Hello everybody,
I’m trying to read a (probably damaged) microSD card from my computer (tried with two different computers, both Arch Linux, which can read other card without any problems).
There isn’t any singal of life (no /dev/sdX
, nothing with GParted, testdisk, …); the only thing that I found was in dmesg
.
Here’s the output of sudo dmesg | rg "mmc0"
:
Any idea on how to resolve?
mmc0: cannot verify signal voltage switch
suggests something is wrong with the hardware (either SD card or card reader).-110
is a timeout error, and-123
generally indicates a problem with media hardware.You’re not gonna fix this with software. Try a different card reader, or if you think it’s the SD card, put a bit of alcohol on a cotton swab and gently clean the contacts. Let the card fully dry, then try again.
Obviously this is a hail-merry shot, but your card is likely physically done for
I’ll try cleaning it with alcol. Is it a good idea to use pressurized air?
Wouldn’t hurt, yea
Use isopropyl alcohol