Julien Olivier, as per http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/Product/inspiron- m301z-amd an update is available for your BIOS (A05). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Thank you for your understanding. ** Description changed: On my Dell Inspiron M301Z, there is a built-in SD card reader, but it doesn't work. - There is a bug report for that issue, but it was closes as fixed some time ago (bug #698006), but now the bug is back for me. - --- + --- ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: - USER PID ACCESS COMMAND - /dev/snd/controlC1: julien 5794 F.... pulseaudio - /dev/snd/controlC0: julien 5794 F.... pulseaudio + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC1: julien 5794 F.... pulseaudio + /dev/snd/controlC0: julien 5794 F.... pulseaudio DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ab3d5b62-d785-4caa-82f8-68eb4932a418 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron M301Z Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=fr:en - TERM=xterm - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANGUAGE=fr:en + TERM=xterm + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-9-generic root=UUID=63c58b0a-b2cc-4c78-87d0-4e1c0e8fc6a6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-9.9-generic 3.5.0 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Daemon not responding. RelatedPackageVersions: - linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-9-generic N/A - linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-9-generic N/A - linux-firmware 1.88 + linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-9-generic N/A + linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-9-generic N/A + linux-firmware 1.88 StagingDrivers: rts_pstor Tags: quantal staging Uname: Linux 3.5.0-9-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2011-04-01 (500 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare tape video WifiSyslog: - + dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A03 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A03 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A03 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA03:bd07/16/2010:svnDellInc.:pnInspironM301Z:pvrA03:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvrA03:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA03: dmi.product.name: Inspiron M301Z dmi.product.version: A03 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a05 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1036102 Title: Card reader not working on Dell Inspiron M301Z Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: On my Dell Inspiron M301Z, there is a built-in SD card reader, but it doesn't work. --- ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: julien 5794 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: julien 5794 F.... pulseaudio DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ab3d5b62-d785-4caa-82f8-68eb4932a418 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron M301Z Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-9-generic root=UUID=63c58b0a-b2cc-4c78-87d0-4e1c0e8fc6a6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-9.9-generic 3.5.0 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Daemon not responding. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-9-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-9-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.88 StagingDrivers: rts_pstor Tags: quantal staging Uname: Linux 3.5.0-9-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2011-04-01 (500 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare tape video WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A03 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A03 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A03 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA03:bd07/16/2010:svnDellInc.:pnInspironM301Z:pvrA03:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvrA03:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA03: dmi.product.name: Inspiron M301Z dmi.product.version: A03 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1036102/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp