Just to add, I've upgraded the box to Trusty, and the issue has gone away - here's the new uname -a
Linux minilith 3.13.0-8-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 11 17:55:27 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280020 Title: Inserting an SD card into the laptop returns mmc0: Timeout waiting for hardware interrupt. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1280020/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
