JMicron xD Card Reader driver Ubuntu 10.10 Kernel 2.6.35-28-generic

[Ramon444]

My laptop Acer Aspire 5930G use JMicron card reader. I use Ubuntu 10.10 Kernel 2.6.35-28-generic SD cards worked fine, but xD cards didn't. I have found driver for xD card support, but it was outdated(for old kernel).
I have send E-mail to JMicron support. At the next day i received new driver which i attached to this post(PWD: 123).

Release Date:
2011/01/19

Support Kernels:
2.6.22~2.6.37

Support Chips:
JMB38x MS/xD Host Controller [DID: 2383/2384, 2388/2389, 2393/2394]

Support Memory Cards:
MemoryStick Standard/Pro/Pro-HG Card
xD-Picture Card

Install Requirement:
1. Kernel srource HEAD
2. Compiler

Install Process:
1. Decompress jmb38x_xxxxxxxx.tbz2
# tar xjvf jmb38x_xxxxxxxx.tbz2
2. Change directory to jmb38x
# cd jmb38x
3. Compile drivers with root permission
# make
# make install


Now cards(SD, XD) work fine and have automount. MS i don't have to test.

[Renshu]

Hi Ramon444,

Thank you for posting this. I tried this but I need the password to extract the file. Could you post it here so I and others can access the driver.

Thanks

Renshu

[Ramon444]

Thank you for posting this. I tried this but I need the password to extract the file. Could you post it here so I and others can access the driver.

Password: 123

I have send E-mail to JMicron support. At the next day i received new driver which i attached to this post(PWD: 123).

I have posted password in my first post in this topic.
PWD=PassWorD - 123

P.S. I received archive from JMicron already with password.

[Renshu]

Thank you Ramon444, I should have read your posts a little more carefully.


Renshu

[Renshu]

It works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tiede]

For some reason, it's not working here...
This is what I get:

user@Uubuntu:~/Downloads/MS+XD driver/jmb38x$ make
echo /home/user/Downloads/MS+XD driver/jmb38x
/home/user/Downloads/MS+XD driver/jmb38x
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35-28-generic/build M=/home/user/Downloads/MS+XD driver/jmb38x
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-28-generic'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `driver/jmb38x'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-28-generic'
make: *** [all] Error 2

A quick google offered no solutions.
Anybody has a quick fix?


EDIT: I was attempting this using maverick. Currently, the computer i am using is being upgraded to natty.
I strongly doubt it is a difference in the linux-headers packages, but I am just pulling at straws here.

Of course, the computer was up-to-date with linux-headers-2.6.35.28-generic installed.
I have since also installed linux-headers-2.6.35.28-generic-pae as well, just in case,
if for some weird reason the x86/86_64 package was missing something... of course, that'd be HIGHLY unlikely.


I am probably going to try again with natty when the install is done and post any new findings (if any).

[Tiede]

Well, it was at least worth a try.
It didn't change squat though. Same error. Same problem.

Did you guys have to do anything besides ensuring headers are installed?
Am I missing something here?

[Ramon444]

I have upgraded to natty too. And after it my card reader don't see SD and xD cards. So the problem has remained in Natty. Natty have Kernel 2.6.38-8-generic. So this driver is to old for new kernel. I have send letter to support, and as soon as i will receive the new driver i will post it here on forum.

[Ramon444]

For some reason, it's not working here...
This is what I get:

user@Uubuntu:~/Downloads/MS+XD driver/jmb38x$ make
echo /home/user/Downloads/MS+XD driver/jmb38x
/home/user/Downloads/MS+XD driver/jmb38x
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35-28-generic/build M=/home/user/Downloads/MS+XD driver/jmb38x
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-28-generic'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `driver/jmb38x'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.35-28-generic'
make: *** [all] Error 2

A quick google offered no solutions.
Anybody has a quick fix?

Just remove space in /home/user/Downloads/MS+XDdriver/jmb38x And it will normally compile.

[Ramon444]

Please refer to the attached file of the latest MS+xD card driver that is updated to support kernel version 2.6.38.

Support Kernels:
2.6.22~2.6.38

Support Chips:
JMB38x MS/xD Host Controller [DID: 2383/2384, 2388/2389, 2393/2394]

Support Memory Cards:
MemoryStick Standard/Pro/Pro-HG Card
xD-Picture Card

Install Requirement:
1. Kernel srource HEAD
2. Compiler

Install Process:
1. Decompress jmb38x_xxxxxxxx.tbz2
# tar xjvf jmb38x_xxxxxxxx.tbz2
2. Change directory to jmb38x
# cd jmb38x
3. Compile drivers with root permission
# make
# make install

Known Issues:

Also i added - "modprobe acpiphp" to /etc/rc.local

So now cards(SD, XD) work fine and have automount in Natty too. MS i don't have to test.