Realtek card reader with USB id [0bda:0129] does not work

I tested 3.0.1 kernel deb from mainline ppa. The issue still remains.

Someone from Realtek has sent the driver upstream: http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/pipermail/devel/2011-July/018642.html

We also need this device to work in Natty for passing certification.

Lets see if this driver can be safely integrated into Oneiric from upstream staging once it has been formally accepted.

pull request sent to Ubuntu Kernel Mailing List.

SRU Justification:

Impact: The card reader is not useable.

Fix: include the rts5139 driver from GregKH's staging-next tree.

Test: I tested the driver on Lenovo AIO S510 and the card reader works with it.

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/824273

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.0.0-12.19

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linux (3.0.0-12.19) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Alex Bligh ]

  * SAUCE: (drop after v3.1) net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c: fix Oops
    on container destroy
    - LP: #843892

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * [Config] standardise on HZ=250
  * SAUCE: headers_install: fix #include "..." usage for userspace
    - LP: #824377
  * make module-inclusion selection retain the left overs
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  [ edwin_rong ]

  * SAUCE: Staging: add driver for Realtek RTS5139 cardreader
    - LP: #824273

  [ Greg Kroah-Hartman ]

  * SAUCE: staging: rts5139: add vmalloc.h to some files to fix the build.
    - LP: #824273

  [ Jesse Sung ]

  * SAUCE: Unregister input device only if it is registered
    - LP: #839238

  [ Keng-Yu Lin ]

  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_RTS5139=m on i386/amd64
    - LP: #824273

  [ Leann Ogasawara ]

  * SAUCE: x86: reboot: Make Dell Optiplex 990 use reboot=pci
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  [ Paolo Pisati ]

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  [ Randy Dunlap ]

  * SAUCE: staging: fix rts5139 depends & build
    - LP: #824273

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * [Config] Fix binary-% build target
  * SAUCE: (drop after 3.0.0) OMAP3 and 4 hwmod I2C units only allow 16 bit
    access
    - LP: #852225

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

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    - LP: #854987
  * rt2x00: Serialize TX operations on a queue.
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 -- Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:14:30 -0700

i have a Lenovo S205 (card reader rts5139). I have installed Oneiric with kernel 3.0.0.12 and now card reader works....but USB ports don't work anymore. I have blacklisted the module rts5139 in blacklist.conf and the USB ports works.

if i insert pendrive Verbatim

lsusb

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

lsusb (module rts5139 blacklisted)

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 5986:0292 Acer, Inc
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:0139 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 18a5:1e23 Verbatim, Ltd

sorry for my bad english (i'm italian)

@icedearth_nic
  Can you attach the log of /var/log/dmesg?

Ubuntu 11.10 64bit beta 2

my /var/log/dmesg

http://paste.ubuntu.com/697735/

Thank you.

and this is my /var/log/dmesg with rts5139 blacklisted in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

http://paste.ubuntu.com/697758/

@icedearth_nic
  Since this bug is for inclusion of the driver and the package is released, can you file another bug for your issue?

  I checked the dmesg with and without rts5139 blacklisted, there is no noticeable difference. Are you able to manually mount the USB stick (/dev/sdb1 in both cases)?

manually mount doesn't work, i think it's a problem related to uefi bios...

i try to open another bug report for my issue.

Thank you.

hi, I think i have the same hw and I managed to use it

do you have this module loaded too :

lsmod | grep rts5139

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