1pclos2010) to 1.4.1-1pclos2010
glibc-headers-devel (2.6.36.1-1pclos2010) to 2.6.37.1-1pclos2011
gnome-commander (1.2.8.7-2pclos2010) to 1.2.8.10-1pclos2011
gnupg2 (2.0.16-3pclos2010) to 2.0.17-1pclos2011
groff (1.19.1-11pclos2010) to 1.20.1-1pclos2011
groff-for-man (1.19.1-11pclos2010) to 1.20.1-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs (0.10.31-1pclos2010) to 0.10.32-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad (0.10.20-3pclos2010) to 0.10.21-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base (0.10.31-1pclos2010) to 0.10.32-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-plugins-good (0.10.26-1pclos2010) to 0.10.27-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly (0.10.16-1pclos2010) to 0.10.17-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-pulse (0.10.26-1pclos2010) to 0.10.27-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-python (0.10.20-1pclos2010) to 0.10.21-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-soup (0.10.26-1pclos2010) to 0.10.27-1pclos2011
gstreamer0.10-tools (0.10.31-1pclos2010) to 0.10.32-1pclos2011
hdparm (9.36-1pclos2010) to 9.37-1pclos2011
kdelibs4 (4.5.4-2pclos2010) to 4.5.5-1pclos2011
lftp (4.1.2-1pclos2010) to 4.1.3-1pclos2011
libavahi-client3 (0.6.27-5pclos2010) to 0.6.28-1pclos2010
libavahi-common3 (0.6.27-5pclos2010) to 0.6.28-1pclos2010
libavahi-core7 (0.6.27-5pclos2010) to 0.6.28-1pclos2010
libavahi-glib1 (0.6.27-5pclos2010) to 0.6.28-1pclos2010
libavahi-ui1 (0.6.27-5pclos2010) to 0.6.28-1pclos2010
libcups2 (1.4.5-1pclos2010) to 1.4.6-1pclos2011
libdbus-1-devel (1.4.0-1pclos2010) to 1.4.1-1pclos2010
libdbus-1_3 (1.4.0-1pclos2010) to 1.4.1-1pclos2010
libdrm-devel (2.4.17-1pclos2010) to 2.4.23-1pclos2010
libdrm2 (2.4.17-1pclos2010) to 2.4.23-1pclos2010
libgavl1 (1.1.2-1pclos2010) to 1.2.0-1pclos2011
libgnome2 (2.32.0-1pclos2010) to 2.32.1-1pclos2011
libgnome2_0 (2.32.0-1pclos2010) to 2.32.1-1pclos2011
libgnomecanvas2_0 (2.30.2-1pclos2010) to 2.30.3-1pclos2011
libgnomeui2 (2.24.4-1pclos2010) to 2.24.5-1pclos2011
libgnomeui2_0 (2.24.4-1pclos2010) to 2.24.5-1pclos2011
libgstbasevideo0.10_0 (0.10.20-3pclos2010) to 0.10.21-1pclos2011
libgstphotography0.10_0 (0.10.20-3pclos2010) to 0.10.21-1pclos2011
libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10 (0.10.31-1pclos2010) to 0.10.32-1pclos2011
libgstreamer0.10_0.10 (0.10.31-1pclos2010) to 0.10.32-1pclos2011
liblftp0 (4.1.2-1pclos2010) to 4.1.3-1pclos2011
libmtp-utils (1.0.1-1pclos2010) to 1.0.4-1pclos2011
libmtp8 (1.0.1-1pclos2010) to 1.0.4-1pclos2011
libogg0 (1.2.0-1pclos2010) to 1.2.2-1pclos2011
libsane1 (1.0.21-1pclos2010) to 1.0.21-3pclos2011
libtasn1_3 (1.3-1pclos2007) to 2.9-1pclos2011
libtwolame0 (0.3.12-2pclos2010) to 0.3.13-1pclos2011
libx11-common (1.2.2-3pclos2010) to 1.2.99.901-1pclos2011
libx11_6 (1.2.2-3pclos2010) to 1.2.99.901-1pclos2011
libx11_6-devel (1.2.2-3pclos2010) to 1.2.99.901-1pclos2011
libxext6 (1.0.5-2pclos2010) to 1.2.0-1pclos2011
libxext6-devel (1.0.5-2pclos2010) to 1.2.0-1pclos2011
libxi-devel (1.2.1-3pclos2010) to 1.4.0-1pclos2011
libxi6 (1.2.1-3pclos2010) to 1.4.0-1pclos2011
libxinerama1 (1.0.3-1pclos2010) to 1.1.1-1pclos2011
libxtst6 (1.0.3-4pclos2010) to 1.2.0-1pclos2011
libxxf86vm-devel (1.0.2-5pclos2010) to 1.1.1-1pclos2011
libxxf86vm1 (1.0.2-5pclos2010) to 1.1.1-1pclos2011
man (1.6e-2pclos2009) to 1.6g-1pclos2011
mc (4.7.3-1pclos2010) to 4.7.5-1pclos2010
openssh (5.5p1-3pclos2010) to 5.8p1-1pclos2011
openssh-askpass (5.5p1-3pclos2010) to 5.8p1-1pclos2011
openssh-askpass-common (5.5p1-3pclos2010) to 5.8p1-1pclos2011
openssh-askpass-gnome (5.5p1-3pclos2010) to 5.8p1-1pclos2011
openssh-clients (5.5p1-3pclos2010) to 5.8p1-1pclos2011
openssh-server (5.5p1-3pclos2010) to 5.8p1-1pclos2011
oxygen-icon-theme (4.5.4-1pclos2010) to 4.5.5-1pclos2011
sane-backends (1.0.21-1pclos2010) to 1.0.21-3pclos2011
saned (1.0.21-1pclos2010) to 1.0.21-3pclos2011
shotwell (0.8.0-1pclos2010) to 0.8.1-1pclos2011
systeminfo (0.6.2-1pclos2010) to 0.6.3-1pclos2011
tuxtype (1.8.0-2pclos2010) to 1.8.1-2pclos2011
xsane (0.996-1pclos2010) to 0.998-1pclos2011

Installed the following packages:
lomanager (0.2-3pclos2011)
opencv (2.2.0-1pclos2011)

If there is anyone left reading at the end of that rather long post who can help, I'd be really grateful for any assistance with this.

[AS]

> scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access     NEODIO   USB Storage-SMC  320D PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
> sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
> sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk

You can try to manually mount the storage /dev/sdd,
being eventually succesfull the problem change to "sw notification" instead of hw related.

AS

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This is with a card inserted:

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[root@localhost main]# mount -t auto /dev/sdd /mnt/test
mount: no medium found on /dev/sdd

I guess that means it is still a hardware problem?

I can't see the device in PCLinuxOS Control Centre > Manage Disk Partitions, either... just sda, sdb, sdc, which are my 2 HDDs and an external USB drive.

[AS]

> libmtp-utils (1.0.1-1pclos2010) to 1.0.4-1pclos2011
the above update had broken the connection to my SAMSUNG USB printer, that restarted to work after I disinstalled this component,
however there was eveidence of bad activity in /var/log/messages: Jan 30 19:49:46 dv1710 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 2 was not an MTP device
(mtp-probe is part of libmtp-utils).

AS

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> libmtp-utils (1.0.1-1pclos2010) to 1.0.4-1pclos2011
the above update had broken the connection to my SAMSUNG USB printer, that restarted to work after I disinstalled this component,
...

Well, I updated from Synaptic again today, libmtp-utils was updated and, lo and behold, my card reader is working again.

Thanks to anyone who may have fixed it due to reading this thread. If it was an upstream fix, then I'm just glad someone picked it up