Matthías Páll Gissurarson, as per http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/Product/alienware-m14x an update is available for your BIOS (A08). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate , does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and just provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a08 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - Driver for RTS 5209 PCI Express Card Reader not working. + 10ec:5209 [Alienware Alienware M14x] RTS 5209 PCI Express Card Reader driver not working. -- 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/1158287 Title: 10ec:5209 [Alienware Alienware M14x] RTS 5209 PCI Express Card Reader driver not working. Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I tried to fix the problem by fetching the driver from Realtek (http://www.realtek.com.tw/DOWNLOADS/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=15&PFid=25&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#2) but it would not build. The output of the make command is in the attached file. It does however build correctly on 3.7.8, and there the card reader works fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-13-generic 3.8.0-13.23 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-13-generic] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-13.23-generic 3.8.3 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: tritlo 1945 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: country IS: (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS CurrentDmesg: [ 763.839749] mmc1: error -110 whilst initialising SD card [ 765.345055] mmc1: error -110 whilst initialising SD card Date: Thu Mar 21 12:57:49 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a1e6c818-441e-494c-81e2-a03695a1aaa4 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-21 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130320) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub 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:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 187c:0521 Alienware Corporation MachineType: Alienware M14xR1 MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb 1 nouveaufb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-13-generic root=UUID=0aeaea5a-a3b7-4b81-98ed-e3de9a95c91e ro splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-13-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-13-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.104 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/05/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware dmi.bios.version: A03 dmi.board.name: M14xR1 dmi.board.vendor: Alienware dmi.board.version: A03 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware dmi.chassis.version: A03 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA03:bd05/05/2011:svnAlienware:pnM14xR1:pvrA03:rvnAlienware:rnM14xR1:rvrA03:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA03: dmi.product.name: M14xR1 dmi.product.version: A03 dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1158287/+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
