To activate the SD card reader on a laptop running Ubuntu:1 – Back up your module file:sudo cp /etc/modules /etc/modules.bak2 – Edit the module file and add the « tifm_sd » module at the end of the filesudo gedit /etc/modul...
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To activate the SD card reader on a laptop running Ubuntu: 1 – Back up your module file: sudo cp /etc/modules /etc/modules.bak
2 – Edit the module file and add the « tifm_sd » module at the end of the file sudo gedit /etc/modules or sudo vi /etc/modules
3 – Restart the machine or activate modules: sudo modprobe tifm_sd
Version context
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cat /etc/os-release
uname -r
Work on a backup or a snapshot, note every modified file, and prepare for rollback. For a current workstation or server, prefer signed packages from officially supported repositories.