So my laptop have a port where i can insert a microsd card but elive don't detect it, this also happen with the dvd reader. What should i do? (The laptop model is: Acer Aspire 4810T)
Which version of Elive (and kernel) are you using?
Or give us the output of "inxi -Frnz" (which should also tell us the peripherals you've got)
NB,
There's a brand new 3.8.46 available for download since yesterday.
The kernel version is 6.10.6+bpo-amd64 64 bits and elive beta (3.8.45 i think)
Thank you for telling me about the new version, i will try upgrade now
To view what drives are seen by the OS use " inxi -D" in a terminal.
It only show the built in ssd/hdd, is not showing the dvd or the microsd card.
(I installed elive beta 3.8.46)
Edit 1:
When i hover over shortcuts app in taskbar i see this: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GU10N with a dvd icon, when i try click it it says: "Failed to mount HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GU10N"
Hmm, the DVD reader (card readers can be miffy) shouldn't pose any problems so it might be a firmware setting. 
First check in the BIOS to what 'SCSI' is set.
If it's set to "AHCI", try changing that to "IDE"
Has this machine ever run any form of Linux successfully in the past, or is this a first time?
As a question, what disk format does linux supports?
So it seems to be recognized but ....
Only clicking is not enough, you will have to insert a CD or DVD for it to mount correctly.
NB,
does the terminal command "eject cdrom" open the tray?
Can you show us the output?
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Yes it does, it eject the cdrom
Then you're good to go.
Try inserting an SD-card into the reader too.
In both cases: No disk, No glory. 
PS,
What disk formats are you thinking of? AFAIK almost everything, and the kitchen sink are supported. 
Still not working, but maybe the reader is the problem, the laptop is 10 or 15 years old. Thank you for the support =).
Have a nice day/night!
My trick is to do "tail -f /var/log/syslog" in a terminal then, insert a card and see whether there's any output or error messages there.
Here is an extract of my log when taking out and putting back a sd-card in the mmc reader.
Mine is connected via USB to the board so it looks like a USB disk.
tDec 30 10:52:27 localhost audit: BPF prog-id=780 op=UNLOAD
Dec 30 10:53:00 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: USB disconnect, device number 2
Dec 30 10:53:00 localhost systemd-homed[1776]: block device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.4/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:0/block/sdc has been removed.
Dec 30 10:53:08 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: new high-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=058f, idProduct=6366, bcdDevice= 1.00
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: Product: Flash Card Reader/Writer
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: Manufacturer: Generic
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: SerialNumber: 058F63666485
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost kernel: usb-storage 3-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost kernel: scsi host2: usb-storage 3-1:1.0
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost mtp-probe[33296]: checking bus 3, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.4/usb3/3-1"
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost mtp-probe[33296]: bus: 3, device: 6 was not an MTP device
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost mtp-probe[33297]: checking bus 3, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.4/usb3/3-1"
Dec 30 10:53:09 localhost mtp-probe[33297]: bus: 3, device: 6 was not an MTP device
Dec 30 10:53:10 localhost kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access Multiple Card Reader 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
Dec 30 10:53:10 localhost kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Dec 30 10:53:10 localhost kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] 125173760 512-byte logical blocks: (64.1 GB/59.7 GiB)
Dec 30 10:53:10 localhost kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Dec 30 10:53:10 localhost kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Dec 30 10:53:10 localhost kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable diskype or paste code here
May be yours need a driver that is not yet loaded. I can see the model ID with "lsusb"
type or paBus 003 Device 006: ID 058f:6366 Alcor Micro Corp. Multi Flash Readeste code here
You may just have to load the correct driver for yours.
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Nothing, i think the card reader and dvd reader are domed
(Sorry for posting again after 5 years later)
